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  1. Emerging medico-legal challenges: reviewing standard of care and professional liability - pre webinar activity

    Last Updated: 30/07/2026
    Webinar: State of the nation: emerging medico-legal trends in medicine and dentistry Time to complete: 1 hour Please allow approximately 60 minutes. Read the case scenario and respond to the reflective questions below. This act...

  2. Quality improvement audit of health records: Documentation, prescribing, and professional obligations - Post webinar activity

    Last Updated: 29/07/2026
    Webinar: State of the nation: emerging medico-legal trends in medicine and dentistry Time to complete: 4 hours This CPD activity enables healthcare practitioners to audit their clinical records against key medicolegal risk areas, i...

  3. State of the nation: emerging medico-legal trends in medicine and dentistry

    Last Updated: 24/07/2026 in CPD Education Webinars
    The medico-legal landscape is evolving – and staying across emerging risks, regulatory changes, and technological developments is essential for safe, accountable practice.

  4. Applying clinical governance: A root cause analysis exercise in multidisciplinary care - post webinar activity

    Last Updated: 07/07/2026
    Applying clinical governance: A root cause analysis exercise in multidisciplinary care - post webinar activity ...

  5. Workshop recap: Medico-legal challenges in modern healthcare, Sydney

    Last Updated: 24/06/2026
    Thank you to everyone who joined us in Sydney for our first medico-legal workshop of 2026. Below is a summary of the key takeaways from each session. Session 1: Privacy and AI update Privacy law in NSW operates across two frameworks: the Commonwe...

  6. Clinical governance essentials in medicine and dentistry: bridging quality care and medico-legal risk management

    Last Updated: 22/06/2026
    Clinical governance frameworks are central to safe, accountable practice – but understanding how they intersect with medico-legal responsibility is not always straightforward. We’re delighted to welcome the current President of the Royal Au...

  7. Testamentary capacity: Medico-legal risks in clinical practice - pre webinar activity

    Last Updated: 22/06/2026 in CPD Education Webinars
    Section A - Introduction Listen to the following recording from Dr Owen Bradfield, Chief Medical Officer of MIPS, where he introduces the topic of testamentary capacity and explains why this is an importan...

  8. Changes to the requirements for the Assignment of Medicare Benefits: What you need to know

    Last Updated: 19/06/2026
    Author: Dr Owen Bradfield, MIPS Chief Medical Officer Significant changes to the Assignment of Medicare Benefits (AoB) process take effect on 1 July 2026 . These changes affect all practitioners who intend to bulk bill their patients.  For an ...

  9. Responding to racism in medical and dental practice and understanding your obligations

    Last Updated: 18/06/2026
    Author: Dr Owen Bradfield, MIPS Chief Medical Officer A patient directs racist comments at you during a consultation. A colleague makes an offensive remark about a patient's cultural background. You learn that a patient made racist comments to y...

  10. Financial consent reforms: understanding your obligations

    Last Updated: 18/06/2026
    Author: Dr Owen Bradfield, MIPS Chief Medical Officer Recent reforms to the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) are strengthening practitioners’ obligations around informed financial consent, making it more important than ever to understand what i...
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