Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Misconduct course
All registrants and applicants must complete the online education course Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Misconduct as a prerequisite for receiving a practice permit. Active, practising registrants must complete the course by September 2021 to renew their 2021-2022 practice permit.
Log in and start the courseWHY IS THIS A REQUIREMENT?
The Government of Alberta passed Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients, which came into force April 1, 2019. The Act directs that all health profession regulators establish a patient relations program which includes training for registrants on protecting patients from sexual abuse and sexual misconduct. The College collaborated with the Alberta Federation of Regulated Health Professions to develop education modules on protecting patients from sexual abuse and sexual misconduct for all regulated health professions in Alberta.
The mandatory Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Misconduct course covers expectations for the nursing profession and its relationships with patients. The knowledge and application of these expectations by registrants will help to protect patients from sexual abuse and misconduct.
HOW TO COMPLETE THE COURSE SUCCESSFULLY
The course requires you to achieve 100 per cent on the quiz and complete the components below.