Rising Litigation Trends in Australia: How to Safeguard Your Business

On the 10^th of September, APAN CEO Tina Viney was invited to attend the Inaugural Expert Witness Symposium 2024 in Sydney.

The event brought together some of Australia’s most notable legal experts such as the Hon. Justice E A Cheeseman, Federal Court of Australia and the Hon. T Bathurst AC KC – former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of NSW.

The event discussed how industries are progressively becoming more specialised, contributing to the growing complexities of litigation in Australia and the need for both the courts and lawyers to work with industry experts. The importance of ethical and unbiased information on which cases can be judged was stressed.

Over 350 experts and lawyers attended the event which delivered an incredible program on

• Challenges and Best Practices in the Future of Expert Testimony
• Assumptions
• Expert Witness Selection and Responsibilities
• Legal Professional Privilege
• Expert Independence
• Concurrent Evidence and Cross-Examination

Relevance to the aesthetics industry

• Through her extensive involvement over several years with litigation cases Tina Viney was able to directly identify recurring incidences of adverse reactions and determine specific recurring factors that are contributing to many of these cases.

“As my priority is to use my expertise to protect our industry, I was able to bring this data across to benchmark the development of protective protocols and precautionary measures against the risk of burns and adverse reactions,” Tina confirmed.

This valuable experience has contributed to the launch of the Apan risk management policies and procedures for phototherapy treatments.

• We highly recommend that this document should be accessed by any business or practitioner who provides laser, IPL or other phototherapy treatments, or procedures that can potentially contribute to reactions.

What you will receive

The Manual

• This 18-page Best-Practice Document is the most comprehensive of its kind
• Containing updated information provides businesses with a higher level of Risk Management for updating and improving safe practices and minimising the risk of error and adverse reactions.

• The document is easy to follow and can be incorporated as a chapter in a business’s Policies and Procedures Manual or as part of your staff training manual. 

The document provides 12 chapters covering

• The 10 Risk Management Assessment Strategies
• Mastering Fitzpatrick Skin Phototypes
• The Consultation Process – key considerations
• Revisiting Contraindications
• What conditions require medical approval
• Conditions that require a waiting period and how much time
• Client Consent Form update – important protocols
• Pre-Treatment care
• Post-Treatment care
• Treatment Record Keeping
• Adverse Reaction Protocols

You will also receive

• APAN Code of Ethics

Decal

• To advertise and promote your compliance with industry Best Practice Standards, we have designed a transparent, window or front door Decal promoting the following:

“This establishment abides by the Risk-management and Best practice standards for safety and efficacy as set out by the Aesthetics Practitioners Advisory Network (APAN) – Australia’s leading Standards Body/Association.”

Can I purchase this document if I am not a member of APAN?

• Non-members are $220 and you can access it here (No login required)

I am an APAN member

Members can access the document for $150 | Just log in via the top right using your email/username and password and access our resource discounts at checkout ( this is applied automatically when you log in)

Safeguard your business and allow it to stand out. Be proud to promote your compliance to the highest industry Best Practice Standards. Strengthen your competitive advantage and protect your reputation.

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