Information SessionInformation Session

Current and Upcoming CDBC

Initiatives

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1. Jurisprudence Manual and Examination

•What is it?• Legislation for practicing dietetics in BC

•Who is it for?• All new registrants prior to initial registration• All registrants on a 5-year cycle

•Why?• Agreement on Internal Trade• Protection of the public

•When? • April 1, 2013

•Where?• At home, online, through your Registrant Login

• What’s changing?• New national Integrated Competencies (ICs) and Performance

Indicators (PIs)

• Who developed the ICs and PIs?• The Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice (PDEP)

comprised of 3 equal national partners:• Educators

• Professional association (Dietitians of Canada)

• Regulators (the Alliance)

• When?• Drafted by a Working Group and piloted in 2010 /11• Approved across Canada in early 2012

2. Changes in Education, Accreditation & Registration

• Who will use the ICs and PIs? • Educators – for inclusion in academic and internship education

programs• Accreditors – as the minimal standard for program accreditation• Regulators – as the baseline for dietetic registration in Canada

• Why were they developed?• For national consistency in standards for education, accreditation

and registration

• When will they be implemented?• 2014…

3. Consent to Treatment•What?

• Practice Guideline produced by the Quality Assurance Committee• Complements other legislation (links are on the CDBC Home Page)

•Who for?• All RDs who work with clients/patients

•Why need consent for dietetic services?• Required by law• An integral part of health care• Communication allows for explanations, questions and an informed

decision:• give consent• not consent, or • revoke consent

• Considerations for obtaining consent:• Capacity for making an informed decision• Communication style used• Client/patient’s age• Consent may be given in a variety of ways

• When obtained?• Admission form in a health care facility provides adequate consent for

most dietetic services• Revisit consent If dietetic care changes or there’s a change in consent

status

• Where recorded?• On client/patient record – in writing, check box, etc

Questions?