COLLEGE UPDATES
Office Hours
The College office will be closed on Thursday, September 2 and Monday, September 6.
Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, September 7. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Mon - Fri
Announcement
The Council of the College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba is pleased to announce that Jennifer Billeck has joined the CPM staff in the newly created position of Deputy Registrar, effective June 1, 2010. As the first task in Jennifer’s new role, she will be working with the Continuing Competence Committee to develop and launch the College’s new Continuing Competence Program.
At the Annual General Meeting of the College, held on May 1, 2010, Tania Giardini and Lori Graumann were appointed to the Council. Sean Gupta was re-appointed to Council for a three year term. The Council thanked Gisele Pereira as she completed her term, for the many years of long service to the College. The members of Council who will lead the College in 2010 to 2011 include: Darrell Cole (until August 2010), Andrea Giacobbo, Tania Giardini, Lori Graumann, Sean Gupta, Abby Morris, Ricky Paggao (Chair), Jenneth Swinamer and Leslie Wilder. Continuing in their term as student representatives are Lisa Bartley and Carly Tayler. The Council wishes Daniel Russell success as he leaves his student role on Council and enters the profession as a graduate.
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Committee Recruitment
CPM is currently recruiting members for several Committee volunteer positions. If you feel this is something you would like to pursue, please call the CPM office for more information.
Updates on Policy & Procedures
Newsletters
Registration Reminder
If you are presently on the Inactive register and planning to return to work, you must contact the CPM office in order to change your registration status to the Active Register prior to returning to work. Please give sufficient time to process your documents.
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HOT TOPICS
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Workshop
Saturday October 2, 2010
Amendments to the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA)
As of May 1, 2010, amendments made to the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) require a trustee to use a sign, poster or brochure to inform individuals of their right to examine and receive a copy of their personal health information and how they can exercise this right. The notice must also state that an individual has the right to authorize another person to examine and receive a copy of their personal health information. This notice must be prominently displayed in as many locations and in such numbers as the trustee reasonably considers adequate to ensure that the information is likely to come to the individuals’ attention.
Please click here for an updated version of a PHIA poster that contains the required information under the amendment. This new sign, or a sign with similar wording, must be posted in your clinic.
Essential Competency Profile
for
Physiotherapists in Canada
Official Marks
What physiotherapists need to know
Primary Health Care
"Primary health care reform is felt to be essential to the transformation necessary to maintain the viability of the Canadian public health care system".
Read the full document - Physiotherapy & Primary Health Care: Evolving Opportunities.
Use of Credentials
The Council draws your attention to the CPM Position Statement 4.23 about the Use of Title and Credentials. This position statement was adopted from work undertaken by the Alliance and has been adopted by the majority of physiotherapy regulators in Canada.
The guideline addresses the use of the title words “physical therapist and physiotherapist” and the applicability of using these words to practice with human clients only (not animals). The use of the word “specialist” or other designation suggesting a special status or special levels of competence or accreditation is not permitted at this time.
Acceptable credentials include an academic qualification from a recognized university. Use of membership credentials in associations or special interest groups is not permitted. Examples of this would be MCPA (Member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association or CAFCI (Certified with the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute). This is an area where many physiotherapists have been noticed adding a number of credentials behind their name on business cards or other advertising. Sometimes, the credentials are very extensive and unrecognizable to members of the College, let alone the public.
Students should use the title “student physiotherapist” or “physiotherapy student” when undertaking activities directly related and approved by the university program.
The College suggests that you review the Position Statement and also review your own use of credentials and make changes where necessary.