January/February 2009 - Ontario College of Pharmacists

Panel felt that the Discipline Committee
must address the misconduct of
the Member without getting tied into
pharmacy scheduling demands. The
parties addressed the Panel’s concern,
and came up with alternative dates for
the Member to serve his suspension in
a consistent block of time.
Having addressed these areas of concern,
the Panel was satisfied with the
remainder of the Joint Submission.
Order:
1. A reprimand.
2. Specified terms, conditions and limitations
on the Member’s Certificate
of Registration, and, in particular,
that the Member:
a) confirm in writing to the Manager,
Investigations and Resolutions, the
name and address of each pharmacy
in which he practises as a
dispensing pharmacist;
b) provide a copy of the decision of
the Discipline Committee from
the Discipline hearing of October
8, 2008 (“Decision”) to the
Designated Manager of any place
in which he practises, within one
week from the date of receipt of
the Decision;
c) request that any Designated Manager
to whom a copy of the Decision
has been provided write to
the Manager, Investigations and
Resolutions, to confirm receipt of
the Decision; and
d) until June 14, 2009, refrain from
providing counselling to anyone
under the age of 18 years of age
unless in the presence of another
person 18 years of age or older.
3. A suspension of the Member’s Certificate
of Registration for a period
of two months.
4. Costs to the College in the amount
of $4,500.00.
Reprimand
The Panel had a difficult time reviewing
this case, due to the nature of the
misconduct.
The Member is now aware that the
actions he takes in his personal life can
and do have a significant impact, not
only on him but also on the profession,
since such actions shake the trust the
public has in their pharmacist. The
Panel appreciated how embarrassing
the experience of going through the
criminal process must have been for the
Member, but it wanted the Member to
consider how uncomfortable it must
have been for the Member’s patients to
have learned that someone they trusted
and relied upon, when their children
or they themselves were sick, had engaged
in viewing child pornography.
The Panel hoped that the Member
learned a valuable lesson throughout
this process, and did not expect to see
him before the Discipline Committee
again.
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