discipline summaries
The Committee was satisfied that this was an appropriate case in which to order costs. The Committee
calculated that there had been 6.5 days of hearing and
one day of hearing on penalty, totaling 7.5 days.
At the tariff rate of $4,460 per day based on 7.5
days, the total would be $33,450. However, in arriving at a figure for costs that was fair, the Committee
did consider that there had been divided success in the
College’s case as the College did not prove sexual abuse.
The Committee concluded that an appropriate reduction in costs for divided success in this case was 25%,
and it therefore ordered that Dr. Redhead pay costs in
the amount of $25,000.
Penalty Order
The Discipline Committee ordered and directed that:
1. r. Redhead appear before the panel to be repriD
manded.
2. e Registrar suspend Dr. Redhead’s certificate of
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registration for a period of five months.
3. e Registrar place the following term, condition or
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limitation on Dr. Redhead’s certificate of registration
effective immediately:
(i) at his own expense, Dr. Redhead shall successfully
complete College-facilitated instruction in professionalism/ethics no later than one year from the
date of this Order.
4. r. Redhead pay costs to the College in the amount
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of $25,000 within 60 days from the date of this
Order.
Dr. Redhead waived his right to appeal and the Committee
administered the public reprimand.
DR. ISRAEL SHOEL ROSENHEK
Practice Location: Windsor
Practice Area: Cardiology, Internal Medicine
Hearing Information: Statement of Uncontested Facts,
Joint Submission on Penalty
On August 6, 2013, the Discipline Committee found
that Dr. Rosenhek committed an act of professional
misconduct, in that he has engaged in conduct or an act
or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that,
having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably
be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable
or unprofessional.
Dr. Rosenhek did not contest the allegation.
Dr. Rosenhek was certified as a specialist in cardiology
and internal medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada effective December 7,
1983 and June 12, 1984, respectively. He continues to
hold these qualifications.
In January 1984, Dr. Rosenhek became a Fellow
of the Royal College. This entitled him to use the
designation of “FRCP(C)”. Effective December 1,
1986, Dr. Rosenhek was removed from the register
of Fellows because of his failure to pay annual dues.
As a result, he was not entitled to use the designation
FRCP(C). He was not reinstated as a Fellow until
November 5, 2008 when the dues were paid. From
1986 to 2008, Dr. Rosenhek routinely represented
himself as a Fellow of the Royal College by using the
designation FRCP(C) in his professional communications with hospital administration, patients, physician
colleagues and the public.
Dr. Rosenhek held privileges at Hospital A in 2006
and was bound by the hospital’s credentialing/reappointment process, including a policy requiring
department members applying for reappointment to
either submit certificates demonstrating their compliance with the Royal College’s Maintenance of Competence Program (“MOC program”) or documentation
of adequate attendance at a major Continuing Medical
Education (“CME”) event related to the specialists’
field of practice. On Dr. Rosenhek’s application for
reappointment for 2007/2008, he indicated that he
was a member of the Royal College and was fulfilling
the requirement of the MOC program. He did not
provide a certificate demonstrating his compliance
with the program or any documentation of his CME
for the relevant time period.
On July 13, 2007, the Chief of the Department of
Medicine of Hospital A wrote to Dr. Rosenhek notifying him that his application was incomplete, as it failed
to include proof his continuing medical education. He
asked that Dr. Rosenhek submit this information on or
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