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Professionalism for Healthcare Professionals

Course Description

Professionalism for Healthcare Professionals (Ireland) is a CPD course designed to help practitioners across disciplines understand, apply, and demonstrate professionalism as defined by their Irish regulators (Medical Council, NMBI, PSI, Dental Council, CORU, etc.).


Professionalism goes beyond clinical skill. It includes honesty, accountability, respect, probity, and integrity in every patient and colleague interaction. Irish regulators classify professionalism as a condition of registration, essential for safe care and sustaining public trust.


This course explores the attributes of professionalism, the consequences of lapses, and practical strategies for embedding professional behaviours into daily practice. With case examples from across Irish healthcare, participants will learn how to evidence professionalism in communication, teamwork, documentation, and regulatory contexts such as remediation or fitness-to-practise processes.

Course Content

Course Objectives
Course Objectives
Section 1: Introduction — Why Professionalism Matters in Irish Healthcare
1.1 What Is Professionalism in Healthcare?
1.2 Why Professionalism Matters for Patients
1.3 Why Professionalism Matters for Regulators
1.4 Professionalism as Part of Identity
1.5 Consequences of Professionalism Lapses
1.6 Reflective Quiz
Section 2: Core Attributes of Professionalism
2.1 Honesty and Probity
2.2 Accountability
2.3 Respect and Dignity
2.4 Clinical Competence
2.5 Professional Boundaries
2.6 Communication and Collaboration
2.7 Reflection and Insight
2.8 Resilience and Professional Identity
2.9 Reflective Quiz
Section 3: Regulator Perspectives — Irish Standards
3.1 The Medical Council of Ireland
3.2 Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
3.3 Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI)
3.4 Dental Council of Ireland
3.5 CORU — Health and Social Care Professionals Council
3.6 Shared Regulator Themes
3.7 Reflective Quiz
Section 4: Common Lapses in Professionalism and Their Consequences
4.1 Dishonesty and Lack of Probity
4.2 Poor Communication and Disrespect
4.3 Boundary Violations
4.4 Failure to Maintain Competence
4.5 Conflicts of Interest and Financial Misconduct
4.6 Digital Misconduct
4.7 Consequences of Professional Lapses
4.8 Reflective Quiz
Section 5: Reflection, Insight, and Remediation in Professionalism Cases
5.1 Reflection — Honest Self-Examination
5.2 Insight — Recognising Seriousness and Impact
5.3 Remediation — Corrective Action and Evidence
5.4 Weak vs Strong Responses in Regulator Cases
5.5 Integration of Reflection, Insight, and Remediation
5.6 Reflective Quiz
Section 6: Weak vs Strong Demonstrations of Professionalism
6.1 Clinical Error — Medication Mismanagement
6.2 Record-Keeping Breach
6.3 Boundary Concern
6.4 Financial Misconduct
6.5 Disrespectful Communication
6.6 Shared Lessons Across Professions
6.7 Reflective Quiz
Section 7: Case Studies — Professionalism Across Healthcare Settings in Ireland
7.1 Hospital Medicine — Documentation Lapse
7.2 Nursing Practice — Confidentiality Breach
7.3 Community Pharmacy — Commercial Pressure
7.4 Dental Practice — Consent and Autonomy
7.5 Allied Health (CORU) — Boundary Violation
7.6 Cross-Case Lessons
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