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Proposed BC Regulatory Reforms a Reminder to Regulators to Put the Public First
British Columbia is poised to overhaul the regime under which health professionals are regulated, with dramatic changes coming to all of BC’s health colleges and the laws that govern the professions...
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Requests from parents to access their children’s personal health information (“PHI”), particularly in connection with custody disputes, are the most common – and most challenging – issue faced by...
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Providing Healthcare in a Public Health Emergency Part 2: Avoiding Missteps...
Part 2: Infection Prevention Welcome to part two of our ongoing blog series exploring how health care providers (HCPs) can avoid missteps and professional consequences in the face of shifting...
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Providing Healthcare in a Public Health Emergency Part 1: Avoiding Missteps...
Part 1: Prescription Practices Introduction During a public health emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the demands on health care providers (HCPs) can be extreme. In addition to the dangers...
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Professional and Privacy Obligations in Unconventional Environments
In our current climate where many health professionals are delivering services from unconventional locations, such as their living rooms, a case from the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board...
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Regulatory Consequences for Professionals’ Statements to the Public and on...
By: Sari Feferman Introduction We are in a time of increasing social media use to express opinions and perspectives, personally and professionally. We are also in a time of a ‘cancel culture’, which...
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Top 10 Things to Know about the CPSO’s new Advertising Policy
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) just enacted a new Policy on advertising by physicians. Here is what physicians (and other health professionals who advertise) need to know:...
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New Policy Governs Advertising by Physicians
The CPSO has recently approved a new Policy addressing physicians’ obligations with respect to Advertising (the “Policy”), and has also published a companion Advice to the Profession document (the...
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History of Advertising by Health Professionals
Advertising by health professionals in Ontario has changed considerably over the years. In the past, advertising by health professionals was viewed as unseemly, and was even more heavily restricted...
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The Meaning of “Misleading Advertising”
A case before the Inquiries Complaints and Reports Committee (the “ICRC”) of the College of Chiropractors of Ontario the (“CCO”) illustrates the meaning of “misleading advertising.” This case also...
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The Value of Learning from One’s Mistakes
We often advise health professionals facing a complaint investigation to acknowledge if their conduct fell below the applicable standards and, in these circumstances, to express to their College’s...
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Advertising in the Times of COVID-19
Members of one of the regulated health professions in Ontario are subject to rules and restrictions regarding how they use advertising and social media. The regulatory colleges enforce these...
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Expanded Group of Regulated Health Care Professionals Authorized to...
By: Joshua Lerner With the task of securing adequate supply of COVID-19 vaccines almost behind us, the focus now turns to distribution. With this in mind, many provinces are now attempting to...
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