Continuing Professional Development Alert
October 16, 2018On June 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted a permanent injunction that prevents Evidence in Motion (EIM), Accelerated Motion Physiotherapy (AMP, Bradley Jawl, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre) and Key Clinical Skills (Jack Miller) from providing or advertising a Doctorate of Physical Therapy or post-professional Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree in British Columbia.
The court’s permanent injunction has been posted publicly.
To offer a degree program in British Columbia, an institution must be authorized by the Ministry of Advanced Education under the Degree Authorization Act. The EIM DPT did not have this authorization.
A June 28, 2018 joint statement from CPTBC, PABC and the Department of Physical Therapy, UBC explained that it is “important to note that organizations or institutions that purport to grant degrees under the authority of another jurisdiction may or may not, in fact, have that authority. Course marketing materials often speak to ‘accreditation’; while that sounds official, it is not the same as being recognized to offer and issue a degree by the relevant government authority.” The statement encourages due diligence when choosing the type of continuing education to pursue.
CAPR and the physiotherapy regulators across the country welcome the findings of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.