Week 5: Practice Standards

Question 1

What are practice standards? x2

Answer 1

-Outline the expectations for kinesiologists that contribute to public protection

-Inform kinesiologists of their accountabilities an the public of what to expect of a kinesiologist

Question 2

What are practice guidelines?

Answer 2

Help kinesiologists understand their responsibilities and how to make safe and ethical decisions in their practice

Question 3

Code of ethics

Answer 3

Defines the way kinesiologists, in all situations, should uphold the integrity of the profession, serve the interests of patients/clients and act in a manner that justfies the public.

Question 4

Essential Competencies of Practice for Kinesiologists in Ontario?

Answer 4

Defines the knowledge, skill, judgement and attitudes required to practise in the public interest

Question 5

Core Competency Profile

Answer 5

A collection of validated statements that describe the performance required to demonstrate competency in the profession at the time of entering the profession

Question 6

12 Practice Standards of Kinesiologist?

Answer 6

1.Advertising
2. Conflict of Interest
3. Consent
4. Discharging a Client
5. Duel Health Care
6. Fees and Billing
7.Infection Ctrl
8. Professional Boundaries
9. Professional Collaboration
10. Record Keeping
11. Supervision and Education of Students and Support Personnel
12.Code of Ethics

Question 7

What is an Advertisment?

Answer 7

Any message communicating info about:
1)A member’s practice and/or the professional services offered

2)Content of which they control or influence

Question 8

T or F any message the is expressed in any language with the intent to influence choice, opinion or behaviour about the member and communicated in any medium to the pubic is a advertisement

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is a Public Medium

Answer 9

Any form of communication that is equally available to anyone who chooses to use it and that is directed to the public rather than to an individual person(s).

Question 10

Information in advertisements must be? x4

Answer 10

1)Accurate
2)True
3)Verifiable by a Kinesiologist
4)Professional and not misleading by either omitting relevant info or including non-relevant information

Question 11

True or False: an advertisement must be directed at a specific audience be understandable by the audience, and in accordance with the generally accepted standards of the good taste of both its intended audience and the profession

Answer 11

t

Question 12

The professional services advertised must be within the _______ of a RKIN

Answer 12

Scope of Practice

Question 13

Advertisements must not include what

Answer 13

1)Anything that could be interpreted as intending to promote a demand for unnecessary services

2)No contain info that could be interpreted to be a testimonial and/or endorsement of a member of his or her practice from a individual or organization

Question 14

What is the rule of advertisement of fees or prices?

Answer 14

Must meet the expectations for truth and accuracy

Question 15

True or False Kinesiologists can offer packages for services?

Answer 15

False can’t advertising antything that promotes demand of uneasy services

Question 16

T or F Ads can Guarantee the success of the service

Answer 16

F

Question 17

T or F Ads can Compare of superlative statement about service quality, products or people

Answer 17

F

Question 18

T or F ads can contain testimonials by any person who has obtained or is related to or acquainted with a person who has obtained products or services from the practice being advertised

Answer 18

F

Question 19

T or F ads cannot express or imply endorsement or recommendation for the exclusive use of a drug, product or brand of equipment sold in the practice?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

T or F ads can contain communicaton that is so undignified or in such poor taste as to be unprofessional

Answer 20

false

Question 21

How can a R Kin solicit to patients/clients?

Answer 21

ONLY through Public Mediums that they have given consent to

-Not directly or indirectly in perso, phone, e-mail

Question 22

5 Elements of Informed Consent?

Answer 22

1. Fully Informed
2. Voluntarily Given

3.Related to the clients condition and circumstances

4. Not obtained through fraud or misrepresentation

5.Where appropriate, evidenced in a written form signed by the patient/client or otherwise documented in the patient/client record

Question 23

Informed consent to assessments or treatments includes a discussion of the following 5 things?

Answer 23

1)The NATURE of the recommended assessment/examination or treatment

2)WHY the patient/client should have the assessment/examination or treatment

3)ALTERNATIVES to treatment

4)EFFECTS, RISKS, SIDE-EFFECTS of treatment and alternative treatment

5)What may happen if the patient/client chooses NOT to have the treatment

Question 24

What are 5 things you should do when having a informed consent conversation to ensure professionalism?

Answer 24

1)Remind patient can withdraw at any time

2)Encourage patient to ask questions

3)Use plain language

4)Pause to allow the patient to understand before the consent

5)Complete a medical history before beginning the assessment or treatment

Question 25

What is Dual Health Care

Answer 25

Dual healthcare practices occur when members of college of Kinesiologists of Ontario practices as a kinesiologists and practices in ANOTHER healthcare discipline.

-The other discipline can be regulated or unregulated

Question 26

7 Standards of Health care

Answer 26

1)Roles are separate and distinct to the patient

2)Recommendations are based on clients’ needs

3)Ensure info is provided needed to understand the members roles and accountability when performing the treatment

4)Clients are provided with services that they initially sought unless it is determined inappropriate

5)Clients records clearly demonstrate which services have been provided to clients at each encounter

6)Claiming only time worked practicing within the scope of practice of kin as practising hours for continued registration with the college

7)Ensuring that any care provided by the member of another discipline is not done in an effort to avoid practising according to the standards of the college

Question 27

How to ensure the roles of dual health care practice are kept separate x4

Answer 27

1)Appointment Bookings

2)Entries in patient records

3)Billing records and financial records

4)Obtain written and signed informed consent when exercising a role different from what the patient initially sought

Question 28

How to ensure info is provided needed to understand the members roles and accountability when performing the treatment x3

Answer 28

1)That the service is not within the scope of practice of kin and that the member is not acting as a kinesiologist when providing the service

2)That the service is unregulated (if applicable) and is not covered by kin liability insurance (if that is the case

3)That the service cannot be billed to a insurer as a kin service

Question 29

Discharging a patient?

Answer 29

Discharging a patient occurs when the services being provided to the patient are terminated

Question 30

Discharging a Patient Rules

Answer 30

-Expected and Neccessary Part of Relationship
-Plan for and impement discharge
-Particular care needs to be taken if dischage occurs earlier than orginally anticpated
(out of scope, absuive,)

Question 31

Discharging patient standard?

Answer 31

Plan for the discharge as early as possible and involve the patient in the planning as much as possible

-Continuity of care
-Approriate record keeping

Question 32

Conflict of Interest Standard

Answer 32

When kin engages in a relationship or arrangement as a result of which the kin personal interests could improperly influence their professional judgement or conflict with their duty to acting in best interests of patient

Question 33

Who may be a conflict of interest?

Answer 33

Interest of benefit goes to a “related person” such a close relative or a corporation affiliated with the registrant