Privacy Awareness in Healthcare – Pharmacy

Pharmacies handle the sensitive and personal information of hundreds of people every day. They are trusted by their customers to ensure the protection of their prescription profiles, health information, and other personally identifying data. This is why pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, and other pharmacy staff in Canada are required to comply with federal and provincial health information protection and privacy rules. It is critical for pharmacies to maintain their knowledge and understanding of best practices and compliance obligations regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of customer and patient information. Ensuring all members of a pharmacy team are up to date on these rules and regulations can be challenging – this is where Corridor’s online training program for pharmacists and their employees can help. 

Regular privacy training protects customers, staff, and your business. The key components of your training strategy must revolve around ensuring compliance with privacy laws to mitigate risk of a privacy breach. Everyone involved in your business – pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, office managers, contractors, and consultants must understand how to correctly handle personal information so it remains confidential and secure. Maintaining high standards that safeguard information privacy and security is an essential aspect of asset management for any healthcare service, including pharmacies.

Corridor’s training includes a personalized printable certificate of achievement to support compliance and is also pre-approved by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) for continuing education credits. Our training delivers industry best practices and is ideal for all levels of staff in any community pharmacy or pharmacy clinic that collects and stores personally identifying information.