Urgences-santé was ordered by Quebec Superior Court to pay to the family of Nutin McFarland, who died even though he became ill less than a kilometre from a Montreal hospital.
Dr. Stuart Wilkinson admitted to allegations that he ordered a blood test and an abdominal ultrasound for a patient that he had never met and failed to follow up, despite the tests showing abnormal results.
Released Thursday, the template lays out definitions of key entities and suggests regulations surrounding patient choice, prohibition of interference in the pharmacist-patient relationship, transaction fees audits and more.
Colwood’s city-run clinic is ahead of schedule on recruiting doctors—but the patient attachment process has proven slower than hoped for Mayor Doug Kobayashi.
Dr. Omar Afandi and WE Kidz Pediatrics accessed newborn records from a shared hospital EHR to solicit circumcision services, prompting Canada’s first administrative monetary penalties under PHIPA.
The toolkit includes free printable guides, and reference sheets on topics such as conducting a violence risk assessment and developing a clinic safety plan. There are also resources on implementing a patient code of conduct and how to write up an incident report.
The quality of entries for our 2025 Student Essay Contest was so high that we decided to share them all. Here's an essay by Amy Margaret Maclean from the University of Ottawa.
