About the standard
This consultation closed on Jan. 15, 2024.
The Informed Consent standard (proposed new title: Informed Consent & Determining Capacity to Consent) was last reviewed in 2016. Expansion of the standard provides clarity around recording consent process, patient autonomy, safety around respecting boundaries and circumstances where proceeding without consent is permitted. Through these clarifications, both regulated members and their patients are better protected and supported throughout the physician-patient relationship.
What’s changed?
- Proposed name change to Informed Consent & Determining Capacity to Consent to acknowledge content relating to defining the patient’s capacity to consent;
- Addition of a preamble and glossary to provide context for the standard and more detailed definitions;
- Added and amended language to emphasize the importance of the consent documentation process, patient autonomy, the physician-patient relationship, patient safety and shared decision-making;
- Directions included to better guide regulated members through different circumstances where proceeding without consent or delegating responsibility is permitted.
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Changes to CPSA’s Standards of Practice impact your day-to-day practice. Your feedback is important, as it helps us develop clear, reasonable expectations and helpful, applicable resources. We appreciate the time you took and the input you provided.
CPSA regulated members, partner organizations, other healthcare professionals and Albertans were invited to provide feedback from December 12, 2023 to January 15, 2024.
Anonymized feedback will be considered by Council at their March 2024 meeting. Once amendments are finalized and approved by Council, members will be notified by email and The Messenger newsletter.
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