Physician Impairment

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A compromise in a physician’s performance due to mental or physical illness, ageing, alcoholism, chemical dependence or any other circumstance that interferes with his or her ability to engage safely in patient care. Impairment can be a self-limited state that is amenable to intervention and resolution

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