Calgary pharmacist suspended for improperly accessing patients health information
A Calgary pharmacist has been suspended for three months after a provincial regulator found she improperly accessed the health information for multiple patients on a number of occasions over a 20-month period.
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Posted: Feb 04, 2021 4:06 PM MT | Last Updated: February 4
Shemina Juma will face a three-month suspension and a reprimand, and must successfully complete an ethics course at her own cost within one year. She must also pay $10,000 toward the cost of the investigation.(Chris Wattie/Reuters)
CALGARY A Calgary pharmacist has been placed on a three-month suspension following a hearing tribunal that found her guilty of unprofessional conduct. Shemina Juma was working as a pharmacist with Alberta Health Services when she accessed the health information of numerous patients without authorization. The records she accessed included her own and the offences occurred on multiple occasions over the course of a 20-month period. An Alberta College of Pharmacy tribunal found that while Juma had misused her authority, there wasn t anything to suggest that she had disclosed the health information of the patients. The first month of Juma s suspension will end Feb. 24. The remainder of the suspension will be served following her completion of an ethics course, on her own dime, within the year.