Volume 17, No. 3 - June/Juin 2008

In this Issue:

• Medical Futility and End of Life Decision-Making
• Apologies Without Reprisal?
• New Canadian Disclosure Guidelines
• Legislation Introduced to Modernize the Food and Drug Act and Permit Recalls of Unsafe Consumer Products
• Ontario Court of Appeal Reconsiders Approach in "Wrongful Life" Claim
• Message from the Chair
• Coroners' Inquests in the Health Care Sector and Beyond
• Health Law Section Program Focuses on Health Profession Corporations

Volume 17, No. 2 - February/Février 2008

In this Issue:

• OBA Health Law Section Program Examines Advocacy before Health Tribunals
• Law Society Continues Certified Specialist Program
• Can Parents be Ordered to Consent to the Withdrawal of Treatment of their Child?
• Case Comment - Potential Liability for Voluntary Status
• Managing Workplace Violence and Disruptive Physician Behaviour: Coroner's Inquest into the Death of Lori Dupont
• Amendments to Nursing Act Regulations Establishing New Specialities
• Update on Adoption Information Disclosure
• OBA Young Lawyers' Division - What Membership in Our Section Can Do for You

Volume 17, No. 1 -October/Octobre 2007

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair - by Jasmine Ghosn
• General Legislative Update - by Simmie Palter
• Mandatory Disclosure of Critical Incidents - by Kathryn Frelick
• Amendments to the Adoption Information Disclosure Act: Cheskes v. Attorney General of Ontario - by Candace Chan
• Physician Contracts Cannot Use Court to Avoid Privileges Proceedings under Public Hospitals Act - by Kathy O'Brien
• McCreith and Holmes v. Attorney General - by Candace Chan
• Statutory Amendments affect Ontario's Consent and Capacity Board - by Joaquin Zuckerberg
• Legislative Rounds: An Update from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - by Simmie Palter
• The Assisted Human Reproduction Act: Focus on Section 8 - by Jane Dykeman

Volume 16, No. 3 - April/Avril 2007

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair - by Jasmine Ghosn
• OBA Health Law Section Meets the Ontario Minister of Health Protection and Promotion, The Honourable Jim Watson - by Kate Crawford
• Court Compels Hospital to Hold Membership Meeting - by Kathy O’Brien
• Occupational Health and Safety Records under the Personal Health Information Protection Act:  Hooper v. College of Nurses of Ontario - by Mary Jane Dykeman
• IPC Order under PHIPA Deals with Abandoned Records - by Fannie Dimitriadis
• Transparent Drug System for Patients Act, 2006:  The Government’s Plan to Improve Ontario’s Drug System - by Lisa Corrente
• Proposed Legislation Affects Over 40 Health Statutes - by Simmie Palter
• Ontario Legislative Update - by Kathryn Frelick and Alia Karsan

Volume 16, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2007 

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair - by Jasmine Ghosn
• Government Cannot be Sued for Failing to Prevent the Spread of West Nile Virus - by Kathryn Frelick and Alia Karsan
• Internet Pharmacies — New U.S. Legislation Puts the Issue Back into the Spotlight - by David C. Rosenbaum and Louise Shap
• Tort Reform:  Can it Reduce Medical Error and Improve Patient Safety? - by Michelle Mysak and Jasmine Ghosn
• Strategies to Manage the Difficult Client/Family Member - by Kathryn Frelick
• OBA's First Annual Privacy Law Summit a Success! - by Fannie Dimitriadis 

Volume 16, No. 1 - September/Septembre 2006

 

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair - by Jasmine Mary Ghosn
• Review of Health Canada's Regulatory Framework for Clinical Trials:
  E-Consultation - by Fannie Dimitriadis
• Another Successful Program: Advocacy in the Next Generation - by Emily Larose
• Health Law CLE: Med Mal Mock Trial a Winner! - by Jasmine Ghosn and Rodney D. Dale
• The Value of a Signed Release of Liability Remains in Question: An Update on Hobbs v. Robertson - by Kathy O'Brien
• 10 Things that You Should Know about the Smoke-Free Ontario Act - by Michelle Mysak
• Health Professionals Advisory Committees: Proposed Regulation under the LHIN Legislation - by Kathy O'Brien
• Overview of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act - by Kathryn Frelick
• Second Order Under PHIPA Clarifies HIC's Responsibilities in the Case of Unauthorized Access to Personal Health Information - by Lonny J. Rosen
• Finding of Incapacity to Consent to Treatment Upheld - by Kathryn Frelick
• Lose a Friend or Loved One?
• 2nd Annual Casino Night

Volume 15, No. 3 - May/Mai 2006

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair - by Lonny J. Rosen  
• General Principles of Medical Malpractice Litigation: Standard of Care and Causation - by Rodney D. Dale and Sandra Drozd  
• PIPEDA Exemption for Ontario Health Information - by Brian C. Keith   
• Recent Decisions of Interest to the Section - by Fannie Dimitriadis  
• Damages Awarded in Wrongful Birth Case - by Mary Jane Dykeman  
• Ontario Legislative Update — A Year in Review - by Kathryn Frelick  
• LHINs: A Primer - by Elyse Sunshine  
• "Right Drug, Right Person, Right Price: Improving and Governing the Provincial Drug System" — An Overview of the Ontario Government's Proposed Overhaul of the Ontario Drug Benefit Program, including Bill 102: Transparent Drug System for Patients Act, 2006 - by Megan Evans and Emily Larose   
• Upcoming Programs    
• Publications   
• Multimedia Products   
• Section Executive 2005-2006 

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Volume 15, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2006

 

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair - by Lonny J. Rosen 
• Whistleblower Legislation: Letting Health Care Workers Speak their Minds - by Shaun O'Brien  
• Chaoulli Program Explores SCC Decision from Differing Expert Perspectives - by Kathy O'Brien   
• Bill 36, Local Health System Integration Act, 2005 - by Michael Watts, Patricia North and John O'Reilly  
• Health Law Update: Governance and Liability of Health Professionals in Ontario - by Tanya Chow  
• Tobacco Recovery Legislation Upheld by Supreme Court of Canada - by Cristian Couchot and Heather Crockett-Loughlin
• Update on Public Bills - by Louise Harris and Mary Jane Dykeman  
• Health Law CLE at OBA Institute 2006 a Success - by Jasmine Ghosn 
• New Chair of Sections     
• Upcoming Program   
• Publications   
• Multimedia Products   
• Section Executive 2005-2006 

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Volume 15, No. 1 - August/Août 2005

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair - by Lonny J. Rosen
• Chaoulli: The Implications of the Supreme Court of Canada's Decision - by Kathryn Frelick and Lorian Hardcastle
• Mandatory Gunshot Wound Reporting is Imminent - by Susan Davidson and Kathy O'Brien
• Liability for Negligent Discharge Instructions: Recent Case Law - by Dara M. Lambe
• An Evening with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario - by Tanya Chow
• Health Law - Legislative Update - by Kathy O'Brien
• Upcoming Program
• PHIPA Summit 2005 
• 2006 Institute of Continuing Legal Education
• Publications
• Section Executive 2005-2006

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Volume 14, No. 4 - May/Mai 2005

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair - by Lonny J. Rosen 
• Ontario Minister of Health Releases Report on Medical Audit Process - by Katie Osborne and Naomi Margo   
• The Jurisdiction of the Consent and Capacity Board to Hear Charter Issues - by Mary Jane Dykeman    
• Auditor General Has Extensive New Powers Over Public Health Sector - by Kathy O'Brien and Tracey Rynard 
• The Court of Appeal's Decision in R. v. Serendip Physiotherapy Clinic: Limiting the Common Law Procedural Requirements for Search Warrants - by Jason Ball    
• Health Law Section Puts On Two Successful Programs at OBA Institute 2005 - by Jasmine Ghosn     
• Upcoming Program  
• Publications 
• Section Executive 2004-2005

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Volume 14, No. 3 - February/Février 2005

In this Issue:

• Disclosure of Personal Health Information and the Role of the "Expert" versus "Treating" Witness in Medical Negligence Litigation
• The Supreme Court Decision on Health Care Spending
• Negligence Found Where Successful Surgery Performed Using Wrong Procedure
• Ontario Court of Appeal upholds mandatory revocation of doctor's license for sex with patient
• Reid v. Livigstone: New Direction on the Admissibility of Evidence in Medical Negligence Summary Judgment Motions

Volume 14, No. 2 - October/Octobre 2004

In this Issue:

• Regulating Research Ethics Boards through the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (Ontario)
• Procedural Fairness Found Lacking in CPSO's Quality Assurance Proceedings
• An Evening with Ontario's Minister of Health
• Ontarians with Disabilities Act Update

Volume 14, No. 1 - August/aout 2004

In this Issue:

• SARS Commission Interim Report: What Went Wrong for Health Care Workers
• Message from the Chair
• Transitional Physician Payment Review Act, 2004
• Patient Safety in Canadian Hospitals
• Legislative Update
• Regulation of Assisted Human Reproductive Treatments in Canada - the Assisted Human Reproduction Act
• Li v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario: The Requirement to Demonstrate More than Financial Harm

Volume 13, No. 3 - April/Avril 2004

In this Issue:

• Privacy and the Provision of Health Care in Ontario
• Specialist Certification for Health Law Lawyers - An Update
• Government Take-Over and Defunding Decision Ruled Illegal. Funding Restored
• Two New Bills Demand Greater Accountability from Health Sector
• Health Law and Medical Malpractice: Essential Decisions
• Bill 31, The Health Information Protection Act, 2003

Volume 13, No. 2 - November/Novembre 2003

In this Issue:

• Consent and Capacity Board Releases Revised Draft Rules of Practice
• Letter Re: Specialist Certification for Health Law Lawyers
• Bic Mac Attack: Fast Food is Bad for Me?!
• R. v. Serendip Pysiotherapy Clinic: Balancing Patients' Privacy with the Need to Investigate Crime

Volume 13, No. 1 - September/Septembre 2003

In this Issue:

• Mandatory Revocation of Physician Licence Upheld in Sexual Abuse Case
• Use of Restrictive Covenants in Association Agreements
• Ontario Follows Lead of British Columbia Decision on Autism
• NEW: Natural Health Products Regulations - What You Should Know
• Mandatory Blood Samples under the Health Protection and Promotion Act
• New Professional Regulations for Medical Radiation Technologists and Physicians
• Correction

Volume 12, No. 3 - May/Mai 2003

In this Issue:

• Case Comment: Bartoszek v. Cirella-Baldwin et al
• Hospital Records: In for a Penny, In for a Pound
• CPSO Rules on New Basis for Professional Misconduct
• Health Care in Canada: What Does the Future Hold?
• Federal Government Proposing Ban of Commercial Surrogacy Arrangements: A Critical Review

Volume 12, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2003

In this Issue:

• B.C. Court of Appeal Supports Funding for Treatment of Autistic Children
• Private Member's Bill Demands Transparency at Hospital Board Level
• Butterworth v. College of Veterinarians of Ontario (2002)
• Patients' Right-to-Know v. Privacy Rights of Health Care Providers
• Investigation of Adverse Obstetrical Outcomes
• Informed Consent
• Recent WSIAT Decisions Upheld by Divisional Court
• Soundbites
• Letters to the Editor

Volume 12, No. 1 - November 2002

In this Issue:

• Government Taking Back Control of Public Hospitals
• Update on Primary Care Reform and Family Health Networks
• Browne (Litigation Guardian of) v. Lavery: An Expert's Findings" may be the Expert's "File"
• Ontario Court Sheds Light on Foundation's Responsibilities to Hospital
• Soundbites
• Meet the Minister Night
• CLE Programs Update

Volume 11, No. 2 - May 2002

In this Issue:

• New Rules of Procedure Proposed by the Consent and Capacity Board
• To v. Toronto Board of Education: Reassessing Family Law Act Damages
• Incorporation by Health Professionals
• Canada's New Natural Health Products Regulations
• Recent Developments in Legal Issues Affecting the HIV/AIDS Community
• Case Summary: Health Facilities Must Enforce their Internal Policies
• Smart Systems for Health

Volume 11, No. 1 - January 2002

In this Issue:

• Bill 130 Increases Government Control Over CCACs
• Community Treatment Orders in Ontario: A Year Later
• Changes Are Coming to the Regulated Health Professions Act
• Don't Faa in the Pot! Legal Concerns Surrounding the New Medical Marijuana Regulations
• Legislative Update - Tissue and Organ Donation
• Ontario has new Patient Restraints Legislation
• Upcoming CLE Program

Volume 10, No. 2 - March 2001

In this Issue:

• Case Comment: Dr. Thomas Dignan v. The Board of Directors of South Muskoka Memorial Hospital
• Ontario's Bill 152 Permits Health Professionals to Incorporate
  Legislative Update: Patient Restraints
• Bill 68: Community Treatment Orders and More
• Health Law Section Executive 2000-2001