Make Informed, Principled Decisions

This expert-led series is for LTC leaders who are called upon to make some of the toughest decisions we have to make in long-term care settings.

If you have a role to play when a resident requests medical assistance in dying, or when questions arise concerning sexual capacity and consent, then this is your opportunity to get the legal and ethical insights you need to make informed, principled decisions. Experts also explore the pros and cons of using video surveillance in your home.
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About This Course

  • MAID: Legal Considerations

    Familiarize yourself with the standards that physicians and nurse practitioners use to assess eligibility for MAID, take a look at policies used in other Ontario homes, and learn about best practices.

  • Video Surveillance

    There are no regulations governing the use of surveillance cameras in Ontario LTC homes. Learn the pros and cons of surveillance camera use, explore the ethical challenges, and get helpful tips.

  • Dementia and Consent

    Learn the legal tests that courts use to asses the capacity for sexual consent in people living with dementia, and find out how to adapt these tests for use in your home using case studies.

What You'll Learn

These sessions were first presented live online in May 2023. This course includes 5 hours of on-demand learning.

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    • Legal Considerations in Medical Assistance in Dying (1.5 hours)

    • The Ever-Open Eye: Video Surveillance in LTC (2 hours)

    • Capacity and Consent for Sexual Expression in Persons Living with Dementia (1.5 hours)

    • Legal and Ethical Decision-Making Feedback

Investment

AdvantAge Ontario Members enjoy generous discounts on all courses and webinars. Visit advantageontario.ca to learn more about membership today!

Instructors

Lisa Corrente

Partner, Torkin Manes LLP

As part of her firm’s Health Law Group, Lisa provides assistance to long-term care homes, retirement homes, group homes, treatment foster homes and other residential care facilities and their staff members. Lisa advises and represents these clients in a host of matters, ranging from ministry inspections and compliance matters to privacy and requests for access to information.

Clare E. Burns

Partner, WierFoulds LLP

Clare Burns is an experienced litigator who acts in complex and highly sensitive matters. Her practice focuses on trusts, estates and capacity litigation. In 2014, Clare received the Lexpert Zenith Award for her demonstrated excellence and thought leadership in trusts and estates.

Graham Webb

Executive Director, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly

Graham Webb was called to the Ontario bar in 1985 and today serves as the Executive Director of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, a Toronto-based legal-aid clinic. Graham has carried civil, criminal and administrative litigation at all levels of courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He is co-author of Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario: The Advocate’s Manual, and a former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law and Social Policy.


What Participants Are Saying

I learned that residents themselves have final say when it comes to sexual expression and intimacy, and that substitute decision-makers and those with power of attorney have no say. Case studies were helpful.

2023 Participant

I learned so much in the MAID course  — that we should have a MAID designate in our home, the policies that needed to be in place, and more. It was a valuable session.

2023 Participant

The most valuable takeaway for me was a new understanding of the legislation. Now I can make reference to it when dealing with requests.

2023 Participant