Sexual abuse initiative
Identifying new opportunities
for education, training
C
Preventative education around CPSO policy,
ouncil reviewed and provided feedEducation
starting
with Maintaining Boundaries and
back on a plan to improve and
& Training
Preventing Sexual Abuse, will be the cornerstone
expand upon education and training
of proposed activities for medical trainees and the
for the profession, medical trainees,
profession. For example, a new module designed for
Council, and College Committees on matters relating
undergraduate medical students will focus on the details
to sexual abuse of patients by physicians.
of that policy.
The College is already involved in education and
The plan will also increase and standardize training for
training work around boundaries, sexual misconduct and
members of those College committees that consider cases
sexual abuse. This includes a CPSO course on boundarthat may include sexual abuse.
ies, offered by the Schulich School of Medicine and Den“Relevant education and training is absolutely key to
tistry, Western University, which is available to practising
achieving the principles that ground the College’s Sexual
physicians. The plan reviewed by Council will build on
Abuse Initiative,” said Dr. Carol Leet, College President.
ongoing education and training initiatives and identify
Below is the proposed educational and training plan.
new opportunities to augment education and training.
• Enhance list of remedial resources
• Better describe assessment options
• Create more decision support tools
• Conduct evaluation of remedial
decisions pertaining to
sex abuse
1. Remediation
in Committee
Decisions
2. Training
Member-specific
Committees
4. Education of
Membership
3. Education
of Medical
Trainees
• Increase outreach on
Maintaining Boundaries policy
• Develop resources webpage
for physicians
• Consider developing a jurisprudence
module for new applicants
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• Conduct in-depth needs assessment
• Require sexual harassment
video to be completed by all
committee members
• Clarify committee roles
and develop plan
• Create dedicated web space
for Professionalism and
Practice in UME program
• Develop new module on
Maintaining Boundaries
• Develop new interactive boundaries
self-assessment tool