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Low-value care is an issue of concern in Australian health care. This training highlights how medico-legal risks and low-value care are connected in several ways.
This activity has been approved for 2 points (CPD Activity) under the RACGP CPD Program for the 2020–2022 triennium (activity: 324936)
About
Low-value care is an issue of concern in Australian health care. This training highlights how medico-legal risks and low-value care are connected in several ways.
The content in this course is based on material originally developed by Professor Nola Ries, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney as part of a research project funded by the Avant Foundation Grant program.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this training you should be able to:
apply core legal knowledge to avoid low-value care
evaluate the medico-legal risks of low-value care to inform clinical reasoning, communication and decisions
implement strategies to improve patient communication and decision-making.
