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More ways to
protect your career

As a Medical Protection member, you can earn CPD while you learn ways to prevent problems and reduce your risk.

Our convenient range of online courses, included in every membership, offer the flexibility to be completed at any point. This means that you can learn ways to protect your career and patients at times that fit your busy schedule.

No extra cost for members

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Remote Consulting

This course has been developed to help you consult using phone or video as safely and effectively as possible.

What are online courses?

Diary friendly

Completed online

Earn CPD

All Medical Protection members have access to our large selection of short courses, as well as earning you CPD.

Our online courses range from 10 minutes up to 2 hours, where you watch videos and interact digitally on screen.

Accessed on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet they can be started, stopped and resumed at any time – completely flexible around you and the topics you want to train in.

What topics are included?

Medicolegal issues

Professionalism and ethics

Communication and interpersonal skills

Systems and processes

Clinical risk management

Wellbeing

Topical Issues

Most popular courses

Open Disclosure Principles

A crucial part of your job is working effectively with patients and their families or carer(s) when things do not go as they hoped or expected. Open disclosure is an ethical and professional requirement for delivering high quality, safe healthcare.

Reflective Learning for Medical Professionals

This module will give you an overview of what reflection is; along with some practical tips on how to apply the practice of reflection in your everyday Practice.

Safer Prescribing for GPs in Ireland

With increasing claims and complaints against doctors, now is a good time to look at how clinicians can enhance patient safety and reduce the risk in relation to how they manage medicines in primary care.

Remote Consulting

This course has been developed to help you consult using phone or video as safely and effectively as possible.

Learning From Events

Acquire a greater understanding of human error, why things go wrong and what role systems play in these errors.

Medical Records in Secondary Care

Understanding and applying the principles of good record keeping to reduce your medicolegal risk.

How to access our range of online courses

All you need to do is either log in to our online learning hub or activate your account if you haven’t already.