discipline summaries
Minority Opinion of the Committee
Two members of the Committee agreed with the allegation of disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional
conduct but disagreed with the majority on the issue
of oral sex and sexual intercourse.
Appeal Summary
On April 4, 2014, Dr. Gale appealed the decision of
the Discipline Committee to the Superior Court of
Justice (Divisional Court).On March 25, 2015, the
Divisional Court dismissed Dr. Gale’s appeal.
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DR. ALEXANDER MILTON HAINES
Practice Location: Barrie
Practice Area: General Practice
Hearing Information: Agreed Statement of Facts,
Admission, Joint Submission on Penalty
On July 25, 2014, the Discipline Committee found
that Dr. Haines committed an act of professional misconduct, in that he failed to maintain the standard of
practice of the profession in his care and treatment of
16 patients. Dr. Haines admitted to the allegation.
The College began an investigation into Dr. Haines’
practice following the receipt of information from the
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario regarding the
death of one of his patients. The cause of the patient’s
death was determined to be Oxycodone toxicity.
As part of its investigation, the College retained a
medical inspector, Dr. X, who reviewed the charts of
25 of Dr. Haines’ patients. The patients whose charts
were reviewed had all been treated with pain control
medications for chronic pain due to various causes and
clinical backgrounds. Dr. X noted that Dr. Haines’
charts were generally clear to read, organized and reflected genuine concern by Dr. Haines for his patients.
Nonetheless, Dr. X opined that certain concerning
issues recurred a number of times in Dr. Haines’ practice. The areas of concern identified by Dr. X were as
follows:
• r. Haines had ongoing prescriptions for opiates and
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benzodiazepi