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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 8, 2009, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a3 2006 03 1276 january 8, 2009 if this matches your press card number Call 697 7580 to claim your $ 50 gift certificate to grapes prize must be claimed within 5 Days of publication. 200 Highway # 12 a Steinbach my 1 866 364 5654 payments based on 84 months 7.99% interest Mac. Manufacturers warranty 30 Day 2500 pm no hassle Exchange privilege 150 Point inspections 24 hour Roadside assistance 2006 Chevrolet Aveo 5 is 1.6 4 cyl. At a rear spoiler great fuel Economy. Only 79,000 Ems. Vehicle has pm optimum warranty st. # 8 1145a 2008 Impala is 3.5 v6, a tilt cruise pm pal Remote keyless entry aluminium wheels Abs traction control Power Drivers seat cd mp3/ satellite radio 33,000 Ems. St. # 8 0908a 2008 Buick Lucerne cd full feature cloth 6 passenger seating All regular production options plus aluminium wheels 3.8 v6 Remote keyless entry Harmon Kardon Premium 9 speaker sound system instar satellite radio. Only 37,000 Ems. St. # 8 0790a. Wow. Led inghamm. Com $ 15900 plus fees taxes $ 19900 plus fees taxes $ 7995 plus fees taxes top news Winnipeg free press thursday january 8, 2009 Winnipeg repress. Com a 3 a Brandon based anaesthetist has been stripped of his ability to administer narcotics after an investigation found he created fictitious patients to hide painkillers he had in his Possession. Or. Kenneth Bruce White stopped practising Medicine on dec. 14, 2007, after Manitoba ass College of physicians and surgeons found he falsified drug records and failed to properly record medication administered to patients. White submitted drug records indicating he administered Fenta nyl to two patients Smith and Jones whom he later admitted he had invented. Other records that say White administered demerol to patients be verified since the painkiller a snot recorded in any patient Chart. White denied using the drugs himself. An investigations committee ruled his illness was a Factor in his unethical behaviour. A College report posted online this week says Whites behaviour was clearly unethical and a serious breach of Trust. The censure appears on his permanent record and he was also ordered to pay a $ 2,500 Fine. White has since re entered practice on the condition he cant Access narcotics. He declined an interview request. College registrar or. Bill Pope said its unusual for the investigations committee to publish the name of a doctor censured for issues related to narcotics dependency. However Pope said creating fake documents and patients was the tipping Point and the College wanted White and other physicians to take dependency problems seriously. Pope said there Are programs for physicians who have problems with alcohol and narcotics dependency. The Overall Issue of dependency in physicians is not Gigantic but its sufficient enough that its a concern Pope said. If you Start having problems or issues with narcotics its important you dont Start doing something that puts your credibility at risk. The report said White was required to sign opiates out of the Hospital system and submit a record accounting for All of the controlled drugs and substances in his Possession whether they were administered to patients wasted or returned to the Hospital pharmacy. On dec. 10, 2007, White was scheduled to Start epidurals top up epidurals and provide anaesthesia to patients in the operating room. He submitted a report that said he administered the painkiller Fenta nyl to patients Jones and Smith. His records for dec. 10 and dec. 12, 2007 indicate he administered demerol to patients. Brandon regional health authority was unable to identify Jones and Smith and demerol was not recorded in the charts of patients White said received the drug. Brandon health officials confronted White about the discrepancies on dec. 14, 2007, and he admitted he created fake patients. White said the demerol was administered to patients but not recorded in their charts. Or. Graeme Cunningham director of addictions at Homewood health Centre in Guelph ont., which has the largest addiction treatment program for health care professionals in Canada said the rate of addiction among physicians is the same As the general population. About eight per cent of physicians Are addicted to alcohol and three per cent Are dependent on narcotics. Cunningham said anaesthetists and psychiatrists Are the most common specialities that experience addictions simply because of Access to powerful drugs like Fenta nyl. These docs try a drug that gives them this tremendous lift and allows them to work harder provide More patient care look after More patients and they see this As a Reward he said in a phone interview. Cunningham said hers concerned publicizing the physicians name could dissuade health care providers battling addiction from seeking help. He said physicians experience a tremendous amount of professional shame and that Many doctors who Are drug addicted have a family history of addiction. I Hope it does not turn off other doctors from reaching out for help Cunningham said. Jen. Skerritt free press. My. Ca w Winnipeg police Are investigating the death of a Man who shot himself in front of officers Early wednesday morning after fleeing a police traffic Stop in the Cit yes West end. This incident is extremely serious and certainly unique said const. Jason Michalyshin. He would Only identify the Man As an adult known to police. Michalyshin would not say Why police pulled Over the Man and another Man who did not flee in the 200 Block of Beverley Street at about 4 a. M. Wednesday. When the Man suddenly fled officers called for reinforcements. Police including a canine unit pursued the Man behind a House on Simcoe Street. There Michalyshin said the Man pulled out a gun pointed it at himself and fired. Members of the service did observe that Michalyshin said when asked if police actually saw the Man shoot himself. The Man was taken to Hospital where he later died. Police Are assisting officers who witnessed the shooting Michalyshin said. They will take leaves of absence. He would not comment on the suggestion one of the officers was Only a police trainee. Regardless of the seniority it is a significant incident Michalyshin said. This kind of incident is going to Impact a Junior member or a senior member. Michalyshin said police did not use guns or tasers in the incident based on information we have now. He could not say whether the incident would provoke a special inquiry. Such cases could be covered under changes to provincial policing legislation expected this Spring. In a similar Case two years ago in Ottawa a 25 year old Man died after stabbing himself in an Eye while in a taxi surrounded by police. A special investigations unit later found police were not criminally responsible for the mans death. For several hours after the Winnipeg shooting police forensic unit officers went in and out of 327 Simcoe st., a two Storey House with Brown siding As Well As taking evidence outside 329 Simcoe st., a two Storey House with White stucco. Yellow police tape blocked Access to the Alley East of the Street As Well As to a portion of the Street itself. Several police cruisers were parked in both the Alley and Street. Area residents were upset about the latest violent incident in their neighbourhood. This used to be a Safe and quiet Street and then All of a sudden Boom said Theresa Bassett of Simcoe Street. This is the fourth time cops have been on this Street she added noting other incidents included a shooting and a stabbing. It just boggles my mind. A 19 year old Man became the Cit yes 28th homicide of 2008 on dec. 21, after being shot nearby in a Lane South of st. Matthews Avenue and Home Street. Barbara Carriere who has lived on Home Street for More than two decades said Sheds not leaving. Were not moving from our neighbourhood Carriere said. They cant drive us out. But its amazing How bad it has got since we moved in. Lynnette Pederson said Sheds worried about the safety of her three children. This is the first time Ive had it so close to Home she said. It is scary. Joe. Paraskevas free press. My. Ca Kevin. Rollason free press. My. Ca anaesthetist stripped of ability to give out narcotics by Jen Skerritt this incident is extremely serious and certainly unique const. Jason Michalyshin Man Dies after shooting self was chased by police after fleeing traffic Stop photos by Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg free press police above and left gather evidence behind a House on Simcoe Street. 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