I’m Kate Dewhirst.

Join The Shush 2026,
my community for
Privacy Officers in the
healthcare sector.

A product of Something Orange Training Inc.
Because every Privacy Officer needs Something Orange™

A mob of deer. A bevy of quail. An embrace of octopuses.
And now, in its sixth year, a shush of Privacy Officers.

Welcome to The Shush - A collective of privacy officers. This is where you belong. The Shush is a community of Privacy Officers in the health sector where you come to play and get your work done. It’s a community where health Privacy Officers like you come together to develop knowledge, skills and judgment, in an energizing environment.

If you’ve taken Privacy Officer training, you need a community to assist you get the tasks of being a Privacy Officer completed. In this community, we do workshops where we update the work product of Privacy Officers so you are always up-to-date – and you get things done.

What do Shush members get?

Three skills workshops in 2026:

where you get your work done and your documents updated. This year’s workshops are

  • April 15: Removing privacy barriers to communication across the health system
  • June 10: The Role of the Privacy Officer as an innovation leader with new technology
  • September 16: Indigenous data sovereignty

And one scenario workshop

On December 9 we go over 5 surprise challenge scenarios common to health privacy and you test and extend your knowledge, skills and judgement

Push notifications

Email or SMS updates of all new IPC decisions and litigation relating to health privacy

Recordings of my ask-me-anything webinars

Every month I hold a 60-minute free question and answer session for privacy officers. The recordings are available exclusively to members of the Shush.

Awesome swag

Half the fun of joining an elite club is letting everyone know you're a member. We have a rich program of personalized and branded swag to send, including mugs, hats, and surprise gifts.

Online discussion forum

Join and access our ongoing “Ask me anything” and community sharing environment

10% discount on team privacy training

We will help you comply with the IPC's expectations for staff privacy training - and get a discount, too.

I want to join!

Things people have said about Kate and The Shush:

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How much does it cost to join the Shush?

Annual Shush membership

$ 1597 +HST $ 1297 +HST early bird

What’s included

One year subscription comes with
  • Four workshops each year, where you actually get privacy work done
  • My online discussion forum
  • Webinar recordings
  • 10% discount on team privacy training for your organization
  • Sparkle and confidence in your role (priceless)
  • …and tasteful swag

Earlybird pricing is available for

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What if I don’t like it?

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No problem: I'll take all the risk away from you. I’m so sure that you’ll love your Shush membership that I make you this promise:

Join. If at any time you don’t like the way it’s is going, if for any reason it isn’t what you wanted or hoped for, or if you’re not finding it useful, then I'll refund you in full.

So you can become a Shusher and be completely confident that the benefits will make you stronger and more effective in your role as a Privacy Officer.

Don't beat about the bush. If you’re ready, come join the Shush.