Disclosure of patient safety incidents to patients or caregivers is a legal, ethical and professional obligation for physicians. Appropriate disclosure conversations facilitate dialogue during the incident management process and reinforces pati

Leveraging Patient Decision Aids To Ensure Shared Decision Making

Aug 22nd, 2022 20m 17s

Decision support tools are designed to ease shared decision-making and patient involvement on health care decisions. When patients actively participate in decision-making and understand what is required of them, they are more likely to follow t

Ensuring a safe return environment for patients

Jul 18th, 2022 16m 41s

When considering medical clearance for participation after injuries, there are numerous components to take into consideration to ensure physicians act within the standard of care, and that they keep patients’ best interest in mind. In this mont

Reducing diagnostic errors in the OR

Jun 14th, 2022 16m 59s

Related CMPA Perspective article:Can intraoperative decisions be diagnostic errors?https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2020/can-intraoperative-decisions-be-diagnostic-errors

The ins and outs of team debriefs

May 16th, 2022 15m 39s

Related CMPA Perspective article:Team debriefs: Participate and minimize your medical-legal riskshttps://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2019/team-debriefs-participate-and-minimize-your-medical-legal-risksInstitute for H

Contingency planning for the unplanned absence from practice

Nov 12th, 2020 11m 37s

Related CMPA Perspective article:Closing or leaving a practice: Tips for primary care physicianshttps://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2020/closing-or-leaving-a-practice-tips-for-primary-care-physicians

Covering other specialties? Know the risks

Nov 12th, 2020 22m 13s

Occasionally, physicians may be asked to provide medical care outside of their area of expertise. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, more physicians have been asked to fill-in on the ICU and in long-term care facilities. What are your r

Accessing EMRs: How to avoid breaching privacy rules

Oct 7th, 2020 17m 3s

CMPA Perspective article:Why do you need to know? A balancing act for accessing personal health informationwww.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2020/why-do-you-need-to-know-a-balancing-act-for-accessing-personal-health-inform

COVID-19: Managing wait times

Sep 10th, 2020 19m 38s

Concerns surrounding wait times in the delivery of health care are not new, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in further concerns due to the postponement of elective procedures. In this episode, Dr. Steven Bellemare and Dr. Yolanda Ma

COVID-19: Virtual care

Aug 26th, 2020 18m 19s

CMPA Perspective article:Providing virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemicwww.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2020/providing-virtual-care-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

COVID-19: Advance care directives

Aug 26th, 2020 17m 41s

CMPA Perspective article:End-of-life: Planning for compassionate care during COVID‑19www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2020/end-of-life-planning-for-compassionate-care-during-covid-19

COVID-19: Physician Moral Distress

Jul 17th, 2020 18m 46s

CMPA Perspective article:Moral distress: The cost of uncertainty during a pandemicwww.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/cmpa-perspective/2020/message-from-the-cmpa-president

COVID-19: Reasonable Care

Jul 17th, 2020 14m 32s

CMPA Perspective article:Scarce resources: Caring for patients during COVID-19www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/advice-publications/browse-articles/2020/scarce-resources-caring-for-patients-during-covid-19

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