Licensing

N.B. stands out with expenditures rising from $1M in 2011 to $7M today.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan announced that Dr. Dawne Pierce has agreed to a post-charge alternative dispute resolution without an admission of guilt or a hearing to prove the charges.

The letter concluded that the complainant was ‘engaging in a pattern of emotional spousal abuse and parental alienation,’ despite the doctor having never examined the individual.

In a notice to the public published on May 20, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia announced that former chief medical officer of Interior Health Dr. Albert Stefanus De Villiers had signed an agreement to resign from the profession as of May 2 and never reapply.

The new change is effective as of May 13.

Currently, Manitoba and Ontario are the only two provinces that don’t allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control.

Already sanctioned by the OPQ's Disciplinary Board in another case, pharmacist fined $15,000, after student falsifies vaccination records during pandemic.

Premier David Eby also announced that applications from U.S.-trained nurses have increased by 127% after the BC College of Nurses and Midwives introduced a new streamlined registration process.