Legal Issues in Nursing Practice
A nurse's practical guide

Dates and Locations Agenda Workshop Fee
Who should attend About the Program Hotel Information
Learn more about: Registration Form About the Facilitator
Workshop Dates and Locations
Organizations wishing to offer this workshop "in-house" for their staff can contact Quality Development Workshops for details and the organizational rate.
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Who should attend:

All nurses interested in understanding the risks and legal implications of their practice.   Do you know your areas of greatest risk, your professional rights and obligations, your options and how to minimize your risk?   Do you know what constitutes malpractice and negligence? If you want answers, then this workshop is for you.

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Learn more about:
  • your responsibilities and obligations
  • the principles of law to which you are exposed in your practice
  • areas of risk and how to minimize risk and liability
  • important information to assist you in problem solving

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    Agenda:
    0745 - 0845: Registration
    0845 - 0900: Introduction
    0900 - 1200:
  • Typical legal situations
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    (includes break)
  • Specific problem solving
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          - telephone advice
          - documentation
          - end of life decision making
          - confidentiality
          - ethical issues
          - workplace issues
    1200 - 1300: Lunch
    1300 - 1600:
  • Interactive session
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    (includes break)
  • Case studies - role playing legal proceedings               
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  • Demonstration and discussion
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  • Five ways to minimize your legal risks
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    1600 - 1630: Wrap up and Evaluation

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    About the Program:

    You'll learn the crucial questions to ask yourself before you make decisions in areas where you might be exposed to legal risk.   The workshop is designed as practical, interactive, experiential, and provides case studies and group work.


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    Legal Issues in Nursing Practice Registration Form

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    Space is limited to facilitate group work and case studies...register early

    Registration will be confirmed upon receipt of registration AND payment.

    Cancellations must be received in writing three weeks before the workshop date.   All refunds are subject to a $75.00 administration charge.

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    Workshop Fee

    Fee: $185.00 + $12.95 (GST) = $197.95
            GST # 893597146-RT0002
            (Fee includes lunch, breaks, and workshop material)

    Method of Payment:
             Personal Cheque                  Agency Cheque
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    Mail this registration form (including payment) to:
            Quality Development Workshops
            59 Densgrove Road,
            Scarborough, Ontario
            M1G 2A2

    Or fax to: (416) 439-1691

    Telephone: (416) 431-5085
    E-mail:     gcainc@idirect.com
    Web page: http://webhome.idirect.com/~gcainc

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    Hotel Information

    Rooms are available for the workshop attendees.   Please make your reservations directly with the hotel.   You must identify yourself as attending the workshop to qualify for the special rate.   Book Early!


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    About the Facilitator

    Mediated Solutions Incorporated

    Anne E. Grant, R.N., LL.M., C. Med.
    Qualified as a registered nurse, a lawyer, and a mediator, Anne Grant practices conflict management and dispute resolution full-time.   She has designed systems for managing disputes in the insurance industry and health care.   As a member of the Dispute Resolution faculty group at the University of Toronto, Anne teaches the core program in mediation.   She is published nationally and provincially in the area of health care and dispute management and has co-authored the professional risk management resource, A Nurse's Practical Guide to the Law (Canada Law Book).

    Anne is a principal of Mediated Solutions Incorporated and is known for her dynamic, informative teaching style, and ability to innovatively apply theoretical concepts to real-life problems that organizations face day-to-day.