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Public Interest and Abuse of Process: A Health …

WEBThe Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) is designed to ensure that the health professions are regulated in the public interest, that appropriate standards of …

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Causation and Informed Consent

WEBWith offices in both Toronto and Oakville, Ontario we are easily accessible. Contact us online, or at 416-915-4234 for a consultation. To learn more about Wise …

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Ontario's Health Care Consent Act, Capacity, and Consent …

WEBThe documentary movie entitled “God Knows Where I Am” chronicles the last few months of the life a woman in New Hampshire. She had become ill later in life and …

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Ontario’s Health Care Consent Act in Action

WEBOur lawyers have significant trial and appellate experience and will skillfully represent clients whenever litigation is required. Contact us online, or at 416-915-4234 …

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Victoria Tremblett

WEBVictoria is a lawyer at Wise Health Law. Prior to joining Wise Health Law, Victoria summered and articled at a boutique law firm in Halifax, NS, specializing in medical …

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Informed Consent and Standard of Care

WEBContact us online, or at 416-915-4234 for a consultation. To learn more about Wise Health Law and our services, please contact us! Recently we reviewed the …

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An Error in Judgement or a Breach of the Standard of Care

WEBIntroduction: The vast majority of legal actions commenced against health professionals are grounded in whole, or in part, on the law of negligence. The tort of …

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Bars to Recovery of Damages for Mental Injury in Negligence

WEBLast month we blogged about the Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC’s) potentially game changing decision in Saadati v. Moorhead.This week we explore the …

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The Limits on the Prohibition of the Use of Information and …

WEBSeveral legislative provisions in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA)are aimed at keeping college and civil proceedings separate. For example, …

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Restricted Titles and the Regulation of Health Professionals in …

WEB“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Not so for an Ontario-based audiologist with a doctorate degree in …

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Information and Privacy Commissioner Releases Latest Decision on

WEBThe Divisional Court confirms that Colleges can have jurisdiction to consider the business practices of regulated health professionals.

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Hospital Matters

WEBHospital Privileges. Valerie Wise has represented parties in all aspects of a privileges matter. She has been counsel to the individual member of the professional staff who is …

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The Changing Landscape of Health Care Governance in Ontario

WEBThe current system of health care administration in Ontario is governed by the Health System Integration Act ("HSIA") passed in 2006. The Act created fourteen …

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Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Test for Standard of Care

WEBThe test for the standard of care in medical negligence cases has remained untouched since the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1995 decision in ter Neuzen v. Korn. …

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The New Patient Declaration of Values for Ontario

WEBThe relatively new government in Ontario, through the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, has released the province's new Patient Declaration of Values. The …

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Wise Health Law Health Lawyers Oakville, Ontario

WEBOur founder Valerie Wise has been defending health professionals for over 25 years. Valerie is Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Health Law, and is …

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Ontario’s New “As of Right” Rules for Health Care Professionals

WEBOn January 19, 2023, Premier Doug Ford announced that the government will introduce legislative changes that, if passed, will permit health care professionals already …

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