A B.C. chiropractor has agreed to a reprimand from his professional college after admitting to a variety of misconduct, including attempting to “circumvent” the regulator’s investigation. Brad Karse entered a consent order agreement with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of B.C. on Sept. 1 and the order was published online more recently. According to the document, the college received a complaint from a patient in May 2025. The complainant alleged that Karse had performed treatments that worsened their symptoms and failed to respond to follow-up inquiries by phone or letter. The college launched an investigation, eventually determining that it had reasonable grounds to believe Karse failed to “adequately terminate the therapeutic relationship with the complainant” and to “communicate with the complainant in a professional, timely and open manner.” It also found reasonable grounds to believe Karse had contacted the complainant while the investigation was ongoing, “attempting to circumvent the college’s investigation procedures by issuing a refund in exchange for the withdrawal of the complainant’s complaint.” The college proposed the consent order to Karse, who accepted, acknowledging that he had engaged in the misconduct described. Karse accepted a reprimand from the college for his conduct and made an undertaking not to repeat it. He also agreed to “review the current college bylaws, the Professional Standard for Communication and Professionalism, and the Professional Standard for Integrated Person-Centred Care” within one month of signing the consent order.
