Topic(s): 
E-Services
Professional Practice
Risk Management
Webinar event date: 
avr 22, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
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Webinar Presenters: 
Andrew McKenna

Partner, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Andrew is a partner with Gowling WLG, working out of the firm’s Ottawa office. His practice focuses on advocacy for health care professionals.  In addition to having appeared in all levels of court in Ontario, he also regularly acts for health care professionals in complaint investigations, discipline committee matters, hospital board proceedings, coroner’s inquests and various other administrative tribunals.     

Andrew is a regular contributor and speaker at continuing medical education programs.  He is also a member of the Practice Advisory Group for the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal.  He is a past instructor of trial advocacy at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and is a member of the organizing committee for the annual County of Carleton Law Association Civil Litigation Conference.

Ashley Clifford

Senior Broker, BMS Canada Risk Services

Ashley Clifford is a Senior Broker at BMS Canada, a specialist broker that provides insurance coverage and risk management services to over 700,000 healthcare and regulated professionals across Canada and globally. Ashley and the BMS team evaluate the risk exposures specific to occupational therapists and ensure that CAOT members have access to market-leading coverage to address your practice risk.

Description

The widespread use of social media and recent integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into practice is impacting the risks and liabilities facing healthcare professionals. Join CASW’s legal and insurance partners, Gowlings WLG LLP and BMS Canada, as they explore the evolving intersection of technology and social work practice. Ask questions and learn more about how the CASW liability insurance program protects you with tailored coverage and specialist legal representation in an increasingly digital world.   

Learning Objectives:  

  • Understand the Impact of Social Media and AI on Healthcare Professionals' Risk and Liabilities: Participants will learn how the growing use of social media and the integration of AI into healthcare practices affect the legal risks and liabilities healthcare professionals face.
  • Recognize the Role of Liability Insurance in Protecting Healthcare Professionals in a Digital Age: Participants will gain insights into how liability insurance can offer tailored coverage and for professionals navigating the complexities of modern technology in healthcare.