DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
Dr. Maranda and Ms. A went for drinks and food and discussed Ms. A’ s personal issues as well as her progress in obtaining a residency placement. Following their meeting, Ms. A texted Dr. Maranda to thank him. Their communications became more frequent and personal after that time. Dr. Maranda and Ms. A arranged to meet at a pub a few weeks later. Following their meeting, they returned to Ms. A’ s apartment and a sexual encounter took place. The next day, Dr. Maranda and Ms. A texted back and forth. After several days, Ms. A stopped communicating with Dr. Maranda, who continued to send her messages for a few days. Subsequently, Ms. A submitted a complaint about Dr. Maranda to the university. Dr. Maranda was advised that he was to have no contact with learners, pending review of Ms. A’ s complaint by the university’ s Professionalism Investigation Committee( the“ PIC”). The PIC concluded that Dr. Maranda engaged in a personal relationship with a student and that the relationship constituted a breach in professionalism. Although the PIC had recommended a supervised reintegration into the learning environment over the course of three years, Dr. Maranda’ s academic appointment at the university was terminated. Dr. Maranda subsequently resigned his privileges at the Ottawa Hospital.
ORDER The Committee ordered that Dr. Maranda be reprimanded and successfully complete a course on boundaries. It was also directed that Dr. Maranda pay costs to the College in the amount of $ 5,500.00. For complete details, 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. Maranda waived his right to an appeal and the Committee administered the public reprimand.
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DR. THOMAS RICHARD MAYBERRY
PRACTICE LOCATION: Woodstock AREA OF PRACTICE: General Practice
HEARING INFORMATION: Admission, Agreed Statement of Facts; Joint Submission on Penalty
On November 15, 2017, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Mayberry committed an act of professional misconduct in that has engaged in conduct or an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all of the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonorable, or unprofessional. Dr. Mayberry is a family physician who received his certificate of registration authorizing independent practice from the College in 1975. He holds privileges at the Alexandra Hospital, the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital and the Woodstock General Hospital. On July 17, 2012, Dr. Mayberry signed an undertaking, relinquishing his prescribing privileges with respect to narcotics, narcotic preparations, controlled drugs, and benzodiazepines.
2015 Prescribing of Alprazolam The College obtained Narcotics Monitoring System( NMS) data in relation to Dr. Mayberry for the period from May 22, 2014 to February 10, 2016 which revealed that two prescriptions for Alprazolam 0.5mg, 90 tablets, were issued on April 9, 2015 and on September 29, 2015, respectively, to Patient A. The prescriptions were obtained from the pharmacy. Dr. Mayberry breached his undertaking with the College as Alprazolam is a benzodiazepine, a category of drugs that Dr. Mayberry is prohibited from prescribing.
2015 Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee Caution The facts in relation to penalty stated that in 2014, the College received NMS information which revealed that Dr. Mayberry had prescribed contrary to his undertaking on seven occasions, including the
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