Linda Robbins

The registrant was found to have committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standard of practice and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct during a prenatal appointment, specifically regarding inappropriate breast and spine examinations without informed consent.

At the penalty hearing, the Tribunal accepted a joint recommendation from the parties.

The registrant was ordered to be reprimanded, his certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and conditions were imposed requiring a practice monitor for all intimate examinations for a minimum of two years.

The registrant was also ordered to pay $26,740 in costs.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a pediatrician who provided medical care, including prescribing large amounts of controlled substances and narcotics, to close family members over a nine-year period.

The registrant failed to document his care, billed OHIP inappropriately, and failed to store drugs securely.

The Tribunal found that the registrant committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Tribunal ordered a 12-month suspension, a reprimand, completion of ethics and record-keeping courses, and $6,000 in costs.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought a discipline proceeding against the registrant for engaging in unwanted communications and touching with a colleague.

Relying on a statement of uncontested facts, the Tribunal found that the registrant engaged in conduct that is disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.

The Tribunal accepted a joint penalty submission, ordering a reprimand, an eight-month suspension of the registrant's certificate of registration, completion of an ethics and boundaries program, and costs of $6,000.

The registrant was previously found to have committed professional misconduct by failing to obtain informed consent and conducting inappropriate physical examinations of two patients.

At the penalty hearing, the Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The registrant was ordered to be reprimanded, suspended for five months, complete an ethics and boundaries course, and pay $30,000 in costs.

The Tribunal found the penalty met the goals of public protection, deterrence, and remediation, noting the registrant's lack of prior discipline and proactive remedial efforts.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario alleged that the registrant engaged in professional misconduct after she was disciplined in Newfoundland and Labrador for altering a patient's medical records and misleading the regulator.

The registrant admitted to the allegations.

The Tribunal found that the registrant engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct and committed an act of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Tribunal ordered a two-month suspension, a reprimand, and costs of $6,000.

The College alleged that the registrant physician sexually abused a female patient and failed to maintain the standard of practice during a prenatal appointment.

The Tribunal found that the registrant's examination of the patient's breasts through her clothing and his persistence in examining her spine despite her objections failed to meet the standard of practice.

The Tribunal also found that the substandard breast exam, performed without adequate consent, constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

However, the Tribunal concluded that the College did not prove the allegations of sexual abuse, as the breast touching was not of a sexual nature and the evidence regarding genital touching was insufficiently reliable.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the respondent physician for issuing approximately 1,425 improper COVID-19 medical exemptions for profit over a three-month period.

The respondent also failed to securely store patient information, breached patient privacy by discussing cases loudly in public, and responded aggressively to the College's investigation.

The respondent did not attend the hearing and was deemed to admit the allegations.

The Tribunal found the respondent committed professional misconduct and was incompetent.

Given the seriousness of the misconduct, the lack of mitigating factors, and the absence of any remediation plan, the Tribunal revoked the respondent's certificate of registration, ordered a reprimand, and awarded costs of $10,370 to the College.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the respondent physician for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a patient.

The physician and the patient had previously interacted on an online app before the patient attended a surgical consultation.

Following the appointment, the physician engaged in personal communications with the patient via the app and text messages for several weeks.

Based on uncontested facts, the Tribunal found the physician committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission, the Tribunal ordered a four-month suspension, a reprimand, completion of an ethics course, and costs of $6,000.

The College alleged that the registrant engaged in professional misconduct based on findings by the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ).

The Quebec Tribunal found the registrant committed misconduct by advertising and paying for egg donations in contravention of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, and by making disparaging remarks about a colleague.

The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal found that the registrant's actions constituted professional misconduct in Ontario.

Accepting a joint submission, the Tribunal ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension, ethics training, and costs of $6,000.

Following a finding that the registrant sexually abused a patient, the Tribunal held a penalty hearing.

Under the Health Professions Procedural Code, the sexual abuse committed required mandatory revocation of the registrant's certificate of registration and a reprimand.

The Tribunal also ordered the registrant to reimburse the College $17,940 for patient therapy and counselling funding, rejecting the registrant's argument that she was the victim.

Finally, the Tribunal awarded the College costs of $124,440, representing 12 hearing days at the tariff rate, noting the registrant's pursuit of unsuccessful factual narratives.