MDU webinar: Principles of confidentiality (Republic of Ireland)

Doctors have a legal and ethical duty to keep all information relating to patients secure, and not to disclose any information to third parties without a patient's consent. The only exceptions are when you're required to disclose information by law or under your ethical or contractual obligations.

Dr Edward Farnan, Dr Michael Devlin and Dr Clare Sweeney, discuss the principles of confidentiality, relevant guidance, and how and when to disclose information to third parties.

This webinar is for doctors in the Republic of Ireland.

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3:20 The principle of ethical confidentiality in medicine
4:47 Data protection, confidentiality and rights in the Republic of Ireland
15:30 Disclosure in the public interest
29:32 Children and disclosure of medical information
33:09 Deceased patients and confidentiality
38:36 Inadvertent breach of confidence
41:39 Disclosing information to the police