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Posted May 8, 2025
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Updates from Health & Practice Conditions Monitoring
Since changing our approach to physician health and monitoring, and divesting assessments and biological monitoring to third-party service providers, CPSA’s Health & Practice Conditions Monitoring (HPCM) team has focused on fine-tuning new processes and building partnerships in the physician health community. HPCM’s work impacts a small number of regulated members, but supporting physicians who are struggling with health conditions is part of ensuring patients in Alberta receive safe, high-quality care.
Key health monitoring statistics from 2024
| Total files opened | 153 |
| Total files closed (may have been opened in previous years) | 194 |
| Total reports to HPCM | Self: 65
Colleague: 11 Other: 17 Total: 93 |
| Total independent medical examinations (IMEs) performed | Psychiatric: 22
Substance use disorder: 15 Other: 18 Total: 55 |
| Total enrolled in monitoring at the end of 2024 | 93 |
HPCM in 2025
HPCM continues to work on process enhancements and streamlining workflows by integrating continuous quality improvement principles across the program.
| Reporting a health condition
Under CPSA’s Standards of Practice, regulated members must notify CPSA if they are struggling with a health condition that may impact their provision of safe patient care. Members also have a responsibility to notify CPSA if they have reason to believe a colleague has a condition that could impact their practice. |
“HPCM is dedicated to delivering a supportive, valuable program based on best practice that assesses physicians’ fitness to provide care and implements effective management strategies,” says Leanne Minckler, Program Manager of HPCM. “This allows CPSA to ensure regulated members practise safely, within safety-sensitive environments.”
HPCM is exploring opportunities to engage with health monitors, independent medical examiners and other key partners. Strengthening these relationships helps the HPCM team provide timely, collaborative support to physicians, while ensuring processes are aligned with industry best practice.
HPCM is also in the process of developing a feedback survey, so the team can evaluate the program’s effectiveness, identify further opportunities for refinement and implement data-driven improvements.
HPCM continues to settle into their modified role at CPSA, but their commitment to supporting physician health and safe patient care remains.
Questions? Visit our website or email physicianhealth@cpsa.ab.ca for confidential assistance.
| Do you provide monitoring or independent medical examinations?
HPCM works with independent third parties who provide IMEs, health monitoring and biological monitoring. Individual physicians and organizations who provide these services and are interested in working with HPCM are invited to reach out. |
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