Navigating patient confidentiality, social media and professional boundaries
- Thursday 13th August 2026
- 18:00 – 19:45
- Earn 2 ethics CPD points
During this webinar, the HPCSA Booklet 5: Confidentiality – Protecting and Providing Information and HPCSA Booklet 16: Ethical Guidelines on social media will be explored from a South African legal and ethical practice perspective. The webinar will offer insights into the complexities of digital communication, including WhatsApp and social media use, consent, online reviews and cybersecurity, while focusing on protecting patient confidentiality and public trust across all forms of communication.
The audience will have an opportunity to listen and engage with clinical, legal and medicolegal subject matter experts. During the webinar, a range of learning opportunities will be offered including short lectures, interactive case studies, audience polling and Q&A.
This webinar will focus on healthcare practitioners engaging in digital communication with patients and colleagues. Administrative staff working in these practices are welcome to join the discussion.
Joining us as panellists will be Emma Sadleir, South Africa’s leading expert on social media law, and Dr Isabel do Vale, a practising medical practitioner and President-elect of APRASSA. Attendance will qualify for 2 Ethics CPD points and EthiQal Recognition Programme points.
