Allegations of Dr. Patrick Brian Phillips’s professional misconduct have been referred to what is now called the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. It is alleged that Dr. Phillips engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct and failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession in relation to his communications, including communications on social media and other digital platforms, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and related issues. This includes making misleading, incorrect or inflammatory statements about vaccinations, treatments and public health measures for COVID-19. It is also alleged that Dr. Phillips is incompetent in relation to his communications. It is further alleged that Dr. Phillips engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct in relation to posting College investigative information online and failing to remove this information upon request, and in relation to failing to cooperate with the College’s investigation and failing to provide information and records requested by the College.
It is also alleged that Dr. Phillips failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and that he is incompetent in his care of patients and in his reporting of adverse events following immunization; and that he engaged in conduct relating to COVID-19, including in respect of patients, that would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.
It is also alleged that Dr. Phillips breached a term, condition or limitation on his certificate of registration and/or engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct, by failing to comply with ancillary terms of an interim Order, including failing to provide patient charts and other information requested by the College.