Internal Medicine — Old Senior Academic Day Lectures (Until Sep 2023)
Case of the Month
EPAs mapped to this activity
None.
Competencies covered in this activity
| 1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise | ||||||
| 1.1. Demonstrate a commitment to high-quality care of their patients | ||||||
| 1.2. Integrate the CanMEDS Intrinsic Roles into their practice of Internal Medicine | ||||||
| 1.3. Apply knowledge of the clinical and biomedical sciences relevant to Internal Medicine | ||||||
| 1.3.1. Anatomy of the internal organs and neuro-musculoskeletal system, including surface anatomy and sonoanatomy, to guide diagnostic and therapeutic procedures | ||||||
| 1.3.2. Physiology as it applies to the cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary, renal, endocrine, neurological, musculoskeletal, hematologic and immunologic systems throughout the life course, including pregnancy and aging | ||||||
| 1.3.3. Pathophysiology of the cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary, renal, endocrine, neurological, musculoskeletal, hematologic and immunologic systems, as well as of infection and shock | ||||||
| 1.3.4. Epidemiology of common acute and chronic medical conditions | ||||||
| 1.3.5. Microbiology of community and hospital acquired infections | ||||||
| 1.3.6. Principles of antimicrobial prophylaxis, antibiotic stewardship, and infection prevention and control | ||||||
| 1.3.7. Principles of immunology and immune dysfunction in autoimmune disease and the immunocompromised host | ||||||
| 1.3.8. Pharmacology as it relates to pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, mechanism of action, routes of delivery and elimination, and adverse effects of medications | ||||||
| 1.3.8.1. Analgesics | ||||||
| 1.3.8.2. Antimicrobials | ||||||
| 1.3.8.3. Cardiovascular medications | ||||||
| 1.3.8.4. Endocrine medications | ||||||
| 1.3.8.5. Immune modulating therapies | ||||||
| 1.3.8.6. Neuropsychiatric medications | ||||||
| 1.3.8.7. Respiratory medications | ||||||
| 1.3.8.8. Systemic therapies for cancer | ||||||
| 1.3.8.9. Drugs commonly used recreationally | ||||||
| 1.3.8.10. Supplementary and complementary medications | ||||||
| 1.3.9. Toxicology of drugs of abuse: prescription and recreational | ||||||
| 1.3.10. Principles of screening, as well as of primary and secondary prevention | ||||||
| 2. Perform a patient-centred clinical assessment and establish a management plan | ||||||
| 2.1. Prioritize issues to be addressed in a patient encounter | ||||||
| 2.1.1. Recognize medical instability and address the priorities of resuscitation | ||||||
| 2.1.2. Identify relevant clinical issues in a consultation request | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 2.2.1. Elicit information relevant to the risk profile for disease | ||||||
| 2.2.2. Assess risk factors for disease progression, as well as a patient’s need for health promotion and/or health surveillance | ||||||
| 2.2.3. Obtain relevant information from the family history | ||||||
| 2.2.4. Elicit an accurate occupational history, as appropriate, with documentation of the patient’s exposure to occupational health hazards, safety risks, and job demands | ||||||
| 2.2.5. Perform a complete and appropriate assessment of complex medical presentations, including consideration of competing treatment needs | ||||||
| 2.2.6. Assess the patient’s capacity to make decisions about his/her medical care | ||||||
| 2.2.7. Perform a functional assessment of basic and instrumental activities of daily living, mental status examination, and assessment of gait and balance | ||||||
| 2.2.8. Perform a quantitative measure of performance status for patients with malignancy | ||||||
| 2.2.9. Select investigation strategies, demonstrating awareness of the availability and access to resources in various clinical settings | ||||||
| 2.2.10. Apply criteria for use of diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine examinations, including their risks and contraindications | ||||||
| 2.2.11. Interpret cardio-pulmonary diagnostic testing, including electrocardiograms, and related reports | ||||||
| 2.2.12. Interpret reports of medical imaging and pathology in the context of the patient | ||||||
| 2.2.13. Integrate, synthesize and summarize information gathered through the clinical assessment and investigations | ||||||
Training experiences included in this activity
None.