Marjo Johne
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- 12/24/2021
Doc facing 7-year-old $146K fraudulent billing case gets suspension and $31K penalty on separate issue
Dr. Harmander Singh Gill has already been found guilty in another case from 2014 involving fraudulent billing for rapid strep tests. But he's currently appealing the Ontario college's decision to revoke his license and to impose hearing costs of $124,000. - 12/23/2021
Well-researched: New book on healthy aging from pharmacist who banned homeopathic products and sugary drinks from his store
In his book Healthy Logic: Evidence Based Healthy Aging, Cape Breton pharmacist Graham MacKenzie tackles a wide range of health topics through the lens of robust research. - 12/23/2021
New year, new virtual care standard for Alberta doctors
A five-visit limit for out-of-province doctors has been removed from the new virtual care standard because there was no way to track or enforce this rule. - 12/21/2021
Two years with no reprieve: Canada's doctors are stressed, burned out—and the data confirms it
All indicators point to a growing mental health crisis among Canada's doctors–and to an urgent need to expand the country's capacity to help them. - 12/19/2021
Tragic case: When a failure to communicate leads to the death of an unborn child
Edmonton ob-gyn Dr. Jacquie McCubbin has been reprimanded and ordered to pay up to $15,000, while two nurses on her care team have been disciplined by their college. - 12/16/2021
At long last: B.C. pharmacists set to take leading role in COVID booster rollout
A successful trial saw more than 250,000 booster shots at pharmacies booked through the province's registration and scheduling system during the week of December 6. - 12/16/2021
Forced to resign: Doctor treated patient who overdosed 'as though he was a nuisance'
Toronto family physician Dr. Mory Mayer Gutman, who had faced previous sanctions, also provided inadequate care to other patients, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. - 12/15/2021
Suspended again: Accused twice of sexual offences, doctor must pay almost $39,000 in hearing costs
Alberta neurologist Dr. Bradley Jack Stewart is currently facing criminal charges in relation to a female patient he saw in 2012. Two years earlier, he had carried on a sexual relationship with another patient. - 12/13/2021
$21,500 fine for $242K in kickbacks: Another ex-partner of Quebec's deposed 'king of pharmacy' sees sanctions
Laurie Pelletier-Tremblay, who joined forces with disgraced pharmacy owner Jonathan-Yan Perreault to buy a Uniprix pharmacy, told the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec she didn't know she was doing anything illegal. - 12/13/2021
Double trouble: Husband-and-wife docs suspended for hiring patients, inappropriate prescribing
The Victoria, B.C., psychiatrists put their vulnerable patients at risk, ruled the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. - 12/12/2021
Supply chain or drug affordability issues? There’s an app for that
With about 5,000 users to date, the Prescribe Smart app is designed to help doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals find drug coverage information and identify medication alternatives - 12/12/2021
Doc hit with $700k civil court fines, costs for sexually assaulting fellow doctor found guilty: tribunal
Dr. Syed Nasir Ali, who has continued to practice after the 2017 Ontario Superior Court ruling, will get to keep his license until the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal decides on sanctions.
