Practitioner Course

Protecting Your Practice: Legal Documents Every Health Practitioner Needs

Find out what the essential legal documents and practical strategies needed to protect your practice, reduce risk, and ensure compliance are.
Format

Online Course
1 lesson

Availability

12 Months OR Subscriber Pass

Duration

1 hour total

Presenter

Chantel Ryan

About this course

Legal compliance is a vital foundation for any health practice. Yet, many clinicians are uncertain about which documents they must have, how to create them, and how to minimise risk without sacrificing client trust or business growth.

Chantel Ryan is a business lawyer and integrative health expert with over 17 years of experience working with health practitioners. As the founder of Legally Healthy and an ATMS Director, Chantel brings a practical approach to navigating legal requirements and protecting the interests of modern health and wellness businesses.

In this presentation, Chantel details the essential legal documents and compliance strategies every practitioner needs from privacy policies to informed consent, from service agreements to intellectual property protections. Learn how to avoid costly legal pitfalls and enhance your practice’s credibility and professionalism.

This is a clear, actionable session designed for both new and established practitioners.
What you receive:
  • A personalised certificate of completion including continuing education hours
  • Clear protocol explanations from some of the world's top practitioners
  • Clinical pearls for improved practice results
  • Access to your audio and video recordings via the App Store
  • A downloadable PDF of the presenter’s slides
  • Links to all referenced research papers and useful clinical handouts
  • Access to the community hub where you can get answers to your questions

From this course you will learn

  • The essential legal documents required for health practitioners in Australia and New Zealand, including privacy policies, website terms, terms of sale, and informed consent
  • The main risks of non-compliance (including fines, complaints, and security breaches) and how to avoid them
  • How to differentiate between employees and contractors and why this matters for legal compliance
  • Practical strategies for implementing and updating legal documents as your practice grows
  • How to set up clear refund and cancellation policies to reduce disputes
  • Special considerations for expanding your practice (such as retreats, podcasts, room rentals, and NDAs)
  • Where to find reliable document templates and resources tailored for wellness professionals

What's in this course

Your Presenter

Chantel Ryan

Chantel Ryan is an Australian Naturopath and Lawyer with over 17 years of experience in commercial law. She is the founder of Legally Healthy, a company that provides legal templates and educational resources specifically for Australian health and wellness practitioners. Her expertise is a result of her dual background as both a non-practicing lawyer and a qualified naturopath and health coach. She also has a clinical practice, Real Functional Health, which offers naturopathic and functional health services to clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Chantel currently serves as a Director and Vice President of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society, where she advocates for natural health practitioners and helps shape the future of the industry. Her legal background includes working at top-tier law firms and serving as a General Counsel for a national media company. She has also authored the presentation Protecting your Practice: The Essential Documents Every Health Practitioner Needs
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