CLE: Ethical and Legal Issues in Physicians’ and Attorneys’ Use of Social Media

University of Nevada School of Medicine, Internal Medicine Department
and
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Present

Ethical and Legal Issues in Physicians’ and Attorneys’ Use of Social Media

April 15, 2016
Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas, Classroom 4
Shadow Lane Campus – SLC-B
1001 Shadow Lane
Las Vegas, NV  89106

12:00-2:00 p.m.

Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.

Approved for 2 CLE ethics credits and 2 CME ethics credits

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Overview

A panel of experts will lead an interdisciplinary exploration of real life scenarios addressing ethical and legal issues raised by physicians’ and attorneys’ uses and disclosures of patient and client information via social media.  Physicians, allied health professionals, medical students, and law students will benefit from this interactive program.

Presenters

Lori Johnson, JD
Assistant Professor-in-Residence
William S. Boyd School of Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Aditi Singh, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Ambulatory Education
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Nevada School of Medicine (Las Vegas)

Stacey Tovino, JD, PhD
Lehman Professor of Law
Director, Health Law Program
William S. Boyd School of Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Nevada School of Medicine (Las Vegas)

Learning Objectives

(1) Identify permissible and impermissible social media-related uses and disclosures of protected health information by covered entities (including physicians) and business associates (including attorneys) under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

(2) Reflect upon beneficial and harmful uses of various social networking modalities.

(3) Describe tips for proper use of social networking tools.

Agenda

12:00-12:05 p.m.            Welcome

12:05-1:40                      Presentations

1:40-1:55                        Questions and Answers

1:55-2:00                        Closing Remarks

This program is free of charge.