UPDATE ON NOTICE OF HEARING  regarding Dr. Manivasan Moodley

Further to the Notice published below on August 1, 2024, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia will conduct a hearing to consider allegations of professional misconduct and/or incompetence regarding Dr. Manivasan Moodley, respecting three patients.

The Notice of Hearing is found here.

The hearing will be held at the offices of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia, Suite 400, 175 Western Parkway, Bedford, Nova Scotia, B4B 0V1, commencing on Monday August 12 at 9:30 am and continuing thereafter commencing at 9:00 am  on August 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 and 26, and thereafter as needed.

The Hearing Panel previously issued a publication ban respecting the identities of the patients. No person is permitted to publish or disclose the names of the patients or any information  that could identify them.

RULES FOR ATTENDANCE

Any persons, whether members of the public or the media, who plan to attend the hearing may do so only in person, and through advance notice to the College by emailing communications@cpsns.ns.ca. Notice of attendance must be provided no later than noon on August 9.

For those attending the hearing in person:

1. Subject to the publication ban, the media may take video footage or photographs on the College’s premises before evidence is called.  No video images or photography may be taken while evidence is being presented.
2. Audio recording by the media is permitted for note-taking purposes, but not for broadcast purposes.
3. In order to preserve the publication ban, no live transmission of the evidence is permitted, through live tweeting, blogging or other simultaneous source of reporting.  Media are otherwise permitted to report information about the hearing, but only after the parties have had the opportunity to consider whether evidence that has been given may be subject to the publication ban.  During the mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks, and prior to the lunch break and at the end of the day, the Hearing Panel will canvass the parties to determine if there is evidence that may be subject to the publication ban and will provide direction to the media in this regard prior to the media reporting on the preceding evidence. Social media accounts will be monitored and any violations will be reported to the Chair of the Hearing Panel for further action.

Those attending the hearing will be required to sign in and acknowledge agreement with these directions.

Inquiries about the hearing should be directed to: publicinquiries@cpsns.ns.ca