Practice Partner
53 Doc Talk
If doctors are to understand the whole person when they treat their patient , then they need to understand the patient in the context of their family .
55 Office Consult
A pharmacist offers to provide you free rent if you relocate your practice next to his pharmacy . It might sound like a great deal , but accepting the offer would put you in a conflict of interest .
In Every Issue
5 Message from the President
Dr . Joel Kirsh reflects on an eventful year as President .
7 From the Registrar ’ s Desk
Dr . Rocco Gerace is encouraged by the Ontario government ’ s pledge to make data from the Narcotics Monitoring System available to all physicians .
11 Reports From Council
We report on the discussions and decisions at the December Council .
15 Council Award – Dr . Mohit Bhandari
Dr . Mohit Bhandari , a Hamilton orthopedic surgeon and an internationally recognized leader in clinical orthopedic trauma research , is presented with the Council Award .
58 Discipline Summaries
Summaries of the following cases are included in this issue : W . A . Botros , S . T . Dobrowolski , J . E . Esmond , M . E . McIntyre , S . J . Sliwin , A . T . Wojcicki , IJK .
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10 New Leadership
Dr . David Rouselle , an obstetrician-gynecologist from Newmarket , becomes the new President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario . Dr . Steven Bodley , an anesthesiologist from North Bay , with a focus on pain management , becomes Vice-President .
14 New Academic Representative – Janet van Vlymen
The College is pleased to welcome Dr . Janet van Vlymen to the Council table as the academic representative from Queen ’ s University .
17 Election Results
Three doctors , new to Council , take a seat at the Council table .
52 Have Your Say
We welcome your feedback on proposed changes to policies , regulations , by-laws and other initiatives in development .
57 Suspended Physicians
Thirty-two physicians had their certificate of registration suspended for failure to complete the College ’ s 2016 annual renewal requirements .
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Dialogue Issue 4 , 2016