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termination of patient care

Dr. Anya Sharma is a family physician practicing in Calgary, Alberta. She has been managing Mr. Robert Jenkins, a 48-year-old male, for chronic lower back pain for the past two years. Mr. Jenkins has a history of opioid use disorder, which Dr. Sharma has been carefully monitoring. Recently, Dr. Sharma received an alert from Alberta Health Services' prescription monitoring program indicating that Mr. Jenkins had obtained opioid prescriptions from three different walk-in clinics in the span of one month, without Dr. Sharma's knowledge. Despite multiple counselling sessions regarding the risks of polypharmacy and the importance of a single prescribing physician, Mr. Jenkins continued this behaviour. Concerned about patient safety, the potential for drug diversion, and a breach of trust essential for effective care, Dr. Sharma decides to terminate her professional relationship with Mr. Jenkins. She provides him with written notice, a list of local pain management clinics and addiction services, and offers to provide bridging prescriptions for two weeks to ensure continuity of care while he finds a new physician. Mr. Jenkins subsequently files a complaint with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, alleging patient abandonment. Given these circumstances, what is the most likely outcome of Mr. Jenkins' complaint to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta?

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