Disciplining BC Nurse for Gender Comments Could Be ‘Disaster’ for Profession, Lawyer Tells Panel

Published on March 20, 2024

The lawyer for a B.C. nurse facing a disciplinary hearing over her gender comments told the regulatory body its decision could mean “disaster” for the standing of the nursing profession. Final arguments for Amy Hamm were heard by a B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) discipline committee panel on March 18 and 19. The nurses college started its investigation in November 2020, and the disciplinary hearing began in 2022. The college has accused Ms. Hamm of making “discriminatory and derogatory statements regarding transgender people” while identifying herself as a nurse or nurse educator, the June 28, 2022 citation against her says. Ms. Hamm’s statements were “made across various online platforms, including but not limited to podcasts, videos, published writings, and social media,” between July 2018 and March 2021, the college says....

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