“
We work hard to
ensure that our
policies are
evidence-based,
fulfill our public
interest mandate,
and provide clear,
useful guidance.
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a thorough analysis of the issues and the legislative ramifications.
And then, we set about finding out what you think.
Through our consultation process, we strive to achieve the twin
goals of:
aking our processes more user-friendly, with a view to increasm
ing stakeholder participation, and
increasing transparency.
Consultation feedback is an important component of the College’s
development and review processes. Efforts to improve our consultation process over the past few years have yielded greater engagement
with the public, profession, and stakeholder organizations.
All stakeholder feedback continues to be posted online, making
the consultation process more transparent, and enabling participants
to view the comments of others.
We use online surveys as a way to garner feedback on our proposals
and regularly undertake public opinion polling to ensure that Council has a clear understanding of public views and perspectives regarding College policy issues. In 2014, we conducted public research on
the following issues: Marijuana for Medical Purposes, Physicians’
Relationships with Industry, and Professional Obligations and Human Rights policies.
An overview of the policy consultations undertaken in 2014,
together with the number of responses, are captured below.
2014 Policy Consultations
Written
Survey
Total
Providing Physician Services During Job Actions
14
6
20
Telemedicine
42
51
93
Physicians’ Relationships with Industry
117
201
318
Marijuana for Medical Purposes
323
242
565
2
5
7
10
7
17
2403
4536
6939
Blood Borne Pathogens (Prelim)
62
119
181
Physician Behaviour in the Professional Environment (Prelim)
74
161
235
3047
5328
8375
Consent to Treatment
Providing for and Planning Quality End of Life Care
Professional Obligations and Human Rights
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