discipline summaries
Costs in the amount of $26,760 are appropriate and
reflect the fact that there was a lengthy hearing required
by Dr. Abawi, and he was entirely unsuccessful at the
hearing.
ORDER
The Discipline Committee ordered and directed that:
1. r. Abawi appear before the panel to be reprimandD
ed.
2. he Registrar suspend Dr. Abawi’s certificate of regist
tration for a period of four months.
3. he Registrar impose the following terms, conditions
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and limitations on Dr. Abawi’s certificate of registration:
r. Abawi shall successfully complete, at his own
(i) D
expense, individualized instruction in professionalism and medical ethics with a College-approved
instructor within 12 months of this Order. The
instruction is to be on a one-to-one basis, for a
minimum of five two-hour sessions;
(ii) r. Abawi shall be subject to workplace monitorD
ing by a regulated health professional, approved
by the College, who executes an undertaking with
the College. Monitoring shall continue for a minimum period of 18 months at each of Dr. Abawi’s
practice locations and shall cease at that time unless the College in its sole discretion, determines
that Dr. Abawi’s conduct in the workplace is
unsatisfactory. If it is determined that his conduct
in the workplace is unsatisfactory, the monitoring shall continue for a minimum period of an
additional six months at which time a further
determination will be made by the College, in its
sole discretion, if further monitoring is necessary,
and if so, Dr. Abwai shall be subject to further
monitoring until his conduct is deemed satisfactory by the College;
(iii) e practice monitor shall work at the same locaTh
tion as Dr. Abawi and shall be required to, among
other things:
provide written reports to the College on
(a)
a monthly basis. Such reports are to include
information regarding Dr. Abawi’s conduct,
behaviour, and professionalism including
information provided to the practice monitor
by nurses, medical staff and/or any other staff
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working directly or indirectly with Dr. Abawi;
and
provide immediate reporting to the Col(b)
lege if the practice monitor has any concerns
about Dr. Abawi’s conduct, behaviour or professionalism or forms the view that patients
or people in the workplace may be at risk of
harm or forms the view that he is not in compliance with the panel’s Order;
(iv) r. Abawi shall provide an executed undertakD
ing from a College approved practice monitor
no later than 30 days before he resumes practice
following his suspension. If the person is unable
or unwilling to continue to fulfill its terms, or
the College determines the practice monitor is no
longer acceptable, Dr. Abawi shall, within 20 days
of receiving notice of same, obtain an executed
undertaking in the same form from a similarly
qualified person who is acceptable to the College and ensure that it is delivered to the College
within that time. If Dr. Abawi is unable to obtain
a practice monitor on the terms set out in this
Order, he shall cease practising medicine until
such time as he has obtained a practice monitor
acceptable to the College on the terms set out
above;
(v) r. Abawi shall provide written notice to the
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College at least 30 days before seeking privileges,
employment or any other position, at any hospital,