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College committees (not a complete list)

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• Complaint Appeals

  Hears appeals from complainants who may be dissatisfied with the outcome of the complaints process. The committee can uphold the original decision, overturn it, refer it to a complaints hearing, or refer it to the Complaints Committee.

• Executive

  Responsible for setting Council agenda, and for directing the business of College Council between Council meetings based on provincial legislation and College bylaws. This committee also reviews the performance of the College Registrar.

• Finance & Audit

  Deals with finance issues related to governance of the College such as the annual budget, investment portfolio and pension statements. 

• Infection Prevention and Control

  Advises College Council regarding infection prevention and control issues in physician's offices.

• Medical Facility Accreditation

  Advisies College Council on the appropriate standards for accredited medical facilities, and coordinates the accreditation of facilities. 

• Medical Informatics

  Provides advice to the profession on the use of Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) in medical practice.

• Nominating

  Nominates Certificate of Merit recipients, and recommends individuals for membership on College council committees.

• Physician Health Monitoring

  Provides direction to College Council on the management of physicians who suffer from health conditions that could impact their ability to practise.

• Physician Performance

  Responsible for overseeing the College's Physician Achievement Review (PAR) program.

• PPC Appeal

  Deals with physician appeals resulting from the PAR program.

• Recruiting Committee

  Identifies and recruits physicians to provide appropriate balance on College council. (Note - a Search & Selection committee is established for public member vacancies.)

• Research Ethics

  Reviews research ethics proposals from physicians not associated with one of Alberta's universities who wish to pursue research involving human subjects.

• TPP Steering Committee

  Multi-stakeholder committee that provides advice in the operation of the Triplicate Prescription Program.

• TPP Standing Committee

  Focuses on physician prescribing issues and advises College Council on the Triplicate program.