Training
Training events
EIDO's innovative training events are aimed at healthcare professionals responsible for taking consent and promoting good practice in consent.
- Consultant surgeons
- Clinical nurse specialists
- Clinical governance leads
- Consultant physicians
- Junior doctors
- Risk managers
Approved for 5 CPD credits by the Royal College of Surgeons
Morning session: Medico-legal foundation on consent to treatment
Led by the UK's leading expert in medico-legal law, Professor Vivienne Harpwood - Director of Medico-Legal Studies at Cardiff Law School and a practising Barrister specialising in clinical negligence.
- The medico-legal purpose of obtaining consent
- The issues surrounding minors and patients who lack capacity
- Withdrawal and refusal of consent
- End of life decision making
Afternoon session: Specialty-specific informed consent training
Run by consultants who are expert in the practical aspects of informed consent
- Specialty-specific break-out groups focused on the practical aspects of consenting patients for treatment, plus a break-out group for risk management and clinical governance professionals
- Interactive including question & answers and role play
- Hints & tips for dealing with difficult situations