T he College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, following the example set by its Ontario
counterpart, has created a committee to deal with the issue of sexual exploitation in the …

A n independent committee appointed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
has presented the disciplinary bodywith 53recom-mendations concerning the sexual abuse …

During a recent conference on physician health that was cosponsored by the CMA and
American Medical Association, physicians learned that there had been an increase in the …

FEBRUARY 15, 1992 that most reaction to the report focused on physician rights, not on
thewell-being of patients." We realized," she explains," that we needed a lot more time to …

2 In terms of content, the Final Report retained most of the recommendations contained in
the Preliminary Report. However, a number of changes were made to the Committee's …

Marilou McPhedran's reply (ibid: 370, 374) to my letter (ibid. 370) does not satisfactorily
address the issue of sexual exploitation of pa-tients by physicians. McPhedran dismisses as …

In this article, the author examines patient allegations of sexual abuse by physicians,
focusing on the legal theories for such suits and possible defenses, together with the …

Judith David is a writer-editor with the CMA Department ofPublications. on Sexual Abuse of
Patients, which was written for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of On-tario (CPSO) …

B ritish patients cherish the belief that doctors are an-swerable to the British Medical
Association (BMA), which defrocks them at a whiff of a complaint. They couldn't be more …

Overview: The widespread and growing number of complaints regarding sexual misconduct
fuels the need for guidelines for boards handling such complaints. The Federation Ad Hoc …