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Lyme Disease symptoms vary from person to person. (lymes disease lyme's disease lime disease limes disease)
The data and information presented in this web site are presented in good faith and believed to be accurate regarding Lyme disease (commonly misspelled lymes disease lyme's disease lime disease limes disease) and other related diseases. Any and all liability for the content or any omissions including any inaccuracies, errors, or misstatements in such data or information is expressly disclaimed. The web site is compiled for the sole purpose of informing community members of resources and information pertaining to Lyme Borreliosis Disease and its coinfections. Lyme disease symptoms may vary from person to person.
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Lyme Action Group supports additional oversight of CPSO
Bill 179 and Lyme Disease
On Monday, October 5th, 2009, members of Lyme Action Group will make a presentation to the Ontario Legislative Standing Committee on Social Policy overseeing proposed Bill 179 amendments to the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
Lyme Action considers proposed RHPA changes to have important
implications for the Lyme disease community, as well as to patients of other emerging illnesses, particularly in regard to physician disciplinary proceedings conducted by the CPSO. Bill 179 would
provide the Health Minister additional powers of oversight, better
enabling it to intervene where it is in the public interest to do so.
Currently, the CPSO demonstrates a near total disregard for patient
outcome as a consideration during physician disciplinary proceedings. Neither does the CPSO respect relevant previous legal decisions such as assessment of physicians by a "true peer" (as established in a 2003 Supreme Court decision "C.U.P.E. vs Ontario", a true peer is someone possessing appropriate knowledge and experience and a demonstrable lack of bias).
According to legal precedence, physicians must not be found guilty of
incompetence if there exists a responsible and competent body of professional opinion that supports the physicians professional judgement (as established in a 1993 Ontario Court Decision "Brett et al vs Board of Directors of Physiotherapy", it is not sufficient that the disciplinary panel prefers another school of thought). In the case of Lyme physicians using ILADS protocols for treating Chronic Lyme disease, they have come under undue scrutiny from Medical Colleges in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
Bill 179 is timely indeed, in that its proposed RHPA amendments provide a first step towards the possibility of much needed procedural fairness with regard to innovative physicians providing effective treatment for emerging illnesses. Lyme patients in Ontario deserve better. Patient outcome does matter!
For additional information, please contact...
Robert Manten at 905
390-1380, or Karin
Klouman at 519 925-6114.
Lyme Action Group
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