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Health Information Act Standards of Practice UPDATE
16 September 2026
The revised Documentation Standard of Practice and the revised Privacy and Record Retention Standard of Practice will come into effect on October 1, 2026.
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Good Practice: When Your Client Wants You to Destroy Their Health Information
15 September 2026
“A client wants us to destroy all of their client records at our clinic, as they are currently undergoing an issue with identity theft, what do we do?”
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Good Practice: The Privacy Life Cycle of a Patient’s Physiotherapy Record
15 September 2026
In order to understand the professional expectations and legislative requirements related to managing a patient’s record we are going to accompany a patient on their journey through a community physiotherapy clinic.
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Good Practice: What Makes a Complete Client Record?
15 September 2026
The College regularly hears from clients and physiotherapists alike who are unsure of what should be included in a complete client record when a copy of the record has been requested. Our goal is to provide a better understanding of what is required when releasing a complete client record regardless of who initiates the request.
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Good Practice: Working with Clients who Require Adult Guardianship
15 September 2026
Physiotherapists may encounter adult clients who have lost capacity to make their own health-care decisions in many practice settings. Many adults who have lost capacity will have an alternate decision maker in place.
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Good Practice: Actively Addressing Care that is not Meeting Expectations
15 September 2026
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INFOGRAPHIC: Planning for the Lifecycle of Health Information
15 September 2026
Physiotherapists are required to plan for the lifespan of health information, arranging for the security of health information throughout that lifespan.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Health Information Collection
15 September 2026
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VIDEO: Informed Consent in Alberta Schools
15 September 2026
The College of Physiotherapists of Alberta in partnership with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists, Alberta College of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists, as well as the College of Alberta Psychologists, have created a video on informed consent in schools.
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Good Practice: Ethical Advertising
20 August 2026
All of the standards apply to all physiotherapists working in the province. If your employer’s actions are not consistent with the standards, it is up to you to address this with them, to inform them of the problem and to correct the situation.
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