Alberta family doctor suspended for unprofessional conduct
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An Alberta family doctor and veterinarian has been suspended for unprofessional conduct.
An Alberta family doctor and veterinarian has been suspended for unprofessional conduct.
Dr. Gina Arps was suspended in October by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).
Her suspension, according to the decision, stems from her failure to comply with CPSA standards of practice.
Among the allegations were that Arps had kept expired drugs and medical products in her clinic, added hand-written expiry dates to expired disinfectant, failed to store pre-sterilized devices safely and operated in an unsanitary area.
She was also accused of processing "soiled" equipment from her veterinary practice at her human clinic, and using needles from human patients on animals in her veterinary clinic.
A tribunal found those allegations to be true and she was found guilty by the CPSA of:
"According to the evidence, these breaches were ongoing from 2016 to October 2022 despite several attempts by the CPSA to provide Dr. Arps with guidance, education and remediation," the decision read.
