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Journal of Public Health Policy and Planning | Volume 3
April 08-09, 2019 | Zurich, Switzerland
Health Care and Neuroscience
International Conference on
Development of a competency register for unregulated health care providers on an
acquired brain injury in-patient rehabilitation unit
Carmen Carmazan
Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada
Context:
Unregulated Health Care Providers including
rehabilitation assistants/rehabilitation therapists
(RhT) work under the direction and supervision of
Regulated Health care providers, such as registered
nurses, registered physiotherapists, occupational
therapists and speech and language pathologists. In
theinpatientABIrehabilitationunit,RhT’sprovidecare
and treatment to patients post ABI in the following
domains: medical, psychological, behavioral, physical,
cognitive, communication and social. In Ontario,
rehabilitation assistants are not registered with a
regulatory body and do not have a standard level
of training and education or a mandatory education
requirement.
Objective:
This Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
project set out todefine core and clinical competencies
for RhTs and describe the accountabilities to the
Regulated Health Care Professional. The competency
register supports staff professional development, and
identification of learning objectives, as well as a guide
for new staff orientation.
Methods:
An interdisciplinary working group was
formed and developed a 2 part Competency Tool
consisting a) Core competencies for all staff regardless
of discipline b) Discipline specific competencies. The
competency tool is based on best practices and is in
alignment with the role and scope of practice of RhTs
on the ABI unit. A formal process was followed to
include and categorize the competency items: a) Brain
stormed items for inclusion; b) Created an affinity
diagram of all the brainstormed items; c) Put all the
items in to competency statements; d) 2-3 reviewing
cycles; e) feedback from individual disciplines; f) edits
and approval.
Conclusion:
A formal multi-use competency document
was created with staff input for RhT’s in an ABI setting.
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carmazan@HHSC.CA