Additional resources for the Resident Symposium

The following is a list of additional resources related to the topics presented at the Resident Symposium.

Plenaries 1 and 2

• 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

Informed Consent

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

Teamwork and Delegation

• Article – Delegation and supervision of medical trainees
• Article – Respect and understanding – How professionalism affects 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

Disclosure of harm

• Article – Checklist – Disclosing harm from healthcare delivery
• Article – Disclosing harm from healthcare delivery – Open and honest communication with patients
• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Disclosure
• Checklist – Disclosure of harm [PDF]
• Canadian Patient Safety Institute report: Canadian Disclosure Guidelines

Documentation

• Article – Writing with care
• CMPA Good Practices Guide – Documentation
• Article – 10 tips for using electronic records

CanMEDS

• CMPA document – CanMEDS roles met in the CMPA Resident Symposium [PDF]
• College of Family Physicians website: CanMEDS - Family Medicine
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada website: CanMEDS framework