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CSRT News
July 2010
Keeping members current on issues that matter
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 CSRT Project Updates
The CSRT continues to work with the National Alliance of Regulatory Bodies on a project funded by the federal government that will lead to a common national process for credential, prior-learning and competency assessment for internationally educated health professionals who want to work in Canada as respiratory therapists and harmonization of registration requirements across all jurisdictions. The guidelines will be completed by October 2011.
The CSRT is also working on project to facilitate mobility across Canada for respiratory therapists who work in non-regulated provinces. We hope to sign a mobility agreement with regulated provinces in November 2010.
Another project aims to evaluate the equivalency between the American (NBRC) and Canadian (CBRC, L’Épreuve synthèse) certification examinations. Should the exams prove to be equivalent, this may facilitate the implementation of a new reciprocity agreement between the US and Canada. The evaluation will be completed by March 2011.
The CSRT continues to administer a project that will provide educators with a companion document to ensure all RT education programs provide the same curriculum for entry-to-practice. The document will be available by November 2010.
The CSRT will be doing a study in the Fall of 2010 to determine the RT to Vent Ratio. The data collected will provide much needed baseline information on how RT resources are utilized, current practices, gaps, and will support operational decision-making within a provincial / regional context.
 National Competency Profile
The National Alliance of Respiratory Therapy Regulatory Bodies recently launched the revised National Competency Profile. The 2011 National Competency profile has been developed in consultation with stakeholders and is available on the CSRT web site at: http://www.csrt.com/en/education/national_competency_profile.asp
National Educational Framework for Anesthesia Assistants
The CAS Task Force on Anesthesia Assistants has completed a document to provide the foundation for curriculum development and act as a resource for further development of the growing profession of anesthesia assistants. This document may also provide a useful basis for the development of a competency profile, development of written and practical examinations and the development of a national accreditation process. It can be viewed here http://www.csrt.com/en/professional/pdf/National_Educational_Framework.pdf
CSRT Adds Membership Benefits!
CSRT is pleased to announce two new money-saving offers for CSRT members.
Canadian Automobile Association
CSRT members are eligible to receive a 27% discount on their membership. This offer is only available to new CAA memberships. CSRT members that wish to take advantage of this offer should contact Bill Bousada,613-820-1890 ext 394 or 1-800-267-8713 ext 394 or by e-mail wbousada@caaneo.on.ca.
Membership Type |
Regular Price |
CSRT Member Rate |
CAANEO Plus Membership |
$137.58 |
$99 |
CAA Plus Associate |
$84.19 |
$60 |
ScrubsCanada.ca
CSRT has negotiated a discount for our members for 10% off the purchase price on scrubs purchased through scrubscanada.ca. Additionally orders over $100 are eligible for free shipping. Visit www.scrubscanada.ca - at the checkout simply enter “CSRT” under coupons.
For more information about these and CSRT’s other member discounts check the CSRT website at: http://www.csrt.com/en/membership/home_auto_insurance.asp
CoARTE Acceditation Visits 2010
Cégep de Chicoutimi - February
College of the North Atlantic – Qatar - March
Cégep de Sherbrooke and College Ellis - April
The spring brought exciting new actions for CoARTE - the first international accreditation, in Qatar, and the accreditation of the first francophone programs in Quebec. We appreciate enormously the work of the educators in Qatar and Quebec, and look forward to assisting them in their continuous work towards excellence.
We thank the program reviewers involved - volunteers of highest commitment and professionalism: Nicole Boudreau (NB); Dianne Levesque (NB); Marc Engfield (ON); Tom Dorval (BC); Sharon Peters (NL); Pam Skinner (ON); Michael Bachynsky (MB); Maryse Audet (NB); Suzanne Malo (QC); Costa Voutsinas (QC); Carolyn McCoy (NB); Caroline Gagnon (QC)
A Nepalese Experience - Canadian RT spends three months working with neonates
Eric Cheng has just returned from a volunteer assignment in one of the poorest countries in the world. The child mortality rate in Nepal is 32 per 1,000 live births with only 19% of deliveries attended by a skilled birth attendant. Eric has returned with an appreciation and understanding of the massive challenges faced by many developing counties. He shares his experiences at: http://ideas2implementations.org/RTintheDevWorld.pdf
RTSO Education Forum September 16-18, 2010
The College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario and the Respiratory Therapy Society will hold a series of events at the Delta Meadowvale Resort in Mississauga September 16 – 18, 2010. Details can be found at www.rtso.ca
We’ve Moved!
The CSRT Head Office is now located at:
400-331 Cooper St.,
Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5
All phone and fax numbers and email addresses remain the same.
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