Ontario Hospital Association hosts risk management conference
Friday November 2, 2007 -- Natalie Miller
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is holding a disclosure and risk management conference targeting hospital employees who work in these departments and other healthcare professionals.

The OHA holds the two-day event, ‘Managing Risk and Disclosure in Today’s Changing Environment’, to address these priority areas for hospitals, long-term care homes, Community Care Access Centres and Local Health Integration Networks.

The conference is being held on Dec. 6 and 7 at the Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel at 801 Dixon Rd. in Toronto.

“Recognizing the challenges of increasing expectations, varied interpretations and significant implications for health care organizations, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is pleased to offer a two-day conference for risk managers, legal counsel, senior administrators, hospital privacy officers, health information managers, hospital board members, CEOs, long-term care facilities, and community care access centres,” the OHA states in material about the upcoming course posted on its website.

The first day’s sessions focus on current challenges in risk management, both in hospitals and in other healthcare institutions. The OHA says panelists will provide both a legal and a practical perspective on how hospitals can effectively manage risk in a changing healthcare climate.

Out-of-province cases surrounding the improper sterilization of medical devices will be discussed. Participants can also expect to learn about how a number of hospitals have integrated complementary and alternative therapies into their organizations, as well as ways to manage risk associated with medical directives, disclosures to the police and more.

Day two will focus exclusively on disclosure and the Quality of Care Information Protection Act to increase understanding of the new critical incident reporting requirements under the Public Hospitals Act, the physician’s role in disclosure, and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s National Guidelines for the Disclosure of Critical Events.

For more information visit this link.