Healthy Boundaries Take Effort -
Be familiar with professional boundaries and respect them.
Know the CPSO policy on mandatory reporting.
Know the CPSO policy on physician-patient dating.
Know the CPSO policy on postgraduate education.
Make opportunities to discuss the implications of these policies on your training and on clinical practice.
Model and reinforce professional behaviours in your training experiences and reflect on breaches of professionalism in constructive ways.
Be ready to continue this discussion throughout training.[1]
For more on boundaries consult The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario website, and a special article from the fall of 2004 that focuses on maintaining boundaries and includes a 27 question self-assessment tool.
Are your boundaries healthier now?
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1. Content for this section was provided by Dr. Janet Dollin, Office of Gender and Equity Issues, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
