Ethics and Professionalism Course for Allied Health Professionals in the UAE

What you will learn

• Identify the federal and emirate laws, regulations and codes that govern allied health practice in the UAE, including Federal Law No. (6) of 2023 and Cabinet Resolution No. (176) of 2025.
• Use the Article 8 duties and Article 12 prohibitions of Federal Law No. (6) of 2023 to judge real situations in therapy, imaging, laboratory and other allied work.
• Test a proposed task against licence, law, facility authorisation and personal competence to decide whether it is within scope.
• Delegate safely to assistants, technicians and students, with appropriate consent and supervision.
• Obtain valid consent, including written consent where required by DHA or DOH, and apply the correct substitute consent order for your authority.
• Apply the third-party and consent rule for examining patients of a different gender and maintain professional boundaries in hands-on therapies.
• Protect patient confidentiality and keep accurate, unaltered records that meet UAE retention rules.
• Recognise probity risks in claims, documents, advertising and commercial dealings, and respond appropriately.
• Describe incident reporting, open disclosure, safeguarding and speaking-up duties relevant to allied professionals.
• Explain the medical liability and disciplinary processes and prepare a reflective account showing insight and remediation.

Syllabus

11 sections, about 3 learning hours, 20-question final assessment

1. 1Allied health in the UAE legal framework3 lessons

   • Who allied health professionals are, and why ethics applies to every one of them
   • The layers of law and standards that govern allied practice
   • Your licence, your licensing authority and keeping your standing
2. 2Ethical principles, statutory duties and codes3 lessons

   • Core ethical principles in allied practice
   • Your statutory duties and prohibitions under Federal Law No. (6) of 2023
   • Codes of ethics and conduct: DHA, DOH, MOHAP and SHA
3. 3Scope of practice under the PQR and your licence4 lessons

   • What defines your scope of practice
   • Role creep, new techniques and commercial pressure
   • Supervision, delegation, assistants and students
   • Practising in more than one place: home visits, telehealth and part-time work
4. 4Consent and communication in allied practice3 lessons

   • Consent in allied practice: types, content and when it must be written
   • Capacity, minors, substitute consent and refusal
   • Communication, language and culturally competent care
5. 5Professional boundaries, touch and chaperones3 lessons

   • Why hands-on and long-term therapies carry boundary risk
   • Examining patients of a different gender: third party and consent
   • Gifts, dual relationships, harassment and social contact
6. 6Confidentiality, records and digital professionalism3 lessons

   • Confidentiality and health data
   • Records and documentation
   • Images, social media and advertising
7. 7Integrity, safety and speaking up3 lessons

   • Probity: honesty in claims, documents and commercial dealings
   • Patient safety, incidents and open disclosure
   • Safeguarding, speaking up and your own fitness
8. 8Complaints, liability and showing insight3 lessons

   • How concerns are handled: medical liability and disciplinary tracks
   • Responding to a complaint or notice
   • Insight, reflection and remediation
9. 9Conclusion and key points1 lesson

   • Conclusion and key points
10. 10References and further reading1 lesson

    • References and further reading
11. 11Your reflective account1 lesson

    • Your reflective account

Course facts

CPD value

Approximately 3 learning hours (self-directed CPD, including knowledge checks, reflection and assessment)

Audience

Licensed allied health and TCIM professionals in the UAE, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, radiographers, laboratory scientists, dietitians, respiratory therapists, optometrists, healthcare assistants and technicians

Standards covered

Federal Law No. (6) of 2023; Cabinet Resolution No. (176) of 2025; Federal Decree-Law No. (4) of 2016 and Cabinet Resolution No. (40) of 2019; PQR (Cabinet Resolution No. (20) of 2017, 3rd version); Ministerial Resolution No. (14) of 2021 (Patient Charter); Federal Law No. (2) of 2019; Dubai Executive Council Resolution No. (49) of 2024; DHA ST-66, GU-05, ST-21 and ST-53; DOH Patient Consent Standard, Policy on Integrity and Benefit Disclosure and Incident Reporting Standard V2; Sharjah Executive Council Resolution No. 29 of 2025

Format

Self-paced, gated lessons with knowledge checks, UAE case studies and reflection

Assessment

20 scenario-based questions, 80% to pass (16 of 20)

Outcome

Certificate of completion and a written reflection for your professional development portfolio

Alignment

Supports reflection on FL 6/2023 Art. 8 and 12; DHA Code of Ethics ST-66 Standards 4 (consent), 5 (confidentiality), 6 (integrity and boundaries), 7 (scope and competence), 10 (supervision and delegation) and 12 (insurance integrity); DOH Patient Consent Standard and Policy on Integrity and Benefit Disclosure; MOHAP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (2017)

Price

AED 449

Who this course is for

Physiotherapists, occupational and speech therapists, radiographers, laboratory scientists, dietitians, respiratory therapists, optometrists, TCIM practitioners, healthcare assistants and technicians.

Written for professionals licensed by any UAE authority: MOHAP, DHA, DOH, SHA or DHCR. Where the rules differ, the course explains the difference.