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The College, in partnership with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, is developing a framework of inter-professional patient safety competencies to advance patient safety education curricula, continuing professional development and ultimately better patient care. A competency framework will be released at the College's International Conference on Residency Education in September, and the Canadian Healthcare Safety Symposium (Halifax Conference) in Winnipeg, in October 2008.

The Royal College will hold its Annual Business Meeting (in accordance with the provisions of Article 9.2.2 of Bylaw No. 15) on September 26, 2008, in Ottawa. The Annual Business Meeting (ABM) is an opportunity for members to take an active part in the business of the College. The 2008 ABM will cover a number of important topics, including discussion on the College’s proposed governance model and proposed changes to Bylaw No. 15.

You have dedicated endless hours for your specialty certification. Take pride in being a Fellow, certificant or CPD participant and display your accomplishments in one of four frame options.

The Royal College, in collaboration with Tempo Framing Systems, is proud to offer Royal College frames for easy do-it-yourself framing. Your documents can be framed in a matter of seconds for as little as $64.95 for a traditional wood 12 in. by 15 in. frame. A variety of frame styles are available. Royal College mat choices are purple for the division of medicine or red for the division of surgery. Tempo Framing Systems will process and ship your frame(s) to your home or office.

The Canadian Society of Telehealth is the national voice of telehealth (telemedicine) in Canada. From October 5 -7, 2008, the Society will hold its annual conference in Ottawa, co-hosted by the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth. The theme is: Convergence to Care: Patients, Providers and Technology. A pre-conference symposium in telemedicine for physicians will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2008.

In this month's message, the CEO provides an update on a number of activities the Royal College is involved in-either on its own or in collaboration with partners and stakeholders in heath care-to strengthen our engagement with members and to support the provision of high-quality care by specialists for the Canadian public.

Explore how leaders in health care education are using new technologies to enhance their postgraduate medical education programs.

The Royal College welcomes Dr. Linda Snell, who will be joining the CanMEDS team as a senior clinician educator in the Office of Education. She brings a broad familiarity with the CanMEDS Framework, and teaching and assessing core competencies, among other areas of expertise.

The Royal College welcomes Robert Vigneault as Director of Information Management/Information Technology. His leadership skills include a demonstrated talent for managing professional teams to coordinate technological change in various health care settings.

The first step toward eligibility for the 2009 certification examinations in a primary specialty (including the 2009 Principles of Surgery examination) is to submit an application for preliminary assessment of training by April 30, 2008, 17:00 EST, to the Credentials Unit by fax to 613-730-3707. A late penalty fee of $500 will be charged for applications submitted after April 30 and $1,000 for applications submitted after July 30, 2008.

The 2009 registration forms and instructions will be mailed in late November to eligible candidates whose registration forms have not been received for the 2008 examination session.

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