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Practice Partner
31 Doc Talk
Jumping to conclusions plays out in every aspect of
people’s personal and professional lives. So what can
you do? Be more mindful about what you’re inferring,
and consider the odds that you’re right.
35 Patient Safety
Pediatric care providers are reminded of the importance of recognizing infants at risk for hypoglycemia
and initiating appropriate screening protocols to detect
significant hypoglycemia.
37 Practice Points – Interprofessional Care
Interprofessional team care reduces medical error,
reduces burnout, and most importantly, improves the
quality of patient care, with measurable improvement
in outcomes and patient experience. But from time to
time, the College becomes aware that physicians may
not always be practising collaborative care in the most
effective way.
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39 Close Up on Assessors
Dr. Jan Ahuja tells us what it has been like helping to
redesign the peer assessment experience for physicians
who work in walk-in clinics.
41 Raising the Bar for Medical Education
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
is leading two related projects that are designed to
enhance undergraduate medical education,
postgraduate training and ongoing professional
development for physicians in Canada. Read more.
Message from the President
Dr. Marc Gabel wants to know if our Marijuana for
Medical Purposes draft policy provides you with the
guidance that you need.
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From the Registrar’s Desk
When should we share our data? Only in those situations
when it improves the quality and continuity of patient
care, and has a positive impact on health systems, regulatory processes and outcomes, says Dr. Rocco Gerace.
11 Reports from Council
We provide you with an overview of the decisions and
discussions at our September Council meeting.
14 Council Award
The people who live in the small community of Erin love
Dr. Duncan Bull. In fact, the town’s Council nominated
their dedicated FP for a Council Award. Please read our
interview with this doctor.
43 Discipline Summaries
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Discipline summaries for the following cases are
included in this issue: K. Attuah; J.E.R. McInnis; N.H.
Muhammad; J.F. Onzuka; P.M. Singh; O.O. Sogbein; and M.
G. Sumner. We also have decisions on the reinstatement
applications of S.T. Dawson and J. Seidman.