Welcome to the Privacy Home Page

This ever-growing site will provide information to LHSC staff, physicians, volunteers, and contracted staff with information related to LHSC’s work to comply with the Ontario privacy legislation PHIPA (Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004).

Staff, physicians, volunteers, students, and contracted staff have a legal and ethical responsibility to protect the privacy of patients/residents/clients, their families, as well as the privacy of staff, physicians, volunteers and contracted staff, and ensure confidentiality is maintained.

Privacy
The right of an individual to control how their personal information is used.

Confidentiality
The moral, ethical, professional, and employment obligation of individuals to protect the information entrusted to them.

Click here to start the E-Learning: Privacy and Confidentiality Education

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