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Dr. Gary Smith Receives Council Award
Dr. W. Gary Smith, a nationally recognized authority on pediatric medicine, received a Council Award at the M...
Consultation Process & Posting Guidelines
Advice to the Profession: Medical Director Standard
This policy sets out expectations to help physicians navigate the online environment and prevent conduct that could harm the public’s trust in individual physicians and the profession as a whole.
Decision Making for End-of-Life Care: Guide for Patients and Caregivers
This document is a companion document to the College’s Medical Records Documentation policy and provides guidance with respect to how to satisfy the expectations set out in the policy, as well as best practices for documenting specific patient encounters.
Out-of-Hospital Premises Standard: Image Guidance When Administering Nerve Blocks for Adult Chronic Pain
Re-entering Clinical Practice
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.
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.
Whether in paper or electronic format, physicians must comply with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements related to medical record-keeping.
Co-operation with the Out-of-Hospital Premises Inspection Program Standard
Physicians must act in their patients’ best interests.
Dr. Michael Stephenson Honoured for Work with Refugees
Dr. Michael Stephenson, a family physician from Kitchener, was presented with the College&rs...
In order to meet their professional obligations to practise medicine safely and effectively, physicians must only provide treatment for themselves and family members in limited circumstances, as set out in this policy.
An effective physician-patient relationship is essential for the provision of quality medical care, and it forms the foundation of the practice of medicine.
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.
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.
What are the staffing requirements for abortion care premises?
Physicians must have an office telephone that is answered and/or allows voicemails to be left during regular business hours.
This companion Advice document focuses on the expectations that relate to the new legal framework for MAID (as of March 17, 2021) and the existing expectations regarding effective referrals.
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.
FAQS: Quality Improvement Program for Individuals
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