Overview

During this webinar, the HPCSA Booklet 7: Guidelines for the Withholding and Withdrawing of Treatment and HPCSA Booklet 17: Ethical Guidelines on Palliative Care will be explored from a South African legal and ethical practice perspective. The webinar will offer insights into the complexities of withholding, treating, withdrawing and palliating patients while focusing on offering ethical and compassionate care to both patients and their loved ones.

The audience will have an opportunity to listen and engage with clinical, legal and medical malpractice insurance subject matter experts. During the webinar, a range of learning opportunities will be offered including short lectures, interactive case studies with a series of multiple choice questions, panel discussions, and audience Q&A.

This webinar will focus on specialist practices. Administrative staff working in these practices are welcome to join the discussion.

Earn CPD Points

This webinar is CPD accredited for 2 ethical points.
CPD certificates will only be issued to all attendees following the webinar and will be sent via e-mail.

Required attendance at the webinar:
The Zoom platform provides a list of delegates who logged in to watch the webinar. This record will be used as proof of attendance to allocate CPD points.

PLEASE NOTE: Attendees must attend for more than 45 minutes to be awarded 1 ethics CPD point and the full webinar to be awarded 2 ethics CPD points.

Access to the recorded webinar if you were unable to watch it live:
If you were unable to watch the webinar live, you will be able to access a recorded version on the EthiQal website (note that the recording will be available from the 15^th May 2026).