Digital Health Canada and its members abide by the Digital Health Canada Code of Ethics below. When you become a member of Digital Health Canada, you agree to adhere to the following Code of Ethics.
- I will make the health, safety and privacy of all who interact with the health system my highest priority.
- I will treat all persons equally and with respect and dignity. I will not discriminate based on gender, race, culture, religion, political belief, sexual orientation or socio-economic status. I will promote the same behaviour among others.
- I will safeguard information entrusted to me, and will work diligently to protect confidential information and to ensure the integrity and security of health information and information systems.
- I will work collegially with my fellow health informatics professionals, and with members of other professions.
- I will perform my duties diligently and will offer services that I can provide competently and reliably.
- I will anticipate, to the best of my abilities, future developments in health information and technology, and will address ethical questions that may arise in a fair and thoughtful manner.
- I will strive continually to maintain and improve my professional competence and knowledge-base, and to foster the kinds of professional standards that merit the public’s trust.
- I will act professionally and not engage in behaviours that might bring the health informatics profession into disrepute.
- I will avoid conflicts of interest and address them openly, honestly and fairly when they cannot be avoided.
- I will strive to balance my professional obligations in an open, honest and diligent manner, honouring the trust placed in me as a health informatics professional