Information Sharing

On your job have you ever...

• felt that "privacy legislation" is too restrictive and creates a barrier to providing effective services to your clients?
• asked another organization or individual to share or disclose a client's personal/health information?  Have you become frustrated when they refused because of Privacy Legislation?
• receive requests from former clients, family members, agencies, government organizations, police offers or law enforcement officials asking for client information?
• attended community stakeholders meetings where you share client information with other agencies and goverment departments?

Information Sharing is a cross-ministry training initiative created to address concerns raised by organizations and service providers throughout Alberta on the impact of privacy legislation and their ability to share information with each other. 

The intent of the training is to ensure that there is a common understanding of how the various pieces of program and privacy legislation allow for the delivery of services to children, youth, adults, and families in an integrated or collaborative manner.  In other words, starting with a “convince me” rather then a “no”.

The training is free to all participants.