News & Events

September 10, 2021

CPSA Council election

Read time: 1 minute Watch your inbox on Sept. 15 to cast your vote On Sept. 15, all regulated members…

Council, Elections, Physician Assistants, Physicians, September Messenger 2021

September 10, 2021

A Message from Your Council President: Embracing compassiona...

Read time: 1 minute By Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti, CPSA Council President Compassionate leadership essentially asks, “Are you who you…

Council, Physician Assistants, Physicians, September Messenger 2021

September 9, 2021

Upcoming hearing: Dr. Nirupa Srikisson, April 27 & 28, 2022...

Hearing Notice, Media Release

September 2, 2021

Dr. Ziyaad Noor withdrawn from practice amid criminal charge...

Dr. Ziyaad Noor, a general practitioner based in Calgary, was arrested by the Lethbridge Police Service on Aug. 13, and…

Media Release

September 2, 2021

Dr. Ghassan Al-Naami reinstated with practice conditions...

On Aug. 14, 2019, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) announced Dr. Ghassan Al-Naami, a pediatrician from Edmonton, had been…

Media Release

September 2, 2021

CPSA statement: Physician Obligations for Experiential Learn...

Following recent exemptions by Health Canada for psilocybin prescriber learning purposes, there have been discussions regarding similar experiential learning opportunities…

Media Release, Prescribing

August 31, 2021

The Journey of Becoming Anti-Racist Leaders

By Dr. Nicole Johnson, MD, FRCPC and Dr. Khwezi Mbolekwa, PhD, CPHR, CHE On behalf of the Black Physicians’ Association…

August Messenger Special Edition 2021, From Physicians

August 31, 2021

Microaggressions in Medicine

By Fisayo Aruleba, Medical Student (University of Alberta) Read time: 3 minutes At 16, I held a job as a…

August Messenger Special Edition 2021, Physicians