6 Confidentiality

Please ensure you have read and understood the Placements in Coursework Programs Policy and understand that:

It is the responsibility of the student to:

• conduct themselves professionally, within their expected scope of practice, in accordance with any legal and/or policy requirements of the Host Organisation, including completion of any mandatory training; and
• comply with relevant policies and procedures of The University of Queensland, including the Student Charter, and external regulatory requirements (including visa requirements).

As part of the Student Charter, UQ expects you to:

• conduct yourself in a professional manner while undertaking industrial placements or other forms of clinical or practice-based experience, and respect the confidentiality of patient, client or commercial information made available to you as part of your practical learning activities Patient Privacy and Confidentiality in Healthcare
• give to any person, directly or indirectly, any information acquired during the placement, that may lead to identification of someone receiving or who has received a service / treatment unless the Student is compelled to do so by law, or the person being identified consents to it, or the information is required for further treatment of the person being identified.
• give to any person, directly or indirectly, any information acquired during the placement relating to financial or business management practices of the preceptors, the placement site and the Agency providing the placement unless the student has obtained express permission from the preceptor / Agency to do so, or unless the Student is compelled by law to provide the information.
• access, read, record, communicate, OR attempt to access, read, record, communicate any written or electronic information concerning any person receiving or who has received a service/treatment UNLESS specifically directed or permitted to do so by the placement preceptor/Agency, and then only for the purposes of carrying out a specific activity as part of the placement training.
• share on social media any placement opinions, information, experiences, images, videos, audio clips, websites and applications used for social networking*, UNLESS specifically directed or permitted to do so by the university AND the preceptor/ Agency.