CPSO v Trozzi: Findings of Both Misconduct and Incompetence
A Northern Ontario ER physician was found guilty of misconduct and separately found incompetent for sustained COVID-19 misinformation across a two-year period.
October 17, 2023
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CPSO Discipline
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) regulates the practice of medicine in the province under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 and the Medicine Act, 1991. When concerns are raised about a physician’s conduct or competence, the matter is investigated by the College’s Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee, which may dismiss the complaint, issue a caution or remediation order, or refer the matter to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal for a hearing.
CPSO discipline outcomes range from advice and remediation, to public reprimand, to conditions on a certificate of registration, to suspension, to revocation. The most serious cases, including those involving sexual abuse, fraud, or clinical incompetence, are heard by the OPSDT and result in publicly reported decisions.
Discipline proceedings are regulatory and do not compensate patients. A patient who has suffered injury from negligent care must pursue a civil claim separately. CPSO and OPSDT findings can, however, be a useful source of information about a physician’s history and the regulator’s view of the relevant standard of practice.
Posts tagged CPSO Discipline analyze recent disciplinary outcomes affecting Ontario physicians, including the clinical context and the penalty imposed.
CPSO v Iannantuono: A Boundary Violation Against a Hospital Coworker
A general surgeon was suspended for 18 months after sexual misconduct against an ultrasound technician at his hospital, with a prior discipline history weighing heavily.
September 2, 2023
CPSO v Karim: An OHIP Fraud and a Five-Month Licence Suspension
A family physician was suspended for five months after using OHIP fraudulently while resident in New York. Discipline for non-clinical conduct under the HPPC.
August 26, 2023
CPSO v Phillips: Online Misinformation, Witness Intimidation, and Revocation
A Northern Ontario physician’s certificate of registration was revoked for online misinformation, sharing of confidential investigative information, and clinical deficiencies.
July 18, 2023
CPSO v Kadri: Disruptive Conduct, Incompetence, and the Limits of Remediation
A Windsor nephrologist’s certificate of registration was revoked after findings of professional misconduct and incompetence. He was ordered to pay $250,510 in costs.
July 13, 2023
CPSO v Luchkiw: The Duty to Cooperate with a College Investigation
A family physician refused to cooperate with multiple CPSO investigations during the pandemic. The OPSDT held that the refusal was itself professional misconduct.
July 10, 2023
CPSO v Stein: A Boundary Violation and an Attempted Cover-Up
A clinical immunologist crossed professional boundaries with a 30-year patient and tried to procure a false alibi during the CPSO investigation that followed.
July 3, 2023
Martin v HPARB: A Physician Cannot Unilaterally Access a Former Patient’s Records
A defendant physician accessed his former patient’s hospital records during litigation. The Divisional Court remitted the CPSO disposition for reconsideration.
May 28, 2023
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