Internal Medicine — Rotations

Rheumatology

Teaching

Sites: Adan, Amiri, Farwaniya, MKH

EPAs mapped to this activity

For residents in F

C2a. Assessing and managing patients with complex chronic conditions - Part A: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management	Required
C5. Performing the procedures of Internal Medicine	When Possible
C8. Caring for patients who have experienced a patient safety incident (adverse event)	When Possible
F1. Assessing, diagnosing, and providing initial management for patients with common acute medical presentations in acute care settings	Required
F2a. Managing patients admitted to acute care settings with common medical problems and advancing their care plans- Part A: Patient Assessment and Management	Required
F2b. Managing patients admitted to acute care settings with common medical problems and advancing their care plans - Part B: Communication with Patient/Family	Required
F7. Identifying personal learning needs while caring for patients, and addressing those needs	Required

For residents in C

C10. Implementing health promotion strategies in patients with or at risk for disease	Priority
C2a. Assessing and managing patients with complex chronic conditions - Part A: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management	Required
C2b. Assessing and managing patients with complex chronic conditions - Part B: Patient Education/Communication	Required
C3b. Providing internal medicine consultation to other clinical services - Part B: Written consultation note	Required
C5. Performing the procedures of Internal Medicine	When Possible
C6. Assessing capacity for medical decision-making	Optional
C7. Discussing serious and/or complex aspects of care with patients, families, and caregivers	Optional
C8. Caring for patients who have experienced a patient safety incident (adverse event)	When Possible

For residents in TTP

TTP3. Assessing and managing patients in whom there is uncertainty in diagnosis and/or treatment	Required
TTP5. Initiating and facilitating transfers of care through the health care system	Required
TTP6. Working with other physicians and healthcare providers to develop collaborative patient care plans	Required
TTP7. Identifying learning needs in clinical practice, and addressing them with a personal learning plan	Required
TTP8. Identifying and analyzing system-level safety, quality, or resource stewardship concerns in healthcare delivery	Required

Competencies covered in this activity

1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise
	1.4. Apply knowledge of the following systems, clinical scenarios, conditions, diseases and therapies applicable to Internal Medicine, including the manifestations, investigation, and management
		1.4.9. Musculoskeletal
			1.4.9.1. Symptoms
				1.4.9.1.1. Back pain
				1.4.9.1.2. Muscular pain
				1.4.9.1.3. Proximal muscle weakness
			1.4.9.2. Disorders
				1.4.9.2.1. Acute monoarthritis
				1.4.9.2.2. Acute and chronic polyarthritis
				1.4.9.2.3. Ankylosing spondylitis
				1.4.9.2.4. Fibromyalgia
				1.4.9.2.5. Gout and pseudogout
				1.4.9.2.6. Osteoarthritis
				1.4.9.2.7. Osteomyelitis
				1.4.9.2.8. Paget’s disease of bone
				1.4.9.2.9. Raynaud’s phenomenon
				1.4.9.2.10. Rheumatoid arthritis
				1.4.9.2.11. Scleroderma
				1.4.9.2.12. Septic arthritis
				1.4.9.2.13. Sero-negative arthropathies
				1.4.9.2.14. Sjögren’s syndrome
				1.4.9.2.15. Systemic lupus erythematosis
				1.4.9.2.16. Temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica
				1.4.9.2.17. Primary and secondary bone and soft tissue neoplasms

Training experiences included in this activity

Foundation of Discipline

Required
1.3. Any ambulatory care clinic in Internal Medicine or its subspecialties
1.5. After-hours coverage for a broad spectrum of inpatients and internal medicine consultation to the emergency department

Recommended
3.2. Consultation service in a subspecialty of Internal Medicine

Core of Discipline

Required
1.5. After hours coverage for a broad spectrum of inpatients and internal medicine consultation to the emergency department