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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.

Between April 18 and May 7, 2024, Dr. Omar Afandi was found to have accessed the personal health information of 146 patients from an EMR system shared with four hospitals, offering circumcision services to newborns.

One family member was prescribed more than 1,500 pills, the tribunal found.

Under the new policy, physicians must perform an in-person comprehensive clinical assessment every three months and offer OAT before prescribing narcotics for safer supply.

Patients testified they were unaware that cameras were recording them in Dr. Martin Jugenburg in his downtown Toronto clinic—including in areas where they would routinely disrobe.

Thousands of Quebecers may be eligible for compensation in an opioid class action. But many potential claimants are homeless, incarcerated or in treatment.

Dr. Johannes Botha also ignored repeated requests from the college to cooperate with the investigation.

Dr. Ma organized 48 mass vaccination clinics in Kingston during the COVID-19 pandemic and was later ordered by OHIP to repay $600,962 because of alleged billing non-compliance.