Description:This webinar will be a discussion of recent court decisions including Rasouli and their implications for patients, health professionals, and the health system..
Objective: Hassan Rasouli went into a Toronto hospital for brain surgery nearly three years ago, contracted an infection and has been in a coma ever since. His doctors wanted to take him off life support. The Rasouli family said no, believing there were signs of possible recovery. But medical professionals felt they should have the final say in end-of-life decisions. Whose life is it? The matter of Cuthbertson et al and Rasouli et al was heard at the Supreme Court of Canada on December 10, 2012. At the time of writing of this notice, the decision had not yet been released by the SCC, but is expected shortly. Who this course is for:Health care providers; Physicians and nurses; Emergency care professionals; Hospital administrators; Complaint resolution specialists; Chaplains
This course is offered on 2 dates:
November 12, 2013 Register Now! >>
February 25, 2014 Register Now! >>
This course is an unaccredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Unaccredited group learning activities are included under Section 1: Group Learning (unaccredited activities) and qualify for .5 credits per hour.
Since these courses and webinars are unaccredited group learning activities and have not received any industry sponsorship, they can be recorded as unaccredited group learning activities within Section 1 of the MOC Program.
Pricing:$149 per registrant; $125 per person if two or more from one organization including Pre-read material, access to Powerpoint slides and/or transcript afterwards.
Instructors:
Mark Handelman was called to the Ontario Bar in 1978. Until 2001, he practiced law in London, Ontario, including civil litigation, criminal defense and prosecution. He was one of Ontario's first members of the Official Guardian Child Representation Program. Mark was appointed to the Consent & Capacity Board in 1998 and became a Vice Chair and Senior Lawyer Member in 2000. He became Acting Toronto Regional Vice Chair and then Regional Vice Chair in 2001, for which he stopped practicing law and moved to Toronto. He was the Board's only Vice Chair for quality assurance and presided at about 2000 Board Hearings—including the majority of the Board’s “end of life” cases. Mark’s term on the Board expired in 2008 and he is now in the private practice of health care law, representing health practitioners, SDMs and patients and advising and teaching health care providers.
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