INTRODUCING
The Many
Perspectives
of Dr. Poldre
The experiences gained from
his various roles will inform
Dr. Peeter Poldre’s year as President
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Q&A
anticipated, others that were unexpected. In fact, one
of the few constants at the College has been change.
But that is a good thing – it is important to evolve and be
on an arc of continuous improvement. So yes, while it is a
very busy time, I am excited by the prospect of continuing
to find better ways of protecting the public and helping
physicians be the best that they can be.
r. Peeter Poldre has had a long and
distinguished career in medicine,
working as a clinician, a teacher and
administrator. And as of this past De-
cember, he added President of this College to his list of
achievements.
For the past 30 years, he has been a consultant-
hematologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
and is currently a Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. He served
for eight years as Sunnybrook's Vice President Medical
Professional Practice.
Recently we had an opportunity to speak to Dr. Poldre. Is there a specific change that most excites you?
A: I’m optimistic that a revised complaints process will
help the College devote resources to the relatively small
number of physicians who are practising at significant
risk to patient care.
You are becoming President of the College at a
time when we have several initiatives underway.
How does it feel to come into this role at a time of
such considerable change?
A: I have been a member of this Council for nearly seven
years and during that time, I have seen previous Presidents
deal with an array of new challenges, some that were Why is right touch regulation a good fit for this
College?
A: Right touch regulation is a concept that captures the
need for proportion. It recognizes that the College must
balance its resources with the risk it is trying to mitigate
with regulation, if indeed regulation is needed at all in a
particular instance.
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