The College is seeking feedback on draft amendments to the General By-Law that, if passed, would permit the following physician-specific categories of information to be added to the College’s online public register to enhance transparency. To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

The College is seeking feedback on a draft amendment to the Fees and Remuneration By-Law that, if passed, would increase the annual membership fee for the year beginning June 1, 2013.

To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

The College is seeking feedback on draft amendments to the General By-Law that, if passed, would require members to provide the College with a preferred e-mail address for communications from the College.

To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

The CPSO Council proposed a fee model applicable to OHPs and IHFs for circulation and feedback at its December 2012 meeting. View here. 

The College’s Conflict of Interest: Recruitment of Subjects for Research Studies and MD Relations with Drug Companies policies are currently under review.

These two policies have similar themes relating to professionalism, conflict of interest and acting in the best interest of patients. As part of the review process, the College will be considering consolidating these two polices into a single document. The College is inviting feedback from the profession, the public and other stakeholders on these two policies.

To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

The College’s Confidentiality of Personal Health Information policy is currently under review in accordance with the regular policy review cycle. The policy sets expectations for physicians with respect to maintaining the confidentiality of their patients’ personal health information and outlines several circumstances where disclosure of confidential personal health information without the patient’s consent may be permissible or required by law.

The main objective of the policy review is to determine how the policy can be improved in order to ensure it reflects current practice issues, embodies the values and duties of medical professionalism, and is consistent with the College’s mandate to protect the public. The College is inviting feedback from the profession, the public and other stakeholders on the current policy.

To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

A draft eHealth Statement has been approved by Council for external consultation. As part of our consultation process, we would like to invite feedback on this document from all stakeholders, including members of the medical profession, the public, health system organizations, and other health professionals. 

To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

The College’s Telemedicine policy is currently under review in accordance with the regular policy review cycle. The policy sets expectations for physicians using telecommunications technologies to create audio/visual linkages with patients in different locations, in actual or stored time.

The main objective of the policy review is to determine how the policy can be improved in order to ensure it reflects current practice issues, embodies the values and duties of medical professionalism, and is consistent with the College’s mandate to protect the public. The College is inviting feedback from the profession, the public and other stakeholders on the current policy. 

To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

A draft of a new College guidance document titled, Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media by Physicians, has been approved for external consultation by College Council. As part of our consultation process, we would like to invite feedback on this document from all stakeholders, including members of the medical profession, the public, health system organizations, and other health professionals. 

To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

On December 20, 2012, the College held a special meeting of Council to approve the circulation of a proposed by-law permitting us to post the results of our Out-of-Hospital Premises Inspection Program (OHPIP) on the College website. The program, established in 2010, inspected more than 250 premises in Ontario and graded each using the following scale: pass, pass with conditions, or fail.

This by-law, if passed, would increase the transparency of this program by posting the outcomes or status of inspections that have been carried out since April 2010. In particular, this applies to only the most current outcome or status as of when the by-law comes into effect (in or around January 31, 2013) and every outcome or status thereafter.

The College is seeking feedback from both its membership and the public at large on this proposed by-law. To view further information on this consultation, and to provide your feedback click here.

The Premises Inspection Committee (PIC), which oversees the program, has identified that OHPs should be required to report adverse events to the College for the purpose of:

1. patient safety;
2. maintaining public confidence; and
3. monitoring quality improvements within OHPs.

The proposed draft by-law defines the types of events which CPSO members must report to the College, within 24 hours of learning of the event.

All feedback received will be considered by the College’s Premises Inspection Committee, Executive Committee, and Council before the draft by-law is finalized, even that which is not reflected in the final by-law. Once the by-law has been approved by Council, notification and a copy of the finalized by-law will be posted on the College’s website. Draft By-law, consultation information and feedback available here.

Medical Expert: Reports & Testimony draft policy has been approved by Council for external consultation. We are inviting feedback from the profession, the public, and other stakeholders on the draft policy. Your feedback will help us to assess the draft policy before it is finalized by Council. See Consultation and Feedback Information.

The deadline to provide feedback on the draft policy is August 17, 2012.

The College is conducting a preliminary consultation to explore the implications of making a change to the registration regulation. See Consultation and Feedback Information. Please provide your feedback by May 31, 2011