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Ethics and Professionalism Course for Health Specialists and Technicians in Saudi Arabia
Allied health ethics course for SCFHS-registered lab, radiology, physiotherapy, respiratory and EMS staff: scope, consent, confidentiality, safety and reporting
- 3hours of learning
- 10sections
- 20final questions
- 80%pass mark
- Online and self-paced, on any device
- Reflective account template
- Knowledge checks in every section
- Certificate the day you pass
What you will learn
- Work within the scope set by your SCFHS classification, MOH licence and employer authorisation, and decline unsafe requests.
- Confirm valid consent for procedures, including the MOH rules for patients under 18 and adults who lack capacity.
- Protect dignity and confidentiality during procedures and when handling results, images and health data.
- Apply radiation, laboratory and equipment safety duties and report problems to your facility and SFDA.
- Meet statutory reporting duties and raise concerns about colleagues constructively.
- Keep records honest, avoid commissions and misleading promotion, and plan your 20 or 40 CPD hours.
Who this course is for
SCFHS-registered health specialists and technicians: laboratory, radiology and imaging, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, EMS and related fields.
Structured learning and a written reflection to show insight after a complaint, an investigation or a hearing before a violations committee or the Sharia Health Panel.
Focused learning on a core standard of practice, with a certificate and reflection for your portfolio.
About this course
Laboratory, imaging, therapy, respiratory and emergency staff face ethical questions that rarely appear in physician-focused teaching: a request to scan without an order, a relative asking for a result at the laboratory window, a same-gender preference for an intimate ultrasound, a ventilator alarm set too wide, a supplier's offer of a trip. This course works through those situations under the Law of Practicing Healthcare Professions and its Executive Regulations, the SCFHS Code of Ethics, the MOH 2019 consent guidelines and the PDPL.
It is for health specialists and technicians classified by SCFHS and licensed through MOH, in government and private hospitals, primary care, clinics, laboratories and ambulance services. Ten sections combine Saudi cases, knowledge checks and practical tools, ending in a 20-question scenario assessment and a guided reflection and action plan you can keep in your portfolio.
Course details
- CPD value
- 3 learning hours
- Price
- SAR 279
- Format
- Online, self-paced, 10 sections with Saudi case studies and knowledge checks
- Assessment
- 20 scenario-based questions, 80% to pass
- Outcome
- Certificate of completion with title, hours and date, plus a reflection and action plan
- Recognition
- Independent course; SCFHS decides how any learning counts, and you can apply to SCFHS for recognition
Course curriculum
10 sections · 28 lessons · 3 hours of learning · 20-question final assessment
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1Your place in the Saudi health system as a specialist or technician3 lessons
- Who counts as a health specialist or technician
- Classification, registration and the MOH licence
- The legal and ethical framework you work within
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2Working within your scope of practice3 lessons
- How your classification sets the limits of what you may do
- Requests outside your scope: pressure, emergencies and saying no
- Supervision, delegation and students
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3Consent in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures3 lessons
- What valid consent means for the procedures you perform
- Minors, capacity, interpreters and refusal
- Checks at the point of care
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4Dignity, privacy and gender sensitivity in hands-on care2 lessons
- Respect during examinations, imaging and therapy
- Chaperones, same-gender preferences and appropriate touch
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5Results, records and confidentiality3 lessons
- The duty of confidentiality and its lawful exceptions
- Who gives results: staying within your role
- Health data, messaging apps and images
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6Safety duties in your discipline3 lessons
- Radiation safety as an ethical duty
- Laboratory quality, biosafety and specimen integrity
- Equipment, devices and reporting safety problems
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7Reporting, raising concerns and speaking up3 lessons
- Incident reporting and a culture of learning
- Statutory reporting duties
- Speaking up across hierarchy and nationality
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8Honesty, money and professional image3 lessons
- Honest records, reports and certificates
- Gifts, commissions and relationships with companies
- Social media, advertising and professional image
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9When things go wrong, and keeping your registration3 lessons
- Complaints, investigations and penalties
- CPD and re-registration for technicians and specialists
- Responding with honesty and insight
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10Reflection and action planning2 lessons
- Reflecting on your practice
- Your personal action plan
Assessment and certificate
Final assessment
20scenario-based questions
- Pass mark 80%: 16 correct out of 20
- Knowledge checks in each section as you go
- Tests whether you can apply the standards, not recall a page
- Not passed yet? Review the sections and retake it
Certificate of completion
A dated certificate of completion for your learning portfolio. It records the course, the hours of learning and your result; SCFHS decides how any learning counts towards your registration.
- Your name, the course title and the hours of learning
- Completion date and a unique certificate ID that can be verified
- Ready to download as a PDF as soon as you complete the course
3 hoursYour reflective account
The course includes a structured reflective account template: guided prompts to record what you learned, how you will apply it and how the change will show in your practice. It gives you written evidence of insight after a concern, and a ready record for your CPD portfolio.
Write it in your own words and leave out anything that could identify a patient, a colleague or a case. If you have an open complaint or case, talk to your adviser before reflecting on it in writing.
Questions about this course
Which professions is this course designed for?
It is written for health specialists and technicians classified by SCFHS outside medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing, such as laboratory, radiology and imaging, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, respiratory therapy and emergency medical services staff. Cases are drawn from each of these fields, and the principles apply to related allied roles.
Will this course count towards my SCFHS CPD hours?
SCFHS decides how any learning counts towards your CPD. This is an independent course and does not award SCFHS hours itself. You can apply to SCFHS to have learning recognised through the Recognition of CPD Hours service on Mumaris Plus, which SCFHS lists at SAR 100 with a 30-business-day service time, and SCFHS decides based on relevance to your field.
How many CPD hours do technicians and specialists need in Saudi Arabia?
SCFHS's re-registration requirements set 20 hours for technicians and 40 hours for specialists, checked when you apply to re-register. If the hours are incomplete, SCFHS states it will renew for one year only, a concession that can be used once. Section 9 explains how hours are recorded in Mumaris Plus.
Does the course explain what I can and cannot do under my classification?
Yes. Section 2 explains how qualification, SCFHS classification, the MOH licence and employer authorisation together define your scope, what Article 9 of the Law says about working outside your specialty, the emergency exception, and how to decline a request safely and respectfully.
Is it useful if a patient has complained about me?
Many practitioners use structured ethics learning to understand the standard in question and to show reflection and change. The course explains the complaint and investigation process under the Law and how to respond with insight. It cannot decide any outcome, and if a committee or your employer has required specific training, check with them whether this course meets it.
Does it cover radiation and laboratory safety?
Yes, from an ethical and professional angle. Section 6 covers justification and optimisation in imaging, pregnancy checks, sample identity and rejection, quality control, biosafety, safe use of equipment, and reporting device problems and adverse drug reactions to SFDA. It does not replace your facility's radiation protection or biosafety training.
Is it suitable for practitioners who have just arrived in the Kingdom?
Yes. It explains the SCFHS and MOH system, the consent rules for minors and capable adults, confidentiality and PDPL duties, gender sensitivity in hands-on care, and the rules on advertising and commissions, all of which may differ from the country where you trained.
How is the course assessed?
Each section ends with a short knowledge check. To complete the course you answer 20 scenario-based questions and need at least 16 correct (80%). The final section guides you through a written reflection and a personal action plan.
How this course was built
- Official sources only
- Every legal and regulatory point comes from primary sources: Saudi laws and implementing regulations, SCFHS codes and guidance, and Ministry of Health publications. Anything we cannot confirm is left out.
- Original, edition by edition
- Lessons, scenarios and assessment questions are written by us for each edition separately, then checked for accuracy, teaching quality and fair assessment before publication.
- Reviewed when rules change
- When a code, standard or law changes, the affected courses are reviewed and updated. Reported errors in legal or regulatory facts are corrected first.
- Independent, and clear about it
- We are not affiliated with or approved by SCFHS, the Ministry of Health, any violations committee or any other government body, and we never promise an outcome.
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