Attend a Discipline Hearing
Overview
What is a discipline hearing?
Discipline hearings are conducted by a panel consisting of at least three members of the Inquiry Committee.
Hearings are held following the investigation of a complaint against an RN and are used to determine if the RN is guilty of an offence as charged.
In accordance with the Regulated Health Professions Act, “the registrar may issue a public notice of the hearing in any manner he or she considers appropriate but the notice must not include the investigated member’s name.”
Upcoming hearing dates are posted on this webpage a week before the scheduled date.
Upcoming Hearing Dates
- Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – ADJOURNED – new date to be determined
- Charge: Professional Misconduct
- Allegation: It is alleged that as a Clinical Nurse Educator the registrant intentionally misrepresented the topic of an in-service to staff; the registrant used it as an opportunity to share their political views and opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the COVID-19 vaccine. It is alleged that the presentation was biased and contained political opinion not consistent with scientific or evidence-based information.
- Monday, August 18, 2025 10:00 a.m. – ADJOURNED
- Charge: Professional misconduct, contravention of the Regulated Health Professions Act, the regulations, the Standards of Practice, practice directions, the Code of Ethical Conduct, or any of them
- Allegation: Improperly administered medications to a patient resulting in respiratory and cardiac arrest to the patient; failed to obtain a verbal or written order for the administration; failed to follow labeling, documentation and medication administration protocols for high alert medication; when the patient’s vital signs became unstable, failed to intervene and alert other members of the health care team; and, requested other healthcare professionals to conceal the unauthorized administration referenced above.
Attending a hearing
Public Attendance Procedures
Hearings may be held virtually or via a hybrid model (in-person and virtually).
Members of the public interested in attending a hearing may only attend virtually and must advise the College 48 business hours prior to the hearing start time to ensure that the virtual meeting link can be provided.
If you are interested, please contact the Inquiry Committee staff liaison using the contact form at the bottom of this page.
Hearing Room Map
This map is for information only and the layout may change as circumstances warrant.
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Hearing procedures
No Recording Devices Permitted
Visitors, including members of the media, are prohibited from carrying into, or using while inside the discipline hearing room, any audio/visual equipment including video cameras, still photography equipment, laptop computers, smart phones and tape recorders. The same principles apply to any visitors attending a hearing virtually – no recordings, screenshots or other recording methods are permitted.
Members of the media are prohibited from reporting anything that would identify the investigated member, including the member’s name or location of practice, unless and until the panel makes a finding under The Regulated Health Professions Act.
If the panel believes that the hearing, or part of the hearing, should be closed to the public, it may make orders it considers necessary to prevent the public disclosure of matters disclosed at the hearing, including orders banning the publication or broadcasting of those matters.
Planning to attend a hearing?
If you are interested, please complete this online form.