Course summary
Informed Consent
Informed Consent has always been of vital importance to all healthcare practitioners but the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board (2015) put clinicians’ practice of consenting patients back in to the spotlight. This one-day course will clarify the principles of informed consent as well as provide an overview of the current law relating to treatment of those who lack capacity, the issues with digital consent and how to consent during remote consultations.
Description
Content
- The law governing informed consent of patients; case law and national guidance
- What is voluntary consent?
- What does informed mean?
- How to apply the legal principles to day-to-day practice
- The current law governing treatment of those who lack capacity; the doctrine of emergency and the doctrine of best interests
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (the current position)
- Advance Decisions and Advance Care Planning
- Capacity assessments
- Remote consultations
- Digital consent
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07 May1 day, 09:00 AM BST - 04:00 PM BST
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12 September1 day, 09:00 AM BST - 04:00 PM BST
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