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The message of this year’s Privacy Awareness Week 2020 in early May was encouraging businesses and individuals to ‘reboot your privacy’. The Pharmacy Guild says pharmacies are advised to be guided by the key principles of good privacy practice and to have the right controls in place when responding to the COVID-19 situation. They should consider the privacy risks, collect only what is necessary, delete or de-identify information that’s no longer required for legal purposes, be transparent in how they handle personal information and give customers a choice where possible. To assist pharmacies in maintaining privacy compliance, the Guild has launched a CPD-accredited learning module for pharmacists to better understand their obligations when accessing My Health Record information, and specifically the My Health Record Security and Access Policy. The module consists of three topics relating to policies, practices and systems that pharmacies should have in place to ensure data security and patient privacy: • Why a Security and Access Policy is required. • • The standard industry policy template: contents and the definitions and terminology used within the policy template. The obligations to review, update and communicate changes of the policy. The module also contains video examples demonstrating the practical use of the policy, and a downloadable checklist to ensure the pharmacists’ checklist complies with My Health Record’s rule requirements, and the expectations of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. The training resource is available at guilded.guild.org.au and is open to all pharmacists and pharmacy assistants. The module has been accredited for one hour of Group 1 CPD (or 1 CPD credit) suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan, which can be converted to one hour of Group 2 CPD (or 2 CPD credits) on successful completion of relevant assessment activities. For more information, contact Guild Learning and Development on 1800 049 056 or email learninganddevelopment@guild.org.au. INDUSTRY UPDATES 7 ‘PRIVACY WEEK’ LAUNCH OF NEW MY HEALTH RECORD CPD THANK YOU... to all our community pharmacists and pharmacy assistants for working tirelessly on the coronavirus pandemic frontline. The Guild is supporting you and your business. guild.org.au RETAIL PHARMACY ASSISTANTS • JUN 2020