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Continuous Learning Portfolio
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Continuous Learning Portfolio

Overview | Points to Remember | Types of Activities | Completing a Portfolio

The program allows you a great deal of flexibility with regard to the type of continuous learning activities you undertake. The continuous learning activities may be in any format which you find meets your learning needs (e.g. department in-services, formal courses, reading journals, etc.). The CMRTO will not be “approving” courses or assigning points. It is your decision as to which learning activities will be part of your Continuous Learning Portfolio. Your choice of continuous learning activities must, however, be related to improving your knowledge, skill and judgment as an MRT. The following are just a few examples of the topic areas/types of continuous learning activities you may wish to engage in to improve your knowledge and job performance.
  1. Patient, client and other health care professional support:
    Examples:
    • Learning about or teaching others about cross- cultural issues
    • Learning about or teaching others how to support the needs of various age groups (e.g. children, the elderly)
    • Working on your facility’s QA program
    • Working with the CMRTO or with professional associations, such as OAMRT/CAMRT, on various committees
    • Record of learning from experts by attendance at rounds, tutorials or CD, video and/or internet learning
  2. Care enhancement
    Examples:
    • Working on a facility/community committee to improve patient care or public safety
    • Keeping your CPR certificate current
    • Learning about new diseases or new treatments
  3. Practice changes/enhancements
    Examples:
    • Learning a new technique (e.g. CT scanning)
    • Technical innovations
    • Developing new skills in response to multi-skilling requirements
    • Presenting procedures/techniques/new approaches to fellow health care professionals
  4. Risk Management
    Examples:
    • Setting-up, teaching or attending first aid, CPR, WHMIS
    • Working on your facility’s Health & Safety Committee
  5. Education development
    Examples:
    • Exchange arrangement
    • Personal research and study
    • Teaching and learning skills
    • Coaching skills
    • Performance-evaluation skills
Possible resources for Continuous Learning activities
Note: The resource ideas provided in this document are suggestions for your consideration. They have not been approved by anyone.

Possible resources you can use for continuous learning activities include:
  • your professional association
  • your local municipal library
  • your facility’s library/resource centre
  • libraries in local universities and colleges
Examples of some resources include the following:
Professional Associations The Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (OAMRT) and the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) offer articles and papers in journals, as well as correspondence programs in a variety of subject areas.
The Internet It provides a list of resources, access to library catalogues, articles, professional associations and conferences, discussion and special-interest groups on a variety of topics.
Your own and other health care professionals’ Libraries You and other health care professionals have libraries of professional and educational materials, and a variety of subscriptions to professional journals and magazines. The libraries also provide information about professional and educational events through newsletters of professional associations and various community organizations. These materials provide many useful sources for continuous learning activities.
Colleges and Universities These institutions offer various courses leading to degrees, diplomas or certificates. Many offer part-time, evening and weekend courses, and correspondence programs. Colleges and universities also maintain extensive resource libraries.
Various Medical Communications, Training and Publishing Companies These sell audio-visual and/or print materials on a variety of topics. Most of these companies have catalogues available upon request.
Various Equipment, Film or Pharmaceutical Manufacturers They provide audio-visual and written materials to support products and services they provide.

Below you will find the Continuous Learning Portfolio form as well as an example of a completed Continuous Learning Portfolio form:
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