Welcome to CDO's Orientation Assessment

This 10 question quiz will give you an opportunity to review and reflect on the information presented in the training module.

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* 1. Please enter your contact information

Name

Email Address

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* 2. What is the mandate of CDO according to the Regulated Health Professions Act?

Serve and protect the interests of Dietitians in Ontario

Serve and protect the public interest

Develop dietetic training programs for universities

All of the above

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* 3. How many health regulatory colleges are governed by the Regulated Health Professions Act?

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* 4. The regulatory model where the government has delegated its regulatory authority over a profession to those practising the profession is called:

Delegated governance

Practitioner-led regulation

Self-regulation

Right touch regulation

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* 5. Protecting the public interest does not involve:

Establishing entry to practice requirements so that only qualified individuals can practice dietetics in Ontario

Withholding information about dietitians that may influence a client’s choice of practitioner

Investigating complaints about dietitians and taking disciplinary and/or remedial measures when appropriate

Developing and implementing standards of practice to ensure that Ontarians obtain safe, ethical and competent nutrition services from dietitians

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* 6. The Ministry of Health requires Colleges to annually measure and report on how they are acting in the public interest.

True

False

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* 7. Where can the public verify the status of dietitians registered to practice in Ontario?

The public register

The practice advisory service

The Ministry of Health’s website

The public cannot verify the status of dietitians because it is confidential information

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* 8. What is not a principle of good governance?

Legitimacy and voice

Direction and purpose

Effective performance

Centralized power

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* 9. The Board and management work in partnership to regulate the profession. The role of the Board is to:

Provide strategic and policy direction

Oversee the operations of the College

Serve as the spokesperson for the CDO

Conduct policy work and provide subject matter expertise

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* 10. The Board provides financial oversight of CDO by (select all that apply):

Setting the budget

Allocating resources to operating the College

Approving the annual workplan

Deciding how funds are earned, spent, saved and invested, borrowed and protected

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* 11. Which is a non-statutory committee (a committee not required under the Regulated Health Professions Act) of the CDO?

Executive Committee

Patient Relations Committee

Audit Committee

Quality Assurance Committee