DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF MEDLEGAL training
EXPERIENCE
Dr. Veerapen has designed and conducted numerous workshops and taught extensively on a variety of medlegal, bioethics and healthcare conflict management topics.
TRAINING EVENTS
Lectures and workshops can be tailored for small as well as large professional groups - medical, legal, paralegal, non-profits, lay public, etc
ACADEMIC THESES AND LINKS
GRADUATE THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
- LL.M Medical Law, Northumbria University, UK:
- ‘The Case for Mediation in Clinical Negligence Disputes’
- M.A. in Dispute Resolution, University of Victoria: (Thesis link)
‘The Experience of Malaysian Neurosurgeons with Physician-Patient Conflict in the Aftermath of Adverse Medical Events: a heuristic study’
- Ph.D. (Law and Society) University of Victoria ‘Physician Engagement with Family and Close Others of Patients during the Informed Consent Process’ [Thesis Link]
EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND LECTURES
26 Feb 2018
"The shifting contours of informed consent in clinical practice"
MedicoLegal Society of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Lecture
06 Oct 2017
"Building Collaborative Health and Social Development Partnerships with First Nation Leadership"
2017 Royal Roads University, School of Leadership Studies, Leadership Conference: Diversity, Creativity & Possibility (Oct. 5-7).
Co-facilitator
23 Oct 2016
“Promoting Patients’ Autonomy by Making Spaces for the Family’s Voice in Medical Decision-Making”
Society for Medical Decision Making
2016 North America Annual Meeting. Vancouver
Co-facilitator
01 Oct 2015
Beyond Engagement: Building Collaborative Alliances with First Nations On-Reserve Community Services for Health, Education and Social Development
Royal Roads University Leadership Conference 2015. Victoria
Co-facilitator
05 Feb 2015
Health Law Club Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria
The status of family in health care consent
Invited Speaker
07 Nov 2014
Singapore Medical Association Seminar
Engagement with families during consent processes - ethico-legal challenges and impact on conflict prevention
Invited Speaker
Scheduled for Nov 2014
Association of Private Hospitals, Malaysia
Workshop on Clinical Governance in Private Hospitals
Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Program design
Speaker
Facilitator
09 Oct 2014
“Celebration of Scholarship’ Annual conference of the Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES) of the University of British Columbia
Paper title: The promotion and protection of patient autonomy by physicians during multi-party clinical encounters
Presenter
Mar 2014
University of Victoria, Law Community Conference
On Access to Justice: Institutional Roles and Grassroots Approaches
Topic: Access to Justice in Medical Malpractice
Co-presentation
05 Feb 2014
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Initiatives in Healthcare
Interview on BFM, the Business Radio Station, Malaysia
Interviewee
Feb 2014
Healthcare Relations Intl Workshop, Kuala Lumpur Sime Darby Convention Centre
Overcoming Challenges to Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Strategies
Designer, speaker and facilitator
Oct 2013
Centre for Health Education Scholarship, UBC Vancouver
Presentation “Physician Engagement with family and close others during the informed consent process”
Presenter
Sept 11, 2013
Univ British Columbia, Vancouver Lecture – Public Health Law and Public Health Ethics
Helmet laws and individual autonomy
Guest lecturer
June 2013
Symposium, Taylor’s Law School, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
“Reconceptualizing medical ethics and law in a changing healthcare environment; the impact of ‘for-profit’ medicine and medical tourism
Guest Lecturer
May 2013
College of Surgeons of Malaysia, Annual Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur
Lectures:
- Informed consent communications
- Navigating Medicolegal Hazards in Surgical practice
- Error reporting policies: pitfalls and possibilities
- Training of medical students and doctors in humanistic and interactive skills
Plenary speaker
May 2013
Building Relationships in Healthcare; Crucial Strategies for Quality and Patient Safety
Healthcare Relations Intl. Workshop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Program Design and Co-facilitator
Apr 2013
Island Medical Program, UVic
“Opportunities for Engagement with First Nations Communities”
Paper presented
Mar 2011
Consent in Health Law Seminar
UVic Health Law Club, Faculty of Law
Panelist/speaker
Oct 2012
iConII: UVic Law Graduate Students’ Conference
Paper presented
Jun 2012
UVic Health Ethics and Law (HEaL) Group
Evening symposium “Life Before Death”
Organizer
May 2012
UBC Law Graduate Conference: Law and the Individual
“Compliance With The Law Of Consent And The Risk To Patient Autonomy”
Paper presented
July 2012
Workshop on Governance and Conflict management system design - Medical Defence Malaysia
Workshop design and facilitation
May 2011
First Nations e-Health Privacy Symposium
Tsawout First Nation and Department of Computer Software Engineering, UVic
Symposium design and organizer
July 2010
Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia Annual Conference
Speaker
Session chair
Apr 2010
Bioethics and Medical Law Workshop at Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
Conference designer, speaker, facilitator
Jan 2010
'Cultural Appropriateness' Workshop for Medical Practitioners. Island Medical Program Faculty Development, University of Victoria
Facilitator
Mar 2008
Medicolegal Conference, Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur.
Themes: Privacy and Confidentiality, End-of-life Decision-making, Cost Overrun in Private Hospital practice
Conference designer
Speaker
June 2007
“The Challenge of New Medical Malpractice Standards”
Annual International meeting of the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia,
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Conference designer
Speaker
Aug 2006
“Examining Intra-Hospital Conflicts”
Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia
Supported by Institute for Dispute Resolution, University of Victoria, BC
Program designer, role play planning
Speaker
July 2005
“Early Intervention in Medical Conflict”
Joint organization of Medical Defence Malaysia Ltd, Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia, Association of Specialists in Private Medical Practice Malaysia, supported by Institute of Dispute Resolution, University of Victoria, BC
Program designer, role-play planning.
Speaker
Mar 2004
“Building a Successful Private Medical Practice”. Association of Specialists in Private Medical Practice, Malaysia.
Seminar designer and speaker
Oct 2003
“Handling Adverse Medical Events – Principles and Practice”
Asia Business Forum. Sheraton Towers Hotel, Singapore
Workshop designer and leader
Apr 1998
“Recent Advances in Stroke & Intracerebral Haemorrhage”
Malaysian Society of Neurosciences
Melaka, Malaysia.
Organizing Chairman
Speaker
Apr 1996
“Frontiers in the Clinical Neurosciences”
Penang International Teaching Course in Neurology, Malaysian Society of Neurosciences
Penang, Malaysia
Organizing Committee Member
Apr 1995
“Management of the Painful Spine”
Malaysian Society of Neurosciences
Malaysian Society of Rheumatology
Organizing Committee Member
Jul 1992
“Update Course in Neurology and Neuro-imaging”,
Malaysian Society of Neurosciences
Kuala Lumpur
Course Organizer
May 1991
Paediatric Neurosurgery and Neurology Update Course, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Society of Neurosciences
Kuala Lumpur
Organizing Chairman