Standards of practice day 1 and 2

Who is the current Registrar?

Corrine Flitton

Provide an example for the ethical principle of RESPECT FOR PERSONS

Do not discriminate against sex, race or religion

When do you get a client to fill out a health history form?

- Before initial treratment - after client absent for a year - every year at minimum

What are the guidlines for an interprofessional disagrerement?

- Client not place din middle of disagrerement - client consent is obtained prior to speaking with the other provider - discussion with other provider to attempt to resolve issue - client provided with the most accurate info possible - client choice of provider and treatment approach is respected

What's a risk for treratment positioning and covering?

Falling off of the bed, exposure

How long must you wash your hands &forarms? When ?

min 10 seconds before & after each client

MCQ

multiple choice questionaire

Can a 16 year old give consent or should a SDM be used?

providing the 16 year old is competent and understands consent, they can give it themselves.

RMT

registered massage therapist

RMTO

registered massage therapists association of ontario

RHPA

regulated health professionals act

What are the 4 basic principles of massage?

respect for persons responsible care integrity for relationship responsibility to society

What does the quality assurace program consist of?

self assessment, peer assessment and CEU

What is a code of ethics?

statement whick expresses the primary ethical values, obligations & goals of the profession

SDA

substitute desion act

What is a Registrar?

the chief administrative officer

AODA

accessibility for ontarians with disabilities act

MT

massage therapists

MTA

massage therapy act

What are the CMTO's committiee's?

- appeals - clients relations - disipline - executive - fitness for practice - inquires/complaints/reports - quality assurance - registration

What is the purpose of the HCCA and SDA?

- assist Massage Therapist's in understanding the general procedures which they are obligated to follow in obtaining consent and outline changes which make the consent process straighforward

What must be included in the standard 4 interview questions?

- client goals for treatment - limitations to activities of daily life - identification of area(s) client would like to focus on - discovery of contributing factor

What needs to be included in recipts? who issues them?

- date, name of client and duration of treatment - signature and registration number of MT and must read message therapy treatment * MT's issue the recipt

What are the guidlines conducting a public edication class?

- difference between the education provided to individuals during a teratment encounter and the education provided to customer in classroom setting - type of program they want to offer - expectations of the participants

Consent must be?

- documented - occur before the treatment/assessment/reassessment - consistent within the MT scope of practice - be voluntary - must not be obtained through misrepresentation or fraud

What are some roles of the CMTO

- ensure the public interest is placed at the center of all college activities - establishes min education standards - encourages CEU - regulates profession - provides public with a forum to report any complaints

What does the minister of health do?

- ensures that the professions are regulated in te public interest - ensures the standards of pracrtice are developed and maintained - can initiate a process to deregulate a profession

What does the RHPA do ?

- sets out powers of the Minister of Health - defines the scope of practice for each profession - assigns controlled acts to each profession - ensures each regulatory college is working in the best interest of the client

In " technique Standard 1" what are the 4 basic principles>?/

1 - superficial, deep, superfical 2- general, specific, genereal 3- proximal, distal, proximal 4- peripheral, central, peripheral

What are the 4 principles of massage ethics?

1- Respect for persons 2- Responsible Care 3- Integrity in Relationships 4- Responsibility to society

In the physical setting of your clinic, what are two things you may not include?.

1- inapropriate placement of a mirror 2- video cameras

What are the guidlines for conducting a clinical massage therapy practice?

1- physical setting 2- staffing 3- Equipment 4- Policies and procedures

Ongoing records need to include what?/

1- time/date and duration of treratment 2- Fee 3- results from assessment & techniques used 4- area's trerated 5- clients reaction and feedback 6- informed concent 7- used/recommened RMX / hydrother etc

How long do you have to keep records?

10 years or 10 years after the individual has turned 18

How many communication/public health standards are there?

16

How many CEU's required & how often?

30 ( 20 category A, 10 category B) Every 3 years

How many people make up the counsil for the CMTO?

9 RMT's and up to 8 non RMT's ( 3 year term, can be elected 2 more times with a max of 9 years)

If a client files a complaint, where does the complaint, where does it go?

CMTO

Who is our governing body?

CMTO

What can advertising contain>

Basic info Education qualifications Typoes of services available

Why should RMT's take CPR?

Because we are health care professionals and may run into an emergency situation

When do you inform the client of the fee & Obtain his/her agrerement to a fee schedule>?

Before the message occurs

Where do you find the mandatory CEU articles?

CMTO website under touchpiont

If you make a change in the treatment plan you must?

Get concent from client and document

What act is the Substitute Decisions Act under?

HCCA

Which act is professional misconduct under?

MTA

Which act regulates record keeping and is deemed to be part of health professions procedural code?

MTA- massage therapy act

When was the health care concent act amended?

March 29th, 1996

Who is responsible for keeping records confidential?

Massage therapist and staff

When do MT's need to renew their registration

November 1st each year

Two components to the certification examination>?

OSCE and MCQ

If the client is incapable of giving consent, what do you do?

Obtain consent from a Substitute Desision Maker

What must you do if there is a request for a clients file?

Obtain written concent from the client

An employer must report to the college when?

Professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity

It is considered the framework in regards to Health Care in Ontario and includes health procedural code?

RHPA

Where do you look to find out if a particular health profession is regulated.?

RHPA

Which membership is voluntary?

RMTAO

Who is our professional association?

RMTAO - registered massage therapisst's association of ontario

Which standard is defined by the infection control for regulated proffesionals document?

SOP #1 Prepare the treatment area

Client informed of risks, benifits, possible complications, CI's and area's of body involved - which stanard is it?

SOP #7 - Consent

True or False? it is not an act of professional mmuissconduct for a member to refuse to provide copies from a client health record until the member is paid a resonable fee?

TRUE

What happens if a members certificate of registration is suspended for more than 2 years?

The licence is revoked

What are standards of prractice?

Tools to determine whether a MT can do the job at an acceptable level

Is the CMTO not for profit?

YEA...

Is membership manditory with the CMTO?

YES!

As a health professional, are you obligated to report another health professional that is abusing a client? in if so, where do you report it to ?

Yes to the CMTO

How does the CMTO deal with complaints related to secual abuse?

Zero Tolerance will investigate and take the approprate action

ADR

alternative dispute resolution

Provide an example for the ethical principle of RESPONSIBLE CARE

be compasionate & empatheric

When do you get concent?

before begining the assessment/reassessment/ treratment

CMTO

college of massage therapists of ontario

Provide an example for the ethical principle of RESPOSIBILITY TO SOCIETY

conduct ourselves in a professional manner inside and outside of the work place

CEU

continued education unit

What is a scope of practice?

descirbes in a general way, why & what a profession does what it does and the methods it uses

What is a standard>?

description of a minimum level of performance that is required to demonstrate in the achievement of a task

When do you tell a client about positioning & covering

during concent process, before massage takes place

Provide an example for the ethical principle of INTEGRITY IN RELATIONSHIPS

ensure we act in our clients best interest

HCCA

health care concent act

Why must health history info be regulated

legal document clients could be at rick or harm

OSCE

objectively structed clinical evaluation

What does a standard include?

one or more of the following technical quality interpersonal quality safety timeliness

What is the massage therapy's scope of practice?

the practice of massage therapy is the assessment of the soft tissue and joints of the body and the treatment and prevention of physical dysfunction and pain of the soft tissues and joints by manipulation to develope, maintain, rehabilitate or augment physical function or relieve pain

According to the SDA what is spouse>?

to whom a person is married or living with for more then a year or have children together, while living together

According to the SDA what is a partner?

two people who have lived together for more then one year and have a close personal relationshiop that is of primary importance in their lives.

What area's are considered sensitive areas for massage?

upper chest , inner thigh, breats and glutel.

Why have Standards of Practice?

serve as a reference tool for -therapists to better understand their job requirments - educators to address as objectives in curriculum design - registration - complaints investigation - discipline hearings - Fitness practice - quality assurance - client relations - the public