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http://www.tsn.ca/co-founder-of-nhl...r-investigation-for-care-of-boogaard-1.467262
Sounds like "needs improvement" is an understatement.
A co-founder of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association’s substance abuse program is being investigated by California state medical regulators for his care of Derek Boogaard, a former NHL enforcer who died in 2011 after he failed 14 of 19 drug tests during the final six months of his life.
The investigation of Dr. David Lewis of Los Angeles by the California Dept. of Consumer Affairs was launched after a complaint filed Apr. 24, 2014 with the Medical Board of California by Len Boogaard, Derek’s father.
Meanwhile, the NHLPA says the league and the union are evaluating the results of third-party review of the joint Substance Abuse and Behavioural Health Program (SABH) and are discussing prospective changes to the program.
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It's not known how long the California investigation of Dr. Lewis might last. A similar complaint filed with the College of Psychologists of Ontario by Len Boogaard against Dr. Brian Shaw, a Toronto-based doctor who works for the NHLPA and who co-founded the SABH with Dr. Lewis in 1996, was completed in 2014 after a seven-month review.
Dr. Shaw was cleared of any wrongdoing for his role in Boogaard’s case, although the college provided him with advice about his care of patients.
Sounds like "needs improvement" is an understatement.
