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50 Patient Safety
Physicians are reminded to a have high index of suspicion for fracture in frail seniors, even in absence of
known trauma and definitive clinical signs of trauma.
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College Presents Findings at Conference
The College presented its research on a variety of different aspects of physician education and training at the
recent Canadian Conference on Medical Education, held
in Vancouver.
49 Close Up
Dr. James Edney, a long-term care physician who is
newly retired from clinical practice, reflects on his experience as an assessor.
In Every Issue
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Message from the President
If a patient was sexually abused by a physician, how
supporting and open would the College appear to him
or her? That is just one of the questions that we have
had to ask ourselves as we look at ways to better protect
patients, writes Dr. Carol Leet
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From the Registrar’s Desk
Medical regulation will ultimately be stronger if we are
open with the public about our processes, writes Dr.
Rocco Gerace.
13 Reports from Council
We provide you with an overview of the decisions and
discussions of our May Council meeting.
17 Craig Campbell, Council Award Recipient
Dr. Craig Campbell, an expert in Continuing Professional
Development for specialist physicians, is presented with
a Council Award.
53 Discipline Summaries
Summaries of the following cases are included in this
issue: Dr. R.C. Austin, Dr. A.I. Awad, Dr. V.K. Bhupal, Dr. C.
Farazli, Dr. J.S. Gale, Dr. A.M. Haines, Dr. E.E. Hajcsar, Dr.
J.S.B. Martin.
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Dialogue Issue 2, 2015
For Your Information
37 Election Notice
Elections will be held in Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9 on Tuesday,
October 13.
42 Future Leaders’ Day
We are looking for doctors who want to take a role in the
regulation of medicine. We are hosting our 5th Annual
Future Leaders’ Day and would love to see you there.
72 Reminder About Custom-Made Medical Devices
Physicians are reminded that sale of a custom-made
medical device without authorization from Health
Canada is in violation of the Medical Devices Regulations