Adrienne Anderson

The registrant, a speech-language pathologist, admitted to professional misconduct for improperly accessing the medical records of over 100 patients and committing time theft by claiming time she did not work.

The Discipline Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding it did not bring the administration of the discipline system into disrepute.

The Tribunal ordered a three-month suspension, a reprimand, terms and conditions including coaching and monitoring, repayment of the stolen time to the hospital, and $2,000 in costs.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan.

The Member admitted to submitting 15 claims totaling $9,471 and receiving non-medical products, of which approximately $2,000 was inappropriate.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan for medical products and receiving non-medical products instead.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand in light of the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College and never reapply.

Two registered nurses sought judicial review of decisions by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) of the College of Nurses of Ontario requiring them to be cautioned and, in one case, to complete a remediation program.

The applicants argued the decisions were unreasonable because the ICRC failed to address their submissions regarding inordinate delay (over four years) and abuse of process.

One applicant also argued the ICRC failed to consider her mental health disability under the Human Rights Code.

The Divisional Court granted the applications, quashed the decisions, and remitted the matters back to the ICRC, finding the decisions unreasonable because the ICRC failed to meaningfully grapple with the central issues of delay, abuse of process, and disability.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan between 2012 and 2018, receiving at least $18,647.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan between 2013 and 2017, receiving approximately $6,420.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting that the Member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for accessing the electronic medical records of 18 patients without authorization or clinical purpose while on an extended medical leave.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found that the Member's conduct breached privacy standards and was unprofessional and dishonourable.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting a false claim for $575 under her employer's benefit plan for orthopaedic shoes, receiving Birkenstock shoes instead.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The member was found to have committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying a record, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

The penalty included an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, meetings with a regulatory expert, and a 12-month employer notification requirement.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for medical services and products under her employer's group benefit plan between 2011 and 2018, receiving approximately $27,058.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 5-month suspension, terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert, and a $1,000 fine.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing a 93-year-old patient with dementia.

The Member admitted to speaking to the patient with an aggressive tone, roughly grabbing his arm causing skin tears, striking his leg with a closed fist, and threatening to 'throat punch' him.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct.

A Joint Submission on Order was accepted, resulting in an oral reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.