ALRP FREE Fall 2017 MCLE Training Programs 10/10

HIV/AIDS & Confidentiality – A Review of Privacy Rights and Remedies

• Tuesday, October 10, 5:30-7:00pm

• Presented by Jim Wood, Esq. – Law Offices of James M. Wood (woodlaw-oakland.com)

• Bar Association of San Francisco - 301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, Board Room, San Francisco, CA 94111

• 1.5 General CLE Credits

• Overview: HIV+ clients often find that the privacy of their status is regularly overlooked by healthcare workers, social workers, and others who inadvertently disclose their HIV/AIDS status. This disclosure is often emotionally devastating and financially disastrous. Fortunately, California courts have long recognized the right to privacy for those living with HIV/AIDS. This training will discuss the common law and statutory law protections that safeguard confidentiality. It will also analyze various violations of this right and the remedies for these violations.