Digital health: law and risk management in health tech & telemedicine

Registration: 17:30 - 18:00
Timings: 18:00 - 19:30 followed by networking drinks

Some of the most pressing challenges facing society today are the increasing costs of healthcare, finite budgets and an ageing population with changing health needs. At the same time, patients have moved from being passive recipients of healthcare to active, button-pressing consumers, who research their symptoms, treatment options, risks and benefits. The concept of digital healthcare and telemedicine has evolved rapidly over the last 20 years and with the exponential growth in health tracking technology and remote care apps both the NHS and private providers are already adopting these new technologies to deliver healthcare in a variety of settings. But what are the benefits, challenges and risks of this new landscape?

Key Speakers

• Professor James Barlow, Professor of Technology and Innovation Management (Healthcare) at Imperial College Business School; President of the International Academy for Design and Health; author of Managing Innovation in Healthcare (World Scientific, 2017)

• Kevin Mcintosh¸ Head of Medical Liability at CNA Hardy

• Pritesh Rathod, Barrister 1 Crown Office Row

Key Topics 

• In search of sustainable health systems – the challenge for the traditional care delivery model and embedding innovation in healthcare delivery.
• What is telemedicine, and what are its benefits and limitations?
• An insurer's perspective – proactive risk, quality and compliance measures.
• The legal and risk-management issues arising from telemedicine:
  •  The appropriate standard of care
  •  Remote consent
  •  Who got it wrong: me or the machine?
  •  Data protection and confidentiality
  •  Who is the Defendant?
  •  Safety & learning opportunities: data analysis, continuous and recurring risks

Who Should Attend

• Those involved in the commissioning, delivery and planning of digital healthcare and telemedicine

• Those involved in insuring the risks of telemedicine

• General Counsels of health tech companies

• Innovation and Technology Heads

• Risk Management and Safety and Learning staff

• Clinical, Medical and Nursing Directors

• Legal Services & Complaints Managers

• Claims handlers

Attending this training is completely FREE of charge. The session will be followed by networking drinks giving you the opportunity to meet fellow attendees and direct your questions to the speakers.

Please be aware that places for this seminar are limited and the session is expected to get over subscribed. Our clients get priority over non clients but we will endeavour to increase capacity where we can to allow all those who wish to attend a place. Where we are heavily over subscribed we will limit places to one or two people per organisation in which case you may be asked to liaise with your team. Should we have to do any of the above we will be in touch with you at least 2 weeks before the event date.

FAQs

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Can I invite my colleagues to this event? Feel free to forward an invitation to any of your colleagues you believe can benefit from attending.

I really want to attend but can't make the date. Will you repeat this event? Even though we may not repeat the specific event we will be holding other events that may be of relevance to you so please email events@bevanbrittan.com with your chosen areas of interest.