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Physicians have a legal and professional obligation to maintain the confidentiality of patient information.
The following listing provides access to information about out-of-hospital premises where procedures are performed under various forms of anaesthesia. This information includes the outcome/status of an inspection of the premises.
The following listing provides access to information about out-of-hospital premises where procedures are performed under various forms of anaesthesia. This information includes the outcome/status of an inspection of the premises.
Dr. Gary Smith Receives Council Award
Dr. W. Gary Smith, a nationally recognized authority on pediatric medicine, received a Council Award at the M...
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.
In order to ensure appropriate follow-up on test results can occur, physicians must have an effective test results management system.
This policy includes legislative requirements and professional obligations of physicians related to the privacy and confidentiality of patients’ PHI.
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.
Physicians must employ the first-come, first-served approach when accepting new patients into their practices.
Advertising is used by physicians to attract patients to their practice, or to help inform patients about the services, products or treatments they offer. Currently the General Regulation under the Medicine Act, 19911 (the Regulation) sets out physicians’ legal obligations when advertising.
This document provides guidance on how the obligations set out in the Decision-Making for End-of-Life Care policy can be effectively discharged.
Dr. Shazia Ambreen Receives Council Award
Dr. Shazia Ambreen, a family physician and GP-Anesthetist at the Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston,...
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.
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 ensure that harmful incidents are disclosed.
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.
MRPs and/or supervisors must provide appropriate supervision to medical students, which is proportionate to the medical student’s level of training and experience.
Decision Making for End-of-Life Care: Guide for Patients and Caregivers
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...
Physicians must only practise in the areas of medicine in which they are educated and experienced.
The law requires physicians to report certain events and clinical conditions either to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (“CPSO”) or other health regulatory bodies (i.e., colleges) and agencies. While not exhaustive, this document provides an overview of some of the key laws and is meant to assist physicians in navigating their legal reporting duties.
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