The College will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2018. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Please note that medical licence and corporation renewals can still be submitted online during this time.
Pursuant to the Medical Act, a Hearing Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia will convene to consider allegations of professional misconduct, incompetence, conduct unbecoming and incapacity regarding Dr. Sarah Jones. The Hearing will be held at the offices of McInnes Cooper on a date to be determined. Notice of Hearing
Annual renewal of your medical licence and corporation permit is now open online. If you are licensed to practise medicine in Nova Scotia, you must renew your medical licence. If you are a physician practising medicine under a corporation in which you are listed as a medical director, you must renew your corporation permit. Avoid late fees, renew before the end of the day on November 30th. Physicians must have a medical licence to practise medicine, to bill for services, and to be eligible […]
Annual renewal of your medical licence and corporation permit opens online November 1st. We have provided the short checklist below to assist you in preparing to renew your licence online. Read More
Unregistered physicians prescribing benzodiazepines must now register with the Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program (NSPMP). Effective Saturday October 20th, the NSPMP will integrate benzodiazepines prescribing data into its monitoring. Benzodiazepines prescriptions will continue to be written on regular prescription pads (duplicate pads are not required). If you are one of the few physicians not yet registered, your prescriptions for benzodiazepines will be held, to the detriment and inconvenience of your patients. Please register today. Real-time data on your patients’ use of benzodiazepines and other controlled substances available […]
At its October meeting, the Council of the College approved the following new professional standards and guidelines: Professional Standards and Guidelines Reducing the Size of a Medical Practice Professional Standards and Guidelines Regarding Physician Use of Social Media Professional Standards and Guidelines Regarding Duty to Report Health Professionals The Council also approved the following revised professional standards: Professional Standards Regarding […]
Pursuant to the Medical Act, a Hearing Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia will convene to consider allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence regarding Dr. Sudarshan Goomar. The Hearing will be held at the offices of McInnes Cooper on a date to be determined. Notice of Hearing
Pursuant to the Medical Act, a Hearing Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia will convene to consider allegations of professional misconduct and/or incompetence regarding Dr. Jeffrey Champion. The date and location of the Hearing once determined will be made available. Notice of Hearing
Pursuant to the Medical Act, a Hearing Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia will convene to consider allegations of professional misconduct, incompetence and/or incapacity regarding Dr. James Leahy. The Hearing will be held at the offices of McInnes Cooper on a date to be determined. Notice of Hearing
In June, the College of Physicians and Surgeons wrote a letter to the Minister of Health regarding media reports of the delivery of “conversion” or “reparative” therapy in Nova Scotia. The College clearly stated its opposition to this intervention and to the premise that sexuality or gender identity is a pathology that may or should be cured. The College stated that such interventions did not belong anywhere within the practice of medicine. Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts refer to practices that attempt to change a 2SLGBTIQ+ person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through various means including counselling, behaviour modification and/or the use of medications. On October 11th, the College attended the legislative briefing session regarding the provincial […]