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Communication Failures, Continuity of Care, and Medical Malpractice

Communication failures cause some of the most preventable harm in Canadian healthcare. The legal framework, the practical reality, and the federal response.

November 9, 2024

Case comment on CPSO v Kilian, 2024 ONPSDT 23, on the PHIPA custodian-subject distinction, the Charter section 8 framework, and the "ungovernable physician" doctrine in COVID-era discipline. By Paul Cahill, LSO Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.

CPSO v Kilian: Physician Custodians and the Duty to Produce Patient Records

An Ontario tribunal ruled physicians have no Charter privacy interest in their patients’ records. Subsequent proceedings produced a 12-month suspension.

October 17, 2024

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Communication Failures, Continuity of Care, and Medical Malpractice

CPSO v Kilian: Physician Custodians and the Duty to Produce Patient Records

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