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person is ordered when the Committee has a significant
concern about conduct or practice that can have a direct impact on patient care, safety or the public interest
if it is not addressed. It will also be noted if the decision
has been appealed and, if the decision is overturned, it
will be removed.
• pecified Continuing Education or Remediation ProS
gram (SCERPs) orders – if educational or remediation
needs for a physician are identified by the Inquiries,
Complaints and Reports Committee and a voluntary
agreement cannot be reached, a physician may be
required to take a specified continuing education or
remediation program (SCERP). This might include
taking educational courses (e.g., opioid prescribing,
medical record-keeping, and communications) or
one-on-one instruction with another physician. There
may also be a reassessment component to ensure that
remediation has been successful. This information will
be posted for investigations commenced on or after
January 1, 2015.
• Discipline findings in other jurisdictions – where
known to the College on or after September 1, 2015,
information about the fact of the finding, the date of
the finding, and the jurisdiction in which the finding
was made will be posted on the public register.
Dates held
December 10, 2014
– April 1, 2015
226
Respondents
Breakdown of
Respondents
2%
organizations
17%
38%
anonymous
Member of
the public
43%
physicians
• Licences in other jurisdictions – the College will post a
notation of current medical licences held in other jurisdictions of which the College is aware (as of September
1, 2015).
principle 5:
principle 6:
principle 7:
principle 8:
Certain regulatory processes
intended to improve
competence may lead
to better outcomes for
the public if they happen
confidentially.
Transparency
discussions should
balance the principles
of public protection and
accountability, with fairness
and privacy.
The greater the potential
risk to the public, the more
important transparency
becomes.
Information available from
Colleges about members
and processes should be
similar.
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