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Disney Is Transforming Children’s Hospitals with Innovative Experiences [Video]

This past week, The Walt Disney Company and nonprofit organization Starlight Children’s Foundation partnered together to bring innovative experiences to the Children’s National Hospital (CNH) in Washington, D.C. This event is one of several that Disney has put on as part of their five-year, $100 million commitment to transforming how patients and their families go through their hospital experience.

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Related: Miracles Happen: Disney’s Commitment to Children’s Hospitals

This event was Encanto-themed, honoring Hispanic Heritage Month. The objective of this event was to give children who are really sick, along with their families, the opportunity to have a more positive and memorable experience while in the hospital. With Disney innovation, patients at CNH had the opportunity to experience legendary Disney storytelling through interactive settings, like installations, murals, and play areas.

At CNH, which is one of the nation’s top-five ranked pediatric hospitals, Disney helped provide innovative experiences to patients and their families. These included experiences …

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register