Patient Confidentiality and POPIA in Digital Health
A half day on the legal and ethical duty of confidentiality in a digital setting: POPIA and the Nursing Council's ethical standards, patient information on phones, WhatsApp and email, photographs and social media, electronic records and access, and what to do when a breach happens.
- Duration
- Half a day (3 hours)
- Level
- Beginner
- Delivery
- On site, remote or in Thohoyandou
- CPD
- 3 hours · endorsement applied for
- Apply POPIA and the duty of confidentiality to digital records
- Handle patient information on phones, email and messaging safely
- Avoid breaches through photos and social media
- Respond correctly when a breach happens
Registered and enrolled nurses, midwives and nurse managers.
None.
3 hours of CPD for Nurses and midwives registered with SANC. Recognition by the South African Nursing Council is being applied for. Once granted, certificates will show the SANC CPD points with each nurse's SANC reference number.
Your certificate shows the CPD hours, your professional registration number, how attendance and learning were checked, and a link anyone can use to verify it. How CPD points work