6 New 2017 Competecies for Dysphagia Assessmet ad Maagemet résumé Cotiued Competece: A View from the Other Side page 2 7 Telephoe & Web- Based Cousellig The Complexities of Coset page 3 9 Sceario: Maagig Coflictig Advice betwee Health Care Providers 10 The Quality of Goal- Settig i the SDL Tools is Improvig 11 Five Tips to Make Sure You Receive College Emails o time Puttig Coset ito Practice page 4 COLLEGE WORKSHOPS FALL 2017 Uderstadig Boudary Crossigs to Preserve Professioal Relatioships Boudary crossigs occur whe a Registered Dietitia (RD) iadvertetly or purposefully permits aother type of relatioship or feelig towards a cliet which iterferes with the professioal relatioship. This workshop examies the early sigs of boudary crossigs ad provide a opportuity for participats to apply their learig through iteractive scearios. See the back cover for details about how to register olie www.collegeofdietitias.org SPRING 2017
Cotiued Competece: A View From The Other Side Eri Woodbeck, RD Presidet The College of Dietitias of Otario exists to regulate ad support all Registered Dietitias i the iterest of the public of Otario. We are dedicated to the ogoig ehacemet of safe, ethical ad competet utritio services provided by Registered Dietitias i their chagig practice eviromets. Supportig ad moitorig competece throughout a Registered Dietitia s career is a core compoet of the College s missio. It is essetial i meetig the orgaizatioal visio of esurig that the people of Otario ca be cofidet that the College demostrates regulatory excellece i the public iterest. For the past three years, I have bee a member of the Quality Assurace Committee. My participatio i this committee has give me greater isight ad appreciatio for the importace of esurig cotiued competece as a practisig RD. The Quality Assurace Program tools implemeted by the College have evolved cosiderably over the spa of my career. My ivolvemet i the Quality Assurace Committee has sigificatly trasformed my perspective towards these tools ad processes. I particular, I have gaied a appreciatio for the value of the Self-Directed Learig Tool (SDL Tool). I recogize that this statemet may lead to a collective groa from RDs but I must admit that the activity of critiquig the SDL Tool submissios of my peers has bee particularly helpful i ehacig my ow skills i developig learig, utritio care, ad career-related goals. Reflectig upo my practice ad relatig my aual self-directed learig goals to the performace idicators ad associated competecies idetified withi this tool has helped focus my learig plas. The process of reviewig SDL Tools has also helped me to employ clear ad cocise laguage to covey desired learig outcomes that are relevat, meaigful ad tagible. The Quality Assurace Committee is also ivolved i the developmet, evaluatio ad revisio of may of the competecy assessmet tools. The work of the Committee frequetly icludes spirited discussio about the stregths ad limitatios of the tools ad processes themselves. This exposure has helped me recogize the thoughtfuless ad skill which is applied whe evaluatig ad revisig competecy activities. I also appreciate that assessig competecy is a challegig task, ad I do respect that there is some flexibility icorporated ito the College s competecy assessmet processes to allow for applicability to a wide variety of practice areas. Aother iterestig compoet of cotiued competece that has frequetly arise is that of advaced level versus etry level practice skills. Although we curretly do ot have criteria to desigate advaced level competece, it is evidet that the College ad our members alike share the commo goals of advacig dietetic kowledge ad skills to support professioal growth. It is this shared value i cojuctio with formalized regular competecy related activities that I believe imparts autheticity ad itegrity to the desigatio of RD. 2 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017
The Complexities of Coset Last fall, our practice advisors travelled aroud Otario for our aual workshop series speakig to over 700 members o the topic of coset. While we were workig o the presetatio, discussig the issues ad developig the scearios, it became clear that this would be a iterestig ad challegig topic. Melisse L. Willems, MA, LLB Registrar & ED The issue of coset, particularly coset to treatmet, seems relatively simple at first: explai the treatmet, get coset, ad go ahead. It s ot so simple, though, whe you start to talk about ucoscious patiets, distressed parets, emergecy rooms, iter-facility trasfers, multiple caregivers, the desire to do good, the desire to do o harm ad the right to decide. How these all itersect (ad, i some cases, they do all itersect) is ot so simple. We deliberately chose difficult scearios to tease through these issues. We wated the workshops to be as egagig ad istructive as possible. We kew that a cursory review of the legislatio ad re-hashig of coset 101 would t be eough. I preparig for the workshops, we worked through the scearios, the subtleties ad the what-ifs; a umber of you were key i sharig your thoughts ad experieces to help us do this. This oly part of the work. With each workshop, we icreased our uderstadig of the realities RDs face whe obtaiig coset. We leared that the coset process is ofte iheret ad ivisibly itegrated ito the patiet-practitioer relatioship. We explored together the importace of obtaiig iformed coset, how this is critical to the digity of cliets ad at the heart of cliet-cetered care. We hope you foud the workshops ad supportig videos (ad soo-to-be-released learig module) iterestig ad that you will cotiue the coversatio with your colleagues RDs ad others alike. Our practice advisors are already well-ito preparatios for this year s workshop series o the topic of boudaries. I look forward to seeig you there. Explore New College Resources Click o the liks below or go to www.collegeofdietitias.org ad eter the topic ito the search box. 1. Stadards ad Guidelies for Professioal Practice: Coflict of Iterest (March 2017) 2. Sexual Abuse Prevetio Pla New Videos to Share with your cliets, frieds ad family. Click o the liks below or go to the College s YouTube chael to view CDO videos (click o the YouTube ico o Website home page). 1. What are safe practice stadards for dietitias ad why should I care? 2. What is the Quality Assurace Program ad how does it beefit me? résumé SPRING 2017 College of Dietitias of Otario 3
College résumé by Email Oly We are pleased to aouce that from ow o the College ewsletter résumé will be published electroically oly. You will ot be receivig this issue i prit. A ew excitig email ewsletter format will be created for the fall. I the meatime, you will be receivig résumé via our regular email format. I a recet survey of members regardig résumé, respodets idicated a slight preferece for a electroic résumé format. After careful cosideratio ad research, we weighed the advatages of a electroic ewsletter over prit ad decided to elimiate the prit versio. Click here for the summary of survey results. ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRONIC RÉSUMÉ This chage represets a savigs of approximately $30,000 per year. Elimiatig a paper versio helps protect the eviromet. Members ca read the ewsletter olie ad oly prit articles they wat to read i hard copy. Eve if the full PDF issues is prited, the overall paper used is expected to be sigificatly less. Statistics show that more ad more cosumers are usig their mobile devices to read emails, articles ad to check iformatio olie. I fact, 50% of smartphoe users check their phoes first thig whe they wake up! The ew desig for résumé will make articles easy to read olie. Electroical iformatio is easily sharable with colleagues via email ad social media. 4 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017
SUGGESTIONS QUI SERONT PRISES EN COMPTE I the résumé survey, may members reported that they foud the College ewsletter useful ad relevat. There were also some great recommedatios to improve readership which we are cosiderig for the ew electroic format. Here are the most frequetly metioed commets: Iclude more articles about differet practice areas, such as public health Have more real life examples ad scearios Thak you to everyoe who took their time to complete the survey. Your iput is valuable. We are lookig forward to lauchig our ew electroic format. Iclude fast facts or eed to kow or key messages More Q & As Give more iformatio about what s happeig at the College (what committees are doig, etc) Iclude summaries Provide more articles ad resources related to practice résumé SPRING 2008 College of Dietitias of Otario 5
Puttig Coset ito Practice Carole Chatalalsigh, PhD, RD Practice Advisor & Policy Aalyst carole.chatalalsigh@collegeofdietitias.org I fall 2016, the College facilitated 31 i-perso ad three Otario Telemedicie Network Workshops o Upackig Coset, Regulatory & Professioal Obligatios for Dietetic Practice. 705 RDs (18% of members) ad 55 dietetic iters atteded The workshop discussed coset to treatmet ad coset to collect, use ad disclose persoal health iformatio. Participats worked with the ew Stadards of Coset by applyig them to practice scearios ad situatios from diverse dietetic practice areas ad settigs. Below are additioal aswers to questios which were asked by workshop participats. HEALTH CARE CONSENT ACT, 1996 Is a siged coset form the same as obtaiig iformed coset for treatmet icludig assessmet? RDs sometimes cofuse a siged coset form with obtaiig iformed coset. Obtaiig a iformed coset is a process that ivolves a coversatio whereby the cliet the clearly uderstads the reasos for the treatmet, the process, the risks ad the outcomes expected. The siged coset form is the cofirmatio that the coversatio took place ad that the cliet cosets to the dietetic treatmet proposed by the dietitia. Coset to treatmet does ot always eed to be obtaied i writig or eve cofirmed orally. I most routie assessmets, cliet coset may be implied. If a particularly risky itervetio is recommeded, the a writte coset form may help a dietitia esure that a proper coset was obtaied. The coset form should be simple ad easy to uderstad to avoid cofusio as much as possible. Writte coset forms are ot ecessarily a defece to a allegatio of failig to obtai coset. A cliet ca still claim that the form was ot clearly explaied before their sigature was obtaied, or that they did ot uderstad or appreciate what was siged. Therefore, the writte coset form should ot be obtaied i a rushed or routie fashio. 6 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017
P R O F ESS I O N A L P R AC T I C E What do I eed to cosider whe usig coset templates for treatmet, icludig assessmets? Whe usig coset templates, RDs eed to carefully fill i the blaks, usig laguage that is easy to uderstad for the cliet or their substitute decisio-maker. Write the form i the first perso, for example: I have read the Iformatio ad I have had the opportuity to ask the RD ay questios. A form may also iclude: I have bee told about the followig: a. What the treatmet is. b. Who will be providig the treatmet. c. The reasos why I should have the treatmet. d. The alteratives to havig the treatmet. e. The material risks ad side-effects of the treatmet ad the alteratives to the treatmet. f. What might happe if I do ot have the treatmet. If desired, add a explicit ackowledgemet of uderstadig for a particular risk or sideeffect; for example, a ski prick may result i slight discomfort. Esure the coset form is read ad uderstood by the cliet or substitute decisio-maker, siged ad haded back to the RD. Give the cliet or substitute decisio-maker a opportuity to ask questios about the form ad the proposed treatmet. PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT, 2004 (PHIPA) Are coset forms useful to obtai permissio from cliets to collect, use ad disclose their persoal health iformatio? Yes, coset forms are useful tools to obtai permissio from cliets to collect, use ad disclose their persoal health iformatio for treatmet. The coset form should idicate why persoal health iformatio is collected, how it will be used ad uder which circumstaces it might be disclosed to aother party, if at all. For orgaizatios, coset forms should refer to the orgaizatio's privacy policy, with clear idicatios of why persoal health iformatio is collected, how it will be used ad uder which circumstaces it might be disclosed to aother party, if at all. Whe do I eed a cliet s coset to disclose persoal health iformatio? Coset is almost always required for every collectio, use or disclosure of persoal health iformatio. Uder PHIPA, there are circumstaces that permit or require RDs to disclose cliet persoal health iformatio without coset. The complete list of whe iformatio ca be disclosed without coset is o the website of the Iformatio ad Privacy Commissioer of Otario. Here are a few examples from that list: To cotact a relative or fried or other potetial substitute decisio-maker of a idividual who is ijured, icapacitated or ill ad uable to give coset persoally; To the Public Guardia ad Trustee, a childre s aid society ad the Childre s Lawyer for the purpose of carryig out their statutory fuctios; To disclose that a idividual is a patiet or residet i a facility, the idividual s geeral health status ad the locatio of the idividual i the facility, but oly if the health iformatio custodia (HIC) offers the idividual the optio, at the first reasoable opportuity after admissio to the facility, to object to such disclosures ad the idividual has ot objected; To elimiate or reduce a sigificat risk of serious bodily harm to a perso or group of persos; To a perso carryig out a ispectio, ivestigatio or similar procedure that is authorized by a warrat or PHIPA or aother Act, for the purpose of complyig with the warrat or for the purpose of facilitatig the ispectio, ivestigatio or similar procedure; To determie or verify someoe s eligibility for publicly fuded health care or related goods, services or beefits; résumé SPRING 2017 College of Dietitias of Otario 7
For the purpose of admiistratio ad eforcemet of the law by specific professioal regulatory colleges ad other regulatory bodies; To a perso coductig a audit or reviewig a accreditatio or applicatio for accreditatio related to the services of a HIC; For the purpose of legal proceedigs, or cotemplated legal proceedigs, i which the HIC or the aget or former aget of the HIC is, or is expected to be, a party or witess, if the iformatio relates to or is a matter i issue i the proceedig or cotemplated proceedig. WORKSHOP EVALUATION SURVEY RESULTS respoded to the workshop evaluatio survey. 96% of respodets agreed or strogly agreed that they have a icreased uderstadig of whe to obtai coset i dietetic practice; 96% of respodets are aware of the resources related to coset to support dietetic practice; 95% of respodets feel cofidet i their ability to apply the iformatio from the workshop to appropriately obtai coset i dietetic practice; ad 95% of respodets felt that overall the workshop was a worthwhile learig experiece. We would like to express our sicere thaks to everyoe who atteded the workshops ad joied the coset coversatio. I the ed, 308 RDs (44% respose rate) Participats express their Ah-Ha Momets I did t fully uderstad the applicatio of the lock-box priciple util attedig this workshop. Referral to a RD does ot imply patiet coset. Oe health care practitioer ca obtai coset o behalf of others. Implied vs. Express coset A competet perso s right to make iformed decisios takes legal precedece over best-iterest. We all have the right to make a risky decisio. The requiremet to specifically documet express coset. Coset is strogly tied to legislatio ad cliet-cetred care, ad it is our resposibility ad obligatio to do so but also it is the right thig to do cosiderig idividual autoomy. 8 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017
P R O F ESS I O N A L P R AC T I C E New 2017 Competecies for Dysphagia Assessmet ad Maagemet I the iterest of public safety ad the provisio of safe, competet services, the College udertook research to idetify areas for potetial risks of harm to cliets i dietetic practice. Results revealed that Dysphagia maagemet was oe of the highest risk activities idetified by RDs i their practice. Addressig areas of high risk i dietetic practice is importat to help the College fulfill its public protectio madate. The Alliace of Caadia Dietetic Regulatory Bodies established the 2017 Competecies for Dysphagia Assessmet ad Maagemet required for safe, ethical, ad effective practice i dysphagia-related care. The process to establish the ew Competecies icluded coductig a evirometal sca of existig dysphagia competecies ad cliical practice stadards, cosultig RDs, other health professioals, ad Dietitias of Caada represetatives. The competecies were validated via a atioal survey. NEW 2017 DYSPHAGIA COMPETENCIES ENDORSED I March 2017, the College Coucil edorsed the ew Dysphagia Competecies, which defie the expectatios for safe, ethical, ad effective dysphagia maagemet. The dysphagia competecy statemets do ot stad aloe ad are ot a protocol. Buildig o the Itegrated Competecies for Dietetic Educatio ad Practice, 1 they set out additioal performace idicators for dysphagia assessmet ad maagemet. They idetify the specific kowledge ad skills required for screeig, coductig a cliical (bedside) swallowig assessmet, ad for participatig i a istrumetal swallowig assessmet. Performace idicators are ot repeated i each sectio, as each sectio builds o the previous. Dysphagia maagemet was oe of the highest risks activities idetified by RDs i their practice. RDS ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO PRACTICE DYSPHAGIA MANAGEMENT SAFELY RDs wishig to perform ay task or fuctio related to dysphagia have a duty to assess ad evaluate whether they have the persoal expertise or competece to do so safely ad effectively, both from the professioal ad public protectio poits of view. They must have the appropriate educatio, practical traiig ad metorship to provide safe, competet dysphagia maagemet. The Dysphagia Competecies apply to RDs who are gaiig experiece i this practice area as well as those with expertise. RDs are accoutable to practice dysphagia assessmet ad maagemet accordig to their provicial regulatory stadards ad college policies. If you have ay questios or cocers about dysphagia maagemet, please call the College s Practice Advisory Service (see page 8 for details). The College 2016 Dysphagia Policy will be updated to icorporate the 2017 Competecies for Dysphagia Assessmet ad Maagemet. The College thaks RDs who completed the atioal survey ad who provided feedback o the drafts to esure a clear, comprehesive, ad valid outlie of the kowledge, skills ad judgemet required for dysphagia assessmet ad maagemet i dietetic practice i Caada. 1 The primary purpose of the ICDEP is to express the miimum competecies expected for safe, effective ad ethical etry- level dietetic practice. résumé SPRING 2017 College of Dietitias of Otario 9
Telephoe & Web-Based Cousellig Deborah Cohe, MHSc, RD Practice Advisor & Policy Aalyst deborah.cohe@collegeofdietitias.org Dietetic cousellig over the phoe ad o the iteret, through Skype or other web-based platforms, are becomig icreasigly popular. They offer simple ad effective solutios for cliets who have accessibility issues, trasportatio limitatios, who live far away or simply prefer telephoe or olie services. Some RDs offer these value-added services to their cliets who request them. Others work for orgaizatios who offer such services to cliets throughout Caada ad i other coutries. As a result, the College is receivig icreasigly more calls from RDs askig for guidace about telephoe ad web-based cousellig. Curretly, the College does ot have specific stadards or policies surroudig telephoe or web-based cousellig. However, priciples of safe, ethical ad competet dietetic practice still apply to cousellig over the phoe ad the web. EXERCISE PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT RDs eed to determie whe it is ad whe it is ot appropriate to offer telephoe or web-based cousellig. There may be some istaces whe it would beefit a cliet to see the RD i-perso, at least oce, to establish rapport. I some cases, this may ot be possible ad the oly way for a cliet to have access to RD services might be by phoe or olie. With telephoe or web-based cousellig, RDs ormally rely o self-reported iformatio from the cliet ad eed to exercise the same professioal judgmet whe coductig a assessmet olie as they would i-perso. Services offered via Skype or some other web-based platforms, would help a RD address observable cocers (e.g. weight loss/gai, fluid retetio, ski itegrity, etc.). Need to Kow Whe cosiderig telephoe or web-based cousellig: OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT The same legal requiremets for obtaiig iformed coset for dietetic services apply to telephoe ad web-based cousellig. Dietitias must obtai coset for: Establish whether there is a cliet eed for telephoe or web-based cousellig; Exercise the same professioal judgmet ad questioig as whe seeig a cliet i-perso; Esure cliet coset for collectig, usig ad disclosig persoal health iformatio as well as for providig treatmet via telephoe or web-based cousellig; Implemet measures that protect the privacy ad cofidetiality of cliets; Comply with the College s record keepig requiremets; Idetify ad comply with ay restrictios, icludig the licesig required, surroudig telephoe or web-based cousellig i the provice or coutry i which the cliet resides; Be trasparet with the cliet about where you are registered as a RD; ad Comply with the College s madatory requiremet for liability isurace. Collectig, usig ad disclosig persoal health iformatio: RDs must disclose the reasos for collectig, usig ad disclosig persoal health iformatio. Trasmittig persoal health iformatio olie: Make sure that cliets uderstad the security issues of trasmittig persoal health iformatio over the phoe 10 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017
P R O F ESS I O N A L P R AC T I C E ad the iteret so that they ca provide kowledgeable coset. Explai the security issues surroudig commuicatio via the iteret ad the measures you will be takig to protect their persoal health iformatio. If the cliet cosets, you may proceed accordigly. Treatmet via telephoe or web-based cousellig: Make sure that cliets uderstad the process you will be usig for a telephoe or olie assessmet ad how the treatmet proposed will be commuicated for iformed coset. yourself a dietitia i Otario, you must be registered with College of Dietitias of Otario. College members who wish to provide services outside the provice would eed to cotact the regulatory body for the dietetic professio i the jurisdictio where the cliet resides to fid out if there are ay restrictios. I some cases, dietitias must be licesed with the regulatory body where the cliet resides i order to provide them with telephoe or web-based cousellig, eve if they are already registered with aother provice. ENSURE PRIVACY OF CLIENT HEALTH INFORMATION Implemet reasoable measures to protect cliet privacy whe providig dietetic services via telephoe or iteret. For example, to maitai privacy, you may wat to make sure cliets coset to you leavig messages about their healthcare o shared voice mail. Both RDs ad cliets should recogize that ay iformatio relayed through the iteret is ever 100% secure. The use of uique password logis for olie cousellig is a best practice for preservig privacy. DOCUMENTATION AND RECORD KEEPING Professioal record keepig obligatios do ot chage with telephoe or web-based cousellig. All documetatio of dietetic services must comply with the College s record keepig requiremets. Clearly documet ay telephoe or web-based cousellig i the cliet health record. Whe providig telephoe or web-based dietetic services to cliets who receive health care i aother facility, establish how cliet health records will be accessed ad how remote services will be documeted. OUT-OF-PROVINCE COUNSELLING I Caada, the dietetic professio is regulated provicially. I order to practise the professio, use the RD title ad call LIABILITY INSURANCE It is a madatory requiremet for RDs registered with the College to hold professioal liability isurace whe practicig the professio. For more iformatio refer to the followig article: https://www.collegeofdietitias.org/resources/professioal- Practice/Liability-Isurace/Importat-Chage-to-By-Law-5- Professioal-Liabili.aspx RDs should cotact the broker/isurace compay who provides their professioal liability isurace policy to determie if their coverage icludes telephoe ad/or webbased utritio cousellig. They should also verify whether their policy coverage is specific to Otario, Caada or whether it also covers dietetic practice iteratioally. For ay further questios surroudig RDs providig telephoe or web-based cousellig, please cotact the College s Practice Advisory Service: Practice Advisory Service 416-598-1725/1-800-668-4990, ext. 397 practiceadvisor@collegeofdietitias.org résumé SPRING 2017 College of Dietitias of Otario 11
P R O F ESS I O N A L P R AC T I C E Sceario: Maagig Coflictig Advice Betwee Health Care Providers Moaa is a RD workig i a commuity health cetre. Durig a recet appoitmet, oe of her cliets metioed that aother member of the healthcare team recommeded that the cliet follow a low-carb diet to help maage glycemic levels ad promote weight loss. Moaa disagrees with a low-carb approach for this cliet. She was usure about how to proceed i maagig the utritio care for this cliet ad called the College for help. I the cotext of iterprofessioal practice, there are times whe other healthcare providers recommed utritio treatmets that coflict with a RD s professioal opiio. Coflictig perspectives betwee healthcare providers are difficult to maage. Mixed messages are cofusig for cliets ad a differece of opiio ofte ivolves difficult coversatios betwee colleagues. Applyig the coflict maagemet approach show i the box will help miimize coflicts ad keep RDs focused o cliet-cetred outcomes. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT APPROACH I this sceario, Moaa must avoid puttig her cliet i the cetre of ay coflict with her colleague. It would be prudet to tell her cliet that she will get more iformatio from the other healthcare professioal before makig a fial treatmet recommedatio. By showig respect for her colleague, Moaa will avoid cofusig the cliet ad help maitai their cofidece i the healthcare team. Moaa is ecouraged to approach her colleague with a collaborative attitude to discuss her cocers about the lowcarb diet. She may share her scietific research o low-carb diets ad respectfully liste to her colleague s reasos for recommedig the low-carb diet. Moaa may ot have all the iformatio about her cliet s health or wishes. Some cliets have complex comorbidities that require varyig treatmet approaches. Is there ay other iformatio Moaa eeds to kow about her cliet s health? Give the situatio, ca she ad her colleague fid some middle groud o a treatmet optio that would be best for the cliet? Coflict Maagemet Approach Approach others with a collaborative attitude ad a ope mid. Select a appropriate time ad place to commuicate with the other health provider. Liste attetively to the other s poit of view. Obtai all the facts. Focus the discussio o the approaches that best serve the cliet. Appreciate that differeces ca erich decisiomakig to provide more comprehesive cliet services. Documet the discussio ad results i a respectful maer. HELP THE CLIENT MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION Evidece-based practice recogizes that sciece aloe is ot sufficiet whe cosiderig utritio treatmets; it also ecompasses professioal experiece ad expertise, the cliet s prefereces, ad balacig risks ad beefits to achieve safe cliet-cetred outcomes. To help her cliet make a iformed decisio, Moaa will eed to preset all the iformatio fairly ad respectfully, factor i her cliet s perspective ad, where possible, preset some middle groud with respect to the coflictig utritio advice. Her focus should always be o achievig successful treatmet outcomes for her cliet. HELPFUL COLLEGE RESOURCES Go to the www.collegeofdietitias.org ad eter topic iterprofessioal collaboratio i the search box. If viewig this article olie, click o the liks to access the documets: Iterprofessioal Collaboratio Addressig Coflicts Betwee Health Care Professioals Iterprofessioal Collaboratio (IPC) e-learig Module Ehacig Iterprofessioal Collaboratio Effective Use of Kowledge i Iterprofessioal Teams How do you Kow you are Commuicatig Well? 12 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017
Q UA L I T Y A SSU R A N C E P R O G R A M The Quality of Goal-Settig i the SDL Tools is Improvig Barbara McItyre, RD Quality Assurace Program Maager barbara.mcityre@collegeofdietitias.org 2016 RESULTS OF THE SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING (SDL) TOOL SUBMISSIONS All members are expected to submit their SDL Tool with their reewal iformatio each year. The College has a process i place to radomly scree 2.5% of the SDL Tools to make sure that members have completed them as required ad that the learig goals stated are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic ad Timely). SDL Tools that do ot meet the requiremets are referred to the Quality Assurace Committee. Whe members are required to resubmit their learig goals, it is usually because they are ot specific eough or do ot have a outcome which shows how it will ehace their dietetic competece. Whe learig goals are resubmitted ad still foud to be iadequate, members are required to atted a webiar o Professioal Goal Settig. Though may members were required to resubmit their goals this year, we were pleased to ote that, overall, the quality of the goals has improved over the last 5 years. Whe we first started to review goals five years ago, members were developig goals such as Clea Filig Cabiets or Improve chartig. We o loger see that type of goal. Now, the goals are SMART ad more directly related to improvig dietetic competecy. SDL Tool Results 2016 Total Reviewed 217 # Completed Adequately 97 (45%) PEER AND PRACTICE ASSESSMENT RESULTS FOR 2016 The Peer ad Practice Assessmet (PPA) is a 2-Step Process: Step 1 ivolves a multi-source feedback method (ofte called 360 º feedback) to gather iput from peers, colleagues ad patiets (if applicable); ad Step 2 ivolves a behaviourbased iterview coducted by a peer assessor who is a experieced dietitia. A chart review is icluded if the dietitia provides direct patiet care. Dietitias whose results were below established orms proceeded to Step 2. PPA 2016 Members Eligible for Step 1 Total Eligible 247 Total Deferred/Resiged 30 Total Participats 217 Completed Step 1 No further actio required PPA 2017 The 2017 PPA Step 1 is uderway; the results will be shared i a subsequet issue of résumé. To esure that we are capturig the right RDs i the Step 1 process, chages have bee made for the 2017 PPA. For details, please refer to the article, Peer ad Practice Assessmet Chages i 2017, résumé, Summer 2016. Go to www.collegeofdietitias.org ad eter PPA assessmet chages i the search box. 198 (91%) Moved o to Step 2 19 (9%) # Requirig Resubmissio 120 (55%) # Must atted Professioal Goal Settig webiar 37 (30%) résumé SPRING 2017 College of Dietitias of Otario 13
R E G I ST R AT I O N P R O G R A M Five Tips to Make Sure You Receive College Emails o Time Caroly Lordo, MSc, RD Registratio Program Maager caroly.lordo@collegeofdietitias.org Almost all College commuicatios are set by email. I some cases, the emails are about chages to provicial law or College stadards ad guidelies, or they might require a critical actio from you, typically with a deadlie. We ofte hear that members did ot receive a email, or that they thought a remider email was ot for them so they deleted it. It is your resposibility as a member to make sure that the College has your curret cotact iformatio so that you receive ad read all College commuicatios. You will be held accoutable for your obligatios as a registered professioal eve if you do ot receive or read a email. Here are five tips we hope will help members maage their emails to meet their obligatios o time. 1. Make sure College emails are ot o a list of spam or low priority emails May strategies for maagig emails to save time iclude tips o filterig or skimmig your emails to remove spam or low priority messages. Be careful ot to iclude College emails o your list of spam or low priority emails. Members are resposible for esurig that their cotact iformatio is updated ad that they read all College commuicatios. But, I did t kow, is ot a acceptable reaso for missig a deadlie or ot complyig with a College requiremet. Avoid deletig emails from the College after readig oly the subject lie as they could iclude importat iformatio you eed to kow about a obligatio or deadlie. 2. Add the College Domai Name to Safe Seders or White List We ofte hear, The email wet to my juk folder, so I did t see the College s otice or remiders. To avoid this problem, cotrol the rules that your email program or your orgaizatio uses to filter spam or juk emails. Review your filters ad add the College s domai ame collegeofdietitias.org to your safe seders or white list. For work email, speak with your employer s IT departmet. If your employer is uable to make chages, use a differet email to make sure you receive importat College emails o time to meet your obligatios. 3. Read all remider emails Some members have said, I received your remider email, but I did t ope it because I thought my reewal was complete. If you receive a remider email for somethig you thik you have already doe, do t delete it. Read it carefully. If you do t uderstad what is required from you after readig the email, cotact the College for help. 4. Update your cotact iformatio as soo as possible Aother commet we hear is, I did t receive the otice from the College because it was set to my old address. The College seds commuicatios to the email or mailig address that you provided. Uder the Professioal Miscoduct Regulatio, you are required to otify the College withi 30 days if your home or work cotact iformatio chages. Although you have 30 days to do this, we recommed that you update your profile olie as soo as possible to make sure you do t miss ay critical commuicatios form the College. 5. Make sure we ca reach you whe you are o leave As log as you are registered with the College, you eed to make arragemets for receivig College commuicatios. O leave, you are still resposible for complyig with all College requiremets. This icludes makig sure that you receive emails from the College. You ca update your email address i your College profile olie aytime. You may choose to chage your email address to a persoal accout, your preferred mailig address to your home address or you may have your employer forward mail. What s importat is that you receive College commuicatios ad fulfill your regulatory obligatios o time. 14 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017
R E G I ST R AT I O N P R O G R A M Certificates of Registratio Cogratulatios to all of our ew dietitias registered from December 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. Name Reg. No. Date Fatima Abbass RD 14698 27/02/2017 Cassadra Aleksic RD 14588 17/01/2017 Mara Alexaia-Farr RD 14464 23/12/2016 Agie Amie RD 14611 23/12/2016 Cadace Aqui RD 14509 25/01/2017 Saaz Baradara-Dilmagha RD 14437 06/01/2017 Alliso Barett RD 14533 31/01/2017 Laura Baum RD 14429 10/01/2017 Eri Beaulieu RD 14445 06/01/2017 Briae Bell RD 14662 10/01/2017 Mega Belliger RD 14555 06/01/2017 Bakadi Patiet Beya RD 13979 26/01/2017 Catherie Bide RD 14452 17/01/2017 Claire Bilik RD 14501 23/12/2016 Susa Bird RD 14447 10/01/2017 Vaessa Boily RD 14392 23/12/2016 Liaa Botempo RD 14439 06/01/2017 Lisa Bos RD 14546 06/01/2017 Hilary Boudreau RD 14538 16/01/2017 Carolie Boulay RD 14602 17/01/2017 Stephaie Boville RD 14515 23/12/2016 Mistralle Brouillard RD 14491 23/12/2016 Alliso Brow RD 14584 10/01/2017 Carolie Brow RD 14608 23/12/2016 Julia Burt RD 14667 19/01/2017 Emily Campbell RD 14411 10/01/2017 Sharo Chadra RD 12291 06/01/2017 Noémie Charpetier RD 14507 10/01/2017 Rida Chaudhary RD 14466 13/01/2017 Li Chu Che RD 14395 06/01/2017 Hui Ju Chew RD 14597 23/12/2016 Catherie Chog RD 14432 06/01/2017 Lara Choueiri RD 14613 23/12/2016 Martia Coady RD 14566 06/01/2017 Véroique Corbeil RD 14603 03/02/2017 Laurece Cousieau-Sigoui RD 14543 23/12/2016 Laura Craig RD 14702 13/03/2017 Laure Craig RD 14479 10/01/2017 Daielle D'Agelo RD 14522 06/01/2017 Myriam Dageais RD 14506 23/12/2016 Laura Dale RD 14498 26/01/2017 Melissa Dachak RD 14549 13/01/2017 Ariae Dadar RD 14457 09/01/2017 Birkley Davis RD 14440 10/01/2017 Riley DeForest RD 14558 10/01/2017 Geeviève Demers RD 14508 23/12/2016 Marie-Pier Deschamps RD 14554 24/01/2017 Isabelle Désilets RD 14614 23/12/2016 Ae-Marie Doliar RD14521 07/02/2017 Laura Doova RD 14671 26/01/2017 Shelby Dowdell RD 14418 06/01/2017 Katherie Eckert RD 14599 23/01/2017 Marwa Elkelai RD 14484 06/01/2017 Cythia Fallu RD 10739 06/01/2017 Catherie Farez Kamazi RD 13863 02/03/2017 Bailey Frakly RD 14459 20/01/2017 Carla Fugler RD 14535 09/01/2017 Chatale Gagé-Piché RD 14412 23/12/2016 Audrey-Ae Gaumod RD 14563 16/01/2017 Karie Gedro RD 14513 23/12/2016 Jaime Gigac RD 14519 06/01/2017 Braka Gladaac RD 14458 16/01/2017 Micah Grobma RD 14592 06/01/2017 Daisy Guerrero RD 12060 23/12/2016 Christiae Guibord RD 14528 23/12/2016 Leah Hacock RD 14433 30/01/2017 Rebecca Haemaayer RD 14492 23/12/2016 Lidsay Harris RD 14707 29/03/2017 Rachel Hicks RD 14426 13/01/2017 Julie Himmelma RD 14696 28/02/2017 Fioa Ho RD 14425 06/01/2017 Emilia Hoga RD 14548 24/01/2017 Xiao Yu Huag RD 14518 23/12/2016 Helaia Hueault RD 14504 23/12/2016 Julia Huter RD 14612 24/01/2017 Paige Huycke RD 14480 09/01/2017 Emily Iler-Stomp RD 14550 23/12/2016 Jillia Igribelli RD 14541 06/01/2017 Nicole Jackso RD 14448 10/01/2017 Katherie Jefferso RD 14593 11/01/2017 Eri Jekis RD 14579 23/12/2016 Charlotte Joes RD 14516 11/01/2017 Agella Kelly RD 14618 19/01/2017 Laure Keedy RD 14453 23/12/2016 Jeifer Kees RD 14420 23/12/2016 Kaitli Kizis RD 14494 19/01/2017 Taylor Klei RD 14414 23/12/2016 Krista Kolodziejzyk RD 14402 23/12/2016 Kristie Kopechaski RD14463 10/01/2017 Mega Kuikma RD 14505 11/01/2017 Jeifer Laba RD 12881 16/12/2016 Daielle Laboté RD 14496 23/12/2016 Lisa Lagasse RD 3436 13/02/2017 Tezi Lama RD 14455 06/01/2017 Rita Lau RD 14677 20/01/2017 Kedall Lee RD 14537 06/01/2017 Sasha Lee RD 14524 06/01/2017 Grace Jieu Lee RD 14514 10/01/2017 Yoo Shi Lee RD 13982 06/01/2017 Nyssa Lee RD 14290 06/01/2017 Ashle Leoard RD 14591 11/01/2017 Elle Leurer RD 14675 30/01/2017 Stephaie Levesque RD 14673 20/01/2017 Geeviève LeVoguer RD14607 31/01/2017 Ashley Lock RD 14581 10/01/2017 Gigi Loog RD 14379 09/01/2017 Heidi Los RD 13960 01/12/2016 Kiera MacKezie RD 14487 23/12/2016 Eri MacKio RD 14436 06/01/2017 Jorda Ma RD 14474 06/01/2017 Suzae Maphar-Weeker RD 13713 23/12/2016 Julie Marsde RD 14567 23/12/2016 Sabria Marseille RD 14314 23/12/2016 Brittay McMulla RD 14449 19/01/2017 Chelsea McPherso RD 14589 23/01/2017 Olivia Mezies RD 14562 23/12/2016 Samar Mila RD 14343 31/01/2017 Radhika Moha RD 12852 06/01/2017 Iaa Mologuia RD 14512 06/01/2017 Stephaie Morga RD 14692 21/02/2017 Jessica Mu RD 14410 10/01/2017 Zuvia Naseem RD 12051 17/01/2017 Cécile Nguye RD 14552 03/02/2017 Carley Nicholso RD 13737 07/02/2017 Miriam Nicoll RD 14510 17/01/2017 Becka Orgill Toer RD 4474 15/02/2017 Laura Pey RD 14419 23/12/2016 Alexadra Pépi RD 14502 23/12/2016 Sara Perissiotti RD 14430 23/12/2016 Mohammadreza Peyvadi RD 13923 06/01/2017 Ashley Phillips RD 14427 06/01/2017 Jules Phorso RD 14441 23/12/2016 Catherie Pouliot RD 14582 23/12/2016 MarceyQueeville RD 3488 17/03/2017 Laure Relud RD 14482 23/12/2016 Michelle Riva RD 14529 13/01/2017 Amélie Robert RD 14285 06/01/2017 Mylee Roux RD 14532 23/12/2016 Gurpreet Sadhu RD 12564 23/12/2016 Rebeka Sador RD 14469 06/01/2017 Ae-Marie Sawula RD 14462 20/01/2017 Véroique Ségui RD 14470 19/01/2017 Holly Sharpe RD 14520 06/01/2017 Justia Juaya Shi RD 14397 23/12/2016 Viktoria Shihab RD 12911 13/03/2017 Dea Simmos RD 4255 13/03/2017 Gwedoly Simms RD 14699 31/03/2017 Sarah Smith RD 14539 23/12/2016 Laure Smrekar RD 14551 09/01/2017 Izabela Soczyska RD 14475 09/01/2017 Lili Sopher RD 14443 23/12/2016 Hele Spremulli RD 14604 23/12/2016 Jacly Stelmaszyk RD 14481 23/12/2016 Joaa Stochla RD 14534 06/01/2017 Marissa Strao RD 12215 15/02/2017 Diaa Sutherlad RD 14564 09/01/2017 Lisa Talarowski RD 14525 06/01/2017 résumé SPRING 2017 College of Dietitias of Otario 15
Gloriaa Tam RD 14542 23/01/2017 Tracy Jae Toledo RD 14683 15/02/2017 Sarah Trudelle RD 14690 27/02/2017 Nicole Turer RD 14527 06/01/2017 Larissa Valetie RD 14423 10/01/2017 Aa Va Osch RD 14503 09/01/2017 Shelley Vaderhout RD 14435 23/12/2016 Leae Veestra RD 14407 23/01/2017 Navita Viveky RD 14678 15/02/2017 Amada Waite RD 14531 06/01/2017 Laurie Walker RD 14417 23/12/2016 Roby Wardlaw RD 14553 09/01/2017 Lidsay Webster RD 14578 06/01/2017 Alliso Whitte RD 14580 23/12/2016 Michelle Wilcox RD 14511 23/12/2016 Julia Wilder RD 14489 23/12/2016 Elise Williams RD 14450 23/12/2016 Laure Wills RD 14639 16/03/2017 Megha Wilto RD 14679 03/02/2017 Jessica Wog RD 14565 11/01/2017 Samatha Wog RD 14465 10/01/2017 Coie Jig Yu RD 14473 23/12/2016 Yue Mia Yua RD 14378 06/01/2017 PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Charlee Keedy Dietetics Professioal Corporatio 14685 17/03/2017 TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION Shadi Aboozia RD 13997 30/01/2017 Patrishya Allis Harmiz RD 14649 20/12/2016 Ella Besserer RD 14676 17/01/2017 Daielle Boudreau RD 14663 23/12/2016 Jessica Bowie RD 14641 03/02/2017 Farida Butt RD 14672 25/01/2017 Jie Che RD 14703 23/03/2017 Stephaie Culle-Coroy RD 14646 21/12/2016 Hailey Dormer RD 14684 13/02/2017 Soia Du RD 14697 27/02/2017 Simi Ghoreishi RD 14143 31/01/2017 RESIGNATIONS Rema Allawha 11493 21/12/2016 Amada Bell 12999 05/12/2016 Hilary Boudreau 14538 24/03/2017 Jessica Bowie 14641 07/03/2017 Jacythe Caro 14305 18/12/2016 Laurece Cousieau-Sigoui 14543 23/02/2017 Geeviève Demers 14508 15/02/2017 Marie-Pier Deschamps 14554 14/03/2017 Cythia Galloway 2276 13/03/2017 Nikki George 3227 13/12/2016 Kirstie Hueault 14274 05/01/2017 RETIRED Louise Aubrey 3253 05/12/2016 Deise Carr 2078 04/03/2017 Judy Coveey 1373 17/03/2017 Tracey Dorr 3029 15/02/2017 SUSPENSION Laura Harvey RD 14659 20/12/2016 Elizabeth Higgis RD 14661 23/12/2016 Yajie Hu RD 14704 17/03/2017 Emily Huter RD 14668 12/01/2017 Nicola Jackso RD 14653 20/12/2016 Soia Kakar RD 14694 21/02/2017 Stephaie Keddy RD 14674 25/01/2017 Avalo Li RD 14655 21/12/2016 Xiagrui Li RD 14705 17/03/2017 Rachael Marti RD 14689 13/02/2017 Litty Mathew RD 13666 30/01/2017 Caitli Mech RD 14657 06/01/2017 Kerry Miller RD 14652 06/01/2017 Au Kalra 1069 14/03/2017 Julie Lachace 14149 25/01/2017 Mathilde Lavige-Robichaud 4300 06/12/2016 Carolie Lawrace 13688 01/12/2016 Heather Marti 13881 04/01/2017 Alexia McDoald 14442 13/12/2016 Shao McDoaugh 4197 05/01/2017 Kaity McLaughli 14056 05/12/2016 Olivia Mezies 14562 14/03/2017 Karie Mousseau 14188 08/12/2016 Cécile Nguye 14552 24/03/2017 Taya Giaquito 3632 31/03/2017 Pamela Keith-Brui 2478 01/12/2016 Carol Marie Koebel 2815 28/02/2017 Margaret Leaver-Power 1815 01/02/2017 Dadoa Mulada RD 14654 25/01/2017 Roby Nagel RD 14650 20/12/2016 Lydsay Pothier RD 13753 27/02/2017 Jessica Rego RD 14656 21/12/2016 Stefaia Saccoe RD 14658 21/12/2016 Mahsa Sadr Ghadar Ghadr RD 14174 30/01/2017 Ruba Saeid RD 14035 16/03/2017 Adrea Starr RD 14648 20/12/2016 Sofia Tsalamlal RD 14660 20/12/2016 Lorraie Yau RD 14647 20/12/2016 Amy Yusufov RD 14651 20/12/2016 Kristie Ohori-Laig 4372 01/12/2016 Marilye Petitclerc 14041 30/01/2017 Jessica Pumple 11700 12/12/2016 Geeviève Quevillo 14204 01/12/2016 Marie Frace Rioux 12108 22/12/2016 Mylee Roux 14532 09/03/2017 Tiffay Schebesch 14540 23/03/2017 Lidsay Shopma 11904 08/12/2016 Eirika Siguieau 12303 23/12/2016 Kedra Tapscott 14460 06/02/2017 Olya Voiki 14135 15/12/2016 Soraya Ziou 14303 01/12/2016 Theresa Mahoy 1423 08/03/2017 Meera Mathias 2471 01/12/2016 Jaet McGee 2466 15/12/2016 Susae Wales Arold 1237 01/12/2016 I accordace with the Regulated Health Professios Act 1991, Procedural Code, Sectio 24, these Certificates of Registratio have bee suspeded for failure to pay the prescribed fees. Sarah Coly 3271 06/01/2017 Sadra Di Gregorio 11750 06/01/2017 Tracey Dorr 3029 06/01/2017 Julie Lachace 14149 06/01/2017 Aliso McLaughli 11844 06/01/2017 Hele Meegatos 10969 06/01/2017 Marilye Petitclerc 14041 06/01/2017 Elea Radall 2449 06/01/2017 Shao Smith 13926 06/01/2017 Sarah Louise Witerto 3469 06/01/2017 SUSPENSION LIFTED MEMBERS REINSTATED Sarah Coly 3271 22/02/2017 Aliso McLaughli 11844 11/01/2017 Elea Radall 2449 08/01/2017 IN MEMORIAM Gleda Lee-Dubé 1669 05/12/2016 Suzae Simpso 3408 14/12/2016 16 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017
C O U N C I L H I G H L I G H TS Coucil Meetig Highlights - March 2017 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Eri Woodbeck RD, Presidet Alida Fiie RD, Vice Presidet Suzae Obiorah RD Shelagh Kerr COUNCIL MEMBERS Elected Coucillors Alida Fiie RD Alexadra Lacarte RD Suzae Obiorah RD Nicole Osiga RD Roula Tziaetas RD Deio Weir RD Eri Woodbeck RD Public Coucillors Shelagh Kerr Dr. Ruki Kodaj Laila Kaji Elsie Petch Ray Skaff Dr. Solima A. Solima Claudie Wilso MEMBERS APPOINTED TO COMMITTEES Khashayar Amirhosseii RD Diae Gaffey RD Reée Gaudet RD Susa Hui RD Sobia Kha RD Kerri LaBrecque RD Grace Lee RD Marie Trayor RD Cidy Tsai RD Ruchika Wadhwa RD Krista Witherspoo RD APPROVAL OF BUDGETS AND WORK PLANS 2017-18 Coucil approved the proposed 2017/18 work plas ad budgets. AMENDMENT TO THE COLLEGE FEES BY-LAW NO. 2 Coucil approved chages to By-Law 2, which were required to support the implemetatio of the ew Practice-Based Assessmet (PBA), the secod step i the ew Prior Learig Assessmet ad Recogitio (PLAR) process for assessig the educatio ad traiig of iteratioally educated applicats. The chages icluded removig from the by-law the registratio fee of $400 for the KCAT because this fee is ow admiistered exterally ad addig the registratio fee of $2300 for the PBA. The proposed chages were approved, i priciple, at the December 2016 Coucil meetig ad circulated to members for 60 days, from Jauary 13 to March 13, 2017. SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PLAN Coucil approved the College s Sexual Abuse Prevetio Program. The Sexual Abuse Prevetio Program is desiged to comprehesively state the strategies, policies ad programs for the prevetio ad hadlig of sexual abuse that the College has i place to protect the public. I the cotext of this pla, Coucil also approved that a miimum period of oe year be required before a cosesual sexual relatioship is permitted betwee a dietitia ad a former cliet. I 2014, the Miistry of Health ad Log-Term Care (the Miistry) created the Task Force o the Prevetio of Sexual Abuse of Patiet ad the Regulated Health Professios Act, 1991. The Task Force submitted its report i September 2016 with several recommedatios which icluded defiig clearer boudaries to prevet sexual abuse. Oe of the recommedatios was to set a miimum period of at least oe year before a health professioal could have a romatic relatioship with a former cliet. DRAFT BOUNDARY GUIDELINES Coucil approved, i priciple, the Draft Boudary Guidelies for Registered Dietitias i Otario, for circulatio to College members. Although the College had several excellet resources regardig boudary issues, we did ot have comprehesive boudary guidelies i oe documet. The ew documet fills this gap. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CONFLICT OF INTEREST Coucil approved the Professioal Practice Stadards ad Guidelies: Coflict of Iterest. The Coflict of Iterest Stadard was circulated to members for commet from Jauary 10 February 10, 2017. Feedback from the cosultatio was icorporated after beig reviewed by the Legislative Issues Committee (LIC) at the February 2017 meetig. The LIC focused o simplifyig the laguage ad clarifyig expectatios to make it easier for RDs to uderstad their professioal resposibilities whe faced with potetial coflicts of iterest. résumé SPRING 2017 College of Dietitias of Otario 17
DYSPHAGIA COMPETENCIES Coucil edorsed the proposed 2017 Competecies for Dysphagia Assessmet ad Maagemet i Dietetic Practice (see p. 6 for more details). The ew 2017 Dysphagia Competecies are the results of a workig group established by the Alliace of Caadia Dietetic Regulatory Bodies (the Alliace), to idetify the competecies required for safe, ethical, ad effective practice i dysphagia-related care. College Staff participated i this work. These competecies relate to the College s strategic goal of havig A Robust Regulatory Framework for the Quality ad Safety of Dietetic Practice, ad also may be used i discipliary proceedigs ad for quality assessmets, such as a practice-based assessmet. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARDS: RECORD KEEPING Coucil approved, i priciple for the purpose of cosultatio, the proposed Professioal Practice Stadard: Record Keepig for Registered Dietitias i Otario. I pursuig this project, a comprehesive evirometal sca was coducted, icludig record keepig resources of other health regulatory colleges ad cosideratio of previous member feedback. The proposed stadards clearly ad cocisely articulate the required elemets ad performace expectatios that RDs must achieve whe maitaiig records i dietetic practice. COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS This year, electios took place i Districts 2 ad 4. O Jauary 19, 2017, electio otices were set to geeral members by email ad posted i the ews sectio of the College website. The omiatios period was closed o February 17, 2017, at 5pm. There was oly oe omiatio for each district. Therefore, the members omiated for Districts 2 ad 4 were elected by acclamatio. District 2: Daw Va Egele RD District 4: Suzae Obioriah RD, elected for a secod term o Coucil. Warm Welcome to our New Public Appoitees LAILA KANJI, COUNCILLOR Laila Kaji has worked for IBM Caada Limited for over 30 years i various maagemet ad techical positios, leadig IT professioals ad projects i the areas of techical support, solutio desig ad architecture, cotract maagemet ad fiacial aalysis. Most recetly she served o the Coucil of the College of Optometrists of Otario ad her past commuity ivolvemet icludes corporate charity fudraisig ad participatio i metorship programs. She is curretly servig o the Board of Directors for Commuity & Home Assistace to Seiors, ad is the Operatios Maager for the Time & Kowledge Voluteer Placemet program. Ms. Kaji has a Hoours Bachelor of Sciece degree i Computer Sciece from Uiversity of Toroto ad a Executive MBA with a speciality i IT Goverace from Athabasca Uiversity. DR. SOLIMAN A. SOLIMAN, COUNCILLOR Dr. Solima recetly retired from a fulfillig 37-year career i Caada s uclear idustry, durig which time he held various roles of icreasig seiority at each of AECL, Otario Power Geeratio, Bruce Power, the Caadia Nuclear Safety Commissio, ad AMEC Foster Wheeler. He has bee married for 41 years ad is a father ad gradfather. He is passioate about leadig a balaced lifestyle with a focus o utritio ad fitess. I his spare time, he is a avid gardeer ad loves to travel ad sped time with his family ad gradchildre. He is licesed as a professioal mechaical egieer i the Provice of Otario (P.Eg.), holds masters ad doctorate degrees from the Uiversity of Waterloo, ad is the lead author of more tha 200 reports ad papers i respect of various aspects of uclear techology ad CANDU reactor systems ad equipmet. 18 College of Dietitias of Otario résumé SPRING 2017