Physicians can take these steps to maintain a safe office environment for their employees.
For many physicians, a regulatory authority (College) complaint is stressful, but can be managed by speaking with the CMPA, assessing the complaint, and responding professionally and respectfully.
Responsibilities of physicians when planning to close or leave a practice due to retirement, illness, or other reasons.
Physicians working in walk-in clinics face unique challenges and medical-legal risks related to team communication, management of test results, and review of delegated work.
Physicians can successfully manage online ratings using a reasonable and measured approach.
Guidance for specialists on their ethical and professional responsibilities in accepting to care for new patients.
Limiting patients to one issue per visit can lead to negative perceptions if not communicated with respect and diplomacy.
Wellness strategies and resources for physician residents
Guidance for physicians on assessing whether a chaperone is right for their practice.
Physicians can benefit from an early understanding of the potential benefits and challenges that AI brings to patient care, and the possible medical-legal risks associated with using AI technologies.
Highlights from CMPA discussion paper “The role of physician leaders in addressing physician disruptive behaviour in healthcare institutions.”
Considerations for physicians when a prospective patient does not have a health card.
Accepting and refusing new patients is part of managing a primary care practice, and physicians should be aware of their College’s policies on this matter.
Considerations for ending the doctor-patient relationship.
As physicians age or they experience cognitive or health decline, they will want to be familiar with requirements set out by their College, and understand their ability and possible limitations to deliver safe medical care.
Physicians can be better prepared to transfer patient health information when they understand who has custody of and access to medical records.
Physicians can take steps to mitigate the medical-legal risks of patients taking photos and making video and audio recordings during healthcare encounters.
An overview of the different legal protections attaching to different practice arrangements.
When patients make requests for specific care providers, treatments, or services, physicians should assess whether they can reasonably accommodate such requests.
Physicians considering various arrangements for practising medicine, other than the privileges-based model, need to consider any medico-legal implications.
Physicians working in walk-in clinics face unique challenges and medical-legal risks related to team communication, management of test results, and review of delegated work.
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