While the previous version of the College policy “Medical Practice Coverage” established the College’s expectation that all physicians involved in direct patient care had an obligation to arrange for 24-hour coverage of patients currently under their care, it did not provide much guidance as to the scope of the expectations and the various components to be considered in ensuring appropriate practice coverage.  This article seeks to provide clarity to physicians on the matter.  READ MORE

At its meeting in late March, the College Council approved a new policy “Blood-borne Viruses:  Screening, Reporting and Monitoring of Physicians/Medical Students” and Bylaw 24.1 “Reporting of Blood-borne viruses”.  The policy will come into force on the date when the amended Bylaw 24.1 is published in the Saskatchewan Gazette, anticipated to be sometime in June 2021.  READ MORE