Medico-Legal Training Day (063TST)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectF2 Regional Teaching
DescriptionIntroduction to medico-legal issues including consent, record keeping and rehabilitation signposting
Additional information

The session will be followed by a sandwich lunch offering you the opportunity to raise further questions and issues directly with the speakers, and to network with health colleagues.

VenueMusgrove Park Academy, Taunton - Somerset  View details
Date & timeThursday 28 February 2019, 09:30 to 13:00
LecturerTBC  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Foundation Year 2, or Non-Trainee Grade Junior Doctor

Course styleLecture
CateringRefreshments and Lunch
Core topicNot a core topic
CPD hours3:00
CostNo charge
Aims

This half day seminar aimed at clinical and medical personnel, will provide all the information you need to widen your knowledge and get up to date on current hot legal topics in healthcare. We have chosen topics with practical applications to provide you with useful advice that can then be shared in your organisation.

Objectives

This training will provide you with a better understanding of when you need to get patient consent, what constitutes legal consent and when a third party can consent on behalf of your patient. You will also have a better understanding of the importance of record keeping. Our Serious Injury team will highlight the importance of signposting for trauma patients with rehabilitation requirements, what is available in the community and how to help your patients access finding for ongoing treatments.

Key Topics

  • Consent
  • Record Keeping
  • Signposting, post-discharge and private rehabilitation needs
Learning outcomes

This course links with the following Foundation Professional Capabilities (FPCs):

3, 4, 6, 7, 8