About the standard
The Conflict of Interest standard was last updated in 2021. The proposed amendments strengthen expectations for recognizing, disclosing and appropriately managing real, potential and perceived conflicts of interest while reinforcing that patient interests must always come first.
What’s changed?
- Clarifies expectations for identifying, disclosing and documenting conflicts of interest.
- Strengthens restrictions on financial incentives, commissions and other inducements that could influence professional judgment.
- Clarifies expectations when referring patients to facilities or healthcare businesses in which a regulated member has a financial interest.
- Reinforces that patient interests must always take precedence over financial or business considerations.
Since this consultation includes more standards than usual, in an effort to make this easier, you can access a summary document in the resources below that identifies each proposed change alongside rationale of how the edits align with the legislative and regulatory requirements of Bills 11, 13 and 29.
Your opinion matters
Changes to CPSA’s Standards of Practice impact your day-to-day practice. Your feedback is important to us, 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 Monday, Sept. 14 to Wednesday, Oct. 14.
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All feedback received will be anonymized and is subject to CPSA’s Privacy Statement.