CLE Online

Introduction

Dr. Garry Feinstadt — Physician and Surgeon, Vancouver
Paul T. McGivern — Pacific Medical Law, Vancouver

Cognitive Errors and Decision Failure

• assumptions leading to traps
• reasoning errors and bias in diagnosis
• the dangers of tunnel vision
• Hubris Nemesis
• meeting the challenge of decision-making under pressure

Dr. Pat Croskerry — Director, Critical Thinking Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax

Rural Medical Practice and Risk Management

• resources and issues
• consultation with the outside
• transportation-of-patient issues

Dr. John Soles — Physician and Surgeon, Clearwater

Networking Break

Opioids: How Much Is Too Much?

• the new college prescribing standards – what has changed?
• what is the difference between a professional standard of practice and a legal standard of care?
• what role do guidelines, standards, and other authoritative publications play in determining the legal standard of care in civil claims?
• what duty is owed by a physician to a patient with severe chronic pain?
• are the new college standards determinative in college disciplinary proceedings?

Guy P. Brown, QC — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Dr. Galt Wilson — BC College of Physicians and Surgeons, Vancouver

Medical Experts and Medical Reports

• finding the expert
• asking the right questions
• retaining the expert
• instructions for the expert report
• how the expert can assist the court

Dr. Spiro Polyhronopoulos — Trauma Treatment Clinic, Vancouver
Michael G. Thomas — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Networking Lunch

Medical Assistance in Dying

• cross-Canada update
• challenges to the legislation
• where do we go from here?

Dr. Harsh Hundal — Interior Health, Kelowna
Kimberly J. Jakeman — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver

Causation: Medical and Legal

• what lawyers need to know about medical causation
• what doctors need to know about legal causation

Paul T. McGivern — Pacific Medical Law, Vancouver

Networking Break

Medical Legal Matters in Litigation

The Honourable Madam Justice Neena Sharma — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
D. Todd Brown — Maryn & Associates, Port Moody
Jennifer J.L. Brun — Harris & Brun, Vancouver
Dr. Garry Feinstadt — Physician and Surgeon, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks

Dr. Garry Feinstadt — Physician and Surgeon, Vancouver
Paul T. McGivern — Pacific Medical Law, Vancouver