The Use of Technology in Modern Day Record-Keeping
Session details
🗓️ Date: Monday November 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
đź“Ť Location: Zoom webinar
đź“– CEs: 1 Category A (Jurisprudence)
Technology has become an essential part of health care, transforming how patient information is documented, stored, and accessed. This session of the Regulatory Education Program (REP) will explore how electronic documentation is changing record-keeping in naturopathic practice. Participants will learn about the legal and professional responsibilities that come with using digital systems, including privacy, confidentiality, cybersecurity, and patient access in line with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and the College’s Standards of Practice.
The session will highlight strategies to identify risks, apply PHIPA principles in digital and virtual settings, and adopt best practices for compliant and secure documentation. Through regulatory guidance and scenarios, participants will learn how to maintain accurate, confidential, and accessible records in a digital environment—ensuring both regulatory compliance and patient trust.
Key takeaways:
- A deeper understanding of legal and professional obligations in digital record-keeping.
- Strategies for ensuring privacy, security, and compliance.
- Awareness of common risks and safeguards in electronic documentation.
Register today to enhance your understanding of digital record-keeping in naturopathic practice!
PRESENTERS
Dr. Jordan Robertson
Naturopath Doctor
Dr. Jordan Robertson is a Naturopathic Doctor, clinic owner and speaker. Her background in critical appraisal and research lead her to develop and implement courses on research in integrative medicine and nutrition at McMaster University for 10 years and has gifted her numerous speaking and education opportunities across Canada and the US. She has lectured for various groups including McMaster Medical School, The Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors, the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, and the University of Waterloo Pharmacy school. She has also been a guest on multiple podcasts across North America discussing women’s health. Dr. Robertson has a special interest in women’s health, including PMS, menopause, fertility, PCOS and endometriosis.
Jordan is the off-site Naturopathic Doctor for the McMaster Hospital Endometriosis Clinic, and owns an integrative medical centre, Clarity Health in Burlington Ontario. She hosts the Women’s Health Unplugged podcast and owns The Confident Clinician, an evidence-based education platform for integrative practitioners.
Dr. Kim Bretz
Naturopath Doctor
Dr. Kim Bretz ND is a naturopathic doctor working and living in Waterloo Region. She is a speaker, consultant and adjunct faculty at the University of Waterloo, Pharmacy. She is a passionate international public speaker, having presented to multiple corporations and agencies, and is a guest lecturer for Canadian universities in the areas of health promotion, function foods and natural health care products. She also runs continuing education for healthcare professionals in the area of the microbiota, strain specific probiotics and gastrointestinal health. For 6 years, Kim was part of Human Nature Network, a nationally syndicated radio program though CHUM radio, speaking in the areas of women’s health. She is an ardent supporter of education and interprofessionalism. Kim taught gastrointestinal physiology and endocrinology at the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy. She teaches a course in Complementary and Alternative Medicine focusing on Interprofessionalism at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo and has worked with the PIPER (Program for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research) program out of McMaster. She has also been involved in the role of clinical lead in a research trial through the University of Guelph with the Spagnuolo Research Lab.
Jeremy Quesnelle
Deputy CEO, Regulation
Jeremy Quesnelle is the Deputy CEO, Regulation of the College of Naturopaths of Ontario. Jeremy began his work with the College in 2011, 4 years prior to the proclamation of the Naturopathy Act, 2007. During that time Jeremy’s focus was on regulation, standard, policy, and program development in the areas of Quality Assurance, Complaint, Discipline, Inspections, Patient Relations, and Controlled Acts. Since proclamation of the Naturopathy Act, 2007 in 2015 Jeremy has overseen the College’s professional practice and professional conduct departments as well as supporting the CEO in the day-to-day operations and governance of the College.