Professional Practice

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is Canada’s federal private‑sector privacy law.

Practice scenarios, tools, resources and more to help you determine whether they you take on new responsibilities.

Health Information Custodians should implement internal policies to detect, manage, and respond to privacy breaches.

Thinking of closing your practice? Here are three topics and a checklist for your consideration.

Dietitians in private practice can plan for unexpected changes by securely managing and storing health and financial records.

Personal health information may be shared within the circle of care — if the purpose is to provide healthcare.

Confidentiality is important because clients need to trust their dietitian.

Verbal orders are typically restricted to specific situations and must follow hospital policy.

This practice scenario highlights three key consent issues under Ontario’s Health Care Consent Act, 1996.

This decision‑making framework applies to all dietitians practising in Ontario, regardless of practice setting.

Key takeaways, resources and a quiz about the definition, role and special situations of an HIC.

How should you share assessment findings and obtain informed consent without crossing the legal boundary into diagnosing?

It is important to understand the limitations imposed by laws before making recommendations to your clients.

Are you working in an independent or contract setting? Practising dietetics requires liability insurance.

In these challenging times, finding ways to support our mental health is more important than ever.

Seven helpful suggestions on building capacity to keep up with quality, client-centered care.

Assessments must be based on observations about the client rather than presumptions, generalizations or stereotypes.

PHIPA was significantly amended in 2020 to address the management of electronic health information.

When being pressured by clients or peers, you might find it difficult to say that you cannot backdate an invoice.

Dietitians are encouraged to keep abreast of emerging issues related to edible cannabis and to incorporate approaches that will enhance...

Dietetic treatment can include counselling, psychotherapy which is not the controlled act, and it can also include psychotherapy, which is...

Facilities have the right to impose limitations on what their staff does. If a dietitian is associated with a LTC...

Referrals should always be based on client need and focused on providing safe, competent and ethical dietetic services.

Use your annual Self-Directed Learning Tool to help you set and achieve goals for improving your record keeping practices.

Dietitians must always be fit to practice and must always be able to provide ethical, competent and safe client services...

What is the difference between boundary crossings and conflicts of interest?

When dietitians recommend a package of sessions, the offer should be based on the client’s need only.

There are several provisions in the Professional Misconduct Regulation that apply to an RD’s billing practices.

In this scenario, it’s important to remember that long-term care is not delivered in isolation.