FROM THE REGISTRAR’S DESK
For the purposes of this letter, I will limit
my comments to the issue of investigations.
While there are many contributing factors to
the current crisis, we recognize that well-mean-
ing prescribing by physicians has contributed
to the problem, and improvements to prescrib-
ing practices must be part of the solution.
In November of last year, I stated our intent
to shortly contact those physicians whose
prescribing practices had been flagged by the
Narcotics Monitoring System (NMS) as poten-
tially concerning.
The information we received led the College
to initiate investigations into the opioid pre-
scribing of 84 physicians. To date, 56 investiga-
tions have been completed and 28 investiga-
tions are still in progress. The outcomes of the
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completed investigations are reported in the
article on page 9, and you will note that many
of the outcomes have resulted in ensuring that
physicians get the tools they need to prescribe
safely. The College’s goal, whenever appropri-
ate, is to support education and continued
prescribing under supervision, where the physi-
cian’s capacity for remediation is apparent.
I anticipate that the remaining investigations
will be completed by the end of December
2017, at which time I will provide an update
on those outcomes.
Prescribing opioids under the right condi-
tions is critical for good patient care and our
goal is to ensure that physicians have the
resources and information they need to appro-
priately prescribe opioids to their patients.
MD
KB Legal Services @kblegal007 Aug 21
Understanding #selfregulation & the roles of regulatory colleges &
#associations is good info. to have for all students & professionals.
Ready to roll! Hey @uoftmedicine students: Come drop by our booth
at today’s meet and greet & learn about health care regulation.
Ian Pereira @IJohnPereira Aug 20
A wealth of resources from @Royal_College, @cpso_ca & others on
professionalism in social media may be a start #cma150 #hcsm #hcldr
@cpso_ca
Ontario MD @OntarioEMRs Jun 22
Great turnout for the CPSO Peer Assesment and Your EMR session at
#omdesc17
Lesley Barron @drlesleybarron Jun 15
https://canadianfemalesurgeon.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/why-i-
dont-support-conscientious-objection-to-maid/ … I support patients
right to access this important medical service.
GSilverman @GLSilvermanMD Jun 13
100% support the @cpso_ca policy and the reasons behind its
development & implementation
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