Annual Report 2016 | Page 12

Assuring and Enhancing Physician Competence
IMPROVING

Assuring and Enhancing Physician Competence

Once a physician is registered by the College to practise medicine , we have a duty to assure good quality practice and to promote continuing evaluation , competence and physician improvement throughout his or her career . Supporting physicians in their practices and lifelong learning helps Ontario doctors and , ultimately , their patients .

Assessment – An Opportunity for Learning
In 2016 , the College conducted 2,817 assessments . Our assessments provide physicians with an excellent opportunity to learn where practice improvements can be made .
As the figure on Page 14 indicates , most physicians who are randomly chosen for a peer assessment receive a satisfactory outcome . But over the last few years , we have been asking ourselves how we can make the assessment more useful to that vast majority of physicians who are already practising good medicine . How can the physician emerge from the process with new tools and insights to deliver high quality and consistent patient care ?
Using the lens of continuous quality improvement , we are revising our assessment program to reflect evidence-based approaches to assessment and identify useful resources to raise the bar on the delivery of care . A multi-year effort , our re-visioning project aims to create an assessment model in which the right assessment is employed for the right physician at the right time .
Through the use of evidence and consultation , a new approach to peer assessment is now being
Fast Fact Still in its early stages of development , our Educational Strategic Initiative will coordinate physician education across all Committees and programs , to ensure consistency with respect to physician needs assessment and educational activities .
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