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(iii) period of no less than six months following
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the completion of the moderate supervision
period referenced above, or such longer period
as deemed appropriate by Dr. Muirhead’s preceptors and the College, of low supervision,
during which time Dr. Muirhead will meet
with his preceptor(s) on a monthly basis to
review patient records and discuss any issues
or concerns arising therefrom;
(iv) irect observation of Dr. Muirhead’s patient
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care by the preceptor as deemed appropriate
by the preceptor(s) and the College;
(v) ollege-approved courses, which may include,
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without limitation, courses in psychotherapy
and the maintenance of appropriate physicianpatient boundaries; and
(vi) comprehensive practice assessment followA
ing the completion of the above-referenced
remediation, to be conducted by an assessor
appointed by the College, and Dr. Muirhead
shall abide by any recommendations of the
College’s assessor.
b) r. Muirhead may not have any professional conD
tact with female patients, except in the presence
of a female chaperone (the “practice monitor”).
In particular:
(i) e practice monitor shall be a member of a
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registered health profession pursuant to the
Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O.
1991, c. 18, as amended, who is approved by
the College and who has executed an undertaking with the College;
(ii) e practice monitor shall make a note in
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the relevant patient chart documenting each
patient interaction for which she is present,
and there will be a second written record kept
chronologically for each patient. The log shall
be kept by the practice monitor. Dr. Muirhead shall ensure that contemporaneously
with any interaction with any female patient
in his office, the practice monitor initials the
log;
(iii) f the practice monitor has concerns that Dr.
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Muirhead’s practice exposes his patients to
risk of harm or injury, the practice monitor
must agree to report this to the College immediately;
(iv) r. Muirhead shall place a sign in his waiting
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room and each of the examination rooms in
his office stating that Dr. Muirhead shall not
see female patients unless the practice monitor is present and observing all of the interaction with the female patient as it is occurring.
c) r. Muirhead shall use a College-approved elecD
tronic medical records system for the purposes of
keeping all clinical notes and records associated with
his practice, and shall make audit reports from this
system available to the College on request;
d) r. Muirhead shall provide a written notice to
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each patient he sees in a form acceptable to the
College advising them that Dr. Muirhead has
agreed that:
(i) e shall not tell patients that he loves them,
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or imply that he loves or has loving feelings
towards them, and he shall not solicit expressions of affection from patients;
(ii) e shall not hug patients, or engage in any
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other physical display of affection with patients;
(iii) e shall not disclose information to patients
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about his personal life, including, without
limitation, information concerning his
financial situation;
(iv) e shall refrain from accepting loans or gifts
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from patients, and he shall not make loans or
gifts to patients;
(v) e shall not employ patients or accept assisH
tance from patients with administrative tasks;
(vi) e shall not communicate with patients
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outside of therapy sessions in his office,
including, without limitation, by means of
telephone or email, save and except for the
sole purpose of scheduling appointments; and
(vii) e shall not meet with patients outside his
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office.
Notice shall advise patients that the College
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may contact them to inquire whether they have
experienced any inappropriate comments or behaviour during their treatment by Dr. Muirhead.
Dr. Muirhead shall ensure that patients sign this
written notice to acknowledge they have reviewed
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