Innovations in Procedure and Case Management at Ontario's Health Professions Discipline Tribunals 

Nov. 27, 2025
Online

Expert Strategies for Trial Preparation

OBA Health Law PROGRAM | On Demand
Original Program Date: November 27, 2025

The Health Professions Discipline Tribunals (HPDT) bring together the discipline tribunals of six Ontario health colleges. Key innovations at the HPDT include modernizing the Rules of Procedure, expanding case management and incorporating innovative adjudicative techniques to streamline hearings. Join our expert panel, including the Tribunal Chair and lawyers representing regulators and health professionals, as they discuss these changes, their implementation and the impact. 

Utilizing specific examples reported in published decisions, we’ll unpack:

  • Key procedural innovations at the HPDT;
  • The Tribunals’ approach to case management and how new processes have been applied in recent cases; and
  • How you can represent your clients more effectively in HPDT proceedings.


PROGRAM CHAIRS

Debbie Boswell, Lerners LLP
Sarah E. Martens, Lerners LLP

SPEAKERS

Neil M. Abramson, Torkin Manes LLP
Emily Graham, Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc Barristers & Solicitors
Andrew Matheson, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Debra McKenna, WeirFoulds LLP
David Wright, Chair, Health Professions Discipline Tribunals
Dionne Woodward, Tribunal Counsel, Health Professions Discipline Tribunals

Single Registration

CBA Member: $122* | CBA Student Member: $68* | Non-Member: $180*

(includes e-materials access) *plus applicable taxes

Group registration (4 or more)

CBA Member: $3427* | Non-Member: $630*

(includes e-materials access) *plus applicable taxes

 

 

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