for your information
Have Your Say At
www.cpso.on.ca
Three Open
Consultations
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
values your feedback on policies, regulations, by-laws
and other initiatives that are in development. We invite
you to participate in three open consultations at
www.cpso.on.ca under Consultations.
Physician Behaviour in the Professional
Environment Draft Policy
Proposed By-Law amendment: Posting of
Quality Assurance Committee SCERPs
We are seeking your input on the draft Physician
Behaviour in the Professional Environment policy,
which updates the College’s current policy. The key
provisions and expectations have not changed.
The draft policy sets out expectations for physician
behaviour grounded in the principles of medical
professionalism, namely that physicians act in a
respectful, courteous, and civil manner toward their
patients, colleagues and others involved in the
provision of care.
When the College requires an Ontario doctor
to undergo a Specified Continuing Education or
Remediation Program (SCERP), which is generally
done in a moderate-to-high risk situation, the SCERP
is published on the doctor’s profile on our Public
Register. However, this currently applies to SCERPs
ordered by our Inquiries, Complaints and Reports
Committee only. It does not apply to those arising
from our Quality Assurance Committee (QAC). As
part of our ongoing Transparency initiative, we
are proposing that all SCERPs be published on the
Public Register, regardless of the College committee
from which they arise.
Contact: [email protected]
The deadline to provide feedback is February 12, 2016.
Proposed Fee Increase of $25
The College is 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 a
certificate of registration from $1,570 to $1,595.
Contact: [email protected]
We would like to hear your thoughts on the
proposed By-Law amendments that would allow us
to add QAC SCERPs resulting from a moderate-tohigh risk situation to a doctor’s profile on our Public
Register.
Contact: [email protected]
The deadline to provide feedback is February 12,
2016.
The deadline to provide feedback is February 12, 2016.
We welcome your comments, and all feedback will be carefully reviewed and used to evaluate these documents
or initiatives before they are considered for final approval by CPSO Council. In keeping with College’s practices, all
feedback received will be posted on our website in accordance with our posting guidelines. Your contribution is
greatly appreciated.
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