Confidentiality
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Course Information
Why should I take this course?
This micro skills course from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health introduces the main principles and legal aspects of confidentiality as applied to the care of young people. It will also help you understand the practical issues related to delivery of confidential services to young people. The micro skills course also examines the circumstances under which you may have to break confidentiality, where accidental disclosure may occur and what action needs to be taken.
Are the programs accredited for continuous professional development (CPD) or continuing medical education (CME)?
Our courses have been developed and are delivered by Talisium's global network of content providers including universities and various professional bodies whose work underpins CPD for healthcare professionals.
Certificates of completion will be available and can be downloaded once a course has been completed. These can be used as evidence of learning for training and CPD purposes. You will need to check with your governing body about CPD standards and requirements.
Unless otherwise stated, certificates issued through Talisium are not qualifications of any formal assessment.
Do I need any prior qualifications or experience?
Our courses and programs have been designed to meet the needs of a broad range of trainees and qualified healthcare professionals. For most courses, we do not ask that you hold certain qualifications or meet certain criteria.
Some courses are aligned to specialist medical curricula so there is a certain level of medical knowledge required in these cases. On the whole, however, the courses and programs are accessible to a broad audience of learners.
Validate your learning
Each participant receives a certificate upon course completion.
What you can expect
A 30 minute eLearning course containing interactive content and activities.
This course is ideal for
All health professionals.
Overview
Here is what you will cover in
this course
Identify the duty of confidentiality in healthcare as it applies to young people
Outline ways to promote the concept of confidentiality for young people within the health services
Identify circumstances where you may need to break confidentiality
Identify who you need to consult if you are breaking confidentiality and state what to do if an accidental disclosure occurs
Describe the legal issues which surround the breaking of confidentiality, including reporting a crime and access to health records
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