Education & Conferences

	An Obstetrical Case Review: The Impact of a Bad Outcome
Date:	Monday, November 22, 2010 8:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
Location:	St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Centre 150 King Street West (at University Avenue), 27th Floor Toronto, ON
Hightlights:	• This one-day conference is designed to promote patient safety and reduce risk exposure in a perinatal setting.; • Attendees will be given the opportunity to engage in an interactive session detailing the clinical, legal and risk management perspectives of a labour and delivery gone wrong. • An obstetrician, nurse, midwife, patient, risk manager, medical expert and lawyer will speak to their roles in the case review and discuss the factors which contributed to a bad outcome.
Speakers:	Annette Down, Risk Manager, Lakeridge Health Corporation Laura Lee, RN, Halton Healthcare Remi Ejiwunmi, Midwife Kathryn Doren, Patient Care Manager Maternal-Newborn, Halton Healthcare Dr. Michael Marrin, Neonatologist, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation Dr. Lawrence Oppenheimer, Obstetrician, The Ottawa Hospital Anna Marrison, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais Anita Varjacic, Partner, Rogers Moore Ken Morris, Associate, McCarthy Tetrault
Who should attend:	Chiefs of Staff, Family Physicians, Midwives, Nurses, Obstetricians, Anesthetists, Respiratory Therapists, Senior Management, Risk Managers, Patient Safety Specialists, and any staff involved in the labour and delivery process.
Fees:	HIROC Subscriber & Member Fee: $395.00 + HST; Non-Subscriber Fee: $450 + HST;
Conference Brochure:	(click here to download)
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Video Conferencing

HIROC is working with a diversity of partners to examine key issues impacting the provision of patient safety practices across the continuum of care. Below is a listing of video events currently scheduled. Please check back often as this list is updated frequently.

All videoconferences take place at 10:00 a.m. EST. Registration via Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) or webcast. Fees per site: $149.00 for subscribers/members and $199.00 for non-subscriberes For more information, please contact Mallory Motley (mmotley@hiroc.com)

	“The Challenge of Dealing with Difficult Patients In the Face of Bill 168”
Speaker:	Kristin Taylor General Counsel, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Date:	Thursday, September 16, 2010 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (Eastern)
Audience:	Management, Mental Health staff, Medical Staff, Program/Departmental Directors, Directors of Risk Management, Patient Safety Officers, Nursing, Midwives, Clinical staff.
Objectives:	At the end of this presentation, the audience will have an overview of: Bill 168; The complexities that healthcare organizations, and mental health facilities specifically, face in applying the law; How the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is applying the new law, and how its training techniques have taken on a new global approach to dealing with difficult patients and situations.
Conference Brochure:	(click here to download)
Registration:
	Healthcare Human Factors: Creating a safer healthcare system
Speaker:	Anjum Chagpar, M.H.Sc, PEng
Date:	October 14, 2010
Objectives:	At the end of this presentation, the audience will have an overview of: Define human factors for the healthcare context Provide a systems view of risk and adverse events to facilitate a shift in healthcare culture
Registration:

 

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Upcoming Events:

	Engaging Boards in Quality and Patient Safety: Sunnybrook’s Experience
Date:	November 18, 2010
Registration available:	October 1, 2010

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