Activity ID
10637Expires
August 8, 2026Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.25Fee
$30CME 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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ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
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
