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35 End-of-Life Care
We have made communications the cornerstone of our
recently approved Planning for and Providing Quality
End-of-Life Care policy. The full policy is inserted at
page 19.
38 Blood Borne Viruses – Consultation
Do you perform exposure prone procedures? We are
inviting feedback on a draft policy that articulates expectations with respect to reducing the risk of acquiring or
transmitting blood borne viruses.
46 Reporting Obligation – Flight Safety
In the wake of the Germanwings tragedy, Transport
Canada is reminding physicians of their duty to
make a mandatory report if they suspect a pilot has a
medical condition or disease which may pose a risk to
flight safety.
Practice Partner
39 Doc Talk
We discuss strategies to help you get a patient’s difficult
relative on board with your treatment plan.
41 Infection Prevention and Control Breaches –
Practice Points
What kind of infection control breaches do our investigators see? We provide a Top 10 list.
The Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee
updates its guidance on multidose vials.
43 Patient Safety
We need to be better prepared for the challenges in
treating morbidly obese patients, says the Patient Safety
Review Committee, a committee which reports to the
Chief Coroner.
47 Hiring Patients – Office Consult Column
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You know your patient, you like and trust your patient,
so why not hire your patient when you need a new
employee? Well, there are a lot of reasons why this is not
advised. We explain in our Office Consult column.