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Donor sperm and ova inspections

Inspection report card summary

Establishment name Reference number Inspection start date Inspection type Inspection rating
Amin and Karnis Medicine Professional Corporation o/a ONE Fertility (Ontario Network of Expert in Fertility) – Burlington 75BA822A 2023-11-06 Regular Inspection Compliant

Summary of observations

Observation number Regulation Summary of observation
132- Directed Donation Process
  • The establishment did not always perform donor screening for directed donors in accordance with the requirements set out in the Directive.
234- Directed Donation Process
  • The establishment did not always perform infectious disease testing in accordance with the requirements set out in the Directive.
  • The establishment did not perform some required testing for directed donors.
343- Quality Management System
  • The establishment’s quality management system did not meet some of the requirements of the Regulations.
  • The establishment’s document control or records management system did not meet the requirements.
457- Personnel, Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
  • The establishment did not ensure that some critical equipment was validated, calibrated, cleaned or maintained as required.
558- Personnel, Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
  • The expiry dates of critical supplies were not always observed.
  • Critical supplies were not always validated or qualified as applicable for their intended use.
  • Critical supplies were not stored under proper environmental conditions.
618- Notification
  • The establishment’s notification to Health Canada for distribution or importation of sperm or ova did not include all required information.
732- Directed Donation Process
  • The establishment’s structured donor screening questionnaire for directed donors did not include some criteria outlined in the directive.
835- Directed Donation Process
  • The primary establishment did not ensure that a repeat directed donor was reassessed in accordance with the Directive.
936- Directed Donation Process
  • The summary document confirming the directed donation did not always include all required information.
  • The primary establishment did not always ensure that the medical director created or signed a summary document for directed donations.
1040- Directed Donation Process
  • A health professional, in the context of a directed donation, did not always create a document stating that, in their medical opinion, the use of sperm or ova would not pose a serious risk to human health and safety.
  • A health professional, in the context of a directed donation, did not always create a document stating the recipient was informed of the risks that the use of the sperm or ova could pose to human health and safety.
1144- Quality Management System
  • Some processes were not described in standard operating procedures.
1244- Quality Management System
  • Some standard operating procedures were not kept up to date.
1345- Quality Management System
  • The establishment’s internal audit system did not meet some of the requirements.
1448- Tracing and Identifying
  • The primary establishment did not always assign a donation code to each donation of sperm and ova.
1553- Personnel, Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
  • The establishment’s program for the initial and ongoing training of all personnel and for evaluating their competency was not sufficient.
1659- Errors and Accidents
  • The establishment’s system for error and accidents did not meet some of the requirements.
1784- Records
  • The establishment’s records were not always accurate, complete, legible and/or indelible.

Inspection outcome

The inspection resulted in a compliant rating. The establishment was compliant with the Safety of Sperm and Ova Regulations.

Measures taken by Health Canada