The Profession and Evidence-Based Practice Flashcards
What are the protected titles?
Registered Dietitian, Registered Nutritionist, Dietitian, RD, Nutritionist, Provisional Dietitian, and Dietetic Intern
How often does the dietetics program get accredited?
Every 5-7 years
What is responsible for the splitting into the Dietitians of Canada and the college?
Health Professions Act
What is the Dietitians of Canada responsible for?
Member services and profession advocacy
Define Jurisprudence
The science and philosophy of the law (Health Professions Act) as applied to the practice of dietetics
Registered Dietitians have the privilege and responsibilities of being a _____ profession in Alberta
Self-regulated (or co-regulated)
What is self-regulation?
The profession governs and manages itself and co-regulation means that there is equal representation from professional and the public
What is the purpose of self-regulation?
Public protection
When is self-regulating status granted to a profession?
regulating status to a profession when the
profession has demonstrated that it is a recognized and organized profession that has the financial and human resources required to protect the public by regulating the practice of its members.
What are the four things that the college is accountable to establish for self regulation?
- Registration standards
- Standards of practice
- Codes of ethics and conduct
- Continuing competence programs
What is Bill 21 about?
Protecting patients from sexual abuse and misconduct
What does Bill 21 do?
It ensures that there is consistent penalties for all health professionals regulated members regardless of their colleges
Who establishes the education and training required for entry into the profession?
The college
If the college does not accept an applicant’s qualifications, _______
reasons for the decision refusing or restricting entry must be provided
What is a restricted activities?
A procedure or service that requires specific professional competence to be performed safely
What is the mission of the college of dietitians of alberta?
Protecting Albertans by regulating the competent practice of Registered Dietitians
What is a practice statement?
A statement in plain language that describes the day-to-day practice of members of a profession, and informs the public of the type of services that they can expect a member of the profession to provide
What is a practice statement also called?
Scope of practice
True or False: Dietitians have an ethical obligation to report all instances of misuse of our protected titles to the College for investigation.
True
What types of studies can be used for evidence based recommendations?
Systematic review and meta analysis, Randomized controlled trial, and non randomized controlled trials
What is the objective of cell and tissue culture studies?
Generate proof of concept and target doses to be tested in vivo
What is the benefit of cell and tissue culture studies?
Its ethical
What does robust mean?
That factors that may affect the end result or the environment as easily controllable
What is the objective of animal studies?
To test the efficacy, safety, and doses of biological compounds before moving to human trials
What are Case report studies?
Collections of reports on the treatment of patients (1 or more).
What are case control and cross-section studies?
Patients who already have a specific condition are compared with people who do not have the condition (control).
What is the objective of a cohort studies?
identify a group of individuals who are
already taking a particular treatment or have an
exposure (nutritional) and follow them in time. The outcomes of interest is compared with a similar group that has not been exposed or exposed less.
What is the objective of RCTs?
Introduce a treatment or exposure to study its effect on real patients
True or false: RCT are less robust than NRCT
False, NRCT are less robust but that does not mean that they are worse
What is the objective of systematic reviews?
To focus on a clinical topic and answer a specific question
What does PEN stand for?
Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition
What are the types of bias in studies?
Selection, performance, detection, attrition, reporting, financial, and funding
