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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.
New College President
Dr. Steven Bodley became the College’s new President December 1.
Dr. Bodley is an anesthesiologist from North ...
Dr. Michael Stephenson Honoured for Work with Refugees
Dr. Michael Stephenson, a family physician from Kitchener, was presented with the College&rs...
Dr. Shazia Ambreen Receives Council Award
Dr. Shazia Ambreen, a family physician and GP-Anesthetist at the Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston,...
Teeswater Family Practitioner Honoured
Dr. Marie Gear, a family practitioner in Teeswater, Ontario was presented with the Council Award at the Coll...
Hamilton FP New CPSO President
At Council in December, we said goodbye and thank you to Dr. Peeter Poldre for an excellent year under his leadershi...
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.
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.
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.
Physicians must be aware of, and comply with, all of the requirements in the Health Care Consent Act, 1996 (HCCA).
Physicians must ensure that harmful incidents are disclosed.
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about the Change of Scope and Re-entry process.
Practice Profile Resources
Dr. Mark Spiller receives Council Award
Dr. Mark Spiller of Kirkland Lake was presented with the CPSO Council Award at the September Council meetin...
Medical Director Standard
Council Award Presented to Dr. Sarah Reid
Dr. Sarah Reid, an Ottawa expert in pediatric emergency medicine, was presented with the College’s ...
Council Award Presented to Dr. Bill Wong
The College presented its Council Award to Dr. Bill Wong, a Mississauga physician who helped lead his hosp...
Dr. Gary Smith Receives Council Award
Dr. W. Gary Smith, a nationally recognized authority on pediatric medicine, received a Council Award at the M...
Physicians must establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with their patients.
The aim of this policy is to support and regulate the safe and appropriate provision of complementary and alternative medicine, not to prohibit or prevent its use.
Physicians must safeguard their clinical objectivity and professional independence when interacting with industry.
When a patient’s specific circumstances and health status make it appropriate, physicians who provide care as part of a sustained physician-patient relationship must, where possible, initiate a discussion about advance care planning.
Physicians must act in their patients’ best interests.
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