Nov 17, 2014 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Students
Advances in computerized technology provide health care professionals with enhanced capability to monitor a wide variety of patient conditions and, hopefully, prevent adverse events. However, with that comes a multitude of alerts, alarms and – in the case of...
Oct 10, 2014 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Students
Someone told me the other day that: “There is no point in me taking any extra courses or paying for a conference. I know all I need to in order to do my job. There is nothing more I need to learn.” I didn’t really know how to respond to that statement. Personally, I...
Aug 7, 2014 | Members, Practice Blog, Students
Earlier this summer there were several stories that appeared in the news about physicians who allegedly refused to provide certain non-emergency treatments (e.g., artificial contraception) on religious or moral grounds[1]. Consequently, the College of Physicians and...
Jul 3, 2014 | Employers, Members, Practice Blog, Students
It seems like with every day that passes, RTs are having new responsibilities added to their roles. While most – including the CRTO – view this evolution of the profession as a positive thing, RTs sometimes express concerns about what could happen if...
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...
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