Health Law Firm

03/02/2018

To regulate or not to regulate? That is the question facing many professions in Ontario. In the case of personal support workers, the answer appears to be regulate, sort of.

Second Attempt to Establish a Quasi-Regulatory Scheme For the second time in as many years, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has established a Personal Support Worker Registry. The first failed attempt cost tax-payers about $7 million dollars.It is unclear whether registration with the new....

02/28/2018

Courts are now exercising the power to award damages for employer human rights violations against employees. Employers beware, employees take notice!

Employment Law - Are Human Rights Code Violations Leading to Awards of Damages Did you know that wrongful dismissal claims can also attract non-pecuniary (general) damages for a breach of the Human Rights Code of Ontario? This has the potential to raise awards for wrongful dismissal beyond an awar....

02/07/2018

Caution!! Fundamental rights of all Canadians at risk! Find out how you may be at risk.

Patient Refuses to Testify in Regulatory College Proceeding Now Forced to Speak!! A panel of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSO) decided on Monday to force a witness to testify in the discipline committee hearing of Dr. Suganthan Kayilasanathan. We previously reported in November the witne...

11/22/2017

See our update on this CPSO matter regarding compelling a victim of s*xual abuse to testify.

S*x abuse case against Toronto doctor may stall if the patient won't testify. Dr. Suganthan Kayilasanathan is accused of writing doctor’s notes for a patient with whom he allegedly had s*x. The matter is before the CPSO discipline committee. The main witness, a former patient, has so far refused to…

11/07/2017

No easy answers for the CPSO - to proceed or not to proceed when your key witness refuses to testify?

S*x abuse case against Toronto doctor may stall if the patient won't testify. Dr. Suganthan Kayilasanathan is accused of writing doctor’s notes to a patient with whom he allegedly had s*x. The matter is before the CPSO discipline committee. The main witness, a former patient, has so far refused to t...

10/30/2017

It is incredible how access to health care, dental care and pharma care can change lives. Jason Jones benefited from the generosity of strangers, got his health back, and has become a productive member of our community. Everyone should have that chance.

Just in time for Bernie Sanders' speech in Toronto, the Star revisits Jason Jones, still smiling 10 years on... The Toronto Star visited with Jason Jones this week, in a follow up story that spotlighted Canada's lack of a public dental care system. This feel good story was published not only to put

10/27/2017

Bill 87 having the intended effect, protecting the community? We'll see.

10/17/2017

New WSIB policy will set workers back by decades. Don't think you could be affected, think again...

10/08/2017

A doctor found guilty of s*xually abusing 4 patients is still practicing in Toronto! How can this happen, you ask? Click to find out.

Image: Dr. Javad Peirovy is asking the Ontario Court of Appeal to quash a Divisional Court ruling that found his six-month suspension was “clearly unfit.” Consisten Decisions Out of Reach for Ontario Regulatory Colleges Toronto doctor Dr. Javad Peirovy was found guilty of s*xually abusing his patien...

09/28/2017

We live in the information age. Without full information, how can anyone be expected to provide full, informed consent? But, does this new legislation fulfil that objective?

Image: Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins is introducing legislation Wednesday that will require drug companies and medical device makers to report payments and gifts they give health professionals such as doctors and dentists. Ontario bill will reveal drug company payments to doctors In a move by...

09/27/2017

Health care providers in Canada face stiff competition and tough barriers to enter their respective practices. Will this lead to problems for the public to access their health care?

Image: For those who want to practice dentistry in a city, ‘it’s an uphill battle,’ says Ben Greff, who ultimately bought a practice in Calgary. Oversupply of dentists sparks fierce competition in big Canadian cities New dental graduates often face hundreds of thousands of dollars in student debt. I...

08/10/2017

From the 'wow' files comes this amazing story of a women who swallowed her orthodontic braces!

Brace yourself for this story: Ten years after her orthodontic braces were removed, a piece of dental wire was found stuck inside an Australian woman's small intestine.When the thirty-year-old woman turned up in a hospital complaining about an incredible amount of stomach pain, the cause of her suff...