Activity

Activity ID

10637

Expires

August 8, 2026

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

0.25

Fee

$30

CME Provider: American Medical Association

Description of CME Course

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.

Disclaimers

1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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Educational Objectives

1. Distinguish between privacy and confidentiality
2. Describe the physician's role in maintaining a patient's privacy and confidentiality

Keywords

Law and Medicine, Ethics

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/ama.2019.0468

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