Canada's top syndicated medical journalist, Toronto Gynaecologist K.F.WALKER MD (HARVARD 1950) FRCS(C) a.k.a "Dr.W.Gifford-Jones" wrote in EPOCH TIMES that Ontario MDs are doing fewer pelvic.& breast exams because of the fear of losing their CPSO licence under the Sex Zero-tolerance Law. The result is delayed diagnosis of Cancer. Dr.Walker stresses the medico-legal need for a CHAPERONE while examining a female.
Problem is the expense of hiring even a low-level Registered Practical nurse as a chaperone as well as a receptionist for the State-paid, piece-work Ontario GP.
An Ontario MD has to wait at least 5 years before applying to have a licence re-activated.
Many male Ontario docs are now limiting practices to Adult males. Precedence is by OMA having separate meetings for "WOMENS" HEALTH". (More than 50% of Ontario med.students are femaale.) This also avoids the problem of persuading mothers to immunise their children CPSO now recognises Chiropraxy,Naturopathic and Traditional Chinese medicine. Ont.MDs`can actually now be censured by the CPSO if they do not take seriously patients demands for so-called "Alternative Medicine".
