In this issue: Message from the CEO Being there for you during COVID-19 2 min Safe care Safe care amid the pandemic—virtually and in person 6 min You have medico-legal questions on deferring care during the pandemic—The CMPA has answers 6 min Safe surgical care Performing lower extremity joint surgery? 7 min Safe emergency care Ambulance offload delay at the emergency department: Clarifying your duty of care 7 min Your practice Know what you’re signing: Employment contracts, procedural protection, and CMPA assistance 5 min
In this issue: Message from the CEO Listening and learning to continue to support you 2 min Safe care Leadership essentials: 3 steps to creating psychological safety 7 min Safe medical care Capacity assessments: Understanding the challenges for physicians 6 min Practice improvement Results and expectations: Test follow-up and the office-based family physician 7 min Communication Engaging patients in their own care: Patient decision aids 6 min Safe surgical care Can intraoperative decisions be diagnostic errors? 8 min
View digital edition In this issue: New CEO’s first message to our members Message from Dr. Lisa Calder, CMPA Chief Executive Officer: We are here for you. We will modernize the CMPA. We will do so collaboratively. 3 min Physician wellness CMPA physician advisors offer meaningful support for your health 4 min Mental health care for patients Mind the gap: Challenges for safe mental health care 6 min Information privacy Why do you need to know? A balancing act for accessing personal health information 7 min CMPA Council View the 2020 election results Learn about the 2020-2021 CMPA Council members
View digital edition In this issue: Uncertainty and moral distress Message from Dr. Debra Boyce, CMPA President: Moral distress: The cost of uncertainty during a pandemic 4 min COVID-19: Physician moral distress 18 min Scarce resources Scarce resources: Caring for patients during COVID-19 4 min COVID-19: Reasonable care 15 min Virtual care Providing virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic 3 min COVID-19: Virtual care 19 min End-of-life care End-of-life: Planning for compassionate care during COVID-19 4 min COVID-19: Advance care directives 18 min Ethical decisions Navigating triage protocols amid COVID-19 3 min Microlearning activities Virtual care Change in scope of practice How the CMPA helps members
In this issue: Feature: Writing with care My patients, my records? Hidden impacts of the opioid crisis: Rare infections are on the rise Difficult patient encounters: What you can do to prevent, manage, and de-escalate Closing or leaving a practice: Tips for primary care physicians
In this issue: From the CEO: Evolving to better meet your needs Feature: Team debriefs: Participate and minimize your medical-legal risks Early detection of colorectal cancer can help save a patient’s life Cannabis legalization in Canada, one year later: Questions from members The diagnostic challenges of chest pain: Recognizing acute coronary syndrome Disclosing harm associated with pathological analysis or diagnostic imaging: A team-based approach
In this issue: From the CEO 2019 CMPA Annual Meeting and Conference Can AI assist you with your clinical decisions? Looking at the benefits and risks of AI technologies in medicine Recognizing subarachnoid hemorrhage: The role of situational awareness in preventing serious patient harm Accepting new patients: Guidance for specialists Walk-in clinics: Unique challenges to quality of care, medical-legal risk
In this issue: From the CEO What happened to the physical exam? Hit the brakes: Do you need to report your patient’s fitness to drive? Medical-legal cases in spinal surgery: 3 essential lessons When patients make special requests, how should you respond? Texting safely about patient care: Strategies to minimize the risks
In this issue: From the CEO Message from the CMPA President: Supporting members in a changing healthcare environment Closing the loop on effective follow-up in clinical practice Advance care planning the key to person-centred end-of-life care Prenatal tests for genetic screening and diagnosing: Changes, choices, challenges Is it time to rethink your use of chaperones? If a colleague relies on your professional opinion, you may have a duty of care
