The amended clauses put forward by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta include ones that pertain to the establishment and termination of the physician-patient relationship.
A new analysis in the Canadian Medical Association Journal looked into drugs approved in the United States and Europe but not submitted to Health Canada.
Montreal family physician and cosmetic surgeon Dr. Pierre Courchesne has been suspended for eight months and ordered to pay a $7,000 fine plus investigation and hearing costs.