The Council of the College recently reviewed and updated the College’s Conscientious Objection Policy. The policy addresses the conflicts that can arise when a patient seeks medical treatment from a physician who has a conscientious objection related to providing that treatment or providing information about that treatment. Most often those conflicts relate to birth control or abortion, but can relate to other health services.   READ MORE

The College has recently dealt with situations in which it appears that physicians may have engaged in a conflict of interest. The College has a Conflict of Interest Guideline. The College also has adopted Bylaw 9.1 addressing Conflict of Interest. That bylaw defines having a conflict of interest as unprofessional conduct.

Physicians must be particularly careful about their financial arrangements with individuals or organizations that provide services to or sell products to their patients.    READ MORE