Vancouver doctor disciplined for practising medicine with ‘inactive’ licence [Video]

A general practitioner in Vancouver has been publicly reprimanded for practising medicine without an active licence by the regulatory body for doctors.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. says it entered into a consent agreement with Dr. Gregory John Wicks on Nov. 22, after he admitted to continuing to practice medicine while his registration status was “temporarily inactive.”

He continued to invoice and accept payment from other physicians for services through his business, referred to as “APRS” in the agreement, even though his license to practice was not active, the college says.

“The inquiry committee was critical of the registrant’s admitted conduct and concluded that a physician practising without an active licence presents a significant risk to public safety, and that Dr. Wicks did so knowingly,” a summary reads.

The public notice does not elaborate on why Wicks’ registration was inactive. In an email to CTV News, the …