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Whats New...

• New Assessment Program for Internationally Trained Physicians
• Medical Imaging Services Press Release (pdf)
• Prescribing Program (692 KB pdf)
• Spring 2010 Newsletter (732 KB pdf)
• Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative Plan Unveiled
• Methadone Guidelines (pdf)
• Opioid Withdrawal Protocol - January 2010 (pdf)
• The Transition to National Medical Licensure Standards (388 KB pdf)
• NEW, Non-Medical Ultrasound Policy
• Guidelines for Inspectors (216 KB pdf)
• A Letter from the Registrar
• Agreement on National Standards for Medical Registraion in Canada (80 KB pdf)

CPSS Physician Resource Page

• Bylaw 46 - Medical Records
  All members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan shall keep, as a minimum requirement, the following records in connection with their practice.
• Certifying Illness and/or Assessing Capacity for Work
  Role of Physicians in Certifying Illness and/or Assessing Capacity for Work
• Code of Ethics for Saskatchewan Physicians
  This Code has been adapted from the Canadian Medical Association Code of Ethics as an ethical guide for Canadian physicians, including residents, and medical students. Its focus is the core activities of medicine such as health promotion, advocacy, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, palliation, education and research.
• Compassionate Care Benefit
  Public and Physician information about compassionate care benefits.
• Disruptive Workplace Behavior
  General information about disruptive workplace behavior.
• Medical Marihuana
  Guidelines for the use of Medical Marihuana.
• Medical Practice Coverage
  All physicians involved in direct patient care have an obligation to arrange for 24-hour coverage of patients currently under their care.
• Narcotics in the Management of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain
  General principles of appropriate pain management with opioids.
• Non-Medical Ultrasound Policy
  The purpose of this policy is to clarify for physicians their obligations with respect to ordering and performing diagnostic ultrasounds.
• Patient-Physician Relationships
  The patient-physician relationship (partnership) is a unique relationship based on trust, honesty, respect and a mutual desire to improve health outcomes.
• Physicians/Surgeons Leaving Practice
  Physicians/surgeons leaving practice, who have outstanding service commitments to patients on a waiting list, should.
• Revalidation
  Revalidation - What does it mean for you? The College's Revalidation Program.
• Saskatchewan Methadone Guidelines for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction (907 KB pdf)
  These guidelines represent an approach to practice in Saskatchewan for the prescribing of Methadone in the treatment of opioid addiction.
• Opioid Withdrawal Protocol - January 2010 (52 KB pdf)
  Opioid Withdrawal Protocol - January 2010.
• Bylaws Related to the Practice of Telemedicine
  The following is a consolidation of Bylaws of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan as they relate to telemedicine and the policy adopted by Council.
• Telemedicine Policy
  The provision of a medical opinion concerning diagnosis or treatment of a patient in Saskatchewan by a physician located outside of Saskatchewan as a result of transmission of individual patient information by electronic or other means from within Saskatchewan to such physician or his or her agent.
• Transfer of Patient Records
  This guideline has been developed to guide physicians in dealing with the transfer of copies of patient records from a physician to their patients.
• Concurrent Disorders and Withdrawal Management (1.8 MB pdf)
  Concurrent Disorders and Withdrawal Management Protocols/Guidelines and Services. More information is available at http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/your_health/ps_addic_profresources.htm

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