| 1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise |
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1.3. Apply knowledge of the clinical and biomedical sciences relevant to Critical Care Medicine |
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1.3.6. Pharmacology |
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1.3.6.1. Agents used for neuromuscular blockade |
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1.3.6.2. Antimicrobial therapies |
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1.3.6.3. Common intoxicants and poisons, and specific antidotes or supportive therapies |
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1.3.6.4. Sedatives and analgesics |
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1.3.6.5. Vasoactive agents |
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1.4. Perform appropriately timed clinical assessments with recommendations that are presented in an organized manner |
| 2. Perform a patient-centred clinical assessment and establish a management plan |
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2.2. Elicit a history, perform a physical exam, select appropriate investigations, and interpret their results for the purpose of diagnosis and management, disease prevention, and health promotion |
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2.2.1. Interpret results of invasive and non-invasive monitoring |
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2.2.1.1. Hemodynamic |
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2.2.1.2. Neurologic |
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2.2.1.3. Respiratory |
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2.2.2. Interpret diagnostic imaging examinations, including general radiography, computerized tomography (CT), and point of care ultrasound |
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2.4. Establish a patient-centred management plan, for the following |
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2.4.1. Shock: distributive; hypovolemic; cardiogenic; obstructive |
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2.4.2. Acute critical illness of any etiology |
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2.4.2.1. Single or multiple organ dysfunction |
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2.4.2.2. Oncologic emergencies |
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2.4.2.3. Trauma and environmental injuries |
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2.4.2.4. Sepsis |
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2.4.2.5. Intoxication |
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2.4.2.6. Perioperative care |
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2.4.3. Chronic critical illness |
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2.4.4. Pain and symptom control |
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2.4.5. End of life, including goal-directed life-sustaining therapies |
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2.4.6. Organ and tissue donation |
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2.4.7. Critical illness in pregnancy |
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2.4.8. Perioperative risk optimization |
| 4. Establish plans for ongoing care and, when appropriate, timely consultation |
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4.1. Implement a patient-centred care plan that supports ongoing care, follow-up on investigations, response to treatment, and further consultation |
| 5. Actively contribute, as an individual and as a member of a team providing care, to the continuous improvement of health care quality and patient safety |
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5.1. Recognize and respond to harm from health care delivery, including patient safety incidents |
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5.2. Adopt strategies that promote patient safety and address human and system factors |
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5.2.1. Apply the principles and techniques of infection prevention and control, including those for the protection of health care workers |
| 1. Establish professional therapeutic relationships with patients and their families |
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1.1. Communicate using a patient-centred approach that encourages patient trust and autonomy and is characterized by empathy, respect, and compassion |
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1.1.1. Address the impact of the unique and stressful environment of the critical care unit for patients and their families |
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1.2. Optimize the physical environment for patient comfort, dignity, privacy, engagement, and safety |
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1.4. Respond to a patient’s non-verbal behaviours to enhance communication |
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1.6. Adapt to the unique needs and preferences of each patient and to his or her clinical condition and circumstances |
| 2. Elicit and synthesize accurate and relevant information, incorporating the perspectives of patients and their families |
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2.1. Use patient-centred interviewing skills to effectively gather relevant biomedical and psychosocial information |
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2.1.1. Gather information about the patient’s and family’s perspectives and values for end-of-life care |
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2.2. Provide a clear structure for and manage the flow of an entire patient encounter |
| 4. Engage patients and their families in developing plans that reflect the patient’s health care needs and goals |
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4.2. Assist patients and their families to identify, access, and make use of information and communication technologies to support their care and manage their health |