Programs and Services

What We Do

CPSA Lines of Business

• Register physicians

  We review physician education, post-graduate training and, when necessary, arrange assessments to determine whether applicants are ready to practise. Physician qualifications and practice details are reviewed annually.

• Investigate and resolve physician-related complaints

  We favor an educational or training approach, but apply discipline if necessary.

• Provide clinical review

  We look at data (including prescribing patterns, Continuing Professional Development activity and practice demographics) to identify at-risk practices. We conduct assessments when necessary and work with identified physicians to make improvements. A College-sponsored program provides all physicians with feedback on their practice performance on a five-year cycle.

• Accredit health facilities

  (e.g. diagnostic imaging, laboratories, non-hospital surgical services) We inspect facilities, using stringent clinical and safety standards, and approve the physicians who work in these facilities.

• Guide professional conduct and ethical behavior

  The Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice and Code of Conduct outline the College’s expectations of Alberta physicians.

• Contribute to public policy affecting health care delivery