• Dr. Saroo Sharda
    Features

    New Medical Advisor a Champion of Collaboration

    Reading time: 4 minutes Dr. Saroo Sharda, the College’s newest Medical Advisor, discusses what she has learned about how health-care teams function.

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    Information

    Council Election — Districts 5 and 10

    Reading time: 2 minutes Attention all District 5 and 10 doctors! If you are passionate about medicine, you may wish to give thought to running in our upcoming Council election.

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    Information Legislation

    Member Portal

    Reading time: 3 minutes The College will soon launch an exciting new platform offering physicians access to a self-service suite of tools.

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    New Public Members, Academic Representative

    Reading time: 3 minutes Five public members of Council have recently joined Council, as well as Dr. Karen Saperson, the new academic representative from McMaster.

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    Annual Renewal Process — Deadline Extended

    Reading time: < 1 minute In light of the pandemic, we have extended our deadline for renewing your certificate of registration to June 30th.

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    Council Election Postponed for Districts 5 and 10

    Reading time: < 1 minute We have postponed our Council elections for Districts 5 and 10 until September. The elections had previously been scheduled for the Spring.

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    College to Launch New Enterprise System

    Reading time: < 1 minute The College is making some exciting changes. The goal? To offer better, more seamless service to Ontario’s physicians.

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    Features

    Respecting Patient Autonomy

    Reading time: 4 minutes The recently approved Boundary Violations policy articulates a new expectation and clarifies several others for the purpose of ensuring the dignity, privacy and autonomy of patients during examinations.

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    Helping You Apply the College’s Continuity of Care Expectations

    Reading time: 6 minutes Given the significance of our recently approved Continuity of Care policies, and our commitment to support you as you provide care to your patients, we’re following up with a feature dedicated to answering your questions about the policies.

    Dr. Brenda Copps
    Features

    Q&A: A Champion for Quality Care (audio clip)

    Reading time: 6 minutes At the December meeting of Council, Dr. Brenda Copps, a Hamilton family physician, became the new President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. We find out more about Dr. Copps in a Q&A.

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    Features Opioids

    Discussions About Opioid Risks, Benefits Emphasized in Policy

    Reading time: 3 minutes The Prescribing Drugs policy sets out the College’s expectations for physicians when prescribing drugs or providing drug samples to patients

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    Disclosing Harm

    Reading time: 3 minutes The Disclosure of Harm policy articulates the College’s expectations of physicians for informing patients when harm — or potential harm — is sustained in the course of receiving health care.