Internal Medicine — Transition to Practice

TTP6 Working with other physicians and healthcare providers to develop collaborative patient care plans

Key Features:
- This EPA focuses on shared decision making with other health care professionals, including those situations where there are differences in recommendations provided by different providers.
- This EPA may be observed during inpatient or outpatient clinical service (e.g. multidisciplinary ambulatory clinics) and/or at team conferences (e.g. tumour boards).

Assessment Plan:

Multiple observers provide feedback individually, which is then collated to one report

Use Form 3. Form collects information on:
- Role of observer: supervisor; primary care provider; consulting physician; other health care professional

Collect feedback from 8 observers
- At least 2 supervisors
- At least 3 consulting physicians
- At least 2 other health care professionals

Milestones

• ME 2.4. Integrate recommendations from other health care professionals into management plans

• ME 4.1. Coordinate treatment and follow-up across care settings

• COL 1.2. Make effective use of the scope and expertise of other health care professionals

• COL 1.1. Respond appropriately to input from other health care professionals

• COL 1.3. Communicate effectively with physicians and other colleagues in the health care professions

• COL 2.2. Negotiate to achieve consensus when there are differences in recommendations provided by other health care professionals

• HA 1.1. Facilitate timely patient access to services and resources

• P 1.1. Respond punctually to requests from patients or other health care professionals

• P 1.1. Exhibit appropriate professional behaviors