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5. penalties/outcomes
Past Recommendations:
•  enalties imposed in cases of sexual abuse should act as a deterrent to ensure
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that the public is protected.
•  nformation regarding the practice restrictions/Discipline Committee decisions
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should be included on the College Register.
Rationale: The public must have information regarding physicians who have
sexually abused patients; the sexual abuse of patients must be prevented.
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COLLEGE:
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  iscipline Committee hearings and decisions are public (except the information
subject to a publication ban) and posted on the College’s website. Summaries
of the decisions are also published in the membership’s regular publication,
Dialogue, to foster general deterrence (i.e., to discourage other members of the
profession from committing a similar act).
•  he documents available to the public on the website include information
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about the Discipline Committee including its membership, the schedule
of upcoming hearings, how to attend a hearing, the Committee’s Rules of
Procedure, and strict Adjournment Practice and Case Management policies to
ensure efficiency and fairness are achieved while hearing referrals quickly.
•  hen penalties involve the imposition of terms, conditions and limitations that
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restrict the physician’s practice, this restriction appears on the Public Register.
•  iscipline Committee outcomes and physician Undertakings with terms,
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conditions and limitations appear on the Public Register, and are shared with many
organizations, including all North American and many international jurisdictions.

Measures taken by the CPSO

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