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March 2019
SCCE March Basic Compliance & Ethics Academy
SCCE’s Basic Compliance & Ethics Academy is a three-and-a-half-day intensive training program. Its faculty is made up of experts in the field. Courses are designed for participants who have a basic knowledge of compliance concepts and some professional experience in a compliance function. Attendees gain comprehensive knowledge of the following: Standards, policies, and procedures Compliance and ethics program administration Communications, education, and training Monitoring, auditing, and internal reporting systems Response and investigation, discipline and incentives Risk assessment The Academy addresses…
Find out more »Seminar on ISO 14971 Risk Management Training-IEC 62304 Risk Management
Course “Applying ISO14971 and IEC62304 – A guide to practical Risk Management” has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant’s RAC recertification upon full completion. Description: Gaps, incorrect or incomplete implementation of safety functionality can delay or make the certification/approval of medical products impossible. Most activities cannot be retroactively performed since they are closely linked into the development lifecycle. Diligent, complete and correct implementation of risk management from the start of product development…
Find out more »Live Webinar on Employment-at-Will
OVERVIEW • You may have heard about at will employment but what does that mean? • If you employ your workers “at-will”, does that mean you can fire them whenever you want? • Does invoking the doctrine of employment-at-will protect you from wrongful termination lawsuit? WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Many employers make the mistake of assuming that because they have an at will employment contract for an employee, terminating that employee will be a done deal—and they often end up…
Find out more »Brexit and Its Impact on the Biotech and Medtech Sectors
12:00 pm Central | 1:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Mountain | 10:00 am Pacific | 9:00 am Alaska | 8:00 am Hawaii-Aleutian* Main points covered: However Brexit pans out, the uncertainties and confusion are impacting business plans, product launches and regulatory and compliance needs? How will businesses planning for Brexit address matters such as regulatory filings, authorised representatives etc? What can be done to address data protection, data sharing and data analytics when U.K. is not in the EU?…
Find out more »Live Webinar on Website Hot Issues: The Next Disability Law Litigation Hotspot
OVERVIEW The Web is an increasingly important resource in many aspects of life: education, employment, government, commerce, health care, recreation, and more. It is essential that the Web be accessible to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities. The Web offers the possibility of unprecedented access to information and interaction for many people with disabilities. The accessibility barriers to print, audio, and visual media can be much more easily overcome through web technologies. There is also…
Find out more »Wishing HIPAA a Happy Birthday While Avoiding any Surprises!
12:00 pm Central | 1:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Mountain | 10:00 am Pacific | 9:00 am Alaska | 8:00 am Hawaii-Aleutian* Main points covered: Avoid some of the most commonly made errors by HIPAA Compliance Professionals when responding to patients that exercise their rights under the HIPAA Privacy Rule Review five audits that can identify whether key processes required by the HIPAA privacy and security regulations are performing satisfactorily How to effectively respond to some of the most…
Find out more »HIPAA Hot Topics and Current Trends
12:00 pm Central | 1:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Mountain | 10:00 am Pacific | 9:00 am Alaska | 8:00 am Hawaii-Aleutian* Main points covered: Recent OCR guidance and areas of focus, what is OCR working on and the OCR 2016 audit program Other regulators rules and guidance, SAMSHA, FTC, Cures Act, GDPR, CCPA, FTC, NIST Cybersecurity Framework Privacy and Security Risk Analysis and hot topics such as enforcement, ransomware, mobile devices, opioids Target audience: This 60-minute overview will…
Find out more »Does the Board Know Your Name?
12:00 pm Central | 1:00 pm Eastern | 11:00 am Mountain | 10:00 am Pacific | 9:00 am Alaska | 8:00 am Hawaii-Aleutian* This presentation will cover: Boards must oversee the organization’s compliance program. Fostering the Board’s engagement with ethics and compliance through periodic, direct, in-person interaction with the ethics and compliance officer can enable the necessary informed oversight, foster the independence of the officer and program, and demonstrate the importance and value of the compliance function to the organization…
Find out more »Ethical Challenges in a Digital World and Ethical Decision-making Strategies
Overview: Today’s behavioral health practitioners face a wide range of unprecedented ethical challenges related to their use of digital and other technology. Is it ethical for practitioners (mental health counselors,social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, marriage and family therapists, and substance use counselors) to use technology to provide services remotely to clients they never meet in person? How should practitioners manage boundary issues associated with online communications with current and former clients? How should practitioners respond to “friend” requests they receive from…
Find out more »SCCE Boston Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences
SCCE Regional Conferences provide a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational opportunities for compliance professionals to strengthen the industry. Topics Covered: Using Data to Measure Culture Ethics, Compliance & Corporate Responsibility Defining Borders in the age of Social Media Diversity and Inclusion with Your Professional Services Providers Professional Skepticism International Ethics
Find out more »April 2019
HIPAA and Ransomware: Protect Against Attacks and Violation Penalties
Overview: Ransomware has been around for quite some time. The challenge for the ransomer has been to stay anonymous while receiving payment. That has been difficult historically because methods of payment (credit card, check, paypal) require personal identification. With the advent of crypto-currency – bitcoin, ransomware has had a rebirth of popularity. Crypto-currency is completely anonymous. Payments can be made, or demanded, without any knowledge of who is paying or receiving payment. As the payment side has been simplified, so…
Find out more »Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Bullying and Abuse: How to Avoid Inappropriate Workplace Behaviors
OVERVIEW This one hour course is designed for all employees in your organization. It is intended to help employees learn how to behave appropriately in today’s workplace and the consequences of inappropriate workplace behavior. It has become clear that complaints are being made and honored about behaviors that in the past had seemed “too mild” to worry about. Only egregious sexual misconduct was brought to the attention of those in charge. Not so anymore! Today, even the mildest form of harassment, discrimination…
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