DOCTALK 2024 Volume 12 Issue 1  features articles on:

• Physician Fatigue: The challenge of practising medicine today
• Security of Patient Information
• Navigating Patient Requests for Blood Work Ordered by Non-Physician Providers
• Completing Third Party Forms: Do’s and don’ts of what might seem like a hum-drum task.
• Where did it all go wrong?  Managing arguments to avoid communication breakdown

• ... and more!                    

DOCTALK 2024 Volume 11 Issue 3  features articles on:

•  Racism in Medicine: Physician Survey Findings
• Streamlining Death Certification: How EDRN Supports CPSS Policy Compliance
• Billing appropriately
•  Children’s Rights and the Health Professional
•  Patient Rights and Responsibilities

• ... and more!                    

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 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 - 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 - 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!

• 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!

DocTalk 2018 - Volume 5 Issue 2 features articles on:

     ... and more!

DocTalk 2017 - Volume 4 Issue 2 features articles on: 
     - Boundaries;
     - Licence Renewal;
     - Timely Completion of Forms;
     - Continuing Medical Education;  
     - Preventing College Complaints Do's & Don'ts;
     - Medical Practice Coverage;
     - Prescription Forgeries;
     - AGM & Annual Report; 

... and much more!

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; 
... and more!

DocTalk 2016 - Volume 3 Issue 3 features articles on:
     - Billing for Obstetrical Ultrasound;
     - Third Party Forms; 
     - New Licensure Options for IMGs,
     - Regulations for Medical Marijuana;
     - the 2016 Kendel Award Recipient...
... and more!

DocTalk 2016 - Volume 3 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; 
... and more!

DocTalk 2016 - Volume 3 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; 
     - Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) 
... and more!

DocTalk 2015 - Volume 2 Issue 2 features articles on: 
     - The New Physician-Assisted Dying Policy
     - 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!

DocTalk 2015 - Volume 2 Issue 1 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!

DocTalk 2015 - Volume 1 Issue 3 - Spring 2015 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!

DocTalk 2014 - Volume 1 Issue 2 - Fall 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!

DocTalk 2014 - Volume 1 Issue 1 features articles on: 
     - Continuity of Care,
     - Snooping,
     - Revalidation and Maintenance of Membership,
     - Informed Consent for Transfusion,
     - SRNA Nurses Leading Change,
     - Delegation 
... and more!

DocTalk 2014 - Winter/Spring 
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.