Online Training: Privacy Awareness in Healthcare Training (Ontario)

This course focusses on Ontario regulations for all levels of healthcare staff who handle personal health information and must comply with PHIPA requirements.

This course is suitable for staff at all levels within any organization or clinic that handles personally identifying information. This applies to direct care providers such as physicians, allied health professionals and associates, privacy officers, chiropractic clinics, dentists, and employees or support staff who do not work directly with patients.


Course Details:

  • Duration: 2-2.5 Hours

  • Cost: $36.75 CAD per person

  • Administrators can track completion progress

  • Certificate issued upon completion

  • Easy to use, simple to navigate

  • 9 Modules

  • 6 Quizzes

  • 2 Case studies

  • Final exam

  • 2.5 IAPP Credits

  • 4 CCHL MOC II Credits


Course Topics Include:

  • Correct handling of personal health information

  • Privacy awareness responsibilities for employers and healthcare providers

  • Compliance support through certification

  • Education for staff at all levels, including direct care providers and support staff

  • Training for organizations and clinics that collect, use, or disclose personally identifying information

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand how to correctly handle personal health information

  • Recognize the importance of privacy awareness in healthcare settings

  • Identify responsibilities related to the collection, use, and disclosure of personally identifying information

  • Apply privacy principles across various roles including direct care providers and support staff

  • Support organizational compliance through certified training

Industry Compliance:

This course aligns with and exceeds industry standards by providing comprehensive training on the correct handling of personal health information and complies with PHIPA requirements.

This course supports compliance through a personalized certificate of achievement and ensures that all levels of staff, including direct care providers and support personnel, are educated on privacy awareness. Designed for organizations and clinics that collect, use, or disclose personally identifying information, the training fulfills the responsibility of employers and healthcare providers to educate their employees on privacy practices.