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NMDP Confidentiality Training

Protecting the rights and privacy of transplant recipients and blood stem cell donors is a priority for NMDPSM. 

As part of our commitment to maintaining confidentiality, NMDP has established the following training requirement for all Network centers.

Target Audience

  • Staff accessing NMDP Donor-Identifying Information and/or Patient-Identifying Information:
    • Through NMDP systems, internal systems, or direct email with NMDP, and/or
    • With knowledge of the donor/patient participating in an NMDP-facilitated transplant are required to complete the annual NMDP Confidentiality Policy training.
  • We acknowledge each center is staffed and functions differently, so it is at the discretion of the Primary Coordinator at each center to use the guidance outlined above to identify which staff need to take the training.

Description

This is an on-demand self-paced eLearning course.  The course is approximately 30 minutes long.  You can stop and resume at any point during the training.  The course must be reviewed annually by network partners and the certificate of completion retained at the center. At the end of this training, you will be able to:

  1. Describe why adhering to confidentiality standards is important.
  2. Access the Confidential Information Policy (PL-00017/P00023) and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP-00106/S00339).
  3. Apply best practices that protect confidentiality.
  4. Describe how to report confidentiality breaches.
  5. Define Personally Identifiable Information.

If you have questions regarding the training, please contact your center's primary coordinator for NMDP.

NOTE: NMDP policy requires that each individual who completes the training retains a copy of the completion certificate. This record certifies center compliance with our confidentiality policy and may be requested for NMDP auditing purposes. Please ensure your full name is included on the certificate before it is printed and/or stored for your center’s compliance records. If you encounter issues with the completion certificate and need to request a manual record, please reach out to QRATraining@nmdp.org. For any additional questions or assistance with NMDP confidentiality training compliance, please contact PartnerLiaisons@NMDP.org.

Access the Training

Donor and Patient Confidentiality for the Network

Key Reference Materials

Find policies, procedures, and other reference materials on the Patient and Donor Confidentiality page