MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
shared with the Council of the College at a
special strategic planning meeting at the end of
February and will be reflected in our strategic
plan.
The CPSO’s approach to listening has also
been demonstrated in our consultation re-
garding the draft Continuity of Care policy.
In recognition of the importance of the
policy, Council extended the consultation
timelines from the traditional two months to
six months. We invited several stakeholders
to meetings during the early phase of this
policy’s development. When the draft policy
was released for input, hundreds of online
comments from physicians and members
of the public were reviewed in detail. We
convened two large stakeholder summits
that involved physicians, patient advocates,
laboratory leaders, the legal profession as
well as the Ontario Medical Association and
the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
We then met separately with the Ontario
Medical Association leadership after the
completion of its own extensive feedback
process and had very constructive and col-
legial exchanges about how our draft policy
could be improved.
Our delivery of information is also under-
going important changes. Our website will
undergo revisions to make it easier to find
information. We have embarked on a signifi-
cant redesign of our policies during this year,
with a view to clarifying what is expected of
physicians in practice. Our Registrar’s emails
to physicians have already garnered praise from
the profession and will complement Dialogue.
In conclusion, communications matter and
the College will continue to listen, reflect,
review and revise our approaches so that we
communicate consistently to the public we
serve and to our members.
Thank you.
have your say
OPEN CONSULTATIONS
Complementary/Alternative
Medicine Policy
Delegation of Controlled
Acts Policy
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario values your feedback on policies, regulations, by-laws
and other initiatives that are in development, and we invite you to participate in our open consultations.
The feedback received through these consultations will be reviewed and considered in light of the College’s
mandate to protect the public. We value your feedback and thank you for participating in these policy reviews.
THE DEADLINE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK IS MAY 6, 2019.
WWW.CPSO.ON.CA/CONSULTATIONS
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