Published by Thomson Reuters,The Law of Acute Care Medicine addresses the complexities that arise when medicine, law, and ethics intersect in the treatment and caring for acutely ill patients.
Written by Laura Hawryluck a critical care physician and Michael Fraleigh a health law lawyer, The Law of Acute Care Medicine is the first Canadian resource to focus exclusively on the needs of acute care professionals and those providing them with legal advice.
The treatment of acutely deteriorating patients is among the greatest medical, legal, and ethical challenges of modern medicine. Decisions that need to be made can be some of the most difficult ones for the front-line clinicians and many of these decisions, once made, cannot be reversed. The legal issues that arise have broad implications for societys access to and use of healthcare services.
The Law of Acute Care Medicine focuses on the needs of the acute care professional and those providing legal advice to them. Using a practical approach, this book addresses the complex topics that all healthcare and legal professionals working in acute care settings need to understand. It includes answers to frequently asked questions and provides clinical tools to improve practice. Case-based discussions clarify how the law is applied in medical practice and can be used as teaching tools for both healthcare and legal professionals, whether as independent learners or in classroom settings.
The medico-legal topics examined in this publication include
Application of standard of care
Consent and capacity
Confidentiality and privacy
End of life, withdrawal of life support, CPR
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
We are pleased to announce that seven of our Partners have been named as leaders in their field in the 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is an annual ranking of Canadian lawyers in over 40 practice areas, based on peer review surveys plus personal interviews with senior members of the profession. Fogler Rubinoff lawyers profiled in this year’s edition include:
Steven A. Cygelfarb – Property Leasing;
Albert Engel – Environmental Law
Bill Hearn – Advertising & Marketing Law;
Eric Hoffstein – Estate & Personal Tax Planning, Estate Litigation and Charities/Not-for-Profit Law;
Gary Kissack – Aboriginal Law;
Kenneth W. Movat – Construction Law; and
Kevin Shipley– Intellectual Property Law
On the podcast Law Firm ILN-telligence, host Lindsay Griffiths interviews Michael Slan to discuss discuss the importance of communication in this time of pandemic, why deep cuts may not be the best cuts, and what leadership looks like in the face of market downturns and global lockdowns.
Tune into the ILN-telligence podcast episode here:
Acritas Stars are lawyers who are identified as standouts for their quality of work, business and commercial savvy and their ability to turn legal advice into practical solutions.
According to Acrtias’ client interviews, Michael was recognized for his level of service, attention to detail, quality of work and timeliness of response.
Acritas is a leading source of client and market research for law firms around the world. The Star lawyers included in their annual rankings are identified by senior in-house counsel in large organizations, whom Acritas interviews for its global Sharplegal study.
Foglers is proud to announce that Karen Rosen has been included on the 2020 ReferToHer list of experienced female legal practitioners in Canada.
We encourage members of the legal community to nominate other great female lawyers to ReferToHer. Learn more: https://refertoher.com/en/
Recreational cannabis has been legal in Canada for over a year. So, where do we stand now that the smoke has cleared? Rick Moscone sits downs with Libby Znaimer on The Zoomer to discuss the landscape of the legal marijuana industry.
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP partnered with Abuse Hurts and five other Bay Street law firms to hold a winter clothing drive to benefit Indigenous women who have been the victims of abuse.
The clothing drive collective 68 bags which were donated to a Toronto First Nations youth centre, and will be distributed from there to their network of shelters and agencies who help Indigenous women.
Abuse Hurts is a charitable organization that aims to raise awareness about the true cost of abuse and supports organizations that help individuals whose lives have been impacted by abuse.
We are proud to be among the firms who exemplify excellence in the five core values of The Network: quality, integrity, transparency, professionalism, and community.
On January 8, US and Canadian legal specialists, including Rick Moscone, together with business entrepreneurs discussed the impact and future of blockchain in business. The panel discussed the evolving legal landscape, and the excitingentrepreneurial opportunities presented by blockchain and digital currencies.
