Administrative Law - OCPDT

The registrant was found to have committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing a patient through sexual comments and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct by being untruthful to the patient and misleading in clinical records.

At the penalty hearing, the Tribunal ordered a reprimand, an eight-month suspension, completion of an ethics course, and a period of supervision.

The Tribunal also ordered the registrant to pay $60,000 in costs to the College, rejecting the College's request for $100,000 due to divided success on the allegations.

The registrant, a chiropodist, admitted to professional misconduct arising from his association with a commercial orthotics manufacturer.

He improperly acted as a 'medical advisor' for the business, failed to report it as a practice location, permitted the use of non-compliant foam box impressions, and allowed his name and credentials to be used in misleading advertising.

The Discipline Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension (with two months remitted upon completion of a recordkeeping course), a 12-month mentorship, and $15,000 in costs.

The registrant admitted to professional misconduct regarding his treatment of a patient, including keeping insufficient records, issuing misleading invoices regarding casting methods and lab independence, using an unacceptable foam box casting technique, and failing to provide adequate break-in instructions for orthotics.

The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension, remedial coursework, 18 months of practice supervision, and $35,000 in costs.

The College of Chiropodists of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the registrant for prescribing orthotics without adequate assessment, failing to maintain proper records, and engaging in rude and discourteous behaviour towards a patient and an insurance representative.

The registrant admitted the allegations and undertook to permanently resign her certificate of registration.

The Discipline Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and $29,000 in costs.

The College alleged that the registrant, a chiropodist, engaged in sexual abuse and professional misconduct during a patient appointment.

The Tribunal found that the registrant sexually abused the patient by making inappropriate sexual comments about blow jobs and escorts during a shockwave therapy treatment.

However, the Tribunal dismissed the allegation of sexual touching, finding the physical contact was clinically appropriate for treating Achilles pain.

The Tribunal also found the registrant engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct by lying to the patient about a non-existent upper management addressing her complaint and by creating misleading clinical records suggesting she would return for further treatment.