… The institution(s) of Rhoda Reardon and Clarence Weppler received grants from the
Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities for this work. Rhoda Reardon is a full-time employee …

Background The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the effectiveness of brief
interventions (BIs) as part of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) …

Objective To examine the effects of an intensive 2-day course on physicians’ prescribing of
opioids. Design Population-based retrospective observational study. Setting College of …

Background There is a significant public health burden associated with substance use in
Canada. The early detection and/or treatment of risky substance use has the potential to …

of a workshop entitled “Sharing Guidelines for Low Back Pain Between Primary Health Care
Providers: Toward a Common Message in Primary Care” that was held at the Fifth …

Background. Considerable controversy and limited information surrounds the use of
performance-based functional assessments for determining an injured worker's ability to function at …

The Opioid Manager is designed to be used as a point-of-care tool for providers prescribing
opioids for chronic noncancer pain. It condenses the key elements from the Canadian …

This paper describes the use of Kane’s validity framework to redevelop a workplace-based
assessment program for practicing physicians administered by the College of Physicians and …

… Address correspondence and reprint requests to Rhoda Reardon, Education Coordinator,
Quality Management Division, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 80 College …

Members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Endocrinology and
Metabolism Peer Review Network have been involved in a quality improvement project to help …