The following is not a comprehensive list of all conditions for some of the named doctors.įor a complete list, or to search another physician, visit the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba’s practitioner profile registry, found here: wfp.to/doctorsearch.ĭr. (The Free Press found a sixth doctor but the college later confirmed, once presented with the Free Press’s findings, the profile was out of date and the condition should have been removed in 2018.) David Ames - have gender-based conditions, meaning they need a chaperone when treating female patients or are otherwise restricted in what care they can offer female patients. In one case, a longtime Brandon pediatrician is required to have another adult in the room during genital examinations.įive doctors - Dr. Some conditions are one sentence long, others go on for paragraphs. They range from bans on performing circumcisions to bans on prescribing opioids to notations that they are in a practice assessment program and not yet a fully registered doctor. The search revealed 31 physicians have “terms and conditions” on their licences. It would take another full search to determine if any doctors have since had conditions imposed or removed. Instead, the Free Press had to manually input names individually into the college’s online profile registry to determine if the physician has any restrictions, a process that took days to complete. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba does not share the names of all doctors with conditions and there is no search function for such information on the college’s website. This article was published (265 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.Īt least five Winnipeg-area doctors have conditions on their medical licences limiting the treatment they can provide to female patients, a Free Press investigation reveals.īut why those conditions were put in place remains a mystery, raising more questions about patient safety and regulatory transparency in the province.Īs part of an ongoing investigation into how the Manitoba physician watchdog handles cases of misconduct and discipline involving its members, the Free Press set out in February to find out how many of the province’s more than 3,000 physicians have licence restrictions. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism.
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