The Ombuds Blog: ABA Webinar to Spotlight Ombuds in Healthcare

October 23, 2015

ABA Webinar to Spotlight Ombuds in Healthcare

The American Bar Association will host a lunchtime webinar, "Toward a Healthy Workplace: The Role of the Organizational Ombuds in the Healthcare Setting" on November 4, 2015, This webinar focuses on the role of the Ombuds who serve employees in three major healthcare settings: MD Anderson Cancer Center, the National Institutes of Health, and Akron General Hospital.

The Ombuds panelists will be Howard Gadlin from NIH, Donna Douglass Williams from M.D. Anderson, and Laurie Miller Patterson from Akron General Hospital; Professor of Internal Medicine Haavi Morreim JD, PhD, from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will moderate. The webinar is free for Members of the ABA Sections of Dispute Resolution or Health Law, and just $25 for Non-ABA members. (ABA Events.)

Related posts: ABA/Dispute Resolution Section Ombuds Committee Seeks Members; ABA Business Law Section: "The Ombuds Are Coming!"; ABA Committee Outlines its Goals; ABA Dispute Resolutions Newsletter Focuses on Ombuds; Guide to Ombuds Sessions at 2015 ABA Dispute Resolution Conference; ABA Announces Fellowship in Dispute Resolution.

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Vik Kapoor10/24/2015 8:35 AM
Thanks for posting, Tom! I encourage everyone to listen in and also join the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's Ombuds Committee (which is chaired by Chuck Howard)
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Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

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Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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