Leslie Kathleen, Nelson Sioban
Associate Faculty, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC.
Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Vice-Provost, Academic Programs and Faculty & Academic Life, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Healthc Pap. 2017;16(4):44-49. doi: 10.12927/hcpap.2017.25201.
Regulation of health professions in Ontario has been under scrutiny in recent years with critical media attention and multiple legislative reform measures. The College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario's proactive regulatory initiative on steering professional culture, described by Wilkie and Tzountzouris (2017) in their discussion paper, is an example of a regulator evolving its role in the face of changing healthcare demands. In this response, we emphasize how regulators considering these types of initiatives need to ensure the focus remains on transparently carrying out their legislative duty of serving and protecting the public interest. We suggest future proactive regulatory initiatives could benefit from public engagement and regulatory collaboration.
近年来，安大略省卫生专业人员的监管受到了严格审查，受到了媒体的密切关注，并出台了多项立法改革措施。安大略省医学检验技术人员学院在引导职业文化方面采取的积极监管举措，威尔基和佐恩祖里斯在其2017年的讨论文件中对此进行了描述，这是监管机构在不断变化的医疗保健需求面前角色演变的一个例子。在本回应中，我们强调，考虑此类举措的监管机构需要确保重点仍然是透明地履行其服务和保护公众利益的立法职责。我们建议，未来的积极监管举措可受益于公众参与和监管合作。
