reports from council
Dr. Jim Silcox presents information to Council about the “Understanding Boundaries and Managing the Risks
Inherent in the Doctor-Patient Relationship” course that he helps to facilitate at Western University.
it may be acceptable for physicians to provide
treatment for themselves, family members or
others close to them.
photo: D.W. Dorken
Factors of Risk and Support to
Physician Performance
Medical regulatory authorities from six provinces have joined together to design and manage a project that will identify, understand
and use empirically defined factors of practice
that support physician performance or that
suggests a risk of poor performance.
Council was provided with a progress report
for this pan-Canadian project and discussed
how it might integrate with the CPSO’s objective for more physician assessments (“every
doctor every ten years”).
The organizations involved include this
College, and the Colleges from Alberta,
British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Quebec and
Manitoba. The Federation of Medical Regula-
tory Authorities of Canada is also involved.
$25 Fee Increase
The College is now seeking feedback on a
draft amendment to the Fees and Remuneration By-law that would see an increase
of 1.6% in membership fees. This increase
would bring the fee that a physician pays to
renew an independent practice certificate of
registration from $1,570 to $1,595.
There was no fee increase last year. In a
national comparison with other medical
regulatory colleges, the CPSO fee is ranked
as the third lowest.
Council also approved an increase to the
tariff rate that can be ordered by the Discipline Committee as costs for a single hearing
day. The tariff rate is the amount that can be
ordered by the Discipline Committee without the need for proof of expenses. The tariff
rate was raised from $4460 to $5000 for a
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