Maintaining Public Confidence Through Good Governance

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Maintaining Public Confidence Through Good Governance. Deanna L. Williams Registrar Ontario College of Pharmacists. “Good”Governance. Accountability Leadership Integrity Stewardship Transparency. Accountability. We hold members accountable… We have accountabilities too… To the public - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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© CLEAR 2011

Governance Issues in Professional Regulation

CLEAR Seminar

Council on Licensure,

Enforcement and Regulation

Toronto, Ontario

March 24, 2011

Maintaining Public Confidence Through Good

Governance

Deanna L. WilliamsRegistrar

Ontario College of Pharmacists

Council on Licensure,

Enforcement and Regulation

Toronto, Ontario

March 24, 2011

“Good”Governance

• Accountability• Leadership• Integrity• Stewardship• Transparency

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Enforcement and Regulation

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March 24, 2011

Accountability

• We hold members accountable…• We have accountabilities too…

– To the public– To members– To government– To other stakeholders

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Enforcement and Regulation

Toronto, Ontario

March 24, 2011

Leadership

• Does the leader make the organization, or does the organization make the leader?

• “Public confidence tied to the organization not to the person leading it”

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Enforcement and Regulation

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March 24, 2011

Integrity

• Info/Resources- Used? Protected?• Decisions- Made? Executed?• How are mistakes handled?

Council on Licensure,

Enforcement and Regulation

Toronto, Ontario

March 24, 2011

“Good” Governance…..

In the regulator’s world….• Perception is reality• Competing interests exist• Responsibilities must be met• Reputation and Risk are key*

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Enforcement and Regulation

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Competing Interests

• Are a given• The “needs” versus the “wants”• What we “owe” the members• What we owe the public*

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Enforcement and Regulation

Toronto, Ontario

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The Importance of Being Earnest

• Earnest in our “due processes”• Earnest in our commitments• Earnest in our communications• Earnest in our goal to fulfill first and

foremost our mandate for public safety and protection

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Enforcement and Regulation

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Corollary Responsibilities

• To those who “govern”…. • Public vs Professional members….

- Training is key- Managing differences for

stronger results

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Enforcement and Regulation

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Critical Messages…

• A “good reputation” is to a regulator….

• It takes years of good decision-making to build a great reputation….

• “Being well thought of in some circles does NOT mean public has confidence in you”

Council on Licensure,

Enforcement and Regulation

Toronto, Ontario

March 24, 2011

Some Final Thoughts

• Who’s leading?• Appropriate education and

orientation for all • Recognizing and balancing

competing interests• Balancing “rights”-the public and the

members• Reputation and risk*

Council on Licensure,

Enforcement and Regulation

Toronto, Ontario

March 24, 2011

Speaker Contact Information

Deanna L. Williams, R.Ph., B.Sc.Phm., C.Dir., CAE

Registrar Ontario College of Pharmacists483 Huron StreetToronto, ON M5R 2R4dwilliams@ocpinfo.com

www.ocpinfo.com

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