COKO Jurisprudence Modules 1-5 Exam
Questions and Answers (Covers self-
regulation, professionalism, informed
consent, professional boundaries,
collaboration and billing)
6 Public safeguards - -1) Public members
2)College
3) Government (2 bodies:Fairness commissioner and Minister fo Health and
LTC)
4) Council meetings and discipline hearings
5) Committee decisions
6) Ontario Minister of Health and Long-term Care
-Duties of a kinesiologist - --honesty
-good service
-explain what you're about to do
-ask for consent
-cooperate with college
-obey laws
-collaborate w/ health professionals
--respect colleagues
--share info
--attempt to coordinate treatment
--make compromises
--put best interest of patient 1st
--receive consent
-duties of patients/clients (interprofessional collab) - --control extent of inter
collab
-may direct kins not to share personal health info
-some exceptions
-Duties of COKO - --develop policies to ensure kins act honestly and
competently
-NOT to serve with self-interest (that's OKA)
-NOT to set fees or advocate to government for kins
-promote interprofessional collab
-works w/ other health colleges by sharing info on investigations and
developing standards to promote consistency
-helps kin's collab
-RHPA - -Regulated Health Professions Act
, -requires COKO to promote interprofessional collaboration
-OKA - -Ontario Kinesologists Association
-serve kins with self-interest
-Duties of council members - --loyalty and good faith
-serve best interests of public
-Code of ethics - -*takes precedence over codes of other orgs
-be honest
-respect confidentiality
-treat ppl w/ sensitivity
-maintain competence
-enable patients to make informed choices
-Professional Standards - --help practice safely, ethically and competently
-always changing
-professional misconduct - --conduct falls below expectations
-e.g. practicing while not registered
-consequences:
--investigation by COKO leading to:
---discipline proceedings
---fines
---suspension/revocation of registration
-incompetence - --serious lack of knowledge, skill or judgement when
assessing/treating
-incapacity - --health condition preventing clear thinking and safe practice
-investigated by COKO and then Fitness to Practice Committee
*not professional misconduct
-Informed consent - -an ethical principle that research patients be told
enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate in the
assessment/treatment
*must be received or face criminal, civil or professional conseqs
-effective communication - --listening
-asking clarifying qs
-clearly expressing what you are going to do, why and what is likely to
happen
-effective communication is important for 4 reasons: - -1)Informed consent
2)Boundaries and sexual abuse
3) Interprofessional collaboration
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