Self-Governing Professions 2011


Course Date: April 1, 2011

Welcome and Introduction

Jean P. Whittow, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Carmel I. Wiseman — Director of Complaints, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, Vancouver

Keynote Address

David Loukidelis, QC — Deputy Attorney General, Victoria

Registration Issues

  • admission
  • mobility provisions

Jessica Gossen — Real Estate Council of BC, Vancouver
David Martin — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Angela R. Westmacott — Lovett & Westmacott, Victoria 

Networking Break

Liability of Regulators

  • conducting investigations and avoiding lawsuits
  • enforcement of disciplinary decisions
  • does a regulator have a legal “duty of care” to members?
  • recent developments

Maureen E. Baird — Lunny MacInnes, Vancouver

Recent Developments in Professional Regulation

  • 10 cases you should know about
  • trends in the case law

James T. Casey, QC — Field LLP, Edmonton 

Lunch (on your own)

Health Professions Review Board: Two Years in Review

  • the HPRB mediation model
  • disclosure issues involving the record, new evidence, and hearing procedures
  • liability insurer interaction with the HPRB

William S. Clark — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Lisa C. Fong — Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver
Heather D. MacKay — RegistrarCollege of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, Vancouver

Networking Break

Regulating the Regulators

  • discipline and treatment of board members
  • conflicts
  • codes of conduct for board members
  • the Avison report

Natasha Dookie — BC College of Teachers, Vancouver 
Jean P. Whittow, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Carmel I. Wiseman — Director of Complaints, College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, Vancouver 

Future Challenges of Self-Government: Panel Discussion

  • is self-governance under attack and will it survive?
  • meta-regulation: regulating the regulators
  • balancing transparency and privacy

James T. Casey, QC — Field LLP, Edmonton
David Loukidelis, QC — Deputy Attorney General, Victoria
Michael D. Lucas — Manager, Policy & Legal Services, Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver