A Newfoundland physician who is no stranger to controversy has had his licence to practice temporarily suspended by the College of Ontario Physicians and Surgeons.
A disciplinary tribunal in Ontario found Dr. Todd Young guilty of professional misconduct – involving “an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine…that would reasonably be regarded…as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.”
The College says that while working as a physician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr. Young provided opiate prescriptions to three patients “in a (reckless) manner that caused or could have caused harm to patients, and falsified medical records.”
The incidents in question date to 2020 and 2023.
Dr. Young’s CPSO certificate of registration has been suspended for seven months.
Once the period of suspension is over, Dr. Young is expected to retain, at his own expense, a College-approved clinical supervisor with respect to prescribing narcotics, controlled drugs and other targeted and monitored substances.
Dr. Young is required to undergo an assessment of his practice about six months after the clinical supervision period is over.
He’s also required to successfully complete the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Course, and pay the College costs of $6,000 by May 22.
The decision can be read here:
