Internal Medicine — Old Core Academic Day Lectures (Until Sep 2023)
Communicating with the Patient and Family
Teaching
Competencies covered in this activity
| 1. Establish professional therapeutic relationships with patients and their families | ||||||
| 1.5. Manage disagreements and emotionally charged conversations | ||||||
| 1.5.1. Demonstrate sensitivity to the emotional and psychological impact of acute emergency situations on patients and families, and provide appropriate counseling | ||||||
| 1.5.2. Communicate effectively with patients and their families about terminal illness and bereavement, including: | ||||||
| 1.5.2.1. Care of the dying | ||||||
| 1.5.2.2. Goals of care | ||||||
| 1.5.2.3. Medical assistance in dying (MAID) | ||||||
| 1.5.2.4. Immediate aftermath of bereavement | ||||||
| 1.5.2.5. Organ donation requests | ||||||
| 1.5.2.6. Requests for postmortem autopsies | ||||||