Privacy and confidentiality

Upon completion, you will be able to:

1. Describe the professional and legal obligations for physicians to protect health information and maintain patient confidentiality.
2. Define the concept of implied consent when sharing patient information within the circle of care.
3. Recognize specific situations where the law requires or allows disclosure of confidential patient information without the consent of the patient.

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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)

This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CMPA. You may claim a maximum of 0.5 hour (credits are automatically calculated).

The College of Family Physicians Canada (CFPC)

This 2-credit-per-hour activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Quebec College of Family Physicians, a continuing professional development accrediting organization recognized by the Collège des médecins du Québec, and has been approved for up to 1.0 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits.

Scientific Planning Committee: Dr. Eileen Bridges¹, Dr. Shirley Lee¹, Dr. Élisabeth Boileau¹, Dr. Cheryl Hunchak¹, Dr. Katherine Larivière¹, Dr. Tino Piscione¹, Dr. Richard Mimeault¹, Dr. Liisa Honey¹

Employees of: 1. Paid employee of the CMPA

Conflict of Interest: The members of the Scientific Planning Committee have no financial or professional affiliation with any organization that can be perceived as a conflict of interest in the context of this online program.