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2013 Consultations Written Survey Total Social Media: Appropriate Use by Physicians 25 30 (tweet chat) 55 Providing Physician Services During Job Actions 27 28 55 Confidentiality of Personal Health Information 14 N/A 14 Treating Self and Family Member 125 271 396 Consent to Medical Treatment 35 42 77 Decision-Making at the End of Life 49 132 181 Telemedicine 13 N/A 13 MDs Relations with Drug Companies/Conflict of Interest: Recruitment of Research Subjects 7 N/A 7 Medical Marijuana 278 248 526 TOTALS 573 751 1,324 Top 5 policies visited on website Visits per month Medical Records 3,335 Accepting New Patients 2,271 Confidentiality of Personal Health Information 1,308 Consent to Medical Treatment 1,098 Mandatory and Permissive Reporting 949 An Ongoing Conversation with Medical Students We believe that it makes sense for future doctors to understand the privilege and obligations inherent in professional self-regulation before they graduate. In 2013, we launched an initiative to engage medical students in conversations about professionalism and ethics. Our objective is to contribute to faculty and student learning by providing the CPSO perspective on issues that will be encountered by practising doctors. Using concrete examples and cases that arise in daily medical practice, we advise on issues of professionalism and identify relevant CPSO resources. In this way we are contrib- 10 policy consultations 18 66,671 2.2 calls to the Public and Physician Advisory Service million visitors to the website each month COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF ONTARIO 600+ tweets