Sexual harassment occurs across all industries and occupations, including health care. As health care professionals, you have a duty to make your institution a safe place for patients/clients as well as for yourself and your co-workers. This course will serve as a guide to identifying the various types of harassment that can be found in the workplace as well as strategies for preventing and addressing harassment if it should occur. The course will also take a look at how Illinois law addresses the issue of reporting harassing behavior.

The course is equivalent to one contact hour. The participant may access this through the convenience of their computers, laptops, or mobile devices.

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Define sexual harassment and identify various forms of sexual harassment. 
2. Identify strategies for preventing sexual harassment. 
3. Identify approaches that health care professionals can take if they become aware of or witness harassing behavior. 
4. Identify the types and significance of protections under the Whistleblower Act in Illinois. 

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Define sexual harassment and identify various forms of sexual harassment. 
2. Identify strategies for preventing sexual harassment. 
3. Identify approaches that health care professionals can take if they become aware of or witness harassing behavior. 
4. Identify the types and significance of protections under the Whistleblower Act in Illinois. 

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Define sexual harassment and identify various forms of sexual harassment. 
2. Identify strategies for preventing sexual harassment. 
3. Identify approaches that health care professionals can take if they become aware of or witness harassing behavior. 
4. Identify the types and significance of protections under the Whistleblower Act in Illinois. 

AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

AchieveCE is also accredited by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) with provider ID #386503. This course is approved by CE Broker with CE Broker No. 20-851715 and California Board of Nursing with provider no. 2020138.

Jaimini Patel, RPH, PhD, MBA is a Pharmacist and Pharmaceutical Scientist with over 20 years of experience in clinical practice in healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry.

  Level 2. Basic Application of Skills and Concepts

This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support. Jaimini Patel, RPH, PhD, MBA has no actual or potential conflicts of interest to disclose.