This summer, the Ministry of Transportation changed the reporting requirements for Ontario drivers.

In this episode of Quick Takes: A podcast by physicians, for physicians, Dr. David Gratzer interviews Dr. Brittany Poynter, Associate Chief and Medical Head of the Emergency Department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and Dr. Travis Barron, CAMH Resident, for their thoughts on when to report a patient. Reviewing real-world examples involving people with mental illness, they discuss the new (and not so new) obligations to report – and the impact reporting may have on your patients’ lives.

In this episode the following was discussed:

The impact of the language in the legislation and how that may impact your decision to report.

What constitutes "acute" psychosis?

Defining engagement and treatment under these guidelines.

Understanding that the absence of a mandatory duty to report does not mean the absence of a duty to report

To hear more about the legal side of mandatory reporting, check out our bonus track Episode #2 Double Take

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