Cybersecurity and privacy: risks and obligations for your practice

In the Cybersecurity and privacy: risks and obligations for your practice webinar, our experts provide an overview of key privacy principles and outlines the risks and obligations for your practice.

Topics include: 

  • Fundamental privacy principles and general obligations
  • Implications of cybersecurity and privacy breaches for your business
  • Practical tips to help you comply with your privacy obligations
  • How PracticeHub can help your practice manage cybersecurity risks.

About the experts

Justin Fung
Head of Commercial and Corporate, Avant Law

Justin Fung is a lawyer and the Head of Commercial and Corporate in our Avant Law team. Justin has over 15 years’ experience advising in commercial, corporate, risk, compliance, governance, regulatory enforcement and dispute resolution. He advises clients in the private and public sectors.

Justin was previously General Counsel of a national allied health group of companies and held Group and Divisional Head of Legal roles in a major ASX-listed health company, whose operations covered medical and dental centres, allied health, pathology, diagnostic imaging, assisted reproductive technologies, day surgeries and hospitals.

Prior to these in-house legal roles, Justin was an Executive Counsel with the global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, where he practised for over 10 years.

Anna-Maria Gibb
Senior Product Manager, PracticeHub

Anna-Maria Gibb is an experienced healthcare management professional and trainer. With over 25 years in a career spanning primary healthcare, education and health technology, she is a leader in technology driven healthcare safety, quality and operational business excellence. 

To support the digital transition in healthcare, Anna-Maria co-founded MyPracticeManual, now PracticeHub by Avant, an online practice management tool to support risk management and quality improvement systems for healthcare organisations that lead to improved patient health outcomes.

As PracticeHub’s Senior Product Manager, Anna-Maria continues to provide strategic and subject matter expertise across Avant’s Technology in Practice division.

About PracticeHub

PracticeHub is a simpler, safer and more efficient way to manage a quality practice. We have developed our Practice Operations Software to simplify practice management, with a suite of integrated applications and complementary services that puts you in control so that nothing falls between the cracks.

This article is not comprehensive and does not constitute legal or medical advice. You should seek legal or other professional advice before relying on its content, and practise proper clinical decision making with regard to the individual circumstances. Persons implementing any recommendations contained in this article must exercise their own independent skill or judgement or seek appropriate professional advice relevant to their own particular practice. Compliance with any recommendations will not in any way guarantee discharge of the duty of care owed to patients and others coming into contact with the health professional or practice. Avant is not responsible to you or anyone else for any loss suffered in connection with the use of this information. Information is only current at the date initially published. © Avant Mutual Group Limited 2023.

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