DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
have a secret sexual affair , on again and off again , in 2011 and 2012 .
ORDER The Discipline Committee ordered : revocation of Dr . Margaliot ’ s certificate of registration ; a reprimand ; reimbursement to the College for funding provided to patients under the program required under section 85.7 of the Code , by the posting of an irrevocable letter of credit to guarantee payment in the amount of $ 16,060 ; and payment of costs to the College in the amount of $ 15,000 . For complete details of the Order , please see the full decision at www . cpso . on . ca . Select Find a Doctor and enter the doctor ’ s name .
At the conclusion of the hearing , Dr . Margaliot waived his right to an appeal and the Committee administered the public reprimand .
DR . BARBARA ANNE PILARSKI
PRACTICE LOCATION : Toronto AREA OF PRACTICE : Family Medicine
HEARING INFORMATION : Admission ; Agreed Statement of Facts ; Joint Submission on Penalty
On October 31 , 2016 , the Discipline Committee found that Dr . Pilarski committed an act of professional misconduct , in that she engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that , having regard to all the circumstances , would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful , dishonourable or unprofessional . Dr . Pilarski , a family physician practising medicine in Toronto , received her certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario in 1990 . Dr . Pilarksi provided home care visits to Patient A , an elderly patient . In the course of treating Patient A , Dr . Pilarski received and accepted gifts from her patient , including jewelry and money . Patient A was a patient in Dr . Pilarski ’ s office practice from 1991 until 2006 . In 2006 , Patient A asked
Dr . Pilarksi to see her at home as it was difficult for Patient A to get to Dr . Pilarki ’ s office . At the time , Patient A was in her 80s . Dr . Pilarski agreed to make home care visits for Patient A beginning in 2006 . Dr . Pilarski also took over care for Patient A ’ s elderly husband and provided treatment to him at home from about 2008 until he was moved to a care facility in 2011 . Patient A ’ s husband died in 2013 . Dr . Pilarski continued providing home care visits to Patient A up until approximately 2014 , when Patient A ’ s adult child made a complaint to the College pertaining to Dr . Pilarski ’ s dealings with her mother . Between 2006 and 2014 , Dr . Pilarksi treated Patient A for a variety of age-related health issues and primarily for long-standing anxiety and insomnia that were treated with medications , including Halcion , along with counselling from Dr . Pilarksi . Patient A and her husband were financially well-off and came into substantial money in approximately 2007 . In early 2014 , Patient A ’ s adult child requested that Dr . Pilarski return the gifts Patient A had provided to Dr . Pilarski over the years . On January 16 , 2014 , Dr . Pilarski returned jewelry and other assorted items to Patient A ’ s adult child . An evaluation concluded that some of these items amounted to $ 8,150 . Dr . Pilarski advised the College that she had kept all the items together over the years in order to return them at some point to the family . Dr . Pilarski accepted a blank cheque from Patient A in the amount of $ 5,000 , dated May 2010 . Dr . Pilarksi inserted her husband ’ s name on the cheque as payee . Dr . Pilarski used the money to buy a fireplace , chairs and artwork to create a spa like retreat for her patients in her waiting room . Dr . Pilarski returned the $ 5,000 to Patient A by way of a cheque dated October 13 , 2016 . In the summer of 2010 , Dr . Pilarski accepted a gift of a few hundred euros from Patient A to be used by Dr . Pilarski ’ s children on a family vacation .
ORDER The Discipline Committee ordered : a reprimand ; a three-month suspension of Dr . Pilarski ’ s certificate of registration ; successful completion of individualized
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