TRAnsparency
The College’s mandate is public protection, whether
information is public or not. We will continue to
ensure that physicians are safe to practise.
Dr. Gerace pointed out that the Transparency Initiative
is not meant to shift the onus onto the public to protect itself. “The College’s mandate is public protection,
whether information is public or not. We will continue
to ensure that physicians are safe to practise. We have
many processes to ensure that if there are risks to the
public, physician practice is limited or stopped. The
purpose of providing greater transparency is to ensure
that the public has information to make decisions based
on their values and to demonstrate the regulatory actions
taken by the College in cases where potential risk was
identified.”
Given the importance of the issues, the by-law consultation was open from December 2014 to April 2015,
considerably longer than the required 60-day by-law
consultation period.
“We knew that these were significant issues and we
wanted to provide a meaningful opportunity for both
physicians and members of the public to respond,” said
Dr. Leet.
For the most part, Council