Events are presented in the language received.
Location: Online (Live)
Consent, capacity and substitute decision making are fundamental issues. Build confidence, reduce risk and strengthen your practice with practical strategies, live demos and insights that prepare you for real-world challenges.
Designed for lawyers, healthcare professionals, clinicians, administrators, patient advocates and professionals across diverse practice settings – including those serving vulnerable or marginalized communities – the program equips participants with the legal knowledge, practical skills and ethical frameworks needed to navigate complex real-world situations.
Across five full-day modules, expert faculty – including leading lawyers, clinicians, ethicists, regulators and community advocates – guide participants through Ontario’s legal landscape, emerging case law and the everyday challenges involved in evaluating capacity, obtaining consent and supporting incapable individuals.
Topics Include:
- Deep dive into the Health Care Consent Act, Substitute Decisions Act and Personal Health Information Protection Act
- Informed consent: components, documentation & challenges
- Understanding the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
- How do privacy obligations under PHIPA intersect with consent and capacity?
- Legal tests for capacity in personal and intimate relationships
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Katharine Byrick - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Jane E. Meadus - Staff Lawyer and Institutional Advocate, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
REGISTRATION DETAILS
May 19, 26, June 2, 9 & 16, 2026
9:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET
