Learn the foundations of confidentiality, privacy and security through an examination of standard privacy, information management, and governance principles within Canada. Explore different types of personal information and the regulatory laws and policies in place to protect and secure this information. An introduction to established practices and tools for privacy management will be presented.
Wednesday, May 8 - June 5: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Virtual)
Location:
ONLINE
Instructor:
Janet Guevara
Notes:
A final assignment may be due up to one week after the final virtual session date. Approximately 3 hours of coursework is expected each week split between online self-study and virtual classroom sessions.
Instructors
Janet Guevara
Janet Guevara is a seasoned privacy professional with more than 15 years experience in healthcare privacy, freedom of information compliance, data governance, risk management and strategic advisory services. Janet is currently the Director of Canadian and Caribbean Privacy and Royal Bank of Canada. She is responsible for leading a team of privacy professionals to ensure the Bank’s operations are in compliance with the applicable privacy laws. Janet has held previous leadership roles in multiple sectors and has been recognized for developing practical and sustainable privacy programs that ensure data protection controls are in place. For over 10 years, Janet has also served as a privacy representative on hospital Research Ethics Boards with a strong commitment to enhance privacy in research. She has completed a Master of Arts in Political Science and has also completed a Health Law Certificate from Osgoode Hall Law School. She is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and continues to expand her privacy education as a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
