Richard Steinecke

Author of the Desi Summers crime novels (Amazon Kindle by author RH Steinecke) building on a career as a lawyer practising professional regulation.

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

Always a good day when the update to our text on the Regulated Health Professions Act comes in. A lot has happened since the last update.

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

Yes the motivation of the complainant is rarely determinative. A malicious complaint can still be valid. Especially where there is evidence independent of the complainant in support. But, if the allegation relates just to political policy, the regulator should perhaps do nothing.

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

Blog discusses whether it is appropriate for registrants who are politicians to be subject to professional misconduct proceedings, including discussing the impact of the motivation of a complainant. https://t.co/VRdHiZXqvr @slaw_dot_ca #professionalregulation

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

Always glad to see the arrival of the update to our book on the Regulated Health Professions Act. Thicker than usual. A lot has happened in the last six months.

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

Rebecca's speech on kindness in both professional practice and professional regulation was both timely and moving. Interestingly, without any coordination, that concept was a recurring theme in most of the comments made at the event by various speakers.

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

SML lawyers celebrate @durcanrebecca’s Honsberger award from the @tlavoice for her contributions to the legal community and the community at large. Congratulations Rebecca!

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

@j_de_gongre Thanks Julie. I have noticed quite a few differences in discipline sanctioning between Quebec and Ontario. For example, in Ontario a global sanction is usually imposed for multiple findings. In Quebec individual sanctions are imposed for each finding.

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

@SMLLawToronto @CanLII Sometimes courts are willing to infer the rationale for a regulatory decision where it is obvious from the record even if the reasons are sparse. The Court was not willing to do so in this case even though the chances of reinstatement on the facts are fairly remote.

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

Of course, meeting materials is only a proxy of Board time and attention. But staff could record Board meeting time spent in each of the categories and produce a dashboard showing how close the Board came to its goal (e.g., 50% of time spent on public interest deliberations).

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

"Prioritizing Board Time – Part 1" by @erica_richler is the December 2023 edition of our Grey Areas newsletter: https://t.co/5eIiBFxQha #professionalregulation

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

Cheating on an ethics exam has never been so deadly. Can Desi's relationship with Detective Carlos survive the stress of their frustrating hunt for the killer? Just in time for the holidays, the third Desi Summers crime novel in the trilogy is available. https://t.co/dQNVgRjdhD

[Andrea James @HealthRegLawyer]

Genuinely fascinating thread here which gives another, historic layer of information relevant to the current PAs/AAs debate.

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

To find out the back story behind my crime novels and characters, click the link. NB Since recording it, my wife has finished the first novel and likes it! Goal achieved.
A Desi Summers Mystery Series - An Interview with Richard Steinecke https://t.co/KzO5d0ERa1 via @YouTube

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

While complainants have a very strong immunity from a civil suit for monetary damages, this Australian case suggests that complainants who are regulated practitioners may not have complete immunity from discipline for making bad faith complaints against a colleague.

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

Australian physician suspended for three years for making reckless and bad faith, complaint to regulator about a colleague: https://t.co/UByjuukE8J @HallandWilcox #professionalregulation

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

It seems, sometimes, that the staff and representatives of regulators are required, by the legal process and its public interest mandate, to undergo the very types of abuse that they are trying to stop happening to clients and colleagues of registrants.

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

Another example of where a self-represented party behaves abusively to regulators and adjudicators who are straining to provide procedural fairness: https://t.co/WePhXVp6rH @CanLII #professionalregulation

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

Pan-Canadian regulation of health professions is getting a lot of support recently: https://t.co/gukeOrle45 @HealthyDebate #professionalregulation

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

It looks like the task for regulators would be much larger if more fraudsters actually provided the fake credentials.

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

Another example of credential fraud. https://t.co/7x9BgKDamp #professionalregulation

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

My second crime novel, a sequel, is now out. Desi Summers is in a race against time to find a witness who disappeared a day before she was to testify at a discipline hearing against a harassing colleague. https://t.co/DKaKKzH41g

[Julie de Gongre @j_de_gongre]

Christian Dubé a tweeté :
"Le chantier de modernisation conduit par @slebel19 permettra de faciliter l’élargissement des professions. Il faut mieux reconnaître les compétences de nos professionnels afin qu’ils puissent être pleinem…https://t.co/FG1HIYL9Em https://t.co/X7vh3NATUe

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

A valuable analysis of how the Review Board conducts its scrutiny of complaints dispositions by health regulators in Ontario.

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

“Analysis of Complaints Reviews for the Health Professions in Ontario" by @Durcanrebecca is the May 2023 edition of our Grey Areas newsletter: https://t.co/Zouj9XlFop #professionalregulation

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

It is highly recommended that you play John Lennon's song "Imagine" while reading this article. Fixing the Professional Licensing Process - New Jersey Business Magazine (https://t.co/3CTMYUDr8M)

[Lonny Rosen @LonnyRosen]

Lawyers who represent health professionals in regulatory proceedings – or plan to – take note: This five day certificate program takes a deep dive into all areas of professional regulation and discipline in the Ontario health sector.

[Richard Steinecke @steineckerich]

I think we have all seen these strategies employed a few times.

[SML Law @SMLLawToronto]

For those who need a humorous break, read Harry Cayton’s advice on how to sabotage a regulator: https://t.co/6fZbH9hUkg @Ascend_Mag #professionalregulation