Jun 10, 2014 | Members, Practice Blog, Students
At the recent CSRT conference, I had the pleasure of listening to Brent Kitchen an RRT from Saskatchewan speak about “Using Mistake Proofing to Prevent Harm”. In his presentation, he referenced the Canadian Adverse Events Study, which found that approximately 7.5% of...
May 14, 2014 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Public, Students
In the healthcare setting, cultural competence refers to the ability to provide appropriate and effective medical care to members of various cultural groups. RTs provide care to patients/clients with diverse values, beliefs and behaviours. A practitioner therefore...
Apr 28, 2014 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Public, Students
The therapeutic relationship between an RT and his/her patient/client is one of empathy, trust and respect. It is important to acknowledge that there exists within this relationship an inherent power imbalance. The RT has access to specialized knowledge, privileged...
Apr 9, 2014 | Members, Practice Blog, Public, Students
Lately, there has been a great deal of discussion in the news, in the courts and more recently in parliament, regarding “end-of-life”. Just last week, Manitoba Conservative MP Steven Fletcher tabled a private member’s bill that proposes the enabling of “assisted...
Mar 27, 2014 | Members, Practice Blog, Students
This November, Respiratory Therapy will have been regulated in Ontario for 20 years. In that time, as well as all the years before the CRTO came into being, we have witnessed tremendous growth in our profession. The most dramatic changes have occurred in the acute...
Mar 7, 2014 | Members, Practice Blog, Students
Recently, a Toronto anesthesiologist had his certificate of registration revoked by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and was criminally sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting a number of female patients. Most of the offenses allegedly...
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