Invisible Three Percent
Reading time: 8 minutes One family physician explains her patient-centred approach to making a difference in the lives of patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The Importance of Feeling Safe
Reading time: 8 minutes People with intellectual and developmental disabilities may feel unsafe in a clinical setting, but a little bit of patience and compassion can go a long way in creating trust.
Proposals Reduce Barriers for U.S. Trained Physicians
Reading time: 3 minutes Changes to registration policies seek to expand access and reduce existing barriers for U.S. physicians to practise independently in Ontario.
Proposed Changes to Registration Policy
Reading time: 2 minutes Changes remove barriers for physicians who received certification without examination and have not obtained the LMCC or completed the MCCQE Part 1.
The Spread of Misinformation
Reading time: 15 minutes We discuss the extraordinary human and financial toll that health and science misinformation has taken across our communities and health-care systems.
New Emergency Circumstances Practice Registration Class Developed
Reading time: 2 minutes A new government regulation requires a regulatory mechanism for issuing licenses in instances where typical registration requirements can’t be met due to emergency circumstances.
Nerve Blocks and Image Guidance
Reading time: < 1 minute After an extended consultation, Council approved a Standard for the use of image guidance that will support the safe and effective use of nerve blocks to treat adult chronic pain in OHPs.
Decision-Making for End-of Life-Care
Reading time: 3 minutes CPSO policy update aligns with recent case law, requiring physicians consider patients’ wishes, values & beliefs, while using professional judgment when withholding resuscitative measures.
By-law Modernization
Reading time: 2 minutes CPSO is conducting a comprehensive review of its by-laws with the goal of improving clarity, simplifying language and achieving a more modernized set of by-laws.
Blood Borne Virus Policy Rescinded
Reading time: 3 minutes Council’s decision to rescind its Blood Borne Virus policy reflects new insights and advances in medical treatment that help seropositive physicians manage their health.
Time to Renew
Reading time: 2 minutes Beginning Monday, April 10, 2023, you can complete your Annual Renewal on the Member Portal. Please review and update your contact information and other details.
Islamophobia: A Public Health Crisis
Reading time: 12 minutes Islamophobia has been called “a systemic disease in the Canadian body politic.” Like any disease, it is insidious — even infiltrating the health care space.