| Resource Name | Description | Source | Categories | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Care (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Virtual Care (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Dispensing Drugs (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Dispensing Drugs (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Disclosure of Adverse or Harmful Events (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Disclosure of Adverse or Harmful Events (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
|
EMR Support Services
Source Alberta Medical Association |
None | Alberta Medical Association | Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
|
Trauma Training Initiation – AHS
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
| Blood and Body Fluid Precautions | None | None | Facilities, Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) | Click to view link |
|
Connect Care Manual: Connect Quality
Description An initiative developed by Alberta Health Services, designed with prescribers using Connect Care in mind Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
An initiative developed by Alberta Health Services, designed with prescribers using Connect Care in mind |
Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) Events
Description Upcoming PFSP events including physician wellness events), along with recordings and resources from past events. Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
Upcoming PFSP events including physician wellness events), along with recordings and resources from past events. |
Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Personal Development, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Ending the Physician- Patient Relationship - Advice to Albertans
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to Albertans, Albertans | Click to view files |
|
Treating Self, Family or Others Close to You - Advice to the Profession
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Establishing a Continuous Physician-Patient Relationship - Advice to Albertans
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to Albertans, Albertans | Click to view files |
|
CPSA 2023 annual report
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Annual Report | Click to view files |
|
Community Information Integration and Central Patient Attachment Registry (CII/CPAR)
Source Accelerating Change Transformation Team (ACTT) |
None | Accelerating Change Transformation Team (ACTT) | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
| Bull's Eye Values Exercise | None | None | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI)
Source MDApp |
None | MDApp | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
|
Princeton UMatter Wellness Self-Assessment
Description A self-assessment tool to determine the areas of wellness (emotional, environmental, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual) Source Princeton University’s UMatter |
A self-assessment tool to determine the areas of wellness (emotional, environmental, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual) |
Princeton University’s UMatter | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
|
Self-Assessment Tool: Offsite Reprocessing of Medical Devices
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | ipac | Click to view link |
|
Offsite Reprocessing of Medical Devices
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) | Click to view link |
| Working in Non-Physician Owned Clinics | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Establishing a Continuing Physician-Patient Relationship | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
|
MD Snapshot-Prescribing: Are you aware of AWaRe?
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Antimicrobial Prescribing, MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view files |
|
Terminating the Physician-Patient Relationship (for attachment with letter)
Description Physicians still have certain responsibilities to their patients when discharging them from their care. Source CPSA |
Physicians still have certain responsibilities to their patients when discharging them from their care. |
CPSA | None | Click to view files |
|
Flowchart: provision of designated narcotic drug outside of a NTS clinic
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid Agonist Treatment, Opioid Agonist Treatment Guidelines, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
FAQs: hospital-based exemptions for designated narcotic drugs
Description Guidance for prescribers, operational and medical leaders and healthcare providers in the alignment of their clinical practice to current legislation relevant to the treatment of opioid use disorder and the prescribing of designated narcotic drugs. Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
Guidance for prescribers, operational and medical leaders and healthcare providers in the alignment of their clinical practice to current legislation relevant to the treatment of opioid use disorder and the prescribing of designated narcotic drugs. |
Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid Agonist Treatment, Opioid Agonist Treatment Guidelines, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
Clinical scenarios: hospital-based exemptions for prescribing designated narcotic drugs
Description Guidance for prescribers, operational and medical leaders, and healthcare providers in the alignment of their clinical practice to current legislation relevant to the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) and the prescribing of designated narcotic drugs. Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
Guidance for prescribers, operational and medical leaders, and healthcare providers in the alignment of their clinical practice to current legislation relevant to the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) and the prescribing of designated narcotic drugs. |
Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid Agonist Treatment, Opioid Agonist Treatment Guidelines, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
PPIP using MD Snapshot-Prescribing data
Description Contains examples of how to complete a practice-driven activity for the Physician Practice Improvement Program (PPIP) using prescribing data from MD Snapshot-Prescribing. Source CPSA |
Contains examples of how to complete a practice-driven activity for the Physician Practice Improvement Program (PPIP) using prescribing data from MD Snapshot-Prescribing. |
CPSA | MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Physician Practice Improvement, Prescribing | Click to view files |
|
When Something Goes Wrong
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Disclosure of Harm, Patient Care, Patient Safety | Click to view link |
|
A Guide to Disclosure of Harm
Description HQCA resource for healthcare providers Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
HQCA resource for healthcare providers |
Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Individual & Group Practice, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
| Guidelines for Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination | None | None | Advice to the Profession | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on MAID (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on MAID (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Informed Consent (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Informed Consent (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Conscientious Objection (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Conscientious Objection (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
|
Interoperability Saves Lives: Health Data Interoperability Working Group
Source Alberta Virtual Care Coordinating Body |
None | Alberta Virtual Care Coordinating Body | CPSA REVU, Research | Click to view link |
| Lab Requisitions | None | None | Advice to the Profession | Click to view files |
|
Cross-sectional study of rapid tapering of opioid prescriptions following medical regulatory intervention in Alberta from 2013 to 2020
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA REVU, Research | Click to view link |
|
Revised Standard of Prescribing Administration - marked
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view link |
|
Revised Standard of Prescribing Administration - clean
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view link |
|
Should we screen aging physicians for cognitive decline?
Source Risk Sciences International |
None | Risk Sciences International | CPSA REVU, Research | Click to view link |
|
CPSA 2022 annual report
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Annual Report | Click to view files |
| Artificial Intelligence in Generated Patient Record Content | None | None | Advice to the Profession | Click to view files |
|
Female Genital Mutilation - Advice to Albertans
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to Albertans, Albertans | Click to view files |
|
Alberta Health Services Data & Analytics
Description AHS Data & Analytics Portfolio - REDCap |
AHS Data & Analytics Portfolio - REDCap |
None | Individual & Group Practice, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view files |
|
Requesting AHS Data Resources
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Individual & Group Practice, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
| Female Genital Mutilation | None | None | Advice to the Profession | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Ending the Physician-Patient Relationship (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Establishing the Physician-Patient Relationship (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Establishing the Physician-Patient Relationship (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Restricted Activities (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Restricted Activities (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Responsibility for a Medical Practice (clean) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Draft Standard of Practice on Responsibility for a Medical Practice (marked) | None | None | None | Click to view files |
|
Physician Practice Improvement Program Elevator Notes
Description An overview of CPSA's Physician Practice Improvement Program (PPIP) Source CPSA |
An overview of CPSA's Physician Practice Improvement Program (PPIP) |
CPSA | Personal Development, Physician Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement | Click to view files |
|
A case study on acute rhinosinusitis (ARS): do no harm
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
Physician Practice Improvement Program
Description A one-page resource about CPSA's Physician Practice Improvement Program (PPIP). Source CPSA |
A one-page resource about CPSA's Physician Practice Improvement Program (PPIP). |
CPSA | Personal Development, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Quality Improvement | Click to view link |
|
My Practice Improvement (MyPI)
Description MyPI is an easy to use online tool enabling physicians to document Physician Practice Improvement (PPI) activities that coaches you through the optimal steps for quality improvement. Source University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development |
MyPI is an easy to use online tool enabling physicians to document Physician Practice Improvement (PPI) activities that coaches you through the optimal steps for quality improvement. |
University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development | Physician Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
| Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cannabis and Cannabinoid-Based Medicines in the Management of Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions (Bell et al; 2023) | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes | Click to view files |
|
Deprescribing Network Resources
Source Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network |
None | Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network | Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Resource, Stimulants and Gabapentinoids | Click to view link |
|
Growing Role of Gabapentin in Opioid-Related Overdoses Highlights Misuse Potential and Off-label Prescribing Practices
Source JAMA Network |
None | JAMA Network | Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Resource, Stimulants and Gabapentinoids | Click to view link |
|
Canadian Drug Summary: Prescription Stimulants
Source Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) |
None | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) | Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Resource, Stimulants and Gabapentinoids | Click to view link |
|
Guide to ADHD Pharmacological Treatments in Canada
Source Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) |
None | Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) | Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Resource, Stimulants and Gabapentinoids | Click to view link |
|
Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines
Source Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) |
None | Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) | Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Resource, Stimulants and Gabapentinoids | Click to view link |
|
Adult ADHD - Pharmacotherapy
Source Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) |
None | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) | Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Prescribing, Stimulant and Gabapentinoid Resource, Stimulants and Gabapentinoids | Click to view link |
|
Continuing Competence Program Manual
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
|
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to Albertans, Albertans | Click to view files |
| Restricted Activities | None | None | Advice to the Profession | Click to view files |
|
SIGNS Resource to Spot Severe Illness in Infants, Children and Adolescents
Source Healthcare Excellence Canada |
None | Healthcare Excellence Canada | Patient Safety, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
MAID Provider Form Printable
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) | Click to view files |
|
MAID Combined Assessor Provider Form Printable
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) | Click to view files |
|
MAID Reporting for Alberta Practitioners (AHS)
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) | Click to view link |
|
Sample Letter of Support
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
|
Mental Health Service Protection Regulation
Source Alberta Government |
None | Alberta Government | Regulation | Click to view files |
|
Alberta Health’s fact sheet on Narcotic Transition Services (NTS)
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Narcotic Transition Service | Click to view files |
|
Opioid Agonist Treatment Program
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opioid Agonist Treatment | Click to view link |
|
The WHO's Female genital mutilation (May 2022)
Source WHO |
None | WHO | FGM | Click to view link |
|
Guideline No. 395-Female Genital Cutting (Feb. 2022)
Source Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada |
None | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada | FGM, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Opioid-Naïve Patients
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Updated Request for Proposal (marked)
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Updated Request for Proposal (clean)
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Project Timeline
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Proposal Without Identifying Information
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Applications
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Funds & Eligible Expenses
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Others
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
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CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Partners & Collaboration
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Proposal Format
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Selection Criteria
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
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CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Response to Questions - Ethics Approval
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant | Click to view files |
|
Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review
Source Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
None | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
|
Opioid Process Improvements Training
Description This curriculum provides examples of evidence-based quality improvement actions primary care teams can use to help optimize processes for paneled patients who use opioids. Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
This curriculum provides examples of evidence-based quality improvement actions primary care teams can use to help optimize processes for paneled patients who use opioids. |
Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
Action Plan Template
Source PPIP |
None | PPIP | Individual & Group Practice, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view files |
| CPSA Healthier Albertan Grant - Summary of Questions | None | None | None | Click to view files |
|
Revised Standard of Practice on Safe Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder (marked)
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
|
Revised Standard of Practice on Safe Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
|
Revised standard on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) - marked
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
|
Revised Standard of Practice on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) - clean
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
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Evidence-Based Practice for Improving Quality (or EPIQ) Workshop
Description 4 to 6-hour virtual training program for individuals and teams who wish to acquire literacy in or wish to conduct a quality improvement project. Source University of Alberta Office of Lifelong Learning, University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development |
4 to 6-hour virtual training program for individuals and teams who wish to acquire literacy in or wish to conduct a quality improvement project. |
University of Alberta Office of Lifelong Learning, University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development | Individual & Group Practice, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice improvement programs and courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
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2022 CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
Description CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022 Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
Physician Prescribing Practices
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence | Click to view link |
|
Physician Practice Improvement
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence | Click to view link |
|
Physician Assessment & Feedback
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence | Click to view link |
|
Individual Practice Review
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence | Click to view link |
|
Delegation and supervision - The role of the patient
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Medical supervisors, Medical trainees | Click to view link |
|
Delegation and supervision - Responsibilities of supervisors and trainees
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Medical supervisors, Medical trainees | Click to view link |
|
Delegation and supervision of trainees
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Medical trainees | Click to view link |
|
Medico-legal handbook for physicians in Canada
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | legal resource | Click to view link |
|
CPSA 2020 annual report
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Annual Report | Click to view files |
|
CPSA 2018 annual report
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Annual Report | Click to view files |
|
CPSA 2017 annual report
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Annual Report | Click to view files |
|
CPSA 2021 annual report
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Annual Report | Click to view files |
|
CPSA 2019 annual report
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Annual Report | Click to view files |
|
Self-Assessment Tool: Reusable & Single-Use Medical Device Requirements for Medical Clinics
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
| Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action | None | None | Indigenous Connections | Click to view files |
|
The Unforgotten (full-length film)
Description collection of stories about the health and well-being of Inuit, Métis and First Nations peoples across five stages of life. The film uncovers instances of systemic racism, the impacts of colonialism and the ongoing trauma experienced by Indigenous peoples in the Canadian health care system. |
collection of stories about the health and well-being of Inuit, Métis and First Nations peoples across five stages of life. The film uncovers instances of systemic racism, the impacts of colonialism and the ongoing trauma experienced by Indigenous peoples in the Canadian health care system. |
None | Indigenous Connections | Click to view files |
|
My Lifelong Learning Plan (MyL3P)
Description Free online tool that promotes self-reflection Source Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta |
Free online tool that promotes self-reflection |
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta | Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice improvement programs and courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
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Self-Assessment Tool: Infection Prevention and Control Requirements for Medical Clinics
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
|
Reusable & Single-Use Medical Device Requirements for Medical Clinics
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view link |
|
Guidance for Medical Clinics: Reusable and Single-Use Medical Device Requirements
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
|
Infection Prevention & Control Requirements for Medical Clinics
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) | Click to view files |
|
Accreditation: Non-Hospital Surgical Facilities
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Accreditation | Click to view link |
|
Professional Learning Plan (PLP)
Source College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) |
None | College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) | Individual & Group Practice, Partners, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
| Physician Assistants | None | None | Advice to the Profession | Click to view files |
|
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, privacy impact assessment, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Essential Guide for Quality Improvement - Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
Source Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada |
None | Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada | Practice Improvement Cycle Information, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Health Care Excellence
Source Health Care Excellence |
None | Health Care Excellence | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
CPSA Referral Encounter Self-Directed Review
Description CPSA Referral Encounter Self-Directed Review |
CPSA Referral Encounter Self-Directed Review |
None | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
| CPSA Primary Care Self-Directed Review | None | None | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
| Implicit Bias Training | None | None | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
|
EQ 360 Assessment
Description Emotional Intelligence Assessment |
Emotional Intelligence Assessment |
None | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
|
Medical Record Keeping for Physicians Course
Source College Of Physicians & Surgeons Of British Columbia (CPSBC) |
None | College Of Physicians & Surgeons Of British Columbia (CPSBC) | Individual & Group Practice, Medical Record Keeping, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
A reminder from the Alberta Funeral Service Association
Description The Medical Certificate of Death for deceased patients must be signed within 48 hours of the time of death. Source CPSA |
The Medical Certificate of Death for deceased patients must be signed within 48 hours of the time of death. |
CPSA | Medical Death Certification, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
|
From the Medical Examiner’s office: Common errors in death certification
Description The death certificate is a legal document required for burial or cremation of the body. This document must be completed within 48 hours of death and is a permanent record providing documentation for legal and statistical purposes. Source CPSA |
The death certificate is a legal document required for burial or cremation of the body. This document must be completed within 48 hours of death and is a permanent record providing documentation for legal and statistical purposes. |
CPSA | Medical Death Certification, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
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Physicians’ Notes: Basic Principles on Medical Death Certification
Description Physicians perform the final act of care for a patient and their family by completing the medical portion of the death certificate, providing a service for the larger community. Source CPSA |
Physicians perform the final act of care for a patient and their family by completing the medical portion of the death certificate, providing a service for the larger community. |
CPSA | Medical Death Certification, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
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Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) Guidelines
Description Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: Guidelines for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians Source Alberta College of Pharmacy |
Medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: Guidelines for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians |
Alberta College of Pharmacy | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Guidelines, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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TELUS Privacy Impact Assessment
Description A template to assist personal health information custodians fulfill their obligation under Section 64 of the Health Information Act (HIA) to prepare a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). Source TELUS |
A template to assist personal health information custodians fulfill their obligation under Section 64 of the Health Information Act (HIA) to prepare a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). |
TELUS | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Privacy Compliance and Breaches
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Patient Experience & Engagement
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Charting Champions
Source Charting Coach |
None | Charting Coach | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
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CPSA Standards of Practice Metrics
Description Includes two self-directed review tools, one for primary care and one for referral encounters. Each tool contains a record review and a self-reflection activity with creation of an action plan. Source CPSA |
Includes two self-directed review tools, one for primary care and one for referral encounters. Each tool contains a record review and a self-reflection activity with creation of an action plan. |
CPSA | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
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LEADS 360
Description The LEADS 360 Assessment is a feedback process primarily for development purposes. Source Canadian College of Health Leaders |
The LEADS 360 Assessment is a feedback process primarily for development purposes. |
Canadian College of Health Leaders | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
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Pulse 360
Description Physician Leadership PULSE 360°: surveys, coaching, training and 360 feedback for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals Source Pulse 360 |
Physician Leadership PULSE 360°: surveys, coaching, training and 360 feedback for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals |
Pulse 360 | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
| Clifton Strengths | None | None | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
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Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ)
Source Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire |
None | Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
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Medical Record Keeping Course
Source University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development |
None | University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development | Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
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Fluoroquinolones
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Antibiotic Prescribing FAQ
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Antibiotics, MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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New guidelines for treating opioid use disorder
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Prescription Forgeries
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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A list of prescribing resources from CPSA
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Use of Opioid Agonist Therapies (OAT) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Description An educational resource for prescribers Source CPSA |
An educational resource for prescribers |
CPSA | MD Snapshot-Prescribing, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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MedEffect Canada
Description Provides consumers, patients, and health professionals with easy access to report an adverse reaction or side effect, obtain new safety information on drugs and other health products, and learn and better understand the importance of reporting side effects. Source Government of Canada |
Provides consumers, patients, and health professionals with easy access to report an adverse reaction or side effect, obtain new safety information on drugs and other health products, and learn and better understand the importance of reporting side effects. |
Government of Canada | Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Risk of retinal damage for patients on Elmiron
Source Eye Physicians and Surgeons Association of Alberta, Retina Society of Alberta |
None | Eye Physicians and Surgeons Association of Alberta, Retina Society of Alberta | Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
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Important information regarding opioid prescribing
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
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Caring for Patients Taking Antiretroviral Medications
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
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Antimicrobial utilization in COVID-19 patients for suspected coinfection or superinfection
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
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Statement on the Opioid Crisis and Safe Prescribing
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opioid, Prescribing, Prescribing Articles, Prescribing Drugs Associated with Substance Use Disorders or Substance-Related Harm | Click to view link |
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An update on medical marijuana/cannabinoid prescribing in cancer patients
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
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A case of multiple prescribers for baclofen
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Clinical Toolkits, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Reminder: Prescriptions Continue To Require A Signature
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
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Encouraging Patient Conversations About Prescribing
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
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Joint statement from CPSA and ACP regarding inappropriate prescribing and dispensing of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | COVID-19, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Care at the end of life: Management of “death rattle”
Description Optimized Prescribing with Seniors article from the Alberta Medical Association Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
Optimized Prescribing with Seniors article from the Alberta Medical Association |
Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Prescribing, Prescribing Articles | Click to view link |
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Alberta College of Pharmacy Prescription Regulations
Description Summary of federal and provincial laws governing prescription drug ordering, records, prescription requirements and refills. Source Alberta College of Pharmacy |
Summary of federal and provincial laws governing prescription drug ordering, records, prescription requirements and refills. |
Alberta College of Pharmacy | Clinical Toolkits, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Professionalism in Public Forums | None | None | Advice to the Profession | Click to view files |
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Knowing Your Limits with Cannabis: A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Cannabis Use
Description Helps people reflect on their cannabis use patterns while providing tips and strategies to encourage lower-risk behaviours to reduce harm. Individuals can use this independently or with the support of healthcare, mental health or addiction service providers. Source Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) |
Helps people reflect on their cannabis use patterns while providing tips and strategies to encourage lower-risk behaviours to reduce harm. Individuals can use this independently or with the support of healthcare, mental health or addiction service providers. |
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) | Cannabis for Medical Purposes | Click to view link |
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The Most Responsible Physician
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
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AMA’s After Hours Support for Continuity of Care
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Continuity of Care, Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Partners, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
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Draft Standard of Practice on Reprocessing Medical Equipment (marked)
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Draft Standard of Practice on Infection Prevention and Control (Clean)
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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CPT124 Application to Cover the Employment of an Indian in Canada under the Canada Pension Plan whose Income is Exempt under the Income Tax Act
Source Canada Revenue Agency |
None | Canada Revenue Agency | Councillors & Committee Members, Expense forms & resources | Click to view link |
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Health Canada Summary Safety Review: Methadone and Hypoglycemia
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Clinical Toolkits, Prescribing, Prescribing Drugs Associated with Substance Use Disorders or Substance-Related Harm | Click to view link |
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Medical Device Reprocessing Area – Suggested Layout
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 1 | Click to view files |
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COVID-19 guidance for community medical clinics
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | COVID-19, Physicians | Click to view files |
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Optimizing Virtual Care in Alberta: Recommendations from the Alberta Virtual Care Working Group
Source Alberta Virtual Care Working Group |
None | Alberta Virtual Care Working Group | CPSA REVU, Research | Click to view link |
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Physician's Resource Guide
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2 | Click to view link |
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Technical Design Requirements for Alberta Infrastructure Facilities
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 1 | Click to view link |
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Medical device reprocessing (MDR) standards for reusable semi-critical and critical medical devices
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR), Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3 | Click to view files |
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Infection prevention and control (IPAC) requirements
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | building, Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC), Opening, renovating medical clinic, renovating medical clinic stage 3 | Click to view files |
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Renovating or developing new clinical office space
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC), Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 1 | Click to view files |
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Personal services regulation and standards
Source Government of Alberta |
None | Government of Alberta | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2 | Click to view link |
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Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) toolkit
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2 | Click to view files |
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Information Sharing and Information Manager Agreements
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2 | Click to view link |
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Health Information Regulation
Source Government of Alberta |
None | Government of Alberta | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 4 | Click to view link |
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Health Information Act (HIA)
Source Government of Alberta |
None | Government of Alberta | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Patient Care, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Privacy | Click to view link |
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Health Professions Act (HPA)
Source Government of Alberta |
None | Government of Alberta | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 4 | Click to view link |
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Infrastructure: Technical Design Requirements for Health Care Facilities
Source Government of Alberta |
None | Government of Alberta | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 1 | Click to view link |
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CSA Z8000-18 (Canadian Health Care Facilities)
Source Canadian Standards Association (CSA) |
None | Canadian Standards Association (CSA) | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 1 | Click to view link |
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Clinic and Patient Privacy
Source Physicians |
None | Physicians | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Physicians, Privacy | Click to view link |
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Physician guide to starting a new practice
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Information Manager Agreement (template)
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 1, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 4 | Click to view files |
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Practitioner Identification Number (Prac ID#)
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | building, Opening, renovating medical clinic, renovating medical clinic stage 2 | Click to view link |
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Business Arrangement Number
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2 | Click to view link |
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Billing Facility ID
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2 | Click to view link |
| Radiation Protection Program | None | None | Accreditation, Facilities, X-ray | Click to view files |
| Clear Leadership Program for Physicians | None | None | Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view files |
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COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | COVID-19, physician assistants, Physicians | Click to view files |
| RxFiles Chronic Pain Resources | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Question Opioids (Video Series for Patients)
Description This is a video series called Question Opioids, aimed at patients who have not started opioid medications. It hopes to empower patients with important information so an informed decision can be made about starting opioids. Source Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP) |
This is a video series called Question Opioids, aimed at patients who have not started opioid medications. It hopes to empower patients with important information so an informed decision can be made about starting opioids. |
Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP) | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Pain / Neuromuscular Medicine Rehabilitation
Source American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
None | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Opioids Clinical Primer: Managing Chronic Pain
Description This six-part program provides an overview of key concepts and skills for clinicians facing common challenges in the management of patients with chronic pain, including reducing the risks of opioids and addressing opioid use disorder. Source McMaster University |
This six-part program provides an overview of key concepts and skills for clinicians facing common challenges in the management of patients with chronic pain, including reducing the risks of opioids and addressing opioid use disorder. |
McMaster University | Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Opioids Clinical Primer: Managing Opioid Use Disorder
Description This six-part program provides an overview of key concepts and skills for clinicians facing common challenges in the management of patients with chronic pain, including reducing the risks of opioids and addressing opioid use disorder. Source McMaster University |
This six-part program provides an overview of key concepts and skills for clinicians facing common challenges in the management of patients with chronic pain, including reducing the risks of opioids and addressing opioid use disorder. |
McMaster University | Opioid Agonist Treatment Course, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Online Opioid Self-Assessment Program (SAP)
Description This self-assessment module, accredited by both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada, will enable participants to improve their opioid prescribing practices by engaging with the most current and updated 2017 Canadian Opioid Guideline and literature. Source University Health Network (UHN) |
This self-assessment module, accredited by both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada, will enable participants to improve their opioid prescribing practices by engaging with the most current and updated 2017 Canadian Opioid Guideline and literature. |
University Health Network (UHN) | Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Navigating Opioids for Chronic Pain
Source Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP) |
None | Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP) | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal (MSK) Pain
Description The Manual Therapy as an Evidence-Based Referral for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool is designed to increase primary care provider confidence in implementing an evidence-based multimodal program of patient education, exercise and manual therapy for MSK pain. It will guide providers in the referral for manual therapy by a chiropractor, physiotherapist or registered massage therapist (RMT), and the evaluation of patient outcomes. Source Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) |
The Manual Therapy as an Evidence-Based Referral for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool is designed to increase primary care provider confidence in implementing an evidence-based multimodal program of patient education, exercise and manual therapy for MSK pain. It will guide providers in the referral for manual therapy by a chiropractor, physiotherapist or registered massage therapist (RMT), and the evaluation of patient outcomes. |
Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Buprenorphine/Naloxone (Suboxone) for Opioid Use Disorder: Your Questions Answered
Source Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP) |
None | Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP) | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Addressing Cannabis Use in Primary Care
Source Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) |
None | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Physicians | Click to view link |
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Bugs & Drugs - Antibiotics Resources
Source Bugs & Drugs |
None | Bugs & Drugs | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| COVID-19 guidance for community medical clinics (Dec. 2021) | None | None | COVID-19, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Ivermectin: Guidance for Physicians | None | None | Clinical Toolkits, COVID-19, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries | None | None | Boundary Violations Personal, Boundary Violations Sexual, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Physician Obligations for Experiential Learning with Psychedelic Medicines
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Cannabis for Medical Purposes | None | None | Advice to Albertans, Albertans | Click to view files |
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You may be at risk ? Sedatives/Hypnotics
Source Canada Deprescribing Network |
None | Canada Deprescribing Network | Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Benzodiazepine Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Collaborative Mentorship Network for Chronic Pain and Addiction (ACFP)
Source Collaborative Mentorship Network |
None | Collaborative Mentorship Network | Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Medical Document for Authorizing Medical Cannabis
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Stage 3 Reopening FAQs | None | None | COVID-19, Physicians | Click to view link |
| IPAC guidance for community medical clinics: Stage 3 reopening | None | None | COVID-19, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Information for Health Care Practitioners - Medical Use of Cannabis | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes | Click to view link |
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Essentials
Source Public Health Ontario |
None | Public Health Ontario | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care Continuing Education Program | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Course, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Symptom-Free Pee - Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Toolkit | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Support Tools, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Rethink Antibiotic Prescribing | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view video |
| Prescribe antibiotics wisely - Clinical points (Public Health Agency of Canada) | None | None | Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Support Tools, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Using Antibiotics Wisely
Source Choosing Wisely Canada |
None | Choosing Wisely Canada | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Antimicrobial Resistance Policy | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Medical Office Chaperone Training
Description one-day, interactive workshop on how to provide chaperone support to patients and physicians |
one-day, interactive workshop on how to provide chaperone support to patients and physicians |
None | Physician Health Monitoring | Click to view link |
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Physician Diversity Wellness and Leadership Development
Description Investing in leaders to see positive impacts on physician wellness, diversity and inclusion measures, and safe, quality patient care. Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
Investing in leaders to see positive impacts on physician wellness, diversity and inclusion measures, and safe, quality patient care. |
Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Physician Health Monitoring, Physician Support | Click to view link |
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Well Doc Alberta
Description An initiative aimed at advancing a collaborative, co-operative, pan-provincial approach to physician wellness through education and prevention. Source Well Doc Alberta |
An initiative aimed at advancing a collaborative, co-operative, pan-provincial approach to physician wellness through education and prevention. |
Well Doc Alberta | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view link |
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Management of healthcare personnel living with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus in US healthcare institutions (2020)
Description Updated information to March 2010 SHEA Guideline for Management of Healthcare Workers Who Are Infected with Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and/or Human Immunodeficiency Virus. |
Updated information to March 2010 SHEA Guideline for Management of Healthcare Workers Who Are Infected with Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and/or Human Immunodeficiency Virus. |
None | None | Click to view files |
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Guidance in Authorizing Cannabis Products within Primary Care
Source The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFCP) |
None | The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFCP) | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Alberta?s Care Plan for Chronic Pain Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy: Agreement in Principle | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Face masks for patients
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | COVID-19, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Canadian Opioid Use Disorder Guideline
Source Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) |
None | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| COVID-19 restrictions: personal and wellness services | None | None | None | Click to view files |
| Clinical Toolkit: Ketamine and Esketamine | None | None | Clinical Toolkits, Ketamine, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Methamphetamine Client Transitions to Primary Care: Attachment Protocol | None | None | Methamphetamine, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Methamphetamine Client Transitions: Detoxification/Recovery Centre to Primary Care Pathway and Toolkit | None | None | Methamphetamine, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Methamphetamine Client Transitions: Hospital to Primary Care Pathway and Toolkit | None | None | Methamphetamine, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Managing Disruptive Behaviour in the Healthcare workplace | None | None | Physician Health Monitoring | Click to view files |
| Scope of practice & supervision of physician assistants (AHS) | None | None | physician assistants | Click to view link |
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Reducing prescribing of benzodiazepines in older adults: a comparison of four physician-focused interventions by a medical regulatory authority
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA REVU, Research | Click to view link |
| Practising Outside Established Conventional Medicine | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Conflict of Interest | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| COVID-19: Challenging Situations | None | None | Advice to the Profession, COVID-19, Physicians | Click to view files |
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A review of multi-source feedback focusing on psychometrics, pitfalls and some possible solutions
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | CPSA REVU | Click to view files |
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Does Pass/Fail on Medical Licensing Exams Predict Future Physician Performance in Practice? A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Alberta Physicians
Source Journal of Medical Regulation (JMR) |
None | Journal of Medical Regulation (JMR) | CPSA REVU, Research | Click to view link |
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Physician Checklist: Closing or Leaving a Medical Practice
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 4, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 4, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
| Relocating a Medical Practice | None | None | Advice to the Profession, building or renovating a medical clinic, building or renovating a medical clinic SOP stage 1, building or renovating a medical clinic SOP stage 4, building or renovating a medical clinic stage 1, building or renovating a medical clinic stage 4, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Closing or Leaving a Medical Practice | None | None | Advice to the Profession, building, Opening, Physicians, renovating medical clinic, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 4, renovating medical clinic stage 4 | Click to view files |
| Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries | None | None | Boundary Violations Personal, Boundary Violations Sexual, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Health Link FAQs for Clinical Groups | None | None | Continuity of Care, Physicians | Click to view files |
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After Hours Support for Continuity of Care
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Continuity of Care, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Insured Physician Services Versus Uninsured Physician Services | None | None | Billing, Physicians, Uninsured Services | Click to view link |
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AMA Uninsured Services Guidelines to Billing (member login required)
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Billing, Physicians, Uninsured Services | Click to view link |
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Implementation Tool: Cannabis for Medical Purposes
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians | Click to view files |
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COVID-19 mitigation strategies for sleep clinics and labs
Source American Academy of Sleep Medicine |
None | American Academy of Sleep Medicine | COVID-19, Sleep Medicine Diagnostics | Click to view files |
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Standards of Practice
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Advice to the Profession
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to the Profession, Competence, Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
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Standards of Practice
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Advice to the Profession
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Standards of Practice
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Advice to the Profession
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Standards of Practice
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Advice to the Profession
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Standards of Practice
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view link |
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Advice to the Profession
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Physicians | Click to view link |
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Physician Practice Improvement Program Information
Description PDF document Source Federation of Medical Licensing Boards (FMRAC) |
PDF document |
Federation of Medical Licensing Boards (FMRAC) | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Cycle Information, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view files |
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Group Practice Review Program
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
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Standards of Practice
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Physicians | Click to view link |
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Advice to the Profession
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Physicians | Click to view link |
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Are You Up to Standard? Patient Record Retention
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Patient Records Management, Physicians | Click to view files |
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Why is the public calling CPSA?
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
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Read the fine print. It?s no small matter with product labels
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
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New FAQs surrounding IPAC General Standards (standards in effect as of June 15, 2016)
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
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Immunization Regulation
Description More information on immunization regulation Source Government of Alberta |
More information on immunization regulation |
Government of Alberta | Physicians | Click to view link |
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Prescribing Resources and Tools
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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OAT Letter of Support Template
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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OAT Information Checklist
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Virtual Care | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
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Duty to Report a Colleague/Self
Description If a physician knows a colleague has behaved in an unprofessional manner, they are required to notify the appropriate regulatory body. It is also the responsibility of every physician to notify CPSA of incidents or circumstances that may impact their ability to provide safe care. Source CPSA Advice to the Profession |
If a physician knows a colleague has behaved in an unprofessional manner, they are required to notify the appropriate regulatory body. It is also the responsibility of every physician to notify CPSA of incidents or circumstances that may impact their ability to provide safe care. |
CPSA Advice to the Profession | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
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Honoraria & Expense Policy
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Councillors & Committee Members, Expense forms & resources | Click to view files |
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COVID-19: Making Difficult Practice Decisions in a Pandemic
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to the Profession, COVID-19, Physicians | Click to view files |
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Webinar: The Alberta COVID 19 Relaunch Plan: What We Know Today (May 11, 2020)
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | COVID-19, Physicians | Click to view video |
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Survey of physician attitudes to using multisource feedback for competence assessment in Alberta
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Multi-source Feedback, Physicians, Research | Click to view files |
| Wise Prescribing & Deprescribing: Opioid Skills for the Frontline Clinician | None | None | Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Physicians, Prescribing, Prescribing Drugs Associated with Substance Use Disorders or Substance-Related Harm | Click to view link |
|
Vendor Information Management Agreement template
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
Source Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council |
None | Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Human Health, Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Smart Phone Recordings by Patients
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
| Second Opinion Review | None | None | Human Health, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Sample Patient Termination Letter
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Physicians | Click to view files |
| Responding to Requests for Medical Assistance in Dying | None | None | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Resources for Capacity Assessors, Alberta Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
Source Government of Alberta |
None | Government of Alberta | Informed Consent, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
QURE Quality Referral Pocket Checklist
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Referral Consultation | Click to view link |
| Privacy Impact Assessment Requirements | None | None | Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Principles-Based Recommendations for a Canadian Approach to Assisted Dying
Source Canadian Medical Association (CMA) |
None | Canadian Medical Association (CMA) | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
| Palliative Care Matters | None | None | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Online Module on Medical Assistance in Dying
Source Canadian Medical Association (CMA) |
None | Canadian Medical Association (CMA) | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Medical records articles
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
| Medical Assistance in Dying Practice Resources | None | None | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
| Medical Assistance in Dying Guidance and Related Documents | None | None | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Medical Assistance in Dying (AHS)
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Boundary Violations, Physician-Patient Relationship, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
MAID Provider Form Electronic
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
|
MAID Combined Assessor Provider Form Electronic
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
| Lost or Stolen Patient Records | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
| Insured Physician Services Versus Uninsured Physician Services | None | None | Billing, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Informed Consent
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Informed Consent, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
| Health Link FAQs for Clinical Groups | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Health Canada Regulation of Health Products Advertising
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Advertising, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Guide to Capacity Assessment under the Personal Directives Act, Alberta Office of the Public Guardian | None | None | Informed Consent, Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Guide to Capacity Assessment Under the Personal Directives Act
Source Government of Alberta |
None | Government of Alberta | Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Good Practices Guide: Informed Consent (CMPA)
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Boundary Violations, Informed Consent, Physician-Patient Relationship, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Goals of Care
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Informed Consent, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Generic Information Management Agreement template
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
| Ethics Screening Tool | None | None | Human Health, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Ethics Guideline Tool | None | None | Human Health, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Email Communication FAQs | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
| Email Communication - Know the Risks | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Electronic Records Handbook
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
|
eLearning modules
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Disclosure Agreement template
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Council Statement of Principles on Sexual Misconduct
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Boundary Violations, Physician-Patient Relationship, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Consent: A guide for Canadian physicians
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Informed Consent, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Canadian Code of Advertising Standards | None | None | Advertising, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
AMA Uninsured Services Guidelines to Billing (member login required)
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Billing, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Alberta Clinical Research Consortium | None | None | Human Health, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
After Hours Support for Continuity of Care
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Abbreviations in Healthcare
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
| Towards a program of assessment for health professionals: from training into practice | None | None | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Articles | Click to view link |
| White Paper Accepting our responsibility | None | None | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Articles | Click to view link |
| Quality Improvement Assessment Tool (QIPAT) ? 7 Assessment Tool | None | None | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools | Click to view files |
| Beyond the Quick Fix Strategies for Improving Patient Safety | None | None | Article, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Articles | Click to view files |
| Audit & Reflection Self-Reflection Feedback Guide | None | None | Article, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view files |
|
Alberta Health Services Professional Development
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Competence, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physician Practice Improvement, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Maslach Burnout Inventory
Source Mind Garden |
None | Mind Garden | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Future of Medical Education in Canada Continuing Professional Development (FMEC-CPD)
Source Future of Medical Education in Canada Continuing Professional Development (FMEC-CPD) |
None | Future of Medical Education in Canada Continuing Professional Development (FMEC-CPD) | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Cycle Information, Quality Improvement Articles, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
| MCC 360 - Medical Council of Canada | None | None | MCC360, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Accelerating Change Transformation Team (ACTT)
Source Alberta Medical Association |
None | Alberta Medical Association | Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
MOC Tools & Resources
Source Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada |
None | Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada | Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Vaccine Refrigerator Temperature Record - Sample
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view files |
|
Up-To-Date Website
Description Clinical decision support resource associated with improved outcomes Source Wolters Kluwer |
Clinical decision support resource associated with improved outcomes |
Wolters Kluwer | Clinical Decision Making, Physicians, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Terminating Physician-Patient Relationship Letter sample
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Agreement, Group Practice Management, Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view files |
|
Team Norms sample
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Agreement, Group Practice Management, Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Team Agreement sample
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Agreement, Group Practice Management, Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada CanMeds
Source Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada |
None | Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada | Continuing Medical Education (CME), Individual & Group Practice, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Cycle Information, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Qx MD
Description Clinical calculator and decision support tool for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows 10, and web, freely available to the medical community Source Read by QxMD |
Clinical calculator and decision support tool for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows 10, and web, freely available to the medical community |
Read by QxMD | Clinical Decision Making, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
PROBE: Ethics & Boundaries Program Canada
Source Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians |
None | Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians | Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Privacy Impact Assessment Seminar
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Courses & Training, Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Privacy, privacy impact assessment, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Privacy Impact Assessment Requirements
Source Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) |
None | Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Information Sharing, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Primary Care Practice Courses
Source University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development |
None | University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development | Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Primary Care Networks
Source Primary Care Networks |
None | Primary Care Networks | Albertans, Competence, Patient Care, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Policy & Procedure Manual sample
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Agreement, Group Practice Management, Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Physician Learning Program (PLP)
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Individual & Group Practice, Partners, Patient Care, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Articles, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Physician Leadership Institute (PLI) Courses
Source Canadian Medical Association (CMA) |
None | Canadian Medical Association (CMA) | Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP)
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Individual & Group Practice, Mental Health, Partners, Patient Care, Physician Health Monitoring, Physician Support, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Pharmaceutical Information Network (PIN)
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Competence, Group Practice Review (GPR), Patient Care, Patient Records Management, Patient Safety, Physicians, Practice Support, Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
Patient's Medical Home
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) Reporting a privacy breach
Source Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) |
None | Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Privacy Breach, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Office of the?Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) Guidance on Electronic Health Record Systems
Source Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) |
None | Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) | Physicians, Privacy | Click to view link |
|
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) Website & Contact Information
Source Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) |
None | Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Netcare Portal Training
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Information Sharing, Netcare, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Netcare Information Manager Agreement
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Information Sharing, Netcare, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Netcare Expedited PIA Summary
Source Alberta Health, stand |
None | Alberta Health, stand | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Information Sharing, Netcare, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Netcare Expedited PIA Instructions for Alberta Netcare Portal
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Information Sharing, Netcare, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy | Click to view link |
|
Netcare Website
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Competence, Information Sharing, Netcare, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy | Click to view link |
|
Medical Record Keeping Workshop
Source University Of Toronto |
None | University Of Toronto | Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Medical Record Keeping Seminar
Source Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians |
None | Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians | Individual & Group Practice, Medical Record Keeping, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Medical Record Keeping course
Source Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians |
None | Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians | Individual & Group Practice, Medical Record Keeping, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Medical Office Chaperone
Description for staff working in physician offices Source MacEwan University |
for staff working in physician offices |
MacEwan University | Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
IPAC Medication and Vaccine Injection Safety
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Practice Improvement Tools
Source Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) |
None | Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) | Communication, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Articles, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Communication Skills Workshops
Source Institute For Healthcare Communication |
None | Institute For Healthcare Communication | Communication, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Website
Source Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) |
None | Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) | Communication, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Cycle Information, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Information Sharing Agreement
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Information Sharing, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
|
Improving Inter-Professional Communication: Working Effectively in Medical Teams
Source Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians |
None | Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians | Communication, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Improving Inter-Professional Communication course
Source Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians |
None | Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians | Communication, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA)Clinic Panel Report
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Partners, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) Personal Panel Report
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Partners, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) Patient Satisfaction Survey
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Partners, Patient Care, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) Medication Management Checklist
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Partners, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) Abbreviations
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Partners, Patient Care, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) Website
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Partners, Patient Care, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Health Information Act training
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Information Sharing, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Health Information Act Request to Access Health Information
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Information Sharing, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
General Infection Prevention & Control Standards Assessment
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Competence, Physicians | Click to view files |
|
Electronic Records Handbook(CMPA)
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Individual & Group Practice, Information Sharing, Patient Records Management, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
|
Crucial Conversations
Source University of Alberta |
None | University of Alberta | Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
CPSA Code of Conduct
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
CMPA Limiting discussion to one medical issue per visit
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Individual & Group Practice, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
CMA Code of Ethics
Source Canadian Medical Association (CMA) |
None | Canadian Medical Association (CMA) | Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Clinician-Patient Communication to Enhance Health Outcomes
Source Institute For Healthcare Communication |
None | Institute For Healthcare Communication | Communication, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Clinician Assessment and Professional Enhancement (CAPE)
Source University Of Manitoba |
None | University Of Manitoba | Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses | Click to view link |
|
Choosing Wisely
Source Choosing Wisely |
None | Choosing Wisely | Individual & Group Practice, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Practice Support, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Canadian registry for hip replacements
Source Canadian Institute for Health Information |
None | Canadian Institute for Health Information | Patient Care, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network Website
Source Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network |
None | Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network | Individual & Group Practice, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Canadian Family Physician ??? Practice-Based Small Group Learning Programs
Source College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) |
None | College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Canadian Diabetes Association ??? Clinical Practice Guidelines
Source Canadian Diabetes Association / Diabetes Canada |
None | Canadian Diabetes Association / Diabetes Canada | Individual & Group Practice, Patient Care, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Bugs & Drugs
Source Bugs and Drugs |
None | Bugs and Drugs | Antibiotics, Individual & Group Practice, Patient Care, Patient Records Management, Patient Safety, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Support, Prescribing, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources, TPP Alberta | Click to view link |
|
Information Management Agreement
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Agreement, Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
AMA EMR Support
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Alberta Medical Association Website
Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
None | Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Individual & Group Practice, Partners, Patient Care, Physicians | Click to view link |
|
Alberta Health guidelines on mandatory privacy breach reporting
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
Alberta Health Completing a privacy impact assessment
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Privacy, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view link |
|
After-Hours Coverage Agreement sample
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Agreement, Continuity of Care, Group Practice Review (GPR), Individual & Group Practice, Physicians, Standards of Practice Tools & Resources | Click to view files |
|
Enhanced Patient Communication seminar
Source Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians |
None | Centre For Personalized Education For Physicians | Communication, Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Courses & Training, Individual & Group Practice, Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Practice Improvement Programs & Courses, professional development programs and courses | Click to view link |
|
Patient FAQs: Safe Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to Albertans, Albertans | Click to view files |
|
Virtual Care - Advice to Albertans
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to Albertans, Albertans | Click to view files |
|
Hotel Corporate Rates
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Councillors & Committee Members, Expense forms & resources | Click to view files |
|
Statement of Services Rendered – Expenses
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Councillors & Committee Members, Expense forms & resources | Click to view files |
|
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Direct Bank Deposit Authorization
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Councillors & Committee Members, Expense forms & resources | Click to view files |
|
TD1 Personal Tax Credits Return
Source Canada Revenue Agency |
None | Canada Revenue Agency | Councillors & Committee Members, Expense forms & resources, Government tax forms | Click to view link |
|
AB1 Alberta Personal Tax Credits Return
Source Canada Revenue Agency |
None | Canada Revenue Agency | Councillors & Committee Members, Expense forms & resources, Government tax forms | Click to view link |
|
CPT30 Election to Stop Contributing to the Canada Pension Plan, or Revocation of a Prior Election
Source Canada Revenue Agency |
None | Canada Revenue Agency | Councillors & Committee Members, Expense forms & resources, Government tax forms | Click to view link |
|
What is substance use disorder (SUD) and how can the AMA's PFSP help Alberta physicians?
Description This video will help to increase awareness of SUD and will be used to support the SUD conversation via PFSP?s education program, with the goal of educating and informing physicians, medical students and residents. Source Alberta Medical Association (AMA) |
This video will help to increase awareness of SUD and will be used to support the SUD conversation via PFSP?s education program, with the goal of educating and informing physicians, medical students and residents. |
Alberta Medical Association (AMA) | Physician Health Monitoring, Physicians, Substance Use Disorder | Click to view video |
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Strategic Framework to Reduce the Risks of Substance Use Disorder in Anesthesiologists
Description The purpose of this framework is to outline the initiatives that aim to reduce the prevalence, morbidity and mortality associated with substance misuse in anesthesia in Alberta. Source CPSA |
The purpose of this framework is to outline the initiatives that aim to reduce the prevalence, morbidity and mortality associated with substance misuse in anesthesia in Alberta. |
CPSA | Physician Health Monitoring, Physicians, Substance Use Disorder | Click to view files |
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Implementation Tool Cannabis for Medical Purposes Standard of Practice
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing, Tools for your practice | Click to view files |
|
Accessing Cannabis for Medical Purposes
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Practical Considerations in Medical Cannabis Administration and Dosing | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program
Source British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) |
None | British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Course, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
|
Alberta Health's MDR Standards
Description Establishes minimum requirements for the use of single-use medical devices and the cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of reusable medical devices between client use. Source Alberta Health |
Establishes minimum requirements for the use of single-use medical devices and the cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of reusable medical devices between client use. |
Alberta Health | Facilities, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR), Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2 | Click to view link |
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Alberta Health Services' IPAC Resources
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Facilities | Click to view link |
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Alberta Health's Handbook of Occupational Hazards and Controls for Community Clinics and Doctors' Offices
Description Addresses hazards and controls for workers providing services in community clinics or doctors' offices. May be useful for other workers providing client care in community settings, such as therapists. Source Alberta Health |
Addresses hazards and controls for workers providing services in community clinics or doctors' offices. May be useful for other workers providing client care in community settings, such as therapists. |
Alberta Health | Facilities | Click to view link |
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Personal & Sexual Boundary Violations
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Advice to Albertans, Albertans | Click to view files |
|
COVID-19: Medical Care
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | None | Click to view files |
| COVID-19: Virtual Care | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| COVID-19: Reopening Practice | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| COVID-19: Difficult Practice Decisions | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| COVID-19: Defining "Urgent" | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Transition to Electronic Medical Records | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
| Smart Phone Recordings by Patients (CMPA) | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
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Privacy Impact Assessment Requirements Guide
Source Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) |
None | Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Physicians, Privacy | Click to view link |
| Physicians as Custodians of Patient Records | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Lost or Stolen Patient Records | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
| Email communication FAQs (OIPC) | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
| Communicating with patients via email & Know the Risks (OIPC) | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
| Electronic Communications & Security of Mobile Devices | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
| 8 Tips for Managing Emails (OIPC) | None | None | Physicians | Click to view files |
| Social Media | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Safe Prescribing for Opioid Use Disorder | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Responsibility for a Medical Practice | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
| Referral Consultation | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Professional Courtesy | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Prescribing: Drugs Associated with Substance Use Disorder or Substance-Related Harm | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Prescribing: Administration | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Medical Practice Observation Experience | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Medical Assistance in Dying | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Medical Examinations by Non-Treating Physicians (NTMEs) | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Legislated Reporting & Release of Medical Information | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Job Action | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Insured Persons | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Informed Consent for Minors | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Informed Consent for Adults | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
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Goals of Care (AHS)
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view link |
| Episodic Care | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Continuity of Care | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Charging for Uninsured Professional Services | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Cannabis for Medical Purposes | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Boundary Violations: Sexual | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Boundary Violations: Personal | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Advertising | None | None | Advice to the Profession, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 3, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Physicians | Click to view files |
| Pre-Facilitation Self-Reflection | None | None | Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians | Click to view files |
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Alberta Opioid Dependence Treatment (ODT) Virtual Training Program (Module 5)
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Course, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| CFPC Webinar: Office-based Induction of Buprenorphine/naloxone using PEER Guideline (25 mins) | None | None | OAT Courses, Opioid, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view video |
| CFPC Webinar: PEER Simplified Guideline: Managing OUD in Primary Care (60 mins) | None | None | OAT Courses, Opioid, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view video |
| Prescribing Suboxone in the Outpatient Setting | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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BC Opioid Use Disorder Guidelines
Source British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) |
None | British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Guidelines, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Opioid Dependency Phone Consultation (AHS)
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| OAT Treatment Agreement | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Public Health Ontario's Infection Prevention and Control for Clinical Office Practice
Source Public Health Ontario |
None | Public Health Ontario | Facilities | Click to view link |
| Canadian Standards Association Medical Device Reprocessing standard for purchase | None | None | Facilities, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) | Click to view link |
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Public Health Ontario's Best Practices for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in all Healthcare Settings
Source Public Health Ontario |
None | Public Health Ontario | Facilities, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) | Click to view link |
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Health Canada & Safety Code 35
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Accreditation, Facilities, X-ray | Click to view link |
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Medical Council of Canada & MCC 360 Program Information
Description A national multi-source feedback program to evaluate physician workplace performance in their roles as communicator, collaborator and professional. Source Medical Council of Canada (MCC) |
A national multi-source feedback program to evaluate physician workplace performance in their roles as communicator, collaborator and professional. |
Medical Council of Canada (MCC) | MCC360, Physicians | Click to view link |
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When Antibiotics Fail & One Pager
Description When Antibiotics Fail is an independent, evidence-based assessment of the potential socio-economicimpact of AMR in Canada. |
When Antibiotics Fail is an independent, evidence-based assessment of the potential socio-economicimpact of AMR in Canada. |
None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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When Antibiotics Fail & Complete Report
Description When Antibiotics Fail examines the current impacts of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on our healthcare system, projects the future impact on Canada's GDP, and looks at how widespread resistance will influence the day-to-day lives of Canadians. The report examines these issues through a One Health lens, recognizing the interconnected nature of AMR, from healthcare settings to the environment to the agriculture sector. It is the most comprehensive report to date on the economic impact of AMR in Canada. |
When Antibiotics Fail examines the current impacts of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on our healthcare system, projects the future impact on Canada's GDP, and looks at how widespread resistance will influence the day-to-day lives of Canadians. The report examines these issues through a One Health lens, recognizing the interconnected nature of AMR, from healthcare settings to the environment to the agriculture sector. It is the most comprehensive report to date on the economic impact of AMR in Canada. |
None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Things Physicians and Patients Should Question (Choosing Wisely Canada)
Source Choosing Wisely Canada |
None | Choosing Wisely Canada | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Common Community Infections: Key Clinical Pearls | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Chief Public Health Officer of Canada's 2019 Spotlight Report: Preserving Antibiotics Now and Into the Future | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Antibiotic Awareness Week Canada | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Infectious Diseases Guidelines | None | None | Antimicrobial, Antimicrobial Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Brain Story Certification Course | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Course, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Source Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) |
None | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Course, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Managing Opioid Use Disorder in primary care
Description The Patients Experience Evidence Research (PEER) Simplified Guideline: Managing Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Primary Care provides practical recommendations for treatment of OUD for primary care practitioners. All recommendations are intended to assist with, not dictate decision making in conjunction with patients. The guideline is developed with contributions from primary care professionals with little or no conflict for interest and focused on the highest level of evidence available. |
The Patients Experience Evidence Research (PEER) Simplified Guideline: Managing Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Primary Care provides practical recommendations for treatment of OUD for primary care practitioners. All recommendations are intended to assist with, not dictate decision making in conjunction with patients. The guideline is developed with contributions from primary care professionals with little or no conflict for interest and focused on the highest level of evidence available. |
None | Opioid, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Guide for prescribing buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) in the outpatient setting | None | None | Opioid, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Management of Substance Use in Acute Care Settings in Alberta: Guidance Document | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Opioid Agonist Treatment Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Opioid Use Disorder Consultation Service
Description A province-wide telephone and e-Consult service for physicians and nurse practitioners seeking advice regarding the prescribing of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) such as buprenorphine/ naloxone and methadone, when treating individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
A province-wide telephone and e-Consult service for physicians and nurse practitioners seeking advice regarding the prescribing of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) such as buprenorphine/ naloxone and methadone, when treating individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) |
Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Opioid Agonist Treatment Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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National Opioid Use Disorder Guideline
Description CRISM developed the first Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders. The guideline lays out the optimal strategies for the treatment of opioid addiction and recommends opioid agonist treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone as the preferred first-line treatment. |
CRISM developed the first Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders. The guideline lays out the optimal strategies for the treatment of opioid addiction and recommends opioid agonist treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone as the preferred first-line treatment. |
None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Management of Opioid Use Disorders: A National Clinical Practice Guideline | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment Guidelines, Opioid Agonist Treatment Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Benzodiazepine Tapering (Appendix B-6, CNCP Guidelines Canada) | None | None | Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Benzodiazepine Treatment Agreement & download template
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Less Sedatives for Your Relatives
Source Choosing Wisely Canada |
None | Choosing Wisely Canada | Benzodiazepine, Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Benzodiazepine Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Clinical Toolkit: Benzodiazepines & Use and Taper
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Benzodiazepine, Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Benzodiazepine Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Prescribing Drugs of Dependence in General Practice: Benzodiazepines
Description This guide represents a synthesis of the best available evidence for benzodiazepine use in the primary care setting. |
This guide represents a synthesis of the best available evidence for benzodiazepine use in the primary care setting. |
None | Benzodiazepine, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| De-prescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists & Evidence-based clinical practice guideline | None | None | Benzodiazepine, Benzodiazepine Guideline, Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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University of Alberta Physician Learning Program
Description The Physician Learning Program (PLP) is one of the Alberta Medical Association's physician benefit stream programs and is governed by a steering committee with representatives from the AMA, Alberta Health Services, Alberta Chapter of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. Source University of Alberta |
The Physician Learning Program (PLP) is one of the Alberta Medical Association's physician benefit stream programs and is governed by a steering committee with representatives from the AMA, Alberta Health Services, Alberta Chapter of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. |
University of Alberta | Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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McGill University Graduate Certificate in Chronic Pain Management
Source McGill University |
None | McGill University | Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Concurrent Disorders Learning series
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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University of Alberta Certificate in Pain Management
Source University of Alberta |
None | University of Alberta | Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Clinical, Research & Continuing Education
Source Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) |
None | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) | Benzodiazepine Course, Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Introduction to Safe Prescribing: Opioids, Benzodiazepines, and Stimulants (MDcme.ca) | None | None | Benzodiazepine Course, Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Safer Opioid Prescribing Webinar Series | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Essential Strategies for Chronic Pain Management (UofC)
Source University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development |
None | University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development | Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Wise Prescribing and De-prescribing: Opioid Skills for the Frontline Clinician
Description This course provides opportunities for you to review the principles and guidelines for opioid tapering, reflect on your own practices and discuss enablers and barriers with the workshop facilitator and peers. There are offerings of self-learning as well as small group learning activities in this course. Source University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development |
This course provides opportunities for you to review the principles and guidelines for opioid tapering, reflect on your own practices and discuss enablers and barriers with the workshop facilitator and peers. There are offerings of self-learning as well as small group learning activities in this course. |
University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development | Opioid, Opioid Course, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Collaborative Mentorship Network, Medical Mentoring for Chronic Pain and Addiction
Description The Collaborative Mentorship Network for Chronic Pain and Addiction (CMN) connects family physicians and multidisciplinary team members with colleagues who have experience and expertise treating pain and addiction. |
The Collaborative Mentorship Network for Chronic Pain and Addiction (CMN) connects family physicians and multidisciplinary team members with colleagues who have experience and expertise treating pain and addiction. |
None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Opioid Tapering for Chronic Pain Patients: Information for Family Physicians
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Opioid Tapering Template
Description This tool is to support primary care providers in discussing the value of opioid tapering with all adult patients currently prescribed an opioid and to support their patients in reducing opioid dosages in a safe and effective way. |
This tool is to support primary care providers in discussing the value of opioid tapering with all adult patients currently prescribed an opioid and to support their patients in reducing opioid dosages in a safe and effective way. |
None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Opioid Treatment Agreement Template
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Opioid Safety for Patients with Chronic Pain | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Opioid Safety for Patients with Acute Pain | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Opioid Risk Tool | None | None | Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Opioid Manager (National Pain Centre) | None | None | Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Chart of Evidence-Based Screening Tools and Assessment for Adults and Adolescents | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Brief Pain Inventory | None | None | Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Opioid Evidence Bundle
Source Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) |
None | Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Nonopioid Therapies for Pain Management | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Clinical Toolkit: Meperidine (Demerol?): A Relic Misfit for Chronic Pain | None | None | Clinical Toolkits, Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Clinical Toolkit: Urine Drug Screening | None | None | Opioid Prescribing, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
Description 12 recommendations for clinicians providing pain care for outpatients aged 18 years or older with acute pain, subacute pain or chronic pain. |
12 recommendations for clinicians providing pain care for outpatients aged 18 years or older with acute pain, subacute pain or chronic pain. |
None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| 2017 Canadian Opioid Prescribing Guideline poster | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Prescribing, Opioid Support Tool, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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SHEA Guideline for Management of Healthcare Workers Who Are Infected with Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and/or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (March 2010)
Description This guideline provides the updated recommendations of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) regarding the management of healthcare providers who are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and/or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). |
This guideline provides the updated recommendations of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) regarding the management of healthcare providers who are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and/or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). |
None | None | Click to view link |
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Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) website
Source Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
None | Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
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Alberta Health Services' Surgical Aseptic Technique and Sterile Field
Description The surgical aseptic technique and sterile field guideline provides information, support and evidence-based practices to health care professionals performing invasive surgical procedures outside of operating rooms or in community-based health care settings, such as dental clinics, podiatry clinics and medical clinics. Infection prevention and control is a continually evolving discipline which is based on research and evidence-based practice. Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
The surgical aseptic technique and sterile field guideline provides information, support and evidence-based practices to health care professionals performing invasive surgical procedures outside of operating rooms or in community-based health care settings, such as dental clinics, podiatry clinics and medical clinics. Infection prevention and control is a continually evolving discipline which is based on research and evidence-based practice. |
Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Facilities | Click to view link |
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Alberta Health's A Physician's Guide to Occupational Health and Safety Responsibilities
Description Information for physicians and their staff about creating a healthy and safe workplace for themselves, their co-workers and their employees, while complying with Alberta OHS legislation. Source Alberta Health |
Information for physicians and their staff about creating a healthy and safe workplace for themselves, their co-workers and their employees, while complying with Alberta OHS legislation. |
Alberta Health | Facilities | Click to view link |
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Alberta Health's Infection Prevention and Control
Source Alberta Health |
None | Alberta Health | Facilities | Click to view link |
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Public Health Ontario's Infection Prevention and Control for Clinical Office Practice
Source Public Health Ontario |
None | Public Health Ontario | Facilities | Click to view link |
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Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis and the cannabinoids
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Cannabis for Medical Purposes (Health Canada)
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Implications of Cannabis Legalization on Youth and Young Adults
Source Canadian Family Physician |
None | Canadian Family Physician | Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Simplified Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis & Maternal Cannabis Use During Pregnancy | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis & Cannabis Use and Driving | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Cannabis - Canadian Drug Summary
Source Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) |
None | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Use of Medical Cannabis with Other Medications: A Review of Safety and Guidelines | None | None | Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| abis | None | None | Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Western Canada Accreditation Alliance (WCAA)
Description The WCAA is a cross-provincial resource sharing initiative that standardizes accreditation across western provinces. The CPSA's Diagnostic accreditation program is committed to the WCAA. |
The WCAA is a cross-provincial resource sharing initiative that standardizes accreditation across western provinces. The CPSA's Diagnostic accreditation program is committed to the WCAA. |
None | Accreditation, Diagnostic Lab Medicine, Facilities | Click to view files |
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Guidelines for point-of-care testing (POCT) in unaccredited settings
Description Healthcare professionals that use POCT in unaccredited settings like doctors' offices, home care, pharmacies or any other non-hospital setting should follow this guideline to perform safe POCT. |
Healthcare professionals that use POCT in unaccredited settings like doctors' offices, home care, pharmacies or any other non-hospital setting should follow this guideline to perform safe POCT. |
None | Accreditation, Diagnostic Lab Medicine, Facilities | Click to view files |
| Occupational Health and Safety Act and Code | None | None | Accreditation, Facilities, X-ray | Click to view link |
| Changing How We Talk About Substance Use | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
| Slow-Release Oral Morphine for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Alberta | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view files |
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Methadone for Pain in Palliative Care Online Course
Description a series of three education modules for physicians, nurses and pharmacists seeking to improve their knowledge in prescribing and managing patients prescribed methadone for pain in palliative care. |
a series of three education modules for physicians, nurses and pharmacists seeking to improve their knowledge in prescribing and managing patients prescribed methadone for pain in palliative care. |
None | Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Opioid, Opioid Resource, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Get Naloxone (AHS)
Source Alberta Health Services (AHS) |
None | Alberta Health Services (AHS) | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Medical Council of Canada & MCC 360 FAQs | None | None | MCC360, Physicians | Click to view link |
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R2C2 Facilitation
Description To be used in discussions with groups of physicians regarding individual, group and/or comparator data. Source CPSA |
To be used in discussions with groups of physicians regarding individual, group and/or comparator data. |
CPSA | Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians, Practice Improvement | Click to view files |
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Sample HQCA Clinic Proxy Report
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Group Practice Review (GPR), Personal Development Tools & Resources, Physicians, Practice Improvement, Quality Improvement Tools & Resources | Click to view files |
| Sample GPR SOP report | None | None | Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians | Click to view files |
| Background and History of GPR | None | None | Group Practice Review (GPR), Physicians | Click to view files |
| Regulation of Health Products Advertising | None | None | Advertising | Click to view link |
| Canadian Code of Advertising Standards | None | None | Advertising | Click to view link |
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Transfer of Care
Description Steps that physicians must take when they are transferring care of a patient to another practitioner. Source CPSA |
Steps that physicians must take when they are transferring care of a patient to another practitioner. |
CPSA | building, Opening, Physicians, renovating medical clinic, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 2, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 3, renovating medical clinic stage 2, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
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Terminating the Physician-Patient Relationship
Description Physicians still have certain responsibilities to their patients when discharging them from their care. Source CPSA |
Physicians still have certain responsibilities to their patients when discharging them from their care. |
CPSA | building, Opening, Physicians, renovating medical clinic, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 2, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 3, renovating medical clinic stage 2, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
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Virtual Care
Description Like most things, health care is going digital. Know the expectations of physicians providing care through electronic communication. Source CPSA |
Like most things, health care is going digital. Know the expectations of physicians providing care through electronic communication. |
CPSA | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 3, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
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Supervision of Restricted Activities
Description Physicians can provide services outside their scope of practice only under certain circumstances. Source CPSA |
Physicians can provide services outside their scope of practice only under certain circumstances. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Duty to Report Self
Description It is the responsibility of every physician to notify CPSA of incidents or circumstances that may impact their ability to provide safe care. Source CPSA Standard of Practice |
It is the responsibility of every physician to notify CPSA of incidents or circumstances that may impact their ability to provide safe care. |
CPSA Standard of Practice | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Sale of Products by Physicians
Description Under certain circumstances, a physician can sell products related to medical treatment. Source CPSA |
Under certain circumstances, a physician can sell products related to medical treatment. |
CPSA | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 3, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Responding to Third-Party Requests
Description When a patient or someone they've authorized to act on their behalf requests information, a physician must respond (generally within 30 days). |
When a patient or someone they've authorized to act on their behalf requests information, a physician must respond (generally within 30 days). |
None | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Responsibility for a Medical Practice
Description Entering medical practice brings responsibilities to both patients, physician colleagues and non-physician staff. Source CPSA |
Entering medical practice brings responsibilities to both patients, physician colleagues and non-physician staff. |
CPSA | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 1, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 3, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 4, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 4, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Reprocessing Medical Equipment
Description Preventing infection by ensuring any medical equipment used in a non-hospital setting is properly cleaned and sterilized. Source CPSA |
Preventing infection by ensuring any medical equipment used in a non-hospital setting is properly cleaned and sterilized. |
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Relocating a Medical Practice
Description When moving practice to a new location, a physician must notify their patients and ensure their care is not impacted. Source CPSA |
When moving practice to a new location, a physician must notify their patients and ensure their care is not impacted. |
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Relationships with Industry
Description When a physician develops a working relationship with a manufacturer of health care products, certain expectations must be fulfilled. Source CPSA |
When a physician develops a working relationship with a manufacturer of health care products, certain expectations must be fulfilled. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Referral Consultation
Description When a patient is referred to another physician, timely communication regarding appointments and follow-up is key so the patient receives proper care. Source CPSA |
When a patient is referred to another physician, timely communication regarding appointments and follow-up is key so the patient receives proper care. |
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Re-Entering Medical Practice or Changing Scope of Practice
Description If a physician wants to return to practice after an extended absence, or wants to change the type of medicine they practice, they must notify CPSA. Source CPSA |
If a physician wants to return to practice after an extended absence, or wants to change the type of medicine they practice, they must notify CPSA. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
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Prescribing: Drugs Associated with Substance Use Disorders or Substance-Related Harms
Description Physicians are encouraged to be cautious when prescribing medications that carry a higher risk of addiction or misuse. Source CPSA |
Physicians are encouraged to be cautious when prescribing medications that carry a higher risk of addiction or misuse. |
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Prescribing: Administration
Description Ensuring accuracy, security and safety when writing prescriptions. Source CPSA |
Ensuring accuracy, security and safety when writing prescriptions. |
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Patient Record Retention
Description Physicians are custodians of their patient records, which must be stored safely to protect confidentiality. When there is more than one custodian, an information-sharing agreement is required and physicians who can no longer act as custodians must designate a successor. Source CPSA |
Physicians are custodians of their patient records, which must be stored safely to protect confidentiality. When there is more than one custodian, an information-sharing agreement is required and physicians who can no longer act as custodians must designate a successor. |
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Patient Record Content
Description It is the responsibility of all physicians to maintain accurate, up-to-date records of all their patient interactions. Source CPSA |
It is the responsibility of all physicians to maintain accurate, up-to-date records of all their patient interactions. |
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Non-Treating Medical Examinations
Description Expectations for physicians when examining a patient for legal, financial or insurance reasons. Source CPSA |
Expectations for physicians when examining a patient for legal, financial or insurance reasons. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Medical Assistance in Dying
Description There is provincial and federal legislation that must be followed when providing medical assistance in dying. Source CPSA |
There is provincial and federal legislation that must be followed when providing medical assistance in dying. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Job Action
Description A physician cannot withdraw their services if it will put patient care at risk. Source CPSA |
A physician cannot withdraw their services if it will put patient care at risk. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Informed Consent
Description A physician must obtain consent and ensure the patient is fully informed and understands any medical examination, procedure or treatment before it takes place. Source CPSA |
A physician must obtain consent and ensure the patient is fully informed and understands any medical examination, procedure or treatment before it takes place. |
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Human Health Research
Description Expectations of physicians participating in any research that involves patients. Source CPSA |
Expectations of physicians participating in any research that involves patients. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Establishing the Physician-Patient Relationship
Description Clarifying when it can be reasonably assumed a physician will provide care for a patient beyond a single appointment, and when a physician cannot refuse to establish a physician-patient relationship. Source CPSA |
Clarifying when it can be reasonably assumed a physician will provide care for a patient beyond a single appointment, and when a physician cannot refuse to establish a physician-patient relationship. |
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Episodic Care
Description Outlines the responsibilities physicians have to ensure patients are taken care of after a single encounter (like in an emergency room). Source CPSA |
Outlines the responsibilities physicians have to ensure patients are taken care of after a single encounter (like in an emergency room). |
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Duty to Report a Colleague
Description If a physician knows a colleague has behaved in an unprofessional manner, they are required to notify the appropriate regulatory body. This standard also includes reporting guidelines for when a physician provides treatment to another physician or other regulated health professional. Source CPSA Standard of Practice |
If a physician knows a colleague has behaved in an unprofessional manner, they are required to notify the appropriate regulatory body. This standard also includes reporting guidelines for when a physician provides treatment to another physician or other regulated health professional. |
CPSA Standard of Practice | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Dispensing of Schedule 1 and 2 Drugs by a Physician for a Fee
Description Clarifying the circumstances under which a physician can dispense certain drugs for a fee. Source CPSA |
Clarifying the circumstances under which a physician can dispense certain drugs for a fee. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Disclosure of Harm
Description If a patient suffers ill-effects as a result of a treatment, they have a right to know and their physician has a duty to inform them. Source CPSA |
If a patient suffers ill-effects as a result of a treatment, they have a right to know and their physician has a duty to inform them. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Continuity of Care
Description Ensuring patients receive the care they need, when they need it, particularly after-hours. Source CPSA |
Ensuring patients receive the care they need, when they need it, particularly after-hours. |
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Conscientious Objection
Description Balancing a physician's right to follow their conscience and a patient's right to accessible health care. Source CPSA |
Balancing a physician's right to follow their conscience and a patient's right to accessible health care. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Conflict of Interest
Description Confirming and clarifying a physician's duty to act in the best interest of their patient first. Source CPSA |
Confirming and clarifying a physician's duty to act in the best interest of their patient first. |
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Practising Outside of Established Conventional Medicine
Description For physicians who provide healthcare practices and products not currently considered mainstream medicine. Source CPSA |
For physicians who provide healthcare practices and products not currently considered mainstream medicine. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Code of Ethics & Professionalism
Description Gives ethical guidance, so physicians can provide the highest standard of care, while fostering patient and public trust in physicians and the profession. Source CPSA |
Gives ethical guidance, so physicians can provide the highest standard of care, while fostering patient and public trust in physicians and the profession. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Closing or Leaving a Medical Practice
Description When a physician retires or voluntarily leaves their practice, certain steps are required to ensure consistent patient care. Source CPSA |
When a physician retires or voluntarily leaves their practice, certain steps are required to ensure consistent patient care. |
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Charging for Uninsured Professional Services
Description What is required when patients are charged for services not covered by insurance or public funding (e.g. elective medical procedures, form completion, no-show fees, etc.). Source CPSA |
What is required when patients are charged for services not covered by insurance or public funding (e.g. elective medical procedures, form completion, no-show fees, etc.). |
CPSA | Opening, building, renovating medical clinic, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic SOP stage 3, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 2, Opening, building, renovating medical clinic stage 3, Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Cannabis for Medical Purposes
Description For physicians who choose to treat patients with cannabis. Source CPSA |
For physicians who choose to treat patients with cannabis. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Boundary Violations: Sexual
Description Addressing the seriousness of sexual abuse and misconduct against patients. Source CPSA |
Addressing the seriousness of sexual abuse and misconduct against patients. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Boundary Violations: Personal
Description Expected boundaries for physician-patient and physician-learner relationships. Source CPSA |
Expected boundaries for physician-patient and physician-learner relationships. |
CPSA | Physicians, Standards of Practice | Click to view files |
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Advertising
Description How and when a physician can promote the services they offer. Source CPSA |
How and when a physician can promote the services they offer. |
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TDM Candidate Guidelines & Preparation Resources
Description Includes detailed information about the TDM exam, including exam length, fees, style of questions, tips and more. Source Medical Council of Canada (MCC) |
Includes detailed information about the TDM exam, including exam length, fees, style of questions, tips and more. |
Medical Council of Canada (MCC) | Registration Assessments, Therapeutics Decision Making Exam | Click to view link |
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TDM Exam Resources
Description We strongly recommend you download and review our TDM Exam Study Resources to help you prepare. Source Medical Council of Canada (MCC) |
We strongly recommend you download and review our TDM Exam Study Resources to help you prepare. |
Medical Council of Canada (MCC) | Registration Assessments, Therapeutics Decision Making Exam | Click to view link |
| Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse | None | None | Opioid, Opioid Agonist Treatment, Prescribing, Substance Use Disorder | Click to view link |
| Pick up a Naloxone Kit Free of Charge | None | None | Opioid, Prescribing, Substance Use Disorder | Click to view link |
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Opioids, Benzo and Z-drugs: Alberta Physicians' Attitudes and Opinions upon Receipt of their Personalized Prescribing Profile
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Opioid, Prescribing, Z-Drugs | Click to view link |
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Experiential knowledge of risk and support factors for physicians performance in Canada: a qualitative study
Source CPSA |
None | CPSA | Physicians | Click to view link |
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Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis and the cannabinoids
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Cannabis for Medical Purposes
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Prescribing, Tools for your practice | Click to view link |
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ACMPR Daily Amount Fact Sheet (Dosage)
Source Health Canada |
None | Health Canada | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Implications of Cannabis Legalization on Youth and Young Adults
Source Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) |
None | Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Systematic review of systematic reviews for medical cannabinoids | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing, Tools for your practice | Click to view link |
| Use of Medical Cannabis with Other Medications: A Review of Safety and Guidelines | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Prescribing | Click to view link |
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Medical Cannabis Evidence Bundle
Source Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) |
None | Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians, Prescribing | Click to view link |
| Practical Considerations in Medical Cannabis Administration and Dosing | None | None | Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Physicians | Click to view link |
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HQCA Provincial Framework for Managing Disruptive Behaviour in the Healthcare Workplace
Source Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) |
None | Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) | Physicians | Click to view link |
| Cannabis for Medical Purposes | None | None | Standards of Practice | Click to view link |
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