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17 September 2025
Privacy policy development guide
11 September 2025
Protecting your practice - key person insurance explained
Safeguard your medical practice's finances with key person insurance. Discover how it protects income & covers costs if a member dies, falls ill or is disabled.
09 September 2025
7 steps to avoiding a human data breach
Human error continues to be a major cause of data breaches in healthcare. Here are seven steps to help you avoid one.
07 September 2025
Cyber security
At some stage in either your professional or personal life you may become the victim of a cyber incident. Preparation for such an event and knowing what to do if an incident occurs is essential to minimise the damage.
03 September 2025
Emailing patients: what to include in your policy
Use this checklist when putting together your practice’s policy and procedures for email communication with patients. It helps you consider consent, privacy, security, documentation, and staff responsibilities so you can meet your privacy obligations and communicate with patients safely and effectively.
31 August 2025
Understanding privacy and security risks
This course will give you an understanding of privacy and cyber security risks and how they impact information security in healthcare. This course covers: Privacy and cyber definitions and background information Key concepts in how you engage with personal information Cyber security basics Social engineering basics An introduction to data breach management
28 August 2025
Risk management 101
This 5 minute video by Karen Castle, Risk Adviser, Avant explains the concept of risk management and how it can help manage the risks you may face in your practice.
28 August 2025
Education plans
This 5 minute video by Karen Castle, Risk Adviser, Avant explores the education plan program Avant offers for members and how it may assist you to demonstrate your commitment to quality and professionalism.