Date: 19 February 2016
Time: 9:30am – 3:20pm (Registration from 8:30am)
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
RSVP by: 5.00pm on Wednesday 17 February
Enquiries to: lawcpd@3upartnership.ie
Masterclass Programme below:
CPD Accreditation:
– Medical Professionals: 5 CPD points
– Legal Professionals: CPD certificates will be provided
Attendance Fee:
The fee will cover attendance for the full conference as well as tea/coffee and lunch.
– Legal and Medical Professionals €200.00* inclusive of VAT.
– Students/Year 1 and 2 Devils /NGOs/Representative Organisations/Part-time employment – €25* (proof required).
**This Event is now fully booked**
Masterclass Programme
| Time | Programme Details |
| 08.30 | Registration with tea, coffee & pastries |
| 09:30 | Opening Remarks by Ms Justice Marie Baker |
| Session 1 | Chair: Ms Justice Marie Baker |
| 09:40 | The International Human Rights Framework: Putting the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Legislation into Context Speaker: Dr Charles O’Mahony, NUIG |
| 10:20 | Legal Principles of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Legislation Speaker: Professor Mary Donnelly, UCC |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Coffee and Networking |
| Session 2 | Chair: Professor David Smith (RCSI) |
| 11:20 | Mechanisms in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Legislation Speaker: Patricia Richard Clarke |
| 12:00 | Advance Care Directives Speaker: Dr Adam McAuley, DCU |
| 12:40- 14:00 | Lunch and Networking |
| Session 3 | Chair: Professor Michael Doherty (Maynooth University) |
| 14:00 | Implications of Advance Care Directives from an Ethical Perspective Speaker: Dr Joan McCarthy, UCC |
| 14:40 | Implications of the 2015 Act from a Clinical Perspective Speaker: Professor Brendan Kelly, UCD, Mater Hospital |
| 15:10 | Closing Remarks by Chair |
| 15:20 | Programme Close |
Speakers
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Ms Justice Marie Baker |
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Dr Charles O’Mahony, Centre for Disability Law and Policy, School of Law, NUI Galway |
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Professor Mary Donnelly, School of Law, UCC |
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Ms Patricia Richard Clarke, Former Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission |
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Dr Adam McAuley School of Law and Government DCU |
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Dr Joan McCarthy School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC |
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Professor Brendan Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist |