Greetings. I received the following conference information from an acquaintance in Portugal, and thought many on the FAB list might be interested in and able to attend the conference.
Best,
Alison Reiheld
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From: Sandra Feliciano
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Subject: Conference: Health Law Reform: Assessing the Changes
Please find below information about the conference "Health Law Reform: Assessing the Changes" .
We thank you in advance for forwarding this information to whom you think might be interested in it.
Sincerely,
/Sandra Feliciano
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Exmos. Senhores,
Queiram encontrar em anexo informação referente à conferencia "Health Law Reform: Assessing the Changes" .
Agradece-se a sua divulgação junto de quem entendam ser potenciais interessados no tema.
Cumprimentos,
/Sandra Feliciano
Department of Academic Legal Studies, Nottingham Law School in
Association with the Medical Protection Society present
Fourth Centre for Health Law National Annual Conference
Health Law Reform: Assessing the Changes
Date: Monday, 5 April and Tuesday 6 April 2004
Venue: The Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
A conference for, academics, health care practitioners, managers, legal advisers and all those with an interest in health care law reform. There are currently proposed changes to many different areas of health law, the Chief Medical Officer's Making Amends Report on Clinical Negligence, the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill, Genetics White Paper, NHS Patient Complaints, CHAI, Government Patient Empowerment Initiatives to name but a few. Major reforms to fundamental areas of health law and the surrounding NHS structures are taking place. This conference is designed to reflect on these considering how they will affect the future NHS landscape, practically, legally and ethically.
Monday 5 April 2004
Programme: Day One
09.00 Registration and Coffee
09.30 Welcome: Professor Michael Gunn, Associate Dean, Nottingham Law School
09.45 A fair blame culture? The legal implications of error reporting, Professor Joy Wingfield, Professor
of Pharmacy Law and Ethics, School of Pharmacy, Nottingham University and Kay Wheat, Reader in
Law, Nottingham Law School, The Nottingham Trent University.
10.30 Articulating the court's inherent jurisdiction in incapacity cases. Dr.Peter Bartlett,
Faculty of Law, Nottingham University.
11.15 Questions
11.30 Coffee
11.45 The future of clinical negligence litigation: a view from the Bar Charles Foster Barrister,
6 Pump Court, and Temple, London
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Error, crisis, disclosure and technology: confusion in the US malpractice landscape Nicolas
P.Terry, Professor of Law and Co-Director,Center for Health Law Studies, Saint Louis University School of
Law, USA.
14.15 Sir Liam's cunning plan: Is 'Making Amends' the solution to the clinical negligence compensation
dilemma? Timothy James, Law School, The University of Central England, Birmingham.
15.00 Questions
Programme: Day One, Continued
15.15 Coffee
15.30 Has the Human Rights Act changed the way courts deal with health care rights? Dr.Richard
Burchill, Law School, University of Hull.
16.15Medical negligence litigation in Malaysia: whither should we travel? Dr.Puteri Nemie bt.Jahn Kassim,
Assistant Professor, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University, Malaysia.
17.00 Questions and Close
19.30 Drinks Reception followed by Conference Dinner
Venue: The Nottingham Royal Moat House Hotel, Wollaton Street, Nottingham
Tuesday 6 April 2004
Programme: Day Two
9.00 Coffee and Late Registration
9.15 Chairs Welcome
9.30 The common law of medical negligence: why is it so incoherent? Professor Chris Miller, School of
Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford.
10.15 Some implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 for the medical treatment of children, Lynn
Hagger, Faculty of Law, University of Sheffield.
11.00 Questions
11.15 Coffee
11.30 Quality in health: difficulties due to ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, Sandra Feliciano,
Operations Director, Portugal and Sweden, Quality and Environmental Certification Ltd.
12.15Mental Incapacity Bill: Assessing best interests, will it work? Carolyn Johnston,Ethox,University of
Oxford and Kingston University.
13.00 Questions
13.15 Lunch
14.15 Restructuring the NHS genetics laboratory services: the effect on the legal liability of laboratory
scientists, Jane Kaye, Research Fellow, Oxford Genetics Knowledge Park, University of Oxford.
15.00 Post mortems, the removal and retention of human organs and tissue and the Human Tissue
Bill, Tracey Elliott, Barrister, 9-12 Bell Yard, London.
15.45 Questions
16.00 Coffee
16.15 Chairs Summary and Conference Close
Conference Chairs: John Tingle, Reader in Health Law, Director of the Centre for Health Law, Nottingham Law School, The Nottingham Trent University,Dr Austen Garwood Gowers,Senior Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Law School.
Further Information:
For information regarding the programme please contact; John Tingle on +44(0)115 848 6045 or email [log in to unmask]
For information regarding registration or payment please contact; Nina Tyler on +44(0)115 848 2404 or email [log in to unmask]
CONFERENCE DETAILS & BOOKING FORM:
Venue: Djanogly International Centre (D.I.C.E. Building), The Nottingham Trent University City Campus
Clarendon Street
Nottingham, NG1 5JD
Date: Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th April 2004
Fee: Two day delegate rate £260 plus VAT (£305.50) includes;
Attendance of full 2-day duration of the conference
Lunch & refreshments
Conference dinner
Course documentation
One day delegate rate £170 plus VAT (£199.75) includes;
Attendance at your choice of one day of the conference
Lunch & refreshments
Conference dinner (should you travel plans permit attendance)
Course documentation
Payment Please make cheques payable to 'Nottingham Consultants Limited' (this is the trading company of The Nottingham Trent University).
Payment can also be made by credit/debit card, or alternatively your organisation can be invoiced at your request.
Closing Date: Friday 27th March 2004
Cancellations: Payment in full will be required for any cancellations made after Friday 27th March 2004.
All other cancellations will incur a £20 administration charge. Substitutions will be accepted.
To Book: To reserve a place on the conference please complete the attached Booking Form and send it with your remittance to;
Nina Tyler, Conference Manager, The Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU. Fax: 0115 848 4740 Tel: 0115 848 2404
For further information please contact Nina Tyler at the above address or Email: [log in to unmask]
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Booking Form: Please complete and return to Nina Tyler by 27th March 2004
Health Law Reform: Assessing the Changes, Monday 5 th April and Tuesday 6 April 2004
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Hotel Accommodation
For delegates requiring overnight accommodation the University has secured a number of rooms at the Travel Inn Hotel at the preferential rate of £56.95 per room per night including full English breakfast. This hotel is located on the University City Campus, with direct access to the Conference Venue.
To book your accommodation at the Travel Inn Hotel please call +44(0)870 238 3314 and quote
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The University is committed to improving facilities and services for people with disabilities. Please contact Nina Tyler should you have any needs arising from a disability, which might necessitate additional support or facilities.
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