Professionalism and Professional Standards Course for Healthcare Professionals

Module 1: Introduction to Professionalism

• Defining professionalism and its importance in healthcare
• Core values and standards for doctors and nurses
• Professional identity formation

Module 2: Quality Care and Patient Safety

• Practicing with compassion, respect and maintaining confidentiality
• Ensuring competence and keeping knowledge and skills up to date
• Prioritizing patient safety and quality of care delivered

Module 3: Ethical Practice and Decision Making

• Applying bioethical principles of autonomy, beneficence and justice
• Navigating ethical issues and dilemmas in practice
• Informed consent and documentation standards

Module 4: Communication Skills

• Communicating effectively with patients and their families
• Collaborating as part of an interprofessional healthcare team
• Dealing with complex communication challenges

Module 5: Maintaining Professional Boundaries

• Managing interpersonal relationships and potential conflicts of interest
• Appropriate self-disclosure and avoiding dual relationships
• Recognizing signs of professional impairment

Module 6: Continuing Professional Development

• Participating in lifelong learning essential for any profession
• Self-assessment and reflective practice tools and techniques
• Revalidation and relicensing requirements

Module 7: Legal and Regulatory Compliance

• Understanding and adhering to relevant laws and codes of conduct
• Mandatory reporting, scope of practice and compliance standards
• Processes for handling complaints or disciplinary action

Module 8: Leadership and Management

• Concepts of accountability, responsibility and resource stewardship
• ManagingTeams, handling conflict and leading change
• Participating in governance, policy development and quality initiatives

Module 9: Cultural Humility and Diversity

• Embracing diversity and providing culturally sensitive care
• Avoiding discrimination and biases to facilitate access and equity
• Applying cultural safety frameworks

Module 10: Professionalism in Challenging Times

• Self-care, burnout prevention and mental wellbeing promotion
• Navigating complexity, ambiguity and societal pressures on healthcare systems
• Future trends and practicing with resilience