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Published: 03 April 2023

Open Disclosure webinar "Medico-legal aspects of record-keeping and documentation

Date and time

This webinar will take place on Wednesday, 12 April 2023 at 11am – 12.30pm (event log-in details below).

Webinar title

Medico-legal aspects of record-keeping and documentation

Presenters

This webinar will be facilitated by the National Open Disclosure Office. We are delighted to welcome Mr Asim Sheikh, Barrister-at-Law, and Assistant Professor in Legal Medicine, UCD School of Medicine, as our guest presenter for this webinar.

Purpose of the webinar

The purpose of the webinar is to:

  • Understanding the importance of medical records from a medical and Medico-legal practice;
  • Understanding the interplay of the maintenance of medical records with clinical negligence litigation;
  • Examining some perspectives from case law in respect of medical records;
  • Tips in respect of "good record-keeping".

Attendees

We are welcoming all staff to attend this webinar. Please circulate to everyone in your organisation who may be interested in attending.

We remain very mindful of the pressures that services are currently working under. We will be recording this webinar and making it available on the HSE Open Disclosure website for those of you who may not be in a position to attend.

CPD

We are awaiting confirmation of CPD accreditation from RCPI and NMBI – details of this will follow.

Please note that CPD is only available for those who attend the live event.

Event details

NOTE Registration is NOT required for this webinar

When you join the webinar you can listen to the webinar over the computer but sound quality may be better over the phone should you wish to dial in:

  • Telephone details: 01 526 0058, when prompted enter the following access code: 2731 520 5952

Please see attached practical guidance on how to access the webinar (using the link OR via the internet without the link).

Should you have any questions / concerns that you would like addressed during the webinar, please email OpenDisclosure.Office@hse.ie and we will endeavour to address them on the day.

Thank you for your continued support for the National Open Disclosure programme and we look forward to engaging with you during this webinar