In the process of fulfilling its duties to serve and protect the public interest, the College of Chiropractors of Ontario (CCO), through the Quality Assurance (QA) program, is required to develop, establish and maintain standards of knowledge and skill and programs to promote continuing competence among the members. Over the years, CCO has developed several programs including the mandatory Record Keeping Workshop and the original Peer and Practice Assessment (now known as PPA 1.0). To date, these programs have been well-received by CCO members and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Members have greatly appreciated these opportunities to learn and improve their professional practice habits in a proactive, non-punitive manner.
CCO is proud to say that nearly all members have undergone PPA 1.0. This program will continue, implemented by a team of dedicated and skilled peer assessors, assessing new members entering practice for the first time or returning to practice after an absence or as directed by a discipline decision.
Building on the success of PPA 1.0, the QA Committee has been working hard over the past few years developing a new and revised version of the peer and practice assessment, now known as “PPA 2.0”.
Similar to PPA 1.0, this new assessment will:
Building on successful elements of PPA 1.0, this assessment process will involve:
Each year a number of CCO members in the general class of registration will be selected to undergo PPA 2.0. Upon receiving the letter from CCO outlining the steps to be taken in this process, materials will be submitted to CCO, processed and sent to the assigned peer assessor. The assessor will take it from there: contacting the member to set up a convenient time to meet and conduct the assessment. Once the assessment is complete, CCO staff, under the direction of the QA committee, will review the report and provide members with a disposition, which will include recommendations for improvements if appropriate.
The following PPA 2.0 forms can be downloaded as fillable PDF forms:
CCO has scheduled an online sitting of the Legislation and Ethics Examination for February 15, 2024. The deadline to apply for this examination is January 29, 2024. Due to the online delivery of the examination, candidates should make themselves available for the entire day. Please complete the application form and submit it to Ms Madeline Cheng, Registration Coordinator to apply for the examination. Please contact Ms Madeline Cheng at mcheng@cco.on.ca or 416-922-6355 ext. 113 for any questions.
More information about the legislation and ethics examination, including study material, can be found at the following link, under “Legislation and Ethics Examination”. Information about the February 15, 2024 sitting of the examination can be found at the following link.
Information about the online delivery of the examination can be found in the following document and video.
CCO will be holding a virtual workshop on Regulatory Excellence for CCO Members (formerly titled the Record Keeping Workshop) on February 16, 2024, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. Please email Rose Bustria at rbustria@cco.on.ca if you are interested in attending this virtually.
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