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Home > Tags > In the NewsPsychiatrist Dr. Aubrey Levin, sexually assaulted patients
Calgary psychiatrist Dr. Aubrey Levin was sentenced to five years in a federal prison for the “horrible” violation of three male patients, including one who took spy watch video of the abuse…
The case for electroshocking Mia
Most people imagine that electrically shocking people’s brains was long ago relegated to the dustbins of psychiatric history…
Studies show seniors are wiser drivers
A friend turned 75 years of age and had to have a medical examination form filled out by his physician in order to…
Henry Yip, DriveABLE CEO
Henry Yip, DriveABLE CEO Henry Yip came to Canada from Shanghai in 1969 on a one-way plane ticket, and landed a successful business career that took him to the CEO post at an Edmonton company…
Scalding incident imprisonment sets precedent
A man is sentenced to four years for scalding an infant, setting a precedent for scaldings in seniors’ care homes.
Edmonton family outraged over neglect at General Hospital
An investigation has been launched by Covenant Health after the alleged neglect of a patient under the care of the Edmonton General Hospital…
Charges laid against Sharon Home over resident’s death
Private criminal charges have been laid against the Sharon Home in connection with the death of a resident last year. The Sharon Home has been accused of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm in the death of 93-year-old Lilyan Peck on Oct. 19. Lawyer Harvey Berkal, whose father Rabbi Louis Berkal […]
First euthanasia in Netherlands of severe Alzheimer’s patient performed
A woman with advanced Alzheimer’s disease has been euthanized in the Netherlands, a first in a country that requires patients to be fully mentally alert to request to die, activists said Wednesday…
Why we should be afraid of assisted suicide
This article’s focus is physician-assisted suicide. Legalizing this practice would be a recipe for elder abuse. Legalization would also empower the Canadian health-care system to the detriment of individual patient rights…
Is DriveABLE workABLE?
The DriveABLE test involves sitting in front of a touch-screen computer with three extra buttons at the bottom. Most seniors being tested this way are unfamiliar with computers, touch screens, and computer-generated visuals. If they fail, they are told so within 2 minutes by a clerk. There is no appeal; the licence is revoked on the spot. You can retest after 6 months for $200. Imagine being told you are cognitively deficient, not by your doctor but by a clerk.
DriveAble responsible for license taken from BC senior deemed fit to drive
A Vancouver senior is criticizing the B.C. government for taking away his driver’s licence despite assessments by doctors who said he is fit to drive. “Driving has been my bread and butter my whole life, that’s how I made my living,” Robert Dent, 74, told the CBC’s Go Public. “I miss my job. I miss […]
Media Coverage for Class Action Lawsuit
A number of news reports have been issued regarding the lawsuit. Below is an aggregation of these reports.
B.C. man loses right to care for wife
An elderly B.C. man says a provincial health authority stripped him and his wife of their legal and financial rights after he complained bitterly about his wife’s care in the long-term care wing of a local hospital. “She would have been far better at home,†said George Brent, 83, of his wife’s care at the […]
Why target seniors?
Letter to the Editor, The Edmonton Journal…
Gregory Carter, 63, Psychological Associate, pleads guilty before the College of Psychologists of Ontario
Gregory Carter, Psychological Associate pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of professional misconduct…