Quality Improvement Program
Effective January 1, 2019, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM) implemented the Quality Improvement (QI) Program under The Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA). The Quality Improvement Program includes a robust review of physicians’ practices. CPSM is mandated by legislation to supervise the practice of its members to help ensure safe care for Manitobans. The former Manitoba Physician Achievement Review (MPAR) Program which had been in place since 2010, was discontinued as of December 31, 2018.
The QI Program encourages continuing quality improvement activities, and continuing practice improvement for its participants. It also provides a mechanism for CPSM to interact with registrants to gather detailed information about their practice, to encourage them to reflect on this information, and to plan their continuing professional development (CPD) and ongoing practice improvement around needs they identify in their practice. Over time, this should lead to improved care for their patient populations. Lifelong learning is ideally related to each of our practices and makes it easier for us to serve our patients and communities.
The goals of the program are:
- to be meaningful to its registrants or participants and the public
- to be educational in nature, collegial, and non-invasive
- to promote quality improvement throughout the span of a registrant’s career
- to fulfill the legal and ethical responsibility of CPSM
- to be reproducible, and comparable with other programs nationally
The program operates on a seven-year cycle. All participants are required to provide in-depth information about their practice, and information about their CPD. Some participants will undergo an offsite chart review or multisource feedback. All participants will be required to complete a Quality Plan that asks them to identify challenges in their practice and then develop a plan to address those challenges. All participants will receive feedback and practice support resources.
Resources
About the process:
- Quality Improvement Program information sheet
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Quality Improvement Program Presentation
Other information: