Overview

Two-part series - Medico legal issues and psychology

This series, hosted by experienced Health Lawyer, Michael Gorton AM, provides psychologists with advice on reducing the risk of law suits and legal risks on telehealth services compared to in-person consultations.

This series comprises of two webinars:

1. Ten tips to prevent being sued, and

2. Legal issues for telehealth psychology services 

1. Ten tips to prevent being sued

In this first webinar in the series, participants are provided with advice on things they can do in their practice to reduce the risk of being sued by patients/clients, and will answer questions posed in the webinar.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

Access to this activity is 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

APS CPD-Approved 

This activity has been assessed against the APS Standards for CPD activities and approved for its education quality.

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Activity details

• On-demand webinar recording

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to identify issues that arise in private practice to reduce the risk of being sued.

Presenter(s)

Michael Gorton AM, LLB, B.Comm, FRACS (Hon), FANZCA (Hon)

About the presenter(s)

Michael Gorton AM is a senior partner at Russell Kennedy Lawyers and has more than 25 years’ experience advising the health and medical sector on all aspects of commercial law, assisting boards of health organisations to understand their legal obligations for effective governance structures, governance policies and implementing risk management strategies. He is the Chair of Alfred Health. He is a Board member of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Ambulance Victoria, and is the former Chair of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). He is a former Chair of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.