DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
to move in December 2014. The College advised Dr.
Matheson that the premises must be assessed prior to
becoming operational.
The new premises were inspected on February 2,
2015. Dr. Matheson was provided with the Inspec-
tion Assessment Report, which noted some deficien-
cies, and was asked twice to submit feedback for
consideration by the Premises Inspection Committee.
Although Dr. Matheson was given deadlines on both
of those occasions, he did not respond.
On June 11, 2015, Dr. Matheson’s premises were
subject to an unannounced visit by the Premises In-
spection Program. During the inspection, Dr. Mathe-
son acknowledged that he had been performing
“Level 2” procedures at the premises since February.
On June 19, 2015, Dr. Matheson’s premises
received a grade of “Fail”. The Premises Inspection
Committee informed Dr. Matheson of its concern
that there was a risk to patient health and safety as
Dr. Matheson performed procedures at this premises
without the approval of the Committee. The Com-
mittee further informed Dr. Matheson that he failed,
by act or omission, to comply with any duty or
requirement under the regulation.
ORDER
The Discipline Committee ordered: a four-month
suspension of Dr. Matheson’s certificate of regis-
tration; terms, conditions and limitations on Dr.
Matheson’s certificate of registration; a reprimand,
and payment of costs to the College in the amount of
$6,663.60.
The terms, conditions and limitations include:
restricting Dr. Matheson from prescribing narcotic
drugs, narcotic preparations, controlled drugs,
benzodiazepines and other targeted substances, or
any other monitored drugs, and posting a sign on
a visible location in Dr. Matheson’s practice that
states that he shall not prescribe the substances stated
above. It also includes successful completion of
courses in medical record keeping; opioid prescrib-
ing, and medical ethics; cooperation with unan-
nounced visits to his practice location and patient
charts; and providing consent to the College to make
appropriate inquiries of OHIP, the Drug Program
Services Branch, the Narcotics Monitoring System
and any person or institution that may have relevant
information, in order for the College to monitor Dr.
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Matheson’s compliance with the terms of this Order.
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. Matheson waived
his right to an appeal and the Committee administered
the public reprimand.
DR. BIJAN PARDIS
PRACTICE LOCATION: Markham
AREA OF PRACTICE: Family Medicine
HEARING INFORMATION: Admission, Agreed Statement of
Facts, Joint Submission on Penalty
On March 8, 2017, the Discipline Committee found
that Dr. Pardis has committed an act of professional
misconduct, in that he failed to maintain the stan-
dard of practice of the profession.
Dr. Pardis is a family physician who practised in
the Greater Toronto area, maintaining both a family
practice and a methadone practice.
Family Practice
In February 2013, the Inquiries, Complaints and Re-
ports Committee (ICRC) of the College required Dr.
Pardis to complete a specified continuing education or
remediation program (SCERP) directed at his family
practice, including coursework, a preceptorship, and
a reassessment. The preceptor identified a number of
concerns with Dr. Pardis’ practice, including a need
for better documentation of physician-patient encoun-
ters and to consistently update cumulative patient
profiles. The preceptor found that Dr. Pardis made
improvements in his record-keeping throughout the
course of the preceptorship. However, he identified a
number of specific care concerns, including two cases
in which symptoms that Dr. Pardis failed to investi-
gate that could be due to an underlying malignancy.
As a result, the College commenced an investigation
into Dr. Pardis’ practice.
The medical expert who reviewed Dr. Pardis’ family
practice observed that Dr. Pardis’ practice consisted