DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
the ICRC's disposition. The decision sets out the
requirements that Dr. Strang recruit a Clinical Super-
visor acceptable to the College and that the Clinical
Supervisor sign an undertaking with the College
within 30 days of Dr. Strang's receipt of the decision.
For a variety of reasons, Dr. Strang failed to comply
with the 2016 SCERP. On May 16, 2017, the ICRC
met to consider Dr. Strang's non-compliance with
the SCERP. The ICRC directed an undertaking be
signed in lieu of completion of the SCERP. On May
23, 2017, a registered letter was sent to Dr. Strang
containing the draft undertaking for his review. The
letter states that the College would return the matter
to the ICRC if Dr. Strang was unwilling to sign the
undertaking. The letter also specified that the ICRC
might refer allegations of professional misconduct
to the Discipline Committee with respect to non-
compliance with the SCERP.
No response to the proposed undertaking was
received from Dr. Strang.
On June 13, 2017, allegations of professional mis-
conduct were referred to the Discipline Committee.
Dr. Strang retained counsel in March of 2018 and
on June 22, 2018, an undertaking executed by Dr.
Strang reflective of the terms of the SCERP, together
with the Clinical Supervisor's undertaking, was re-
ceived by the College.
The Committee noted that the public is protected
by Dr. Strang’s undertaking not to practise without a
supervisor and to immediately cease practising if the
supervisor is unable to continue with the supervision.
ORDER
The Committee ordered: a one-month suspension of
Dr. Strang's certificate of registration and a repri-
mand. Dr. Strang was also ordered to pay to the
College its hearing costs of this proceeding in the
amount of $6,000.
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www.cpso.on.ca. Select Find a Doctor and enter the
doctor’s name.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Dr. Strang through his
counsel waived his right to an appeal and the Commit-
tee administered the public reprimand.
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DIALOGUE ISSUE 1, 2019
DR. EREZ TAMARI
PRACTICE LOCATION: Mississauga
AREA OF PRACTICE: General Practice
HEARING INFORMATION: Admission; Agreed Statement
of Facts; Plea of No Contest: Statement of Uncontested
Facts; Joint Submission on Penalty
On June 13, 2018, the Discipline Committee found
that Dr. Tamari has committed an act of professional
misconduct, in that he has engaged in an act or omis-
sion relevant to the practice of medicine that, having
regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be
regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or
unprofessional.
Conduct with Patients
The Discipline Committee found that Dr. Tamari
failed to respond to patient requests to transfer their
medical records to other physicians or third parties,
such as insurers, in a timely and professional manner,
and that he acted inappropriately in the administra-
tion and management of his practice.
Except for one patient, all the complainant’s medi-
cal records that Dr. Tamari provided to the College
were incomplete and/or illegible. Dr. Tamari failed
to take appropriate measures to back up his medi-
cal records when he converted from paper charts to
EMR and a number of patient charts were lost in
their entirety. Several patients described difficulties
in scheduling appointments with Dr. Tamari’s office,
issues with the messaging service and that staff was
not available or unresponsive to inquiries for records
or booking appointments. Particularly important
were communication and coverage, since Dr. Tamari
was absent, intermittently, from his practice over the
years. This mismanagement impacted his patients’
access to care.
Breach of Discipline Committee Order
In May 2012, following the Discipline Commit-
tee’s finding that Dr. Tamari committed professional
misconduct, terms, conditions and limitations were
imposed on Dr. Tamari’s certificate of registration,