Legal Considerations for Your Dietetic Practice Verified Listing

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 from two BC lawyers from Sorensen Smith Legal Counsel.

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