DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
DR. MICHAEL EDMUND MROZEK
PRACTICE LOCATION: Toronto
AREA OF PRACTICE: Psychiatry
HEARING INFORMATION: Failure to Maintain the Standard
of Practice (Admission, Agreed Statement of Fact)
Disgraceful, Dishonourable, or Unprofessional Conduct
(Contested Hearing- Four Days)
In April 2018, the Committee found that Dr.
Mrozek had failed to maintain the standard of prac-
tice of the profession with respect to one patient and
that he engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or un-
professional conduct in his failure to cooperate with
the College and his breach of patient confidentiality.
Dr. Mrozek admitted to the allegation that he
failed to maintain the standard of practice of the
profession in his care of Patient A, and a contested
hearing was held with respect to the allegation of dis-
graceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.
The Committee found that, in his psychiatric care
of Patient A, Dr. Mrozek failed to maintain the stan-
dard of practice in that he:
(i) failed to recognize or elicit the symptoms of
psychosis, particularly hallucinations, delusions
and lack of insight into illness by Patient A, and
did not attend with adequate care to the opinions
of colleagues and information provided by family
members;
(ii) did not use accepted, standard diagnostic descrip-
tors in his documentation regarding Patient A; and
(iii) used sub-therapeutic doses of anti-psychotic
medication in a form that was unlikely to be
taken, and discontinued treatment in an indi-
vidual who was likely to relapse.
The College alleged that Dr. Mrozek failed to
cooperate with the College’s investigation. An Agreed
Statement of Facts was also submitted with respect
to this allegation. Dr. Mrozek admitted the facts,
but denied that the facts supported a finding of
disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional con-
duct. The Committee found that Dr. Mrozek was
willfully non-compliant with the College’s requests
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for an interview with the medical inspector, did not
respond to all correspondence in a timely fashion,
cancelled appointments and attempted to impose
unreasonable conditions on the appointment. His
delay and attempt to frustrate and set parameters on
the interview, in the face of 12 reminders of his duty
to co-operate, was a breach of the duty to fully co-
operate with College investigators.
Further allegations related to a breach of patient
confidentiality. The Committee relied on admis-
sions by Dr. Mrozek, found in his correspondence
to his hospital, that he accessed patient records for
those outside his circle of care, without obtaining
prior authorization. The Committee found this to
be unprofessional conduct. Dr. Mrozek had accessed
these charts for the purpose of defending himself in a
dispute with the hospital.
ORDER
The Committee ordered: a six-month suspension; a
reprimand; education in the identification and di-
agnosis of psychosis; six months of low level clinical
supervision, upon return to practice; and a reassess-
ment 12 months after the period of supervision.
The Committee also ordered Dr. Mrozek to pay
costs to the College of $26,680.
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doctor’s name.
DR. CHRISTIAN ANDREW PROULX
PRACTICE LOCATION: St. Catharines
AREA OF PRACTICE: Family Medicine
HEARING INFORMATION: Plea of No Contest; Statement
of Uncontested Facts; Joint Submission on Penalty
On February 6, 2018, the Discipline Committee
found that Dr. Proulx committed an act of profes-
sional misconduct, in that he failed to maintain the
standard of practice of the profession, and in that he
has engaged in conduct or an act or omission relevant
to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all
of the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded
by members as unprofessional. The Committee also