SAS Development Day - Practical Approach to Medical Law & Ethics
Category: SAS Doctors - Other
Date: May 20th 2014 9:00am until 4:00pm
Location: Dillington House, Ilminster TA19 9DT
Objectives
• Understand and apply the principles of medical ethics
• Understand and apply the legal framework that relates to medical practice
• Understand the processes which scrutinize medical practice
Session Plan
09:00 Registration & coffee
09:30 Introduction to ethics & medicine
Applying the main ethical principles
Common ethical dilemmas
10:15 Legal Framework of Practice
10:45 Coffee
11:15 Capacity and Best Interest
Duty to Consult
Withdrawing / Withholding treatment
11:45 When patient takes control
Refusing Treatment
Advance Directives / Living Will
Power of Attorney
12:30 Lunch
13:15 Accountability processes inquests, claims, complaints & incidents GMC referral
13:45 Scrutinising Cases
14:15 Tea
14:45 Scrutinising Cases
15:45 Reflection & Evaluation
16:00 Close
Please contact Michael Fernando (SAS Tutor, Yeovil) to reserve a place: Michael.Fernando@ydh.nhs.uk