Concerns
Source:
Member
Active Date: July 24, 2019
Expiry Date:
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Bruce Verne Abbey to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective July 24, 2019:
A College investigation was conducted into whether Dr. Abbey engaged in professional misconduct or is incompetent in his practice, including his Infection Prevention and Control practice. In the face of the investigation, Dr. Abbey has agreed to resign from the College, effective October 10, 2019, and has agreed never to apply or reapply for registration as a physician in Ontario or any other jurisdiction.
Until the date of his resignation, Dr. Abbey will restrict his practice to consultations in skin disorders and the following procedures only: Liquid nitrogen treatments and phototherapy treatments.
Source:
Compliance and Monitoring Department
Active Date: April 5, 2017
Expiry Date:
Summary:
Effective August 22, 2019, Dr. Abbey has completed all elements of this SCERP.
Caution-in-Person and Specified Continuing Education and Remediation Program
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (“ICRC”) in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" or a Specified Continuing Education and Remediation Program (“SCERP”) is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of ICRC. A SCERP is one of the dispositions that the College’s ICRC may make in connection with a matter before it, and this disposition requires the member to complete an education and remediation program specified for the member. A note will also be posted when all the elements of the SCERP have been completed.
Summaries will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. This posting requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015 or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.
See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person and a SCERP:
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