Muriel Driver Memorial Lecture.
The paper attempts to explore the implications of maintenance of competence for Canadian Occupational Therapists. It reviews the concepts of accountability, credentialing, peer review, self-evaluation and continuing education. Reference is made to other Health Care professions and their progress in maintenance of competence. Suggestions for some solutions are offered and a challenge is put to the educators to encourage the forthcoming graduates to recognize the need for life long learning.
D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003406:Credentialing; D004496:Education, Continuing; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D010380:Peer Review; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D012655:Self-Evaluation Programs