RHPA Amendments Affecting RT Practice Including the Creation of the Public Register

2007

There were many amendments to the RHPA affecting RT practice in 2007 such as public access to the Register, QA changes and reporting updates, CRTO objectives and the new Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) to the replace the Complaints Committee at the CRTO.  RT practice developments included the development of the Certified Respiratory Educator (CRE) exam for asthma and COPD educators. There were 2,516 RTs in Ontario (1,774 female and 742 male).

With 2007 came the iPhone unveiling, Amazon’s Kindle and the creation of Google’s ‘street view’. The Arctic Sea hit record low levels and Conrad Black, Canadian media tycoon, was found guilty of fraud and obstruction of justice in the United States. Jason Bourne came back to the silver screen in the Bourne Ultimatum while other quirky favourites Juno, Ratatouille and Hairspray were also released. Television had a big year with the debut of Mad Men, the Big Bang Theory, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader and Heartland (Canadian).