Ontario doctor cautioned over MAID complaints can continue practice under supervision, regulator rules
An Ontario doctor, Dr. James MacLean, has been placed under supervision after an investigation into his medical assistance in dying (MAID) practices. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario found that he failed to adhere to protocols, resulting in a patient resuming breathing after being pronounced dead. Concerns have been raised by the family of one patient regarding his eligibility for MAID and the doctor's conduct during the process.
- ▪Dr. James MacLean was investigated for crossing professional boundaries in his MAID practice.
- ▪The college determined that his conduct exposed patients to potential harm in several cases.
- ▪One complaint involved a patient who resumed breathing after being pronounced dead due to inadequate medication.
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An Ontario doctor has been placed under supervision by the provincial physicians regulator after an investigation into his MAID practice found that he crossed professional boundaries and failed to adhere to protocols – including in one case where inadequate medication caused a patient to resume breathing after the doctor pronounced him dead and left.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario reviewed two complaints against Dr. James MacLean relating to two 2024 medical assistance in dying cases and conducted a broader probe into his general medical practice that included a review of his charts. The college determined that the London, Ont., doctor displayed a lack of judgment, dealt with patients in a way that risked looking like coercion and kept inadequate records. Dr.
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