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Physicians have been given the privilege and responsibility of profession-led regulation. This policy primarily focuses on physicians’ behaviour in the professional context.
About Clinic Inspections
Physician Residencies in Ontario
The establishment of trust between a physician and a patient can begin as early as when patients begin seeking care.
This companion Advice document is intended to provide guidance to physicians on how to interpret and effectively discharge their obligations as set out in the policy.
This document is intended to help physicians interpret and effectively discharge reporting obligations and provide advice on how to address issues that may arise in practice.
Physicians have a legal and professional obligation to maintain the confidentiality of patient information.
This Advice to the Profession document is intended to help physicians interpret their obligations as set out in this policy and to provide guidance around how these obligations may be effectively discharged.
The patient and caregiver voice is not just welcome, but absolutely vital to our work. Find out how you can take part.
This policy does not provide an exhaustive catalogue of all physician expectations that apply in the walk-in clinic practice setting and other College policies set out expectations for physicians that apply in this setting as well.
Concerns about a Doctor's Health
Advice to the Profession: Patient Selection Standard
Information about individuals who have been practising medicine without a certificate of registration and/or a person who has been holding him/herself out as a physician in contravention of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 or the Medicine Act, 1991.
When providing virtual care, physicians must continue to meet the standard of care and the existing legal and professional obligations that apply to care that is provided in person, including those pertaining to prescribing drugs, medical record-keeping, protecting personal health information, consent to treatment, continuity of care, and charging for insured and uninsured services.
In a unanimous decision released today, the Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) supported patients’ rights to access health services an...
This policy applies to all physicians who are closing a medical practice, including those who work in group practices or institutional settings, regardless of practice area or specialty.
This document provides guidance on how the obligations set out in the Decision-Making for End-of-Life Care policy can be effectively discharged.
What documentation requirements apply to endoscopy/colonoscopy premises?
Consultation Process & Posting Guidelines
Advice to the Profession: Medical Director Standard
Decision Making for End-of-Life Care: Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Physicians who are closing their medical practice often contact the College to seek guidance about the measures they should take before they close their medical practice.
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