Heather MacKay, Registrar of the College of Dental Surgeons of BC, is scheduled to give a talk at a forthcoming CLE conference on April 1, 2011 about mediation at the Health Professions Review Board. This got us thinking about some…
Examples of when the Health Professions Review Board will or will not receive evidence in confidence to the exclusion of a party may be seen in Complainant v. The College of Dental Surgeons of BC, HPRB Decision No. 2009-HPA-0090(a), a…
A discipline committee which finds professional misconduct must, in its reasons, “make clear the analysis and the findings that underpin its conclusion that the member has committed professional misconduct.” Accordingly, a discipline committee finding misconduct for a “lack of clarity”…
The precise meaning of a “good character” requirement for registration in a College will always be elusive, but the scope of such a concept may be simplified in a given case if certain conditions are established as definitive markers for…
Good board governance is key to maintaining a well functioning regulatory body. For many self-regulatory bodies, January is the month when new members are in incorporated into their boards, making the annual board orientation of board members all the more…