Additional resident resources

Documentation

• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Documentation
• Article – Writing with care

Informed consent

• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Informed consent
• Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto – Aid to Capacity Evaluation (ACE) [PDF]
• Article – Helping patients make informed decisions
• Checklist – Informed Consent [PDF]

Disclosure

• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Disclosure
• Article – Checklist – Disclosing harm from healthcare delivery
• Article – Disclosing harm from healthcare delivery – Open and honest communication with patients
• Checklist – Disclosure of harm [PDF]

Teamwork

• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Delegation and supervision
• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Team communication
• The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Optimizing Crisis Resource Management to Improve Patient Safety and Team Performance [PDF]
• Video – Just A Routine Operation

Medical-legal Q&A

• Medical-legal handbook for physicians in Canada [PDF]
• CMPA Good Practices Guide – eCommunication
• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Legal Liability
• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Managing stress
• Physician Wellness