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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.
Physicians may wish to change their scope of practice if they become interested in a different area of medicine or if their personal circumstances change.
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?
Advice to the Profession: Medical Director Standard
Consultation Process & Posting Guidelines
Decision Making for End-of-Life Care: Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Co-operation with the Out-of-Hospital Premises Inspection Program Standard
Physicians who dispense drugs must meet the same dispensing standards as pharmacists and comply with the requirements set out in this policy, in any other relevant College policies, and provincial and federal legislation.
Out-of-Hospital Premises Standard: Image Guidance When Administering Nerve Blocks for Adult Chronic Pain
Whether in paper or electronic format, physicians must comply with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements related to medical record-keeping.
Dr. Michael Stephenson Honoured for Work with Refugees
Dr. Michael Stephenson, a family physician from Kitchener, was presented with the College&rs...
Physicians must act in their patients’ best interests.
An effective physician-patient relationship is essential for the provision of quality medical care, and it forms the foundation of the practice of medicine.
This advice document is intended to help physicians determine whether undertaking a job action is appropriate, and the steps they should take to mitigate the impact on patients, in line with the expectations set out in the Providing Physician Services During Job Actions policy.
This Advice document is intended to help physicians interpret and understand the legal and professional obligations to protect patients’ PHI.
Physicians must comply with the expectations set out in this policy when ending the physician-patient relationship, except when discontinuation is due to the physician’s retirement, relocation, leave of absence, or as a result of disciplinary action by the CPSO.
What are the staffing requirements for abortion care premises?
Physicians must ensure that any advertisement prepared by them, or on their behalf by a third party, complies with the expectations contained in this policy and the General Regulation under the Medicine Act, 1991.
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