Jaclyn Sanderson
Professional Organizations
College of Allied Health Professionals PEI
The College regulates the practice of Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT), Medical Radiation Technology (MRT), and Respiratory Therapy (RT) for the province of PEI, in the public interest.
https://www.cahppei.ca/
Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
The CSRT provides leadership that advances the profession, practice and understanding of respiratory therapy nationally and internationally by supporting environments that foster innovation and knowledge translation, and by promoting excellence in evidence.
https://www.csrt.com
Health PEI
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Health PEI is responsible for the delivery of publicly funded health services in Prince Edward Island. The organization operates hospitals, health centers, public long-term care nursing facilities and community-based programs and services.
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Health PEI’s primary goals are to:
provide Islanders with safe, quality, person-centered care and services;
provide access to appropriate care by the right provider in the right setting; and
optimize resources and processes to sustain a viable health care system.
Like other provinces in Canada, Respiratory Therapists just became a regulated profession in PEI last July. The College of Allied Health Professionals of Prince Edward Island (CAHPPEI, the College) is a not-for-profit organization with the legislated mandate to regulate the practice of Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT), Medical Radiation Technology (MRT) and Respiratory Therapy (RT) professions for the province of PEI, in the public interest (College of Allied Health Professions, 2022).
The CAHPPEI provides a framework that outlines the expectations of RTs practising within the province. This framework includes professional standards such as: specialized body of knowledge, safe practice & application of knowledge & technology, communication & collaboration, assessment , planning, evaluation, professional accountability & responsibility and continuing education & competency (College of Allied Health Professions, 2022).
These professional standards are used daily in my career and professional practice as an RT. Everyday throughout my professional identity I am using my critical thinking skills, collaborating with various health care professionals and continuing my education and learning through evidence based learning practices. I also adhere to hospital policy alongside personal values and beliefs.
Working in PEI, I still need to obtain my liability insurance through the Canadian Society for Respiratory Therapists (CSRT). The CSRT is a federal society that enhances the publics knowledge about RTs across Canada.
