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NOTICE OF DATE OF CPSS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 The Annual General Meeting of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan will be held at 12.00 noon on Friday November 30, 2018 in Boardroom B, CPSS Office, 201 – 2174 Airport Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7L 6M6. Physicians, students, residents and members of the public are invited to attend.

The Annual General Meeting will be limited to a business meeting and will consist of:

1)         A report from the Registrar related to College activities; and,
2)         A report from the President related to activities of the Council.

On November 1, 2018, the federal government’s Regulations for the Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying come into force.  A Guidance Document was developed by the Ministry of Health for practitioners in Saskatchewan, and the reporting forms in the CPSS Policy: Medical Assistance in Dying have been updated to reflect these changes. 

Who needs to report?
Physician and nurse practitioners who have received a request for medical assistance in dying in writing and encounter one of the six scenarios have an obligation to report certain information where MAID was not provided and where MAID was provided.

The Saskatchewan Physician Payment Schedule (Section N preamble) states that gender reassignment surgery (GRS) is insured only if performed on patients for whom surgery has been recommended by an authority recognized by the Medical Services Branch.  The Ministry of Health is interested in expanding the number of Saskatchewan physicians serving in the role of recognized authority.

 If a family physician has an interest in serving in this capacity, the Ministry would like to discuss the current process with you.  Please contact Ms. Janet Jurcic, Senior Insured Services Consultant, and Ms. Denise Grad, A/Director Insured Services at 306-787-3475 or by email at janet.jurcic@health.gov.sk.ca or denise.grad@health.gov.sk.ca

... and much more!