On August 12, 2009, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Drake committed an act of professional misconduct, in that she failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession.

Dr. Drake obtained certification from the College of Family Physicians of Canada in Family Medicine and Family Medicine (Emergency Medicine). She provides primary care to patients and has a private Complementary Medicine practice. Dr. Drake failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession in that she prescribed conventional treatment modalities without a conventional indication and without: performing a pertinent history and physical examination of the patient sufficient to make or confirm a conventional diagnosis and to meet the appropriate standard of the profession; investigating, when necessary, utilizing generally accepted modalities pertinent to the complaint; reaching a conventional diagnosis that reasonable physicians would reach, supported by the data; advising the patient of the usual and conventional treatment options, their risks, benefits and efficacy as reflected by current knowledge; documenting all of the above in accordance with the regulations; and providing sufficient information to allow patients to make informed choices.

The Discipline Committee ordered and directed that:

1. The terms of the Undertaking executed by Dr. Drake, attached to the Order as Appendix "A", be terms, conditions and limitations imposed on Dr. Drake's certificate of registration (Note: Appendix A containing Dr. Drake(s complete undertaking is contained in full decision pdf).

2. The results of the proceeding be included in the register.