On 11th
April 2015 an INTERDSICIPLINARY seminar on LAW and HEALTHCARE was conducted.
The session began with lightening the e-lamp. There was an addresal by Rajiv sir where he mentioned the
importance of law and healthcare and the integration of the two fields. He also
mentioned about the INTERNATIONAL RELATION CONFERENCE which will be held in
December 2016.
The first
speaker of the day was Mrs Shashikala Gurpur, Director of Symbiosis Law
College. She highlighted on the topic “PURPOSE OF LAW IN HEALTHCARE” where she
talked about ethics, code of conduct ,diligence and the emerging concept of
LEGAL MEDICINE. She gave us practical example by discussing various cases like
Anuraddha Saha case which enabled us to understand the topic in a simple and
practical way.
The second
speaker of the day was (Brig) Dr Anil Pandit. The topic of discussion was
“IMPORTANT PROVISION OF SPECIAL BHHR ACT AND BMW RULES”. There was mention of
certain acts like “Bombay Nursing Home Registration Act-1949. Sir also
explained in great detail the functions of LSA, how to register under this act,
fees for registration, penalty or Fine, cancellation and also Inspection. Later
the BMW Rules were elaborated in detail focusing on the aim and objective of
the rules, disposal techniques, Managemnt process, Steps in waste
management and concluding with the
functions of BMW Rules.
The next
topic of discussion was PC PNDT ACT AND MTP ACT. The introduction the topic was
given by two professors of the law collge of symbiosis- Ms Garima and Mr
Sachin. Ms Garima briefed us about the rules and regulationhins of sex
determination and Mr Sachin talked about Social Sensitization. The topic was
continued by Adv Milind Salunke where he discussed the the various sections
under this act, the exceptions under this act, registration, penalty and
finally fine. All the speakers were felicitated by Dr (col) Vijay Deshpande.
The next
sessionwas taken by Sirish Kulkarni. He introduced us to new terms like
VICARIOUS LIABILITY”. Sir also talked in
depth about Tortuous Liability and its types. Briefed us about Doctrine of
Respondent Superior. He discussed various cases like Hillyer’s case, Spring Meadows Hospital vs Harjot Ahluwalia
case.
The final
speaker before lunch was Dr Walke where mentioned the Tips and Tricks of a good
CEO. He in short educated us about hospital liability, its types and also
extensively discussed about direct liability with several cases. The session
ended with an interactive Question answer session.
SESSION 2
Post lunch
the session continued at around 2pm and the next speaker was an eminent
personality, Dr. Sanjay Gupte (MD, DGO, FICOG, FRCOG, and LLB) and the topic of
his discussion was CONSENT, DOCUMENT & RECORD KEEPING IN HOSPITALS. Dr.
Gupte started the session by mentioning the common errors in practice in
hospitals; Medicine error, IV line related, Equipment related, anaesthesia
related, surgery related etc. Further he continued by stating the importance of
maintaining the registers, case papers (OPD, IPD, OT), referral notes, high
risk communication, discharge cards etc. Finally he spoke about the essence of
consent in any given case by explaining its types and legal aspects of it.
Next speaker,
Advocate. Dr. Milind Salunkhe (BHMS, DHA, MBA, and LLB) briefed on CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION IN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS. At around 3 45 pm, PANEL DISCUSSION began
and the panellist were Dr. Sanjay Gupte, Dr Walke and Adv. Dr. Milind Salunkhe:
wherein the first question was raised by an MBA HHM student that how important
is medical transcription and EMR in document and record keeping, which was
satisfactorily answered by the panellists on podium. Next question was asked by
a LAW student doing course on study of human rights, that what is the essence
of consent to minor? to which the panellist especially Dr. Gupte answered
saying that in the west there is this concept of mature minor wherein the minor
is given right to consent which will be soon implemented in India as well. Similarly
few others also raised their question in regards to legal aspects in hospital
which was satisfactorily answered by the group of panellists. Last but not the
least the session ended by VOTE OF THANKS given by our very own Col. Dr. Vijay
Deshpande, HOD of MBA HHM.
SUBMITTED
BY- Samreen Wanjwarkar
Juhi Chugh
