Committee: Discipline
Decision Date: 24 Oct 2003
Summary:
On October 24, 2003, the Discipline Committee found Dr. Nadel to have committed an act of professional misconduct in that, he interrupted or terminated his relationship with a patient during delivery, which having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.
The Committee ordered the following penalty:
-Dr. Nadel attend before the panel to be reprimanded, with the fact of the reprimand to be recorded on the register;
-The Registrar suspend Dr. Nadel’s certificate of registration for a period of three (3) months; the suspension is to be suspended if Dr. Nadel complies with the following terms and conditions within six (6) months from today’s date:
-Dr. Nadel undertakes at his own expense an assessment by the Quality Assurance Committee (Q.A.C.), co-operates with their work and abides by the Q.A.C.’s recommendations and complies with any terms, conditions and limitations which the Q.A.C. may impose on his certificate of registration.
-Dr. Nadel undertakes at his own expense the communications course offered by the College.
-Dr. Nadel pay a portion of the College’s costs, fixed in the amount of $2500.00.