Additional resident resources

Documentation

• "Physician-patient: Documentation and record keeping", CMPA Good practices
• Article - Writing with care: Word choice matters in medical records and reports

Informed consent

• "Physician-patient: Informed consent", CMPA Good practices
• Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto – Aid to Capacity Evaluation (ACE) [PDF]
• Article – Helping patients make informed decisions
• Checklist – Informed Consent [PDF]

Disclosure

• "Physician-patient: Disclosure of patient safety incidents", CMPA Good practices
• Article – Checklist – Disclosing harm from healthcare delivery
• Article – Disclosing harm from healthcare delivery – Open and honest communication with patients
• Checklist – Disclosure of harm [PDF]

Teamwork

• "Physician-team: Delegation and supervision of trainees", CMPA Good practices
• "Physician-team: Team communication", CMPA Good practices
• The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Optimizing Crisis Resource Management to Improve Patient Safety and Team Performance [PDF]
• Video – Just A Routine Operation

Medico-legal Q&A

• Medico-legal handbook for physicians in Canada [PDF]
• "Professionalism and ethics: Privacy and confidentiality", CMPA Good practices
• Physician support and wellness