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Are you meeting professional and legal standards? Learn who can give consent, when is consent needed, what information must be provided for ‘informed’ consent and how to document informed consent to medicolegal standards. 

Course Content

    1. Welcome

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. About the Presenters

    3. Handout

    4. Professional Competencies.

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. Introduction

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Consent │ Video Presentation

    2. Consent | Quiz

    1. Information | Video Presentation

    2. Information | Quiz

    1. Documentation | Video Presentation

    2. Documentation | Quiz

    1. Informed Consent Case Study

    2. What Would You Do In This Situation?

    3. Recommendations made to the physiotherapist.

    1. Before you go...

About this course

  • $20.00
  • FREE in Graduate Academy
  • Learning time: 30 minutes
  • Suitable for all levels

What is covered:

  • What is informed consent
  • Who can give ‘consent’
  • When is informed consent needed?
  • What information must be provided
  • Documentation of informed consent.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course your will be able to:

  • List situations when consent is required including age considerations and when written vs oral consent is needed.

  • Describe circumstances where a person may not be competent to provide informed consent.

  • List the information that is required to be provided to the patient for informed consent.

  • Describe factors that may influence the patients understanding of the information and possible solutions.

  • Specify what information should be documented for informed consent.

Includes:

  • CPD certificate provided

  • Handouts

  • Professional Standards documents

  • Access period – duration of subscription

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Instructors

Dr Angela Cadogan

Dip Phys, M.Sports Physio, Dip MT, PhD
Physiotherapy Specialist (Musculoskeletal).

Angela is a NZ registered Physiotherapy Specialist (Musculoskeletal) with a Ph.D in Musculoskeletal Diagnostics from AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand (2012) (shoulder sub-specialty). Based in Christchurch, she works as a clinical consultant in her own private practice specialising in the diagnosis and management of shoulder pain.

Angela also works in an Orthopaedic Triage and Assessment role (Shoulder Service) with the Canterbury District Health Board. Angela has an ongoing research interest in shoulder conditions, has many publications on the topic, has been an invited keynote speaker at many national and international shoulder conferences and is Associate Editor at JOSPT (Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy).

Angela has been teaching courses on the diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of shoulder conditions for over 10 years and is passionate about upskilling other physiotherapists and improving capability of the physiotherapy workforce to meet the needs of the changing healthcare system. Angela is the director of Physio Academy. Learn more: www.drangelacadogan.co.nz

Instructor Ciaran Regan

Ciaran is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who completed undergraduate and postgraduate training at Auckland University of Technology. He is passionate about translating and sharing knowledge into digestible, practical and actionable material. Currently he teaches for various weekend workshops centered on motor learning and peripheral neurological assessment and management. Specific areas of interest include strength and conditioning, motor control assessment, neurological injuries, thoracic outlet syndrome, neuromuscular retraining and active flexibility development.