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Physicians must act in their patients’ best interests.
Federal legislation establishes the legal framework for MAID in Canada, including eligibility criteria and safeguards that must be satisfied prior to providing MAID.
Within hospitals or health-care institutions where care is provided by a team of changing individuals, physicians must coordinate with others on the team to keep patients informed about who has primary responsibility for managing their care (i.e., their most responsible provider).
Physicians must only practise in the areas of medicine in which they are educated and experienced.
Physicians must ensure that harmful incidents are disclosed.
Advice to the Profession: Quality Assurance Standard
Quality Assurance Standard
Physicians must employ the first-come, first-served approach when accepting new patients into their practices.
What to Expect When Receiving Virtual Care from Ontario Doctors
This Advice document is intended to help physicians interpret and understand the legal and professional obligations to protect patients’ PHI.
Advice to the Profession: Image Guidance When Administering Nerve Blocks for Adult Chronic Pain in O
Advice to the Profession: Image Guidance When Administering Nerve Blocks for Adult Chronic Pain in Out-of-Hospital Premises
Advice to the Profession companion documents are intended to provide physicians and physician assistants ("Registrants") with additional information and general advice in order to support their understanding and implementation of the expectations set out in policies. They may also identify some additional best practices regarding specific practice issues.
Physicians must safeguard their clinical objectivity and professional independence when interacting with industry.
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.
Whether in paper or electronic format, physicians must comply with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements related to medical record-keeping.
Annual Report
Physicians must have an office telephone that is answered and/or allows voicemails to be left during regular business hours.
This advice document is intended to help physicians interpret and understand these expectations to ensure they are effectively discharged.
Advice to the Profession: Adverse Events Standard
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