November, 2024

COKO 5-year Strategic Plan

After a productive planning workshop with a third-party consultant, the College is proud to announce the release of the 2025-2030 strategic plan. The strategic plan will provide a long-term framework to guide the College in fulfilling its mandate of public protection, promoting professional standards, and enhancing the quality of healthcare. The plan outlines the key priorities, goals, and strategies to strengthen CKO’s practices, improve governance, and adapt to the evolving healthcare needs in Ontario. It aims to align resources, policies, and actions with the College’s vision and mission, ensuring effective oversight of healthcare professionals, fostering public trust, and contributing to the overall improvement of the healthcare system in Ontario. 

View the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

Summary of December 2 Council Meeting

The College had a productive public Council meeting on December 2. Council reviewed and approved the following

·        2023-2024 Annual Report, which will be released soon,

·        Audited 2023-2024 Financial Statements which will be included in the Annual Report.

Click here to view the Council Highlights

New Council Member

After the by-election in District 2, the College is proud to announce that Kristin Baker is elected to Council by acclamation. We look forward to her participation and expect that we will be welcoming her to Council during the next meeting on March 31, 2025.

QA Survey Series 8 – Professional Boundaries and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse Report

The College launched the survey on Practice Standard – Professional Boundaries and the Practice Guideline – Professional Boundaries and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse in the October edition of the newsletter. We received responses from many kinesiologists and are pleased to report on the results:

• Kinesiologists should refrain from dual relationships and only providing treatment, care or services for individuals with whom they have a close personal relationship in demonstrably exceptional or emergency circumstances,
• Kinesiologists may wish to review the College’s guidance regarding the spousal exception to sexual abuse provisions in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991

Click here for the full report

Renewing your Professional Liability Insurance

The professional liability insurance (PLI) for many registered kinesiologists expires on December 31 each year. If you are registered in the general class, you must have valid PLI that meets the College’s requirements, regardless of whether you are currently employed or practicing within the scope of kinesiology practice.

If your insurance will be expiring, or your policy or provider has changed, submit your updated PLI coverage to info@coko.ca with the subject line ‘Updated PLI.’

Click here for the COKO’s Professional Liability Insurance Policy 

Quality Assurance Self-Assessment

The self-assessment is the first step of the COKO’s Quality Assurance program and an important method for tracking registered kinesiologists’ Continuing Professional Development. The self-assessment is conducted every two years for all members in the active class, beginning on December 1 with the deadline of March 1.

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If you have any questions about the self-assessment, please contact Brian Fehst, the Manager, Professional Practice at professionalpractice@coko.ca. 

Practice Standards and Guidelines survey series: 2024 in review

Having published monthly surveys regarding various Practice Standards and Practice Guidelines over the course of 2024, the start of the College’s Self-Assessment may be a valuable time to review the 2024 surveys and reflect on professional strengths and opportunities for continuous professional development. Kinesiologists can certainly include Practice Standard and Practice Guideline review and survey completions in their Self-Assessments and Individual Learning Plans.

Click here for the full report

We would also invite you to complete a brief survey regarding the series so far. Thank you in advance for your feedback and engagement!

Important upcoming dates at CKO

• College Holiday Closure – 12pm December 24 to January 1, 2025
• 2024-2025 Self-assessment Start date – December 1, 2024
• 2024-2025 Self-assessment Due date – March 1, 2025