News Brief
Upcoming seminar addresses legal risk management for hospitals
Monday December 17, 2007
Learn from experts in the field on how to reduce risk in healthcare settings in areas ranging from emergency room care to electronic patient records at an upcoming seminar.

Osgoode Professional Development presents ‘Critical Issues in Legal Risk Management for Hospitals’on Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 at the Osgoode Professional Development Centre at 1 Dundas St.W. in Toronto.

Information provided at www.osgoodeepd.ca states participants can expect to receive important advice from 15 experts on how to enhance patient safety and minimize risk in the healthcare environment.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Adverse events, close calls and errors – the dos and don’ts 
• Dealing effectively with workplace violence
• Privacy policies and particular issues posed by wireless technology
• Best practices for charting and record keeping
• Legal risk management in the emergency room
• Tips and tools on effective transfer-of-care agreements
• Obligations and limitations when working in co-operation with the police
• Successful strategies to minimize the risk of litigation in the area of infection control
• Responding effectively to media enquiries when things go wrong

For more information, visit this link.

To register, call 416.597.9725 or 1.888.923.3394, e-mail opd@osgoode.yorku.ca or fax 416.597.9736.