What is the disposition of a medical malpractice case at a medical review board?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Complainant v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (No. 1), 2021 BCHPRB 6 (CanLII):
Further, as noted in Complainant v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 2016 BCHPRB 1 at para. [12], Review Boards should decide if the disposition “falls within a range of possible, acceptable outcomes which are defensible in respect of the facts and law.”
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