Draft (Based on 2002/2003 Dates)

Legal Medicine and Risk Management

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN. Division of Legal Medicine. MSc in Anaesthesia (Legal Medicine and Risk Management Module) Draft Lecture Timetable, Michaelmas 2003 Venue: Barry Room (1-10) UCD, Earlsfort Terrace.

NB. Detailed schedule for 2004/5 will be available in August 2004. The schedule will be similar to that shown below for 2003/4.

Section A: Introduction to Risk Management & The Irish Healthcare System.

Session 1: Wednesday, September 17th 2003.

Introduction. Course structure and outline. Introduction to Risk Management. (6.15 p.m. –7.30 p.m.)

Prof. Denis A. Cusack and Mr. Asim Sheikh, Course Co-Ordinator, Division of Legal Medicine, UCD.

Risk Management Processes. (7.45 p.m. – 8.45 p.m).

Mr. Fergus J. Clancy, Healthcare Risk Consulting Ireland.

Introduction to the Risk Manager. (8.45 p.m. – 9.45 p.m).

Mr. Fergus J. Clancy

Session 2: Wednesday, September 24th.

Risk Management in Practice. (6.15 p.m. – 7.30p.m. and 8.00 p.m. – 9 p.m.)

Ms. Ann O’Driscoll, Hayes McGrath Solicitors.

Session 3: Wednesday October 1st

Introduction to the Irish legal system, legal framework of the hospital-patient and doctor- patient relationship and statutory duties and rights in the healthcare system. (6.00 p.m. - 7.45 p.m.)

Prof. Denis A. Cusack

Introduction to medical ethics, human rights and legal medicine (8.15 p.m. - 9.45 p.m.) Ms. Cliona McGovern, Division of Legal Medicine, UCD.

Section B: Medico-Legal Concepts and Practice.

Session 4: Wednesday, October 8th.

Law of Tort. Medical and Professional Negligence (1) case law highlights (6.15 p.m. - 7.45 p.m.)

Prof. Denis A. Cusack.

Medical Negligence (2) Prevention. Court appearances and medico-legal reporting. (8.15 p.m. – 9.45 p.m.)

Prof. Denis A. Cusack.

Session 5: Wednesday, October 22nd.

Review of Sessions l -5 (6.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.)

Prof. Denis Cusack

The doctrine of informed consent, practical aspects, Clinical Trials Act. (6.30 p.m. - 9.45 p.m.)

Mr. Asim Sheikh, Division of Legal Medicine, UCD.

Session 6: Wednesday, October 29th.

Medical records/ Data Protection Act . (6.l5 p.m. - 7.45 p.m.)

Mr. Asim Sheikh

Freedom of Information Act l997 (8.15 p.m. – 9.45 p.m.)

Prof. Denis Cusack

Session 7: Wednesday, November 5th.

Ethical issues and the law. Advance directives. (6.15 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. - 8.45 p.m.)

Ms. Cliona McGovern Introduction and practical aspects of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) (8.45 p.m. - 9.45 p.m.) Ms. Caroline Ward, Counsellor, University College Dublin.

Section C: The Healthcare Risk Management Process.

Review of sessions 5 -7. (6.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.)

Prof. Denis Cusack

Medical audit. Quality assurance. Risk measurement. (6.30 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.)

Mr. Fergus J. Clancy.

Risk Management Committee. Corporate responsibility and role. (8.30 p.m. - 9.45 p.m.)

Mr. Fergus J. Clancy.

Estimation of risk from the epidemiological/statistical perspective. (6.15 p.m. - 7.45 p.m.)

Prof. Leslie Daly, Department of Public Health Medicine & Epidemiology, UCD.

Medical audit. (8.15 p.m. - 9.45 p.m.) lecturer tbc

Identification of risks. Reporting accidents and adverse incidents. (6.15 p.m. - 7.45 p.m.)

Mr. Tony Cully, Church & General Insurance.

Risk analysis, management, insurance, indemnification, and transfer. (8.15 p.m. - 9.45 p.m.) Mr. Joe Monk, Lane Clark and Peacock, Actuaries, England.

Session 11: Wednesday, December 3rd

Healthcare economics. (6. 30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.)

Prof. Miriam Wiley, The Economic and Social Research Institute of Ireland.

Commencing with Session 12 on Wednesday, January 14th , at 6.15 p.m.

The following Sections will be included in the remainder of the course:

Section D: Management of Clinical Risks.

Section E: Management of General Healthcare Risks.

Dated 11/7/03 Draft (based on 2002/2003 dates)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN. Division of Legal Medicine. MSc in Anaesthesia (Legal Medicine and Risk Management Module) Draft Lecture Timetable, Hilary 2003 Venue: Barry Room (1-10) UCD, Earlsfort Terrace.

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Section D: Management of Clinical Risks

Sessions 12 - 14 : Clinical Specialties/Departments:

(Unless otherwise specified, the times for lectures during Hilary term are as follows)

Lecture 1: 6.15 p.m. - 7.45 p.m. Tea/Coffee Break: 7.45 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. Lecture 2: 8.15 p.m. - 9.45 p.m.

Session 12: Wednesday, January 14th.

Patients. Mr. Stephen McMahon, Irish Patients Association

General Applications, including - note-taking, medical records, consent and communication, patient and family involvement and education, procedures and protocols, drug prescribing and dispensing, complaints procedures, role of accounts and patient services offices. Dr. B. MacKellar, MPS

Session 13: Wednesday, January 28th.

Risk Management in Practice (2) (6.00p.m. 7.30 p.m.) Ms. Ann O’Driscoll, Hayes McGrath Solicitors

Surgery (8p.m. – 9.30 p.m.) lecturer tbc Session 14: Wednesday, February 25th.

Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Unit. Prof. Anthony Cunningham, College of Anaesthetists (6.15 p.m. – 7.45 p.m)

The Establishment of a complaints Procedure in a Large Hospital Ms. Mary Gilmartin, Cork University Hospital. (8.l5 p.m. – 9.45 p.m.)

11.7.03 Draft (based on 2002/2003 dates)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN. Division of Legal Medicine. MSc in Anaesthesia (Legal Medicine and Risk Management Module) Draft Lecture Timetable, Trinity 2004 Venue: Barry Room (1-10) UCD, Earlsfort Terrace.

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Section E: Management of General Healthcare Risks

Session 15: Wednesday, March 24th

Competence assurance and healthcare risk management. (6.15 p.m. – 7.45 p.m.)

Prof. Denis Cusack.

Introduction to Health and Safety Legislation, The Safety Health & Welfare Act l989, (General Application) Regulations l993. (8.15 p.m. – 9.45 p.m.)

Mr. Asim Sheikh

Session 16: Wednesday, April 14th.

Review 6.00 p.m.- 6.15 p.m. Prof. Denis Cusack

The medical litigation process; the solicitor, the barrister, case management, the court room, settlement.

Mr.Terence Moran, Hayes & Sons, Solicitors; Prof. Denis Cusack; Mr. Asim Sheikh 6.15 p.m. – 7.45 p.m.

Medico-legal reports and court appearances.

Mr. Asim Sheikh. 8.15 p.m. – 9.45 p.m.

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