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28 Celebrating 150 years!
Since its founding in 1866, the College has been ensuring that Ontario is served by some of the most highly qualified medical professionals in the world. Take a walk down memory lane and meet some of the luminaries from our history.
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30 Helping You to Stay Current
We have a new section on our website that we’ d live you to visit. It is devoted to ensuring that physicians understand their continuing professional development obligations. We also provide CPD and practice improvement resources to help support your learning. Check it out at www. cpso. on. ca
31 Doc Talk – Are You Being Heard?
Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic condition in older adults. And as this column points out, if there is any place a patient with hearing loss needs clear communication, it is with their doctor. We provide some strategies to help you and your patient better understand each other.
Frederick Banting( right) with Charles H. Best, ca. 1924 are just two of the luminaries from the College’ s history.
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35 Re-thinking is Better
Choosing Wisely Canada shares the successes resulting from its campaign of encouraging conversations about unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures.
37 The Importance of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
With antimicrobial resistance increasing, and the availability of new / effective antibiotic agents being limited, antimicrobial stewardship programs are growing in importance.
39 Patient Safety – Unrecognized Delirium
A review into the death of an elderly woman who suffered unrecognized delirium for her entire six-month hospital stay has prompted a host of recommendations from a committee of the Chief Coroner.
42 Assessors’ Conference
More than 450 physician-assessors attended the College’ s biennial conference this spring, eager to contribute and connect to a thriving assessor network.
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43 Office Consult – Medical Directive Requirements
In the last issue of Dialogue, we explained how to determine whether delegation is appropriate in a particular situation. We follow up that explanation by stating the requirements for the development of a medical directive, which provides the authority to carry out the treatments, procedures, or other interventions specified in the directive.