Police were looking for a man named Dustin Barnett. But when they tried to trace an email account through a Google search, they got Dr. David Barnett's email in error and arrested him–even after a judge flagged the mistake, according to the doctor's lawyers.
Dr. Kieran Moore says he's reviewing letters of instruction sent last year to various sectors including hospitals and post-secondary institutions, which required that they develop immunization policies.
Out of shame or fear of damaging their careers, doctors do not easily talk about the professional mistakes they make. The start of a five-part series by the Medical Post’s sister brand in Quebec, Profession Santé.
