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The Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 represents a seismic shift in Victoria’s medical treatment decision making landscape. If your work is at all related to healthcare, medical treatment, aged care, elder law or the health industry in general, it’s essential that you have a firm understanding of the new framework established for medical treatment decision makers.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units including:
3 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
This seminar was recorded in VIC on 6 September 2018
9.00am to 9.45am: Advance Care Planning for Medical Treatment
Presented by Claire McNamara, Legal Officer, Office of the Public Advocate
9.45am to 10.30am: Understanding the Place of Capacity in Medical Treatment Decision Making and the Obligations of Medical Treatment Decision Makers
Presented by Mark Eaton, Partner, HDME Lawyers; Co-Trustee of Funds in Court, Supreme Court of Victoria; Legal Member, Austin Hospital’s Human Research Ethics Committee
10.30am to 10.45am Morning Break
10.45am to 11:30am: How to Comply with the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act
Presented by Sophie Bolzonello, Associate, Russell Kennedy Lawyers; First Tier Leading Health & Aged Care Law Firm, Doyle’s Guide 2018
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
11:30am to 12:30pm: Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act: Ethical Issues and Duties for Lawyers
Presented by Dominique Saunders, Principal, Saunders Legal; former Deputy President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
12:30pm to 1:15pm: When VCAT Needs to Step in: Seeking Orders for Administration, Guardianship or Powers of Attorney
Presented by Stephanie Rendell, Associate, RNG Lawyers