Features cont’d
33 Patient Perspectives – After the Fall
Donna May’s daughter was addicted to opioids.
Several years after her death, Donna continues to
tell Jac’s story as a way to help others.
37 Opining on Opioids
Doctors have lost a measure of respect for opioids.
In the right patient, it can make a major improve-
ment. But in the wrong patient, it can ruin a life, says
Dr. David Juurlink, head of Clinical Pharmacology
and Toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre.
19 S
ervices During Public Health Emergencies
A draft policy that articulates expectations for phy-
sicians during a public health crisis is now out for
consultation.
21 New Governance Model for CNO
The College of Nurses of Ontario’s Council has
approved a vision for governance for 2020 that
will have ramifications for other regulatory bodies.
Anne Coghlan, CEO and Executive Director of the
CNO, explains how the proposed reconfigured board
will be better able to reflect the public’s needs and
interests.
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20 E
nsuring Competence
We are consulting on a draft policy to ensure physi-
cian competence when physicians change their
scope of practice and/or re-enter practice after an
extended absence. The draft is a combination of
two current policies. Please give us your feedback.
23 The Impact of Bill 87
We discuss which provisions in the Protecting
Patients Act are already in force and which ones are
still to come. And we will explain how they will all
affect physicians.
Practice Partner
40 Mentoring Peers to Optimize EMRs
EMRs, like any technology, can overwhelm the
neophyte user. To help physicians take full advan-
tage of their technology, OntarioMD had developed
a mentoring program where advanced EMR users
share their expertise with their peers.
43 Patient Safety Column
Two deliveries in Level I hospitals that resulted in
the deaths of both infants were the focus of recent
reviews by the Chief Coroner’s Maternal and Perina-
tal Death Review Committee.
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