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The CMPA offers educational services and information to help members and professional medical organizations improve patient safety and reduce medico-legal risk.

Educational articles and resources — Risk management and patient safety
As a leading expert on medical-legal issues in Canada, the CMPA has an extensive collection of educational resources - articles and eLearning activities. CMPA members receive continuing medical education (CME) credits for successfully completing an eLearning activity.

Browse our library of articles, eLearning activities and resources:

Responding to adverse events
Disclosure to patients and reporting to relevant authorities 
Complaints to Colleges and hospitals
Understanding and coping with investigations of a physician's practice or actions 
Risks in clinical research
Recognizing legal and ethical issues for clinical researchers 
Specific medico-legal advice:
CMPA members should contact the Association directly for medico-legal advice for specific circumstances.

Disclaimer:
The information contained in this learning material is for general educational purposes only and is not intended to provide specific professional medical or legal advice, nor to constitute a "standard of care" for Canadian health care professionals. Your use of CMPA learning resources is subject to the foregoing as well as the CMPA's website terms of use.