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- canadapolitics
- cross-posted to:
- canadapolitics
“Given the significant commitment of time involved in completing these questionnaires, and my busy clinical practice, I would ask for your assistance in completing these forms, as is usually the case when I report cases to the [Canadian Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance System],” Marrero wrote.
Instead, he claims he received a letter from a Vitalité Health Network lawyer about two weeks later “threatening discipline,” and accusing him of not respecting the requirements of the Public Health Act, according to the 183 pages of documents.
A story about him on Canadaland also mentioned that the paperwork was originally about 40 pages per patient, including a detailed personal history. It has been reduced, but I don’t know by how much.
It does sound like a lot of work.
Edit: Having looked at the Canadaland article it seems the New Brunswick government may have deliberately made the paperwork overwhelming so they could penalize this doctor.
A paranoid New Brunswicker would think that the Higgs government is trying to bury the story.