Medical Ethics, Consent and Patient Rights Management

Give healthcare managers and clinical staff a structured grounding in medical ethics, informed consent and patient rights as they apply in South African clinical practice. Through case based discussion, participants examine consent processes, confidentiality obligations, end of life decision making and complaint handling, building consistent, defensible practices that protect both patients and healthcare organisations from disputes.

What you will be able to do

Explain core ethical principles underpinning South African clinical practice.
Apply informed consent processes across different categories of treatment.
Manage patient confidentiality obligations in everyday clinical interactions.
Navigate ethical dilemmas arising in end of life and critical care.
Handle patient complaints related to rights or ethical concerns.
Document consent and ethical decisions in a defensible manner.

Course outline

01Foundations of Medical Ethics
02Informed Consent in Practice
03Confidentiality and Information Sharing
04Ethics in End of Life Care
05Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Teams
06Patient Rights and Complaint Handling
07Documentation and Defensible Practice
08Case Discussions and Applied Scenarios

Who should attend

This course suits clinical managers, doctors, senior nurses, patient advocates and risk officers dealing with consent and ethics questions.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Online	2	US$900
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Medical Ethics, Consent and Patient Rights Management privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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