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DocTalk 2024 - Issue 2

(7/2/2024)

DOCTALK 2024 Volume 11 Issue 2 features articles on:

Keeping Self-Regulation: Use It or Lose It!
Improving Patient Satisfaction with Front-End Staff Training
Renewal 2025: Are you ready?
The implications of failing to renew a licence
Changes to licensure requirements
The Difference between Physician Assistants and Clinical Assistants
National Registry of Physicians: Updates

... and more!

DocTalk 2024 - Issue 1

(3/7/2024)

DOCTALK 2024 Volume 11 Issue 1 features articles on:

The respective roles and inter-relationships of the policing and healthcare systems in addressing incidents relating to mental health and addictions
Virtual Office Assistants: Yay or Nay?
CPSS seeking physicians for preliminary inquiry committee
Thoughtfulness and flexibility key with challenging national changes in criteria for physician licensure
Therapeutic Animals
News from eHealth
... and more!

DocTalk 2023 - Issue 4

(12/17/2023)

DocTalk 2023 - Vol 10 Issue 4 features articles on:

Latex Allergy: Risk Management and harm prevention
Preventing Forgeries: How can prescribers help?
Introducing the National Registry of Physicians: What is it and what does it mean?
Helping medical professionals better understand disability within a human rights context
Council Election Results
Licensure in SK Part 4 - Moving to regular licensure in Saskatchewan
Senior Life Designation - 2023 recipients

... and more!

DocTalk 2023 - Issue 3

(7/10/2023)

DocTalk 2023 - Vol 10 Issue 3 features articles on:

Changes to HIPA - New responsibilities for trustees
Addressing Discriminatory Practice - Ethical Patient-Physician Relationships
Physician Assistants - Welcome to Saskatchewan
Council Elections & AGM
Guidance to Physicians on Prescription Drug Diversion
NEW - Online Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in SK
NEW - Pediatric RTI Education Bundle for Primary Care Providers

... and more!

DocTalk 2023 - Issue 2

(7/6/2023)

DocTalk 2023 - Vol 10 Issue 2 features articles on:

Registrar Transition
Access to Medical Abortion - Physician responsibilities
Advertising Bylaws
Update: Medical Practice Coverage
Physician Assistant Licensing
Addressing Unconscious Bias
Renewal
Results of the Physician Wellbeing Study

... and much more!

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DocTalk 2023 - Issue 1 (3/6/2023)

	DocTalk 2023 - Vol 10 Issue 1 features articles on: - Changes coming for 2023 - Physician Shortage & Routes to Practising in SK - New Advertising Bylaw - Billing - Medical Practice Coverage Compliance Monitoring - Info for Residents Completing Training - New & updated policies and bylaws - ... and much more!

DocTalk 2022 - Issue 4 (12/15/2022)

	DocTalk 2022 - Vol 9 Issue 4 features articles on: -Consent and Privacy Issues with Mature Minor Patients - Amendments to OAT S&G and Policies - Physician and System Resilience - Updated Guidance for Ketamine Prescribing - PRP Medications - The "Why" on monitoring - Info for Residents Completing Training - Licensure & Renewal Myth Busting - New & updated policies and bylaws ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is February 15, 2023.)

DocTalk 2022 - Issue 3 (11/3/2022)

	DocTalk 2022 - Vol 9 Issue 3 features articles on: -BBV policy - Transition to Process - Compliance monitoring - Medical Practice Coverage -Possibilities for positive change in healthcare for Aboriginal people -Radiology Reports and Accountability - Trusteeship Medical Records - Info for Residents Completing Training - Registration & SIPPA Updates - New & updated policies and bylaws ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is December 1, 2022.)

DocTalk 2022 - Issue 2 (6/2/2022)

	DocTalk 2022 - Vol 9 Issue 2 features articles on: - Recent Amendments to the Health-Related Renewal Questions - The Quality of Primary Care -Indigenous-Western Healing - An Introduction the the Indigenous Perspective - Supporting a good patient experience of care - Physician Burnout - Info for residents completing training - Annual Renewal - Are you ready? - New policies and bylaws ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is mid-October, 2022.)

DocTalk 2022 - Issue 1 (3/3/2022)

	DocTalk 2022 - Vol 9 Issue 1 features articles on: - New Policy- Responsibility for a Medical Practice - End of Life Care - Medical Practice Coverage FAQs - Using the PIP & eHR Viewer - Physician obligation to disclose vaccination status to patients - Consultations & Surveys - Messages from the President and Registrar - New policies and bylaws ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is mid-May, 2022.)

DocTalk 2021 - Issue 4 (10/21/2021)

	DocTalk 2021 - Vol 8 Issue 4 features articles on: - Physician Use of Electronic Communications - Expanded Guideline - Trauma-informed Care - Medical Practice Coverage - Policy implementation guidance - Responsibility for a Medical Practice - Consultations Round 2 - Special Needs Equipment for Patients- Proper procedure for requisitions - Kendel Award and Senior Life Designation Award Recipients - Messages from the President and Registrar - New policies and bylaws ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is mid-February, 2021.)

DocTalk 2021 - Issue 3 (10/21/2021)

	DocTalk 2021 - Vol 8 Issue 3 features articles on: - Treating Family Members? You might want to think twice - Renewal 2021 - Performance of Breast Ultrasound in Saskatchewan - Messages from the President and Registrar - New policies and bylaws, including the new MAiD policies ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is mid-September, 2021.)

DocTalk 2021 - Issue 2 (6/3/2021)

	DocTalk 2021 - Vol 8 Issue 2 features articles on: - Increased clarity on expectations for Medical Practice Coverage - Malignant Pathology - Managing Test Results - NEW Canadian Opioid Use Disorder Guideline - A Shift in Approach to Screening, Reporting and Monitoring Blood-borne Viruses - Physicians and the Duty to Report Physician Impairment - New policies and bylaws ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is mid-September, 2021.)

DocTalk 2021 - Issue 1 (3/3/2021)

	DocTalk 2021 - Issue 1 features articles on: - Conscientious Objection in medicine: Addressing conflict between patient rights and physician freedom of conscience; - Conflicts of Interest in Medical Practice - Physicians and Sensitive Examinations; - How to Support your Patients: COVID-19 Update from SK's CMHO; - CPSS Position on Off-label Ketamine Prescribing - New policies and bylaws ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is mid-September, 2021.)

DocTalk 2020 - Issue 3 (12/12/2020)

	DocTalk 2020 - Issue 3 features articles on: Racism; Virtual Care in Medicine; Sexual Misconduct by Healthcare Professionals; Mandatory Masks in Clinics; Safe Prescribing for Patients treated with OAT; new policies and bylaws, ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is January 30, 2020.)

DocTalk 2020 - Issue 2 (6/5/2020)

	DocTalk 2020 - Issue 2 is a mini-issue of DocTalk featuring COVID-themed articles on: CPSS response to the Pandemic, Wise PRP Prescribing during COVID-19, Physician Health, Indigenous Wellness Practice Resources, and Health Science Students Supporting Healthcare Professionals. ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is September 30, 2020!)

DocTalk 2020 - Issue 1 (3/5/2020)

	DocTalk 2020 - Issue 1 features articles on: New Council Strategic Plan; Changes to Code of Ethics/Code of Conduct; Sexual Boundaries Policy; Prescribing Methadone to Palliative Patients; New PRP Monitored Drugs; Cotridin Prescription Forgeries; Unvaccinated Children - Physician Obligations? ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is May 13, 2020!)

DocTalk 2019 - Issue 2 (6/3/2019)

	DocTalk 2019 - Issue 2 features articles on: Five Important Changes to CPSS Regulatory Bylaws; New Policy: Uninsured Services; How are we doing with the Opioid Crisis?; OAT Providers Wanted; Preventing Patient Complaints, ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is December 6, 2019!)

DocTalk 2019 - Issue 1 (2/28/2019)

	DocTalk 2019 - Issue 1 features articles on: PHYSICIAN BILLING EXPECTATIONS; Licence & Corporation Permit Renewals going electronic; NEW POLICY-Sale of Products by Physicians; Lessons Learned from the Privacy Commissioner's Report; Physician Burnout/Moral Injury; Stem Cell Therapies - HC Requirements ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is August 15, 2019!)

DocTalk 2018 - Issue 3 (12/10/2018)

	DocTalk 2018 - Issue 3 features articles on: Boundary violations and Physician Overbilling; Governance; Impaired Driving and Physician Responsibilities; New Policies on Office Procedures; Medical Cannabis; Traditional Medicine in Today's Healthcare System; New OATP Guidelines & Opioid Prescribing Case Studies; Texting Orders; 2018 Kendel Award Recipient; ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is March 15, 2019!)

DocTalk 2018 - Issue 2 (6/3/2018)

	DocTalk 2018 - Issue 2 features articles on: Physician Engagement; the Proposed CPSS Education Session; Resident Prescribing; Gabapentin & Overdose Risks; Indigenous Wellness; the Saskatchewan Hub Tables Council Elections; Kendel Award Nominations; ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is November 15, 2018!)

DocTalk 2018 - Issue 1 (3/3/2018)

	DocTalk 2018 - Issue 1 features articles on: Indigenous Wellness; Meet & Greets; Prescribing Opioids; New Council President; Resident Licensing; Supervising Practice; New Programs; Staffing Changes; Kendel Award & Senior Life Designation Recipients for 2018; ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is August 15, 2018!)

DocTalk 2017 - Issue 3 (12/14/2017)

	DocTalk 2017 - Issue 3 features articles on: Cultural Competency and Cultural Humility; Prescribing Opioids & the New Canadian Guidelines; Physician Stress and Burnout; Refusing to provide a patient information on their chart; Chaperones; Council Elections Results; Kendel Award & Senior Life Designation Recipients for 2017; ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is March 15, 2018!)

DocTalk 2017 - Issue 2 (6/3/2017)

	DocTalk 2017 - Issue 2 features articles on: Boundaries; Licence Renewal; Timely Completion of Forms; CME; Preventing College Complaints Do's & Don'ts; Medical Practice Coverage; Prescription Forgeries; AGM & Annual Report; ... and much more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is November 15, 2017!)

DocTalk 2017 - Issue 1 (2/18/2017)

	DocTalk 2017 - Issue 1 features articles on: Transition to one Health Region; Failure to Respond to College requests for Information; MAiD; Licensing for Residents Completing Training; Practice Supervision; Opioids & Illicit Drugs; Mifegymiso; How to deal with College Complaints; Call for Kendel Award Nominations... ... and more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is August 15, 2017!)

DocTalk 2016 - Issue 3 (12/14/2016)

	DocTalk 2016 - Issue 3 features articles on: Billing for Obstetrical Ultrasound; Third Party Forms; Heartland Region By-election; New Licensure Options for IMGs, Regulations for Medical Marijuana, the 2016 Kendel Award Recipient... ... and more! RECEIVE DOCTALK BY E-MAIL Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the next issue is March 15, 2017!)

DocTalk 2016 - Issue 2 (6/3/2016)

	DocTalk 2016 - Issue 2 features articles on: Infection Prevention and Control: New Guidelines; Reducing Prescription Drug Abuse: Call to Action; Medical Assistance in Dying: The Situation Today; Think Outside the Pillbox: Proposals Sought for PDA (partnership with FNIHB; Kendel Award Nominations Due by Sept 30; Registration Renewal & Changes to Mainpro; OST Self-Audits; AGM on Sept 16, 2016; Course for prescribing Suboxone (Sept 10)... ... and more! Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for Issue 3 is November 15, 2016!)

DocTalk 2016 - Issue 1 (3/3/2016)

	DocTalk 2016 - Issue 1 features articles on: The DILEMMA of Prescribing Narcotics: Human Rights & Best Practice; Discipline: It’s up to us to protect our integrity; Physician Practice Improvement; Physician-Assisted Dying; New Guidelines for Opioid Use in Chronic Pain; Kendel Award – Call for nominations; Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) and more! Do you have a topic you'd like to see or talk about in our next issue? Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for Issue 2 is July 15, 2016!)

DocTalk Fall/Winter 2015 (11/15/2015)

	The Fall/Winter 2015 issue of DocTalk features articles on the New Physician-Assisted Dying Policy, an AGM Survey, the Kendel Distinguished Service Award Winners, Medical Aid for Syrian Refugees, a toolkit for physicians prescribing opiates, stimulants, and marihuana, Physician Language Services, Council Election Results, and more! We are always looking for fresh ideas for content in our next issue. Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the Spring publication is February 28, 2016!)

DocTalk Summer 2015 (9/17/2015)

	The Summer 2015 issue of DocTalk features articles on Physician & Corporation Licence Renewals; Breaching Patient Confidentiality; Informed Consent; New Standards for Infection Prevention and Control in SK; Council Elections; New Bylaw Changes; Fentanyl and more! We are always looking for fresh ideas for content in our next issue. Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the Fall/Winter publication is December 15th!)

DocTalk Spring 2015 (4/20/2015)

	The Spring 2015 issue of DocTalk features articles on Conscientious Objection and the Carter Decision, Delegation to Registered Nurses, Stress and College Complaints, New Methadone Guidelines, Requests for Practice Supervisors and Summary Assessors, the latest bylaw changes, and more! We are always looking for fresh ideas for content in our next issue. Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the Summer 2015 publication is July 15th!)

DocTalk 2014-10 Fall (9/8/2014)

	The Fall 2014 issue of DocTalk features articles on Duty of Care, Code of Conduct, New Bylaws on Licensure, Corporate Registration, Prescription Review Program Resources, Summative Assessments, Senior Life Designation and more! We are always looking for fresh ideas for content in our next issue. Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline to submit material for the April 1st, 2015 publication is March 15th!)

DocTalk 2014-07 Summer (6/26/2014)

	The Summer 2014 issue of DocTalk features articles on Continuity of Care, Snooping, Revalidation and Maintenance of Membership, Informed Consent for Transfusion, SRNA Nurses Leading Change, as well as a request for your feedback on Delegation. We are always looking for fresh ideas for content in our next issue. Click here to send us your suggestions! (Deadline for the Nov. 1st publication is October 15th!)

DocTalk Winter Spring 2014 (3/21/2014)

	The Winter/Spring issue of DocTalk gives an overview of some of the activities that the College has undertaken over the last year, progress to date on ongoing work and a description of some of the work that we hope to achieve in 2014. Bryan Salte summarizes the requirements imposed in the College bylaw which establishes standards for physicians who authorize the use of marihuana by their patients. The Public Health Agency of Canada are reporting severe illness resulting in hospitalization, and some deaths due to H1N1. You will also find upcoming events for Continuing Professional Learning.

DocTalk 2013-10

(10/28/2013)

DocTalk Summer 2013 (7/26/2013)

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