[ Brochure cover: Preview 2007: OH legal and professional issues]

Delegates at our previous annual updates said:

“An essential annual event in your OH diary”
Trudy Mapstone, Medical Services Manager, Chessington World of Adventures

“Excellent, very relevant and easy to understand”
Elizabeth Aniteye, Senior Occupational Health Adviser, The University of Manchester

Preview 2010: OH Legal and Professional Update
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Central London

Programme

9.00	Registration and coffee
9.20	Welcome and introduction Dr John Ballard, The At Work Partnership
	Legal update - part 1
09.30	Consent and confidentiality Chris Cox, Royal College of Nursing New GMC guidelines on confidentiality Legislation and relevant case law ‘Informed’ consent Fitness for work reports – when consent is withdrawn What are the issues when there is no therapeutic relationship? Retention and transfer of OH records at the end of an OH contract Lying on a pre-employment questionnaire
	Professional practice
10.20	Managing consent and confidentiality Dr Jim Ford, Salus and University Hospital Aintree How can you best manage the following issues? How can you ensure consent is fairly obtained and truly informed? Lack of consent by a disabled employee to the release of information about their condition ‘Managing’ the employer who demands access to health records Confidentiality and the safety of others
11.10	Coffee
	Legal update - part 2
11.30	Disability discrimination update Chris Benson, Leigh Day & Co Disclosure/non-disclosure of medical conditions Meaning of disability Associative discrimination Equality Bill
12.20	Lunch
	Legal update - part 3
13.30	Keynote address: hot legal issues for 2010 Diana Kloss, barrister Sickness absence and holiday pay Age discrimination Stress-related illness Unfair dismissal and ill-health retirement Protection against Harassment Act Hot off the press: latest developments in OH law
14.30	OH Legal Surgery Your chance to put pre-submitted and live questions to our legal expert, Diana Kloss
14.50	Tea
	Employment tribunals
15.10	Employment tribunals: preparing and giving evidence Penny Harper, solicitor and training consultant Preparing for the tribunal Types of evidence Order of events and addressing the tribunal Cross examination Tips for survival
16.00	Final questions
16.10	Close of conference

Summary

This conference is designed for:

Occupational health professionals
Human resource managers
Safety and health practitioners
Case managers

How will attending this conference benefit you?

You will gain:

A vital update on the most recent legislation and case law – you’ll be sure you know your obligations, and how to meet them
An in-depth understanding of the laws surrounding negligence and their implications for occupational health professionals
An opportunity to get your legal questions answered in our interactive legal surgery.

Preview 2010: OH Legal and Professional Update Tuesday 26 January 2010 Central London

Programme

9.00

Registration and coffee

9.20

Welcome and introduction

09.30

Consent and confidentiality

10.20

Managing consent and confidentiality

11.10

Coffee

11.30

Disability discrimination update

12.20

Lunch

13.30

Keynote address: hot legal issues for 2010

14.30

OH Legal Surgery

14.50

Tea

15.10

Employment tribunals: preparing and giving evidence

16.00

Final questions

16.10

Close of conference

Summary

This conference is designed for:

How will attending this conference benefit you?

Preview 2010: OH Legal and Professional Update
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Central London