Episode 34 - Do. Learn. Grow – Continuing Competence in Alberta
The CPTA's College Conversations
Release Date: 03/17/2022
Episode 59 - Shifting from Witness to Intervenor – Discussing Bystander Intervention and Physiotherapy
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Sean FitzGerald and Leanne Loranger “A bystander is a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.” What does bystander intervention mean and why does bystander intervention matter for physiotherapists? In late 2023 and early 2024, the College highlighted trends in allegations of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct received by the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta. One of the College’s messages is that we need the help of all physiotherapists to disrupt these trends by intervening when they see conduct that is either clearly sexual misconduct or is...
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Episode 58 - Being a Regulated Professional – What’s In It For Me?
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Jody Prohar and Leanne Loranger When you think about the College’s past messaging about its role – that it exists to safeguard and serve the public interest and receives its mandate from the Government of Alberta, on some level it’s understandable that physiotherapists might ask, “if that’s the case, why am I footing the bill?” In this conversation, Jody and Leanne address the age-old question of “what’s in it for me?” when it comes to regulation. Along the way, they discuss the contract that exists between government and regulated health professionals, different...
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Episode 57 - Emails, Newsletters, Podcasts – Oh My! The College Communications Review
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Jody Prohar and Leanne Loranger All physiotherapists need a basic awareness of the rules of practice and professional expectations for physiotherapists in Alberta. The College uses many tools to get that information into your hands, to make you aware of and help you understand and meet your regulatory responsibilities. You can’t fulfill a responsibility if you don’t know about it or don’t understand what it means, but we need you to meet us halfway, At the end of 2023, the College engaged in a review of its communications practices. In this episode, Jody and Leanne discuss the...
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Episode 56 - What Do Physiotherapists Need to Know About Ongoing Informed Consent?
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Sean FitzGerald and Leanne Loranger The Consent Standard of Practice and Consent Guide for Alberta Physiotherapists both refer to the importance of ensuring that a physiotherapist has ongoing informed consent when providing physiotherapy services. The College often hears from physiotherapists and others who have questions about the College’s expectations related to ongoing consent. Does ongoing informed consent mean that the physiotherapist must engage in an extensive discussion of the risks, benefits, and options for care at every visit? Can a physiotherapist ensure that the...
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Episode 55 - #WordsMatter: Unpacking the Comments and Sexual Misconduct Infographic
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Jody Prohar and Leanne Loranger On this episode of College Conversations Jody and Leanne continue the discussion of trends in complaints related to allegations of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct, highlighting one of the underlying themes identified from the review of these complaints – communication. They discuss the comments highlighted in the #WordsMatter infographic and why they are problematic. They connect the concerning comments back to the concept of professional boundaries, the importance of maintaining therapeutic relationships, and the difference between therapeutic...
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Episode 54 - Questions and Concerns Related to Fees and Billing of Physiotherapy Services
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Jody Prohar, Sean FitzGerald, and Leanne Loranger In this episode, Jody, Sean, and Leanne discuss common questions and issues related to physiotherapy business practices. · Is it appropriate for a physiotherapist to continue to sell their services without demonstrable progress towards the patient’s goals, or is that a conflict of interest? · Where does demonstrable progress fit into decisions about providing ongoing care or discharging a patient? · What about...
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Episode 53 - PTs, we have a problem! Concerning trends in complaints received by the College
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Leanne Loranger, Jody Prohar, and Joyce Vogelgesang On this episode of College Conversations Jody, Joyce, and Leanne talk about concerning trends in the number and nature of complaints received by the College during the 2022-2023 registration year. The College has seen an increase in the number of complaints received, and the number of complaints pertaining to sexual abuse particularly. Four years have passed since the Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Standard of Practice came into force. In this episode, Jody, Joyce, and Leanne review the key components of the Standard of...
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Episode 52 - Small Town Living – Being a Professional and Part of a Small Community
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Leanne Loranger and Sean FitzGerald Being a member of a small community poses some unique challenges for regulated health professionals. There is the potential for conflicts of interest and risks related to the ability to set and maintain appropriate professional boundaries with patients. What does the College mean when it says that physiotherapists should refrain from providing services to an individual with whom they have a close personal relationship? Which relationships are considered to be a close personal relationship? What are some recommendations if you do need to treat...
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Episode 51 - Navigating Privacy Requirements in Physiotherapy Practice
The CPTA's College Conversations
One of the most common topics of the questions brought to the College is that of privacy and the legislative and regulatory requirements that physiotherapists must meet in relation to patient privacy. With physiotherapists subject to as many as four different pieces of privacy legislation depending on their area of practice and patient population, it’s easy to understand why. In this episode of College Conversations, Sean and Leanne complete a brief review of privacy legislation in Alberta, the core principles that they share, and the differences between different pieces of legislation. In...
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Episode 50 - The Ins and Outs of Supervising Physiotherapist Support Workers
The CPTA's College Conversations
Speakers: Leanne Loranger and Sean FitzGerald Physiotherapist support workers are an essential element to a functioning health system. In this episode, Leanne and Sean discuss the range of backgrounds, educations and experiences people working as physiotherapist support workers may possess and the implications of physiotherapist support workers being unregulated health providers. They review the performance expectations that physiotherapists must adhere to when supervising physiotherapist support workers and the importance of understanding the skills and knowledge of the physiotherapist...
info_outlineSpeakers: Leanne Loranger, Jody Prohar, and Joyce Vogelgesang
In this episode Leanne, Jody and Joyce talk about Physiotherapy Alberta’s continuing competence program, providing an overview of the Do. Learn. Grow. program and an update about changes coming to continuing competence for physiotherapists in Alberta in 2022.
We start with a discussion of legislation and the principles that underly the continuing competence program. Then, at the 2:52 minute mark we discuss the program components – the College-Selected and Self-Selected Activities - and what they involve.
We go on to talk details about the Self-Selected Activity and cover some common questions starting at the 7:02 minute mark.
We cover the program rules in greater detail at the 10:28 minute mark.
If you are curious about the changes coming to the program in 2022, skip ahead to the 12:14 minute mark.
Check out this episode to learn more!
Resources:
- Draft Competence Standard - https://www.physiotherapyalberta.ca/files/continuing_competence_draft.pdf
- Competence Program Rules - https://www.physiotherapyalberta.ca/files/program_rules_draft.pdf
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