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HIV/AIDS and the Privacy of Health Information Info Sheets

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
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Agency: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Sponsor: 
Health Canada - Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS
Date: 
2004
Pages: 
15
Summary: 
A series of seven information sheets produced by the HIV/AIDS Legal Network with funding from Health Canada to address issues of privacy related to health information. The information sheets include: 1. The Importance of Privacy of Health Information for People Living with HIV/AIDS; 2. Privacy, Confidentiality, and Privilege: Related Legal Concepts; 3. Legal Protection of Privacy and Confidentiality in Canadian Law; 4. Privacy Principles; 5. Limits on Privacy and Confidentiality of Health Information; 6. Patient Confidentiality and Preventing Harm to Others; 7. Privacy Protection under Quebec Law
Keywords: 
Canada; ethics; health information; Health Canada; HIV; HIV/AIDS Legal Network; legal issues; patients' rights; privacy; Quebec