Dr. Alexander Lukubisa sanctioned by CPSA Hearing Tribunal

Edmonton, AB – Dr. Alexander Lukubisa, a family physician from Langdon, AB, admitted to unprofessional conduct and was sanctioned by a CPSA Hearing Tribunal.

Between 2022 and 2024, Dr. Lukubisa breached CPSA’s Boundary Violations: Personal standard of practice and the Canadian Medical Association’s Code of Ethics and Professionalism by entering into a business relationship with a patient, from whom he borrowed $40,000 and later provided $35,000.

The Hearing Tribunal noted Dr. Lukubisa’s conduct represented a clear breach of his obligation to consider and minimize any potential conflict of interest or risk of coercion when engaging with a patient in a non-clinical context. Dr. Lukubisa also issued prescriptions in his patient’s name for his own personal use on one occasion and failed to create a patient record to justify his prescribing.

Dr. Lukubisa admitted to the allegations and acknowledged that his conduct was unprofessional. The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on sanction and ordered the following:

• Dr. Lukubisa will receive a reprimand.
• At his own expense, Dr. Lukubisa must unconditionally pass a course on ethics and boundaries (this has been completed).
• Dr. Lukubisa is responsible for two-thirds of the cost of the investigation and hearing, to a maximum of $12,000.

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CPSA Hearing Tribunal decision