Marjo Johne
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- 8/11/2022
No joy here: Doctor who spiked female physician's drink with ecstasy loses licence
Dr. Max Klein has also been ordered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta to pay about $30,000, the full cost of investigation and hearings. - 8/11/2022
Pharmacist charged with drug trafficking leaves profession for good
In addition to the criminal charges–which were stayed in 2020–John Gerges had faced a number of other complaints at the Ontario College of Pharmacists, including submitting claims for drugs he never dispensed and falsifying prescriptions and records. - 8/8/2022
Manhunt continues for Ontario doctor wanted on child porn charges
Dr. Robert Stern remains at large more than a week after police issued a nation-wide warrant for his arrest and alerted Florida authorities about his case. - 8/7/2022
Patient 'flabbergasted' after pharmacist refuses to sell her morning-after pill
'One thing is certain, in such a situation, the patient must not feel judged and must be taken care of by the professional, even if they do not personally provide the service,” said the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec. - 8/4/2022
New program helps pharmacists own a stake in the business
FGC's pharmacy partnership program also targets pharmacy owners looking to exit their practice. - 8/4/2022
Unwelcome: Doctor who forced sex talk on female colleagues gets six-month suspension
Dr. Aasim Malik asked one colleague what he should do to satisfy her sexual needs and told another to sleep with as many people as possible, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. - 8/2/2022
Pharmacist guilty of assault and death threat outside the workplace gets 8-month suspension and $10,000 in costs
The discipline panel was 'shocked by the registrant’s feeling that the actions for which he has been convicted criminally are somehow personal and do not affect his practice,' wrote the Ontario College of Pharmacists. - 8/1/2022
'YAHOO is my answer!' Happy outcome for woman who bought an ad pleading for a doctor for her husband
But while she’s happy to have found a doctor for her husband, Janet Mort said she knows how difficult it is for doctors to take on “even one more patient.” - 7/20/2022
'Inappropriate' attire? Nurse says it's her figure, not her scrubs, that's under attack
'I’d never allow that on my floor,' said one critic, a healthcare worker in a management role. 'I don’t want to see nails, [perfume], or style—keep that at home where it belongs.' - 7/19/2022
Could hybrid work and online schooling be causes for rise in claims for ADHD and depression meds?
These drugs rose in ranking for eligible claims by drug plan members in 2021, according to a new TELUS Heath drug trends report. At the same time, rising obesity rates are pushing diabetes drug claims to the #1 spot. - 7/18/2022
Doctor who used unproven cancer treatments stripped of licence and hit with almost $200,000 in costs
Dr. Akbar Nauman Khan, who also submitted tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent claims, 'exposed his patients to the risk of harm and false hope, and at times, he caused both,' according the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. - 7/17/2022
Pharmacist who sexually assaulted co-worker loses licence
Alexander Chan, who was a staff pharmacist in Toronto, has also agreed to never again reapply to practice as a pharmacist.
