Courses
Consent to Treatment: The Legal Standard in Canada
The legal requirements for valid consent to treatment in Canada — what makes consent valid, capacity assessment, substitute decision-making, emergency exceptions, and the consequences of treating without consent.
Regulated Health Professions and Scope of Practice
How health profession regulation and scope of practice work in Canada — the Health Professions Acts framework, reserved acts, interprofessional collaboration, liability when scope is exceeded, and continuing competence obligations.
Adverse Events and Critical Incident Reporting
How adverse events and critical incidents are defined, reported, and investigated in Canadian healthcare settings — mandatory reporting obligations, root cause analysis, disclosure requirements, and building a safety culture.
Documenting Clinical Care: Legal and Regulatory Requirements
The legal and regulatory requirements for clinical documentation in Canadian healthcare — what records must contain, electronic health record obligations, amendments and corrections, and documentation as a risk management tool.
Healthcare Liability: When a Patient Is Harmed
How healthcare liability works in Canada — the negligence framework, standard of care, causation, institutional liability, damages, and how healthcare organizations manage their liability exposure.
Verbal Orders and Documentation Failures in Controlled Substance Protocols
Examines concurrent regulatory failures arising from undocumented verbal medication orders and delayed incident reporting at a shared-governance Alberta withdrawal management facility.