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CPSBC’s drug programs have introduced a new tool to support physicians and surgeons in optimizing their prescribing practices and enhancing patient safety: a three-month prescribing report of medications, including annotations. Learn more: https://ow.ly/2Bgp50TM29S

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Patrick Malone

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Seven years ago; in the earlier stages of the opioid crisis; a data scientist spoke at the annual CPSBC meeting. He asked that his “hockey language” be forgiven but that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia had “sh#t the bed” with regards to monitoring opioid pill mills. He advised his audience that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario internally identified which registrants were prescribing outliers. This automatically checked the over-prescription of opioids. In 2023 opioid deaths in Ontario with a population three times that of British Columbia was 2645. The number of opioid deaths in BC for that same year was 2511. When I demanded full disclosure of then registrar Dr. Oetters’ income statement to ensure that no Purdue Pharma L.P. payments were being made. That would encourage her to turn a blind eye on this matter. She unleashed Hunter Litigation Chambers on me for defamation. Which I successfully fought off, with money and brains. Ultimately, it was BC Premier David Eby; a cagey policy wonk who forced through Bill 36 - The Health Professions and Occupations Act; which has lead to this new and improved level of oversight. I commend Registrar Dr. Patrick Rowe for this progress.

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