Health Care Complaints Commission v Arreza [2017] NSWCATOD 119

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Arreza [2017] NSWCATOD 119 Hearing dates: 6 - 9 March 2017 Date of orders: 09 March 2017 Decision date: 09 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Hon G Mullane ADCJ, Principal Member Dr S Howle, Professional Member Dr M Crawford, Professional Member Ms G Ettinger, General Member Decision: (1) The respondent practitioner is guilty of professional misconduct;

(2) The practitioner is reprimanded;

(3) The practitioner must: (a) complete within one year of today's date, the course "Difficult Patients Interactions Masterclass" as provided by the Cognitive Institute. (b) Provide to the Medical Council of NSW (the Council") within 6 months of today's date, evidence of enrolment in that course; (c) Provide the Medical Council with evidence of satisfactory completion of that course within 1 month of completion; and (d) If that course is not available, propose to the Council a similar course to be undertaken, and satisfactorily complete that course within 3 months of approval of the course by the Council.

(4) The practitioner's registration as a medical practitioner is hereby subjected to the following conditions for a period of one year from today's date:

Prescribing (a) Not to possess, supply, administer or prescribe any "drug of addiction" (Schedule 8 drug as defined by the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 NSW) other than for palliative care patients (i.e. patients already under the management of a palliative care specialist), or if working as an employee of a hospital (other than as a Visiting Medical Officer);