Physicians have a duty to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of their patients. As part of the Privacy and Confidentiality series, this Code of Medical Ethics module navigates ethical challenges as they relate to various types of privacy and confidentiality, such as physical, decisional, and associational privacy. Learn to distinguish between privacy and confidentiality, and describe the physician's role in protecting privacy and confidentiality.
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Education from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics is a series of interactive modules that provide training to assist physicians and healthcare professionals in thinking about the foundational values of conduct defining their honorable behavior. Learn more
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AMA CME Accreditation Information
Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME Disclosure Statement: Unless noted, all individuals in control of content report no relevant financial relationships.
Credit Renewal Date: August 16, 2021
Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.
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