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Engaging Our Stakeholders We believe our efforts are more fully realized when we tap into the collective knowledge and wisdom of all our stakeholders – the public, the profession, the government and healthcare organizations. P atients and physicians expect to be involved in the decisions that affect them. We agree – it shouldn’t be any other way. In fact, we believe our efforts are more fully realized when we tap into the collective knowledge and wisdom of all our stakeholders – the public, the profession, the government and health-care organizations. When all the players in the system are involved in change, the resulting action will be more successful and lasting. Below we discuss how engagement informs the work that we do. What You Tell Us Matters One of the College’s roles is to provide guidance to physicians on matters that relate to their practice. The development of relevant, reasonable policy is one of the ways that we provide this guidance. We work hard to ensure that our policies are evidence-based, fulfill the College’s public interest mandate, and provide clear, useful guidance to the profession and public. We have a robust process that begins with a comprehensive research and jurisdiction review, and involves a thorough analysis of the issues and the legislative ramifications. Annual Report 2013 15