General Information
Practice Information
Earl Bales Walk In Clinic & Family Practice
Toronto Ontario M3H 5Y8
Toronto Ontario M3J 3L8
Specialties
| SPECIALTY | ISSUED ON | CERTIFYING BODY |
|---|---|---|
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Family Medicine
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Effective: 22 Jun 2000
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Medical Licences In Other Jurisdictions
Hospital Privileges
No information available
Practice Conditions
Current Tribunal Proceedings
No information available
Past Tribunal Proceedings (2)
On August 15, 2017, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Koffman committed the following act of professional misconduct:
engaging in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by registrants as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.
On the same date, the Discipline Committee ordered that:
the registrant attend before the panel to be reprimanded;
the Registrar suspend the registrant’s certificate of registration for 4 months commencing September 1, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.;
the Registrar place terms, conditions and limitations on the registrant’s certificate of registration; and
the registrant pay the College costs in the amount of $5,500 within 30 days from the date of the order.
The "Download Full Decision" link provides the Discipline Committee’s decision and any reprimand.
All published OPSDT reasons are available at www.canlii.org/en/on/onpsdt/.
Hearing exhibits, including any agreed statement of facts or statement of uncontested facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected].
On August 26, 2003, the Discipline Committeeordered and directed that:
1. Dr. Koffman be required to appear before the Panel to be reprimanded and that the fact of the reprimand be recorded on the register.
2. The Registrar shall suspend Dr. Koffman(s certificate of registration for a period of three months, the date of commencement of which is to be fixed by the Registrar.
3. The Registrar shall impose on Dr. Koffman(s certificate of registration the term, condition and limitation that she successfully complete at her own expense a course on boundaries approved by the College within twelve months, and provide to the Registrar satisfactory proof that she has done so.
4. The Registrar shall impose on Dr. Koffman(s certificate of registration the further term, condition, and limitation that she is not to provide any services billable to OHIP as psychotherapy, unless the following criteria are met:
(i) That she be enrolled in, participate in and successfully complete at her own expense within eighteen months a basic skills in psychotherapy curriculum satisfactory to the Registrar, and provide to the Registrar satisfactory proof that she has done so.
(ii) That she co-operate in a monthly review of her psychotherapy practice by a qualified supervisor acceptable to the Registrar, with quarterly reports to the Registrar, which shall include approval of the acceptability of the practice milieu. Compensation of the supervisor will be the responsibility of Dr. Koffman. Removal of this condition shall be on the recommendation of the Quality Assurance Committee to the Registrar following a satisfactory review and assessment at Dr. Koffman(s expense after two years.
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee. The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015, or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.
See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person:
Caution-in-Person and Specified Continuing Education and Remediation Program
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (“ICRC”) in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" or a Specified Continuing Education and Remediation Program (“SCERP”) is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of ICRC. A SCERP is one of the dispositions that the College’s ICRC may make in connection with a matter before it, and this disposition requires the member to complete an education and remediation program specified for the member. A note will also be posted when all the elements of the SCERP have been completed.
Summaries will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. This posting requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015 or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.
See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person and a SCERP:
Specified Continuing Education and Remediation Program:
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a Specified Continuing Education and Remediation Program (“SCERP”) is required by the College By-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A SCERP is one of the dispositions that the College’s Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee may make in connection with a matter before it, and this disposition requires the member to complete an education and remediation program specified for the member. A note will also be posted when all the elements of the SCERP have been completed. The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015 or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.
See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a SCERP:
Training
Registration History
| DETAILS | DATE |
|---|---|
| Transfer of class of registration to: Independent Practice Certificate | Effective: 26 Jan 2018 |
| Suspension of registration removed. | Effective: 01 Jan 2018 |
| Suspension of registration imposed: Discipline Committee | Effective: 01 Sep 2017 |
| Transfer of class of registration to: Restricted Certificate | Effective: 15 Aug 2017 |
| Effective: 15 Aug 2017 | |
| Transfer of class of registration to: Independent Practice Certificate | Effective: 28 Aug 2008 |
| Suspension of registration removed. | Effective: 01 Jan 2004 |
| Suspension of registration imposed: Discipline Committee | Effective: 01 Oct 2003 |
| Transfer of class of registration to: Restricted Certificate | Effective: 26 Aug 2003 |
| Effective: 26 Aug 2003 | |
| Transfer of class of registration to: Independent Practice Certificate | Effective: 27 Jun 2000 |
| First certificate of registration issued: Postgraduate Education Certificate | Effective: 01 Jul 1997 |
