October 2019 Monthly Update
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This Update includes information on the following items:
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- Announcements:
- Message from the Registrar
- Two Request for Proposals: CDBC Website Redesign and Project Manager
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- Reminders:
- 2020 CCP Submissions due on October 31
- CDRE Registration due November 4
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- Intermittent Online Service Outage October 23-26
- Website Updates
- Edible Cannabis Registrant Survey
- You asked About… Dysphagia Competencies
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Announcement:
Message from the Registrar
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I am taking this opportunity to confirm my return to work on November 4, 2019. My return will be part time, 3 days/week, in November and December, and then full time in January 2020.
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I know the past year was very busy with many projects on the table. I am very appreciative of the College Board and staff support in my absence. I would also like to thank Mélanie Journoud, Deputy Registrar, who worked diligently to make sure things ran smoothly during my leave. I am grateful for her leadership, thorough work and keeping me involved on sensitive matters.
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I am very excited to come back to work. I look forward to advancing the Strategic Plan and other important College projects in the public interest!
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Announcement:
Requests for Proposals
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CDBC Website Redesign
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As part of its strategic goal to be recognized as an accessible, reliable and accurate resource for dietetic regulation, the Board approved a strategy to support the redesign of the CDBC website. The College consulted with the Ministry of Health, registrants and other partners in health regulation to inform necessary improvements.
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The College is now circulating a Request for Proposals due by 16:00 on November 25, 2019.
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Contract Opportunity for Project Manager
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The College is looking to contract a Project Manager to oversee a grant-funded project. The project is funded by the Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology and aims to develop international applicant website pages and an online application portal.
The College is now circulating a Request for Proposals due by 16:00 on November 15, 2019.
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We look forward to reviewing proposals and start working on these projects
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Reminder:
2020 Continuing Competence Program Submissions due on October 31
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To ensure the provision of safe, ethical and competent dietetic care, all full registrants of the CDBC must participate in the College’s Continuing Competence Program (CCP). The
CDBC bylaws
require registrants to provide proof of compliance with the CCP on a three year cycle.
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If you are in the 2020 CCP reporting group, the CDBC sent you reminders in September to
submit your CCP Professional Develop Plan by October 31, 2019
. If you’re not sure what CCP group you’re in, you can look this up by
logging into your CDBC online account
(note: scroll down to “Online Services”, choose “Continuing Competence Program” and click on “Self-assessment” or on “Professional Development Plan”). Successful completion of the CCP is a requirement for registration renewal (CDBC Bylaws, section 48).
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When completing the Professional Development Plan, be sure to
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pdate your Self-Assessment first. This is where you identify the standards/indicators for which you will develop learning goals. These standards/indicators will populate in the Professional Development Plan section of your CCP. Remember, your Professional Development Plan is a summary of learning you’ve completed between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2020.
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Are you
wondering if your CCP was successfully submitted?
Login to the CCP area of
your online profile
; go to the “Professional Development Plan” section and click “Launch Plan”. If you submitted your CCP correctly, you should see “Submitted” at the top of the page, as well as the date/time you submitted your Professional Development Plan.
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Please
email
Mélanie Journoud, Deputy Registrar - Quality Assurance, if you have any questions about the CCP
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Reminder:
Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination Applications due November 4
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The
application deadline is November 4, 2019
for the November 25 – November 30 Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination (CDRE).
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As per the
CDBC bylaws, section 43 (3)
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a Temporary Registrant must write the [Canadian Dietetic Registration] examination at the first scheduled sitting following his or her registration”
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If you have not already done so, please contact the CDBC at
info@collegeofdietitiansbc.org
to submit your application by the
November 4, 2019 deadline
. Special accommodation requests must be sent with the application as soon as possible. Seats at the various location are filled on a first come-first serve basis.
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Intermittent Online Service Outage October 23-26
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Due to online maintenance activities, registrants accessing CDBC online services might experience slowness in pages loading on Wednesday, October 23 between 6:00 and 8:30 am, Friday, October 25 between 6:00 to 11:00 pm and Saturday, October 26 between 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The CDBC public register will remain available to the public during this time.
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Edible Cannabis Registrant Survey
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Cannabis edibles became legal for sale on October 17, 2019. The expectation is that the first store fronts such as bakeries, restaurants and licensed cannabis shops will sell edible cannabis products by mid to late December 2019. There may be increased opportunity and expectation for you, as a dietitian, to contribute practice insights into this new area. As a result, the CDBC is requesting information from you to better support registrants in the protection of the public in this regard.
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The survey will remain open until November 22, 2019 and results will be shared in the next Monthly Update. We look forward to hearing from you on this topic.
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You Asked About…
Dysphagia Competencies.
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Q:
As a dietitian working in residential care, I currently refer to the Alliance of Canadian Dietetic Regulatory Bodies June 2017 document,
Competencies for Dysphagia Assessment and Management in Dietetic Practice,
but would like to ensure that I am up-to-date on any unique standards/policies that are legislated in BC.
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The
Competencies for Dysphagia Assessment and Management in Dietetic Practice
were first published in 2017 by the Alliance of Canadian Dietetic Regulatory Bodies. The 2019 version has been reviewed to add new performance indicators and practice illustrations to the existing content. On October 7
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, the CDBC Quality Assurance Committee reviewed the addition of BC-specific examples and agreed that it would be helpful to registrants in BC.
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Q:
Dysphagia assessment and management is not part of my practice. What are dysphagia competencies and why didn’t I learn more about this during my student placement?
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The dysphagia competencies set out the expectations for safe, ethical, and effective dietetic practice in the area of dysphagia assessment and management. The dysphagia competencies
build on
entry to practice competencies (Integrated Competencies for Dietetic Education and Practice – ICDEP) and identify
additional
performance indicators for this area of practice. The competencies apply to dietitians through the career continuum, from initial stages where one might be gaining experience to those with many years of experience and expertise.
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Q: I would like to expand my knowledge in the area of dysphagia. Currently, there is a need for more support in my community. What are some considerations I should be aware of?
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The updated dysphagia competencies may be helpful in this instance. Dysphagia and swallowing assessments are within dietetic scope of practice. However, you may want to consider the following points:
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What is your work environment? Is the role of dysphagia management under the umbrella of your job description in your workplace?
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For example, in some Health Authorities, swallowing disorders fall under the responsibility of the Speech-language Pathologist (SLP) and/or Occupational Therapist (OT). In this instance, the dietitian’s role is not to provide swallowing assessments; rather, it would be to ensure that the kitchen is providing a culturally appropriate diet of correct texture and fluid consistency that falls within the SLP/OT recommendation while considering the preferences and the allergy status of the patient, as well to monitor the intake, acceptance and adequacy of that diet.
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If the role of the dietitian in your workplace is expanding to provide swallowing assessments, it is important to consider your own personal limitations on scope. Do you have the knowledge, skills and judgement to take on this aspect of practice safely, ethically and competently? Included in the
Standards of Practice
, “
a Dietitian uses critical thinking to obtain assessment date, determine practice problems, plan, implement and evaluate professional services
.” It is important for you to have the skills necessary to be deemed capable in this area of practice. These skills can be gained with training opportunities provided by your employer such as on-the-job training, courses and workshops offered by Dietitians of Canada and/or workshops offered by other dietitians with an expertise in this area.
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Q: Although we can’t perform instrumental exams such as FEES (Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) or MBS (Modified Barium Swallow), are dietitians permitted to be trained in the
interpretation
of the results that are gathered from these studies?
You are correct in that dietitians may not administer an instrumental exam for dysphagia assessment and management. The act of administering a device beyond the pharynx is considered a restricted activity in BC. Section 3.012 of the new dysphagia competencies outlines the scope for a dietitian during an instrumental swallowing study. You’ll note that “review and interpret findings, including limitations [of the test]” is included.
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The College encourages you to reflect on your practice question using the CDBC’s resource,
Decision Tool for New Aspects of Dietetic Practice
. Using this framework, if you find you are outside of your scope (i
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being able to identify and assess dysphagia), you may reflect on this Standard of Practice: ‘
A Dietitian provides professional services concurrently with another provider from the same or a different profession only when the concurrent provision of services is beneficial to the client
’, by choosing to refer to another health professional for independent or collaborative practice, as appropriate. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to ensure you are capable and competent to assess and manage dysphagia, should you be requested to perform these in your job.
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Please contact College staff if you have questions about items in this Monthly Update or
if you’d like to schedule a CDBC liaison session.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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