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Discipline proceedings stayed after member permanently resigned and undertook never to reapply.
The College of Chiropodists of Ontario brought a motion to stay allegations of professional misconduct against the member and indefinitely adjourn the hearing.
The member consented to the order, having signed an Undertaking and Acknowledgement to permanently resign his registration, never re-apply, and pay $8,000 in costs.
The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the resolution protected the public interest, served public transparency, and avoided the costs of a full hearing.
Speech-language pathologist reprimanded and suspended for entering into a sexual relationship with a former patient.
The College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for engaging in a sexual relationship with a former patient shortly after their therapeutic relationship ended.
The member admitted to the allegations and the panel found she engaged in professional misconduct.
The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty and costs, ordering a public reprimand, a four-month suspension (with three months remitted upon completion of an ethics and boundaries remediation program), a two-year monitoring period, and $5,000 in costs.
The panel noted the member's cooperation, lack of prior disciplinary history, and proactive completion of the remediation program as mitigating factors.
Optometrists reprimanded and suspended for inadequate examinations and record keeping in school vision program.
Four optometrists faced allegations of professional misconduct related to inadequate eye examinations, poor record keeping, and improper record storage while participating in a School Vision Care program.
The members pled guilty to the allegations and submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts.
The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, which included a reprimand, a two-week suspension (which could be suspended upon completion of an essay), continuing education requirements, practice inspections, and costs of $5,000 per member.
Motion for extension of time to appeal dismissed due to lack of expert medical report.
The self-represented plaintiffs sought to review an order dismissing their motion for an extension of time to serve a notice of appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their medical malpractice action.
The Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal, finding no possible merit to the appeal because the plaintiffs failed to produce an expert report establishing a breach of the standard of care or causation, despite multiple opportunities to do so.