Legal Considerations for Your Dietetic Practice

This webinar will provide you with a good understanding of the legal considerations from client management and telehealth to collaborations and ethical marketing. Gain insights and submit your questions in advance to get them answered by a BC lawyer.

Practice and client management
-Updates on the precedent package
-Brief overview of informed consent, professional liability, and client complaints
-Data protection, privacy, and confidentiality – communicating with clients and storing sensitive information
-Telehealth and virtual consultations – how the legal landscape differs from in person practice

Collaborating with others
-Collaborations and referral – understanding legal aspects of collaborating with other healthcare professionals and making referrals
-Intellectual property rights - protecting branding, resources, and trade secrets in group practice and collaborations

Legal and ethical intersections
-Cultural competency and inclusivity
-Using technology – social media, AI
-Ethical marketing: legal and ethical standards

Q&A