Health care decision making in ontario

Intended Audience:
Interprofessional - all health care practitioners and administrators.

Registration Fee:
$110 plus applicable taxes
*Please note: Cancellation refunds and credits will not be issued.

Health Care Decision Making in Ontario

What you Need to Know About Capacity, Consent and the Law

This four-part on-demand webinar, facilitated by Jane Meadus, a staff lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE), reviews what you need to know about consent, capacity and health care decision making in Ontario.

This is an on-demand webinar, originally recorded in 2023 and 2024. Approximately 4 hours to complete.

Participants are required to complete a quiz to receive a Certificate of Completion.

Topic 1: Consent and Capacity

This lesson will discuss:

Capacity specific to the Health Care Consent Act.
Decision governed by the Health Care Consent Act.
Capacity related to treatment and placement.
The need to determine capacity.
Elements of consent for admission to a long-term care home.
Capacity related to Personal Assistance Services.

Topic 2: Substitute Decision-Making

This lesson will discuss:

When you need to look to the substitute decision maker(s).
What to do if there is a disagreement between substitute decision makers.
When the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee becomes involved.

Topic 3: Consent and Capacity Board

This lesson will discuss:

The Role of the Consent and Capacity Board.
What the Board does and doesn't do.

Topic 4: Complex Decision Making

This lesson will discuss:

When a person can sign a Power of Attorney for Personal Care.
Who evaluates capacity.
When the Public Guardian and Trustee is contacted.
Step-families and the substitute decision maker hierarchy.
Addressing mental health and fluctuating capacity.

Need help? Click here to watch a step-by-step video of registering, purchasing and navigating the course and downloading a certificate of completion.