Hospital discharge can be a high risk, time-dependent point in the patient journey. Join our legal and medical subject matter experts as they explore the issues and focus on real life incidences and cases to highlight the risks and approach of the Court.

Presenters

Professor Tina Cockburn TEP, Director, Australian Centre for Health Law Research
Professor Tina Cockburn TEP, is a Professor of Law at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Director of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR), co-lead of the ACHLR Planning for Healthy Ageing program, sessional member of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) and member of the Queensland Law Society Health and Disability Law Committee. Prior to joining QUT she was employed as a solicitor with Feez Ruthning (now Allens). Tina’s health law research focuses on access to justice by vulnerable members of society in three broad contexts: patient safety law; elder and disability law; and the institutional abuse of children. In the area of patient safety law, Tina’s research focuses on medico-legal issues, health decision making, communication of information to patients (including patient consent and post treatment open disclosure), regulation of healthcare and healthcare providers, medical litigation, compensation and redress arising out of adverse medical outcomes. In the area of elder and disability law, Tina’s research focuses on estate planning, succession law, trusts, decision making, elder abuse and adult safeguarding. In the area of the institutional abuse of children, her research focuses on compensation and redress for child sexual abuse. She has over 170 publications, including peer reviewed articles in quality national and international journals and high impact professional journals, four co-authored books and an edited book. Her research has been supported by national and international competitive grants, including the Economic & Social Research Council (UK) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), industry funding and not for profits. She is regularly invited to deliver lectures and continuing professional education programs for the legal and medical professions.


Jyoti Haikerwal, Associate, Brave Legal
Since 2017, Jyoti has achieved substantial settlements for clients injured as a result of medical negligence. Jyoti also has experience in public liability claims and an interest in Coronial Inquests, nursing home neglect and cases involving children. Jyoti enjoys applying the law to complex medical situations and thrives on working hard to understand every aspect of her client’s case. This often requires mastering a knowledge of anatomy, surgical techniques, infection control, nursing care and emergency medicine. Jyoti was named the winner of the Insurance category at the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 awards and was recognised as “One to Watch” in Medical Negligence and Litigation by Best Lawyers in Australia.


Dr Mark Suss, Specialist Anaesthetist, Director and Treasurer, Australian Society of Anaesthetists
Dr Mark Suss is a specialist anaesthetist in full-time private practice. He studied undergraduate medicine at the University of Melbourne and trained in Melbourne metropolitan hospitals to complete speciality training with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA). He has a particular interest in medicolegal issues and has a busy medicolegal practice with requests from plaintiff and defendant firms in Australia and abroad. He later qualified as a Victorian lawyer and has a volunteer practising certificate. Dr Suss is also heavily involved in professional affairs as a director of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists. The Society publishes its own clinical and professional guidelines for anaesthetists and collaborates with ANZCA and other bodies to set professional standards more broadly as well as convening extensive educational activities.

Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Health Sector

Through May and June, these 6 webinars cover a broad range of issues designed to keep you up to date with the hottest medico-legal issues, regulatory and commercial developments you, as a senior health decision maker or legal advisor need to understand. Choose to register for all 6 or just the ones that most interest you. The webinars will cover women’s health issues, risk in patient discharge and the problems with delayed diagnosis to regulatory updates, AI in healthcare and understanding defamation.