Law

Dallas doctor convicted of tampering with IV bags linked to coworker’s death and other emergencies
Prosecutors said that evidence presented at trial showed that numerous patients at Surgicare North Dallas suffered cardiac emergencies during routine medical procedures.
‘One spoon or no spoon’: Doctor loses appeal after objecting to her church’s COVID precautions for communion
The physician argued her statements were about theology, not medicine. But the college said her comments were ‘open to misinterpretation.’

Legal column: Attacking the standard of care

It only works when the standard is fraught with risks so obvious a layperson can see them.
The Doctor’s Lawyer: The bright side

At the opening of a client’s new clinic, lawyer Brooke Shekter witnessed the culmination of a physician’s resilience after breaking free from a difficult hospital situation.
U.K. doctor gets 31 years for poisoning mother's partner with fake COVID vaccine

Dr. Thomas Kwan disguised himself as a nurse making home virus booster visits to infect Patrick O’Hara with a flesh-eating poison because he believed the older man stood in the way of him inheriting his mother’s home some day.
B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure

The injunction granted on Saturday to the woman’s common-law partner prevents Dr. Ellen Wiebe or any other medical professional from helping end the life of the 53-year-old Alberta woman within 30 days.
Have your say: CPSO seeking input on its updated ‘consent to treatment’ policy

Expanded guidance sets out expectations for the professional conduct of Ontario physicians around issues of patient consent.
Have your say: CPSO seeking input on its policy for closing a medical practice

Policy sets out professional and legal obligations for Ontario physicians who are closing their practice for extended period.
U.K. doctor admits trying to kill his mother’s partner with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine

Prosecutors say Dr. Thomas Kwan pretended to be a community nurse delivering booster shots and injected Patrick O’Hara with a toxic substance, likely a pesticide.
Toronto doctor fined and suspended after renting apartment to patient and hiring another

In addition to failure to maintain appropriate boundaries, Dr. Jeffrey Martin Steinberg was also found to have inappropriately withheld prescriptions for patients.

Dallas doctor convicted of tampering with IV bags linked to coworker’s death and other emergencies

‘One spoon or no spoon’: Doctor loses appeal after objecting to her church’s COVID precautions for communion

Legal column: Attacking the standard of care

The Doctor’s Lawyer: The bright side

U.K. doctor gets 31 years for poisoning mother's partner with fake COVID vaccine

B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure

Have your say: CPSO seeking input on its updated ‘consent to treatment’ policy

Have your say: CPSO seeking input on its policy for closing a medical practice

U.K. doctor admits trying to kill his mother’s partner with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine

Toronto doctor fined and suspended after renting apartment to patient and hiring another