Resource List

We always welcome new suggestions and resources for practice enhancement. Contact us for information on documents without a noted source.

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ADEQUATE MEDICAL RECORDS

• • Courses and workshops on medical record keeping
  • Best practices in clinical record keeping – SOAP Notes
  • Duties and responsibilities for physicians in practice
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Bylaw 23.1: Medical Records

AFTER HOURS CARE COVERAGE

• • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Policy regarding Medical Practice Coverage
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Setting Messages on a Physician Office Answering Machine

ANAPHYLAXES MANAGEMENT

• • Article – Anaphylaxis: Statement on Initial Management in Non-Hospital Settings

ANTIBIOTICS

• • eHealth Saskatchewan – Antibiotic Information pamphlet

CHELATION THERAPY

• • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan –
    eHealth Saskatchewan – Bylaw 22.2: Performance Standards for Performance of Chelation Therapy

COMMUNICATION

• • Educational programs for physician-patient communication
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Guideline regarding Physician-Patient Communication
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Guideline regarding Physician-Patient Communication Using Electronic Communications

DIABETES MANAGEMENT

• • eHealth Saskatchewan – Diabetes Resources
  • Saskatchewan Diabetes Directory

DRUG WITHDRAWAL PROTOCOLS

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

• • Continuing Medical Education Fund through SMA
  • SMA – EMR Program Information and Resources

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS

• • CPMA – Electronic Records Handbook
  • Government of Canada – Personal Information protection and Electronic Documents Act
  • Government of Canada – Privacy Act
  • Government of Saskatchewan – Access to Information Act
  • SMA – Best Practices: Patient Charting in the EMR
  • SMA – EMR Program Information and Resources

GUIDELINES

• PEP Chart Review Guidelines
  • CMA Infobase for Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Index of Standards, Policies and Guidelines developed by College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan

HIPA—HEALTH INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT

• • Health Information Protection Act

INFECTION PROTECTION AND CONTROL

• • IPAC for clinical office practice

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING

• • Bill C-14: Medical Assistance in Dying
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Policy regarding Medical Assistance in Dying
  • Process Guide – Medical Assistance in Dying in Saskatchewan
  • Government of Canada – Information and Resources regarding Medical Assistance in Dying
  • eHealth Saskatchewan Resources

MEDICAL MARIJUANA

• • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Bylaw 19.2: Standards for Prescribing Marijuana
  • Government of Canada – Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis and the cannabinoids
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Medical Marijuana Resources

MENTAL HEALTH

• • Canadian Paediatric Society Screening Tools
  • Canadian Mental Health Association – Saskatchewan Division website
  • Government of Saskatchewan – The Mental Health Services Act
  • Government of Saskatchewan – support guide for The Mental Health Services Act
  • Government of Saskatchewan – The Mental Health Services Regulations
  • Government of Saskatchewan – Personal Rights and The Mental Health Services Act
  • Mental Health Services by Community
  • Mental Health Commission of Canada

OFFICE MANAGEMENT

• • Establishing Practice: A Guide for Physicians and Surgeons
  • New in Practice Guide
  • Family Practice Management Toolbox
  • Staffing Your Practice

OPIOIDS

• • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Guideline and standard regarding Saskatchewan Opioid Substitution Therapy

PALLIATIVE CARE

• • CFPC Palliative Care Program Committee resources
  • Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association – resources for doctors

PEDIATRIC GROWTH COUNSELLOR

• • WHO Canadian Growth Charts
  • Resources from the Canadian Paediatrics Society

PHYSICIAN HEALTH

• • SMA Physician Health Program

PRE-NATAL RECORDS

• • Rourke Baby Records
    Government of Saskatchewan Commercial Services Division, Records Inquiries
    110 Henderson Drive
    Regina SK S4N 5V5
    Phone: (306) 787-6455 Fax: (306) 787-1873

TRANSFER OF PATIENT RECORDS

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Guideline regarding transfer of patient records
• Article – A Matter of Records: Retention and Transfer of Clinical Records

WASTE MANAGEMENT

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan – Guidelines for infection control and waste management
• Biomed Recovery & Disposal – distributor of biomedical waste and packaging containers
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
• Government of Saskatchewan Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines

VACCINATIONS

• Canadian Immunization Guide – Government of Canada
• Saskatchewan Immunization Manual – Public Health