Physician at Risk Committees Re-evaluated.

Physician at risk committees have existed in some provinces for close to a decade. The major concern originally was that addicted physicians denied they suffered from an addictive illness, and so failed to seek treatment. Many provinces, including Manitoba, chose to develop an at risk committee so that an advocacy program was separate from the traditional disciplinary bodies. The rationale for the existence of such advocacy programs and the terms of reference of the physician at risk committees are reexamined in the light of eight years' experience.