Reading time: 2 minutes A new provision to a CPSO policy clarifies physicians’ obligation to ensure their records are accessible to CPSO, when required, for regulatory purposes.

Reading time: < 1 minute CPSO is reviewing its expectations for physicians who dispense drugs in their practice. The aim is to ensure they meet the same standards as pharmacists when dispensing drugs.

Reading time: < 1 minute It’s important you receive membership and regulatory updates. Please ensure that the organization or email platform you use does not block @cpso.on.ca emails.

Reading time: 3 minutes Amendments to the General By-Law, which add and amend certain information displayed on CPSO’s Public Register, were approved by Council.

Reading time: < 1 minute The College is pleased to welcome Mr. Shahab Khan of Oakville to the Council table as a new public member.

Reading time: < 1 minute We are hosting the last webinar in our Spring series on CPSO’s Quality Improvement Program on June 21 at noon. Register for the walk-through today.

Reading time: < 1 minute In this monthly program, we talk to experts on topics such as medical regulation, quality care, physician wellness, and initiatives to address bias and discrimination in health care.

Reading time: 2 minutes As of Monday, April 11, 2022, you can complete your Annual Renewal on the Member Portal. Please review and, if necessary, update your contact information.

Reading time: 2 minutes It’s that time again — Council Elections! This year, Council Elections will be held in Districts, 1, 2, 3 and 4. Nominations open March 11.

Reading time: 2 minutes Dr. Madhu Azad, a Thunder Bay physician, has become the newest member of Council, having won a seat in a recent by-election in District 9.

Reading time: 6 minutes At its most recent meeting, Council was presented with several proposed by-law amendments. They are now being circulated to the profession.

Reading time: 2 minutes Recent developments in the registration landscape have rendered two existing policies unnecessary and required updates to several others.

Reading time: < 1 minute CPSO will be hosting the first in a series of Webinars on our Quality Improvement Program. We’ll be doing a walkthrough of the modernized program and answering any questions.

Reading time: 3 minutes CPSO’s new registration policy accepts the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada as a replacement for the MCCQE2 for the issuance of an independent practice certificate.

Reading time: 3 minutes We are pleased to introduce you to our new President, Dr. Janet van Vlymen, an anesthesiologist from Kingston, and our new Vice-President, Dr. Rob Gratton, an obstetrician-gynecologist from London.