CMPA Perspective
The risk management magazine of the CMPA.
Current edition: March 2018
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Navigating the complexities when treating patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
- Suspect unlawful activity with prescriptions or medications? Here’s how to respond
- College complaints on the rise: Better communication can help
- What to do if you’re notified of a College complaint
- Is your patient a woman of reproductive age? Consider pregnancy
Previous editions
December 2017
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September 2017
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June 2017
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Mutuality and the Member Support Program
- Social networks in healthcare: Opportunities and challenges for a connected future
- Shining a light on the medical-legal risks of laparoscopic surgery
- New to practice? Practical tips for physicians in the first 5 years
- Medical assistance in dying and the law: One year later
- Disarming statements can lessen conflict in the healthcare workplace
March 2017
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December 2016
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Safe care in obstetrics: Keys to effective interprofessional care
- Smartphone, smarter physician: Safely recommending mobile health apps in your practice
- Elder abuse and neglect: Balancing intervention and patients’ right to confidentiality
- Shifting practice settings makes following up investigations and monitoring medication tougher: Strategies for managing risks
- Mutuality and your CMPA membership
- Family disputes and the physician: Staying focused on safe care
September 2016
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Safe care in obstetrics: Recognizing signs of potential trouble in labour and delivery
- Collegiality promotes safe care
- Safe use of opioid analgesics in the hospital setting
- Navigating the challenges of safe antibiotic prescribing
- 2016 CMPA Annual Meeting Summary
- The role and benefits of serving on CMPA Council
June 2016
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- The newborn with jaundice: We can do better
- "Dictated but not read": Unreviewed clinical record entries may pose risks
- Transparency of physician information: What members need to know
- Safe care in obstetrics: Improving teamwork and communication in an emergency
- Coordinating critical care: Communication challenges for providers and patients
- Who is the most responsible physician? Check your knowledge
March 2016
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Mutuality and extent of assistance
- Medical-legal implications when using restraints
- The aging physician: Maintaining competence and practising safely
- Meeting expectations with reality: Handling consent for elective cosmetic procedures
- Completing medical certificates of death: Who’s responsible?
- Documentation should summarize, but needn’t be exhaustive
December 2015
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Physicians should avoid treating family, friends, themselves
- Conflict between physicians and what can be done about it
- Fitness to drive: When do physicians have a duty to report?
- Invasive, non-surgical procedures: What are the risks?
- Meningitis — Understanding the vulnerabilities
- ENT practice — Mitigating the risks of procedural complications
September 2015
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Advance directives offer greater clarity for patients and physicians
- 2015 CMPA Annual Meeting Summary
- Physician health: Putting yourself first
- When common symptoms resemble rare and serious conditions
- Lessons from hip and knee arthroplasty complications
- Stroke: Can you recognize the signs?
June 2015
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Conscientious objection to physician-assisted dying: Protecting Charter rights
- Preventing the misuse of opioids
- Part-time practice, full-time safety: Reducing clinical workload while addressing risks
- Consider the unique aspects of caring for athletes
- Sepsis can be difficult to recognize, but early diagnosis and treatment is essential
- Treating transgender individuals
May 2015
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March 2015
In this issue:
- From the CEO
- Focus on mutuality
- When consent is informed
- Pitfalls in assessing and treating children in hospitals
- How office staff can help reduce risk
- Supporting patient engagement: What it means for physicians
- Recognizing the risk of ureteric injury in abdominal surgery
- When to disclose confidential information
- After the diagnosis: How to communicate with terminally ill patients