A parliamentary committee is calling on the federal government to indefinitely exclude people with mental illness from becoming eligible for medical assistance in dying, after a process that some of the committee's members decried as flawed and biased.
A retired Nova Scotia neurologist is facing a reprimand after making inappropriate jokes to his patients about politics and making sexual innuendos with his patients.
In a statement published in the college’s Dialogue publication, the college said medical directors must be the one to assess the patient prior to delegating care to another provider as per the policy on the delegation of controlled acts, unless a clinical exception applies.
Dr. J.P. Sutherland dives into the complex question of whether disclosing personal information about yourself can ever be an effective part of treating a patient.
A new OCP survey finds pharmacists in corporate and franchise settings were far more likely to report pressure affecting standards of practice and personal wellbeing.
The researchers say a more transparency through a national registry could facilitate better communication between law enforcement and regulators, as well as regulators from different jurisdictions.
In addition to the three-month suspension, Dr. Lenna Mary Morgan will be required to take a course on medical ethics and professionalism at her own expensive and pay the college $6,000 in costs.
Closing arguments in a lawsuit challenging ‘institutional religious obstruction’ to medical assistance in dying at Catholic-run, publicly funded hospitals began in Vancouver Monday.
