Transition to Discipline EPA #1

Recognizing, assessing, and providing initial management for patients who are

critically ill, seeking assistance when appropriate

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on the initial medical care of patients who are critically ill, including

assessment, initial diagnosis, and preliminary management. An important feature of

this EPA is the timely and appropriate recognition of the need for additional

assistance

- It may include the recognition of clinical deterioration of a patient already in the

intensive care unit.

- This EPA may be observed in a variety of clinical settings, including the intensive

care unit, emergency room, and on the wards

- This EPA does not include resuscitation (TTD2), nor developing a fully matured

differential diagnosis for complex presentations, or a complete management plan

(F1)

Assessment plan:

Direct observation and/or case review by attending physician or senior trainee

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Observation: direct; indirect

Collect 2 observations of achievement.

- At least 1 direct observation

- At least 2 different observers

Relevant Milestones:

1 ME 1.4 Perform focused clinical assessments that address all relevant issues

2 ME 2.1 Prioritize issues to address in the patient’s assessment and

management

3 ME 1.4 Recognize urgent problems and one’s own limitations, and seek

assistance as needed

4 ME 1.6 Identify clinical situations in which complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity

may play a role in decision-making

5 ME 2.3 Ascertain the patient’s goals of care and ensure care is aligned with those

goals, as the patient’s situation evolves

6 ME 2.2 Develop an initial diagnosis relevant to the patient’s presentation

7 COM 3.1 Communicate in a clear, compassionate, respectful, and accurate manner

to the patient and family

8 COM 5.1 Document relevant information

9 COL 1.2 Seek and respond to input from other health care professionals

10 COL 1.3 Communicate clearly and directly to promote understanding in the health

care team

11 L 2.1 Consider health care resources and costs when determining the investigation

and management plan

12 HA 1.1 Facilitate timely access to limited health care resources

Transition to Discipline EPA #2

Initiating and leading resuscitation for unstable patients

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on initiating and leading resuscitation for critically ill patients,

following the principles of crisis resource management.

Assessment plan:

Direct observation by ED physician, senior trainee, or other health care professionals (i.e.

code/MET nurse)

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Condition: cardiac arrest; respiratory failure; sepsis; shock; other (write in)

- Context: clinical; simulation

Collect 2 observations of achievement.

- At least 1 clinical encounter

- At least 2 different observers

Relevant Milestones:

1 ME 2.2 Provide assessment and initial stabilization of ABCs (Airway,

Breathing, and Circulation)

2 ME 1.4 Recognize urgent problems and one’s own limitations and seek

assistance as needed

3 L 4.2 Lead the resuscitation team effectively, ensuring clear roles and

responsibilities for team members, setting priorities, providing constructive

intervention when required, and re-evaluating patient and situation

frequently

4 COL 1.3 Communicate with the health care team using clear language,

knowledge sharing and summarizing clinical evolution.

5 COL 2.2 Communicate orders clearly citing names (or other identification)

and using closed loop communication

Transition to Discipline EPA #3

Performing the basic procedures of CCM

Key Features:

- This EPA includes determining which procedures are necessary and appropriate to

the situation.

- Procedures include bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation with oropharyngeal airway

(OPA)/nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) insertion, chest compressions and defibrillation,

routine arterial line insertion, central venous catheterization, and intra-osseous

placement.

- This EPA does not include other commonly performed procedures that are present in

the other stages of training (Foundations 3 and Core 4)

Assessment plan:

Direct observation by supervisor

Use Form 2. Form collects information on:

- Procedure: central line (internal jugular, subclavian, femoral); arterial line; bagmask

ventilation with oropharyngeal airway; intra-osseous placement, chest

compressions, defibrillation

- Setting: clinical; simulation

Collect 9 observations of achievement.

- At least 2 central line insertions

- At least 2 arterial line insertions

- At least 2 episodes of bag-mask ventilation with OPA insertion

- At least 1 intra-osseous placement (may be observed in simulation)

- At least 1 observation of chest compressions (may be observed in simulation)

- At least 1 observation of defibrillation (may be observed in simulation)

- At least 2 observers

Relevant Milestones:

1 ME 3.1 Preprocedure plan: Gather/assess required information to reach

diagnosis and determine correct procedure required

2 ME 3.4 Case preparation: Patient correctly prepared and positioned,

understands approach and required instruments, prepared to deal with

probable complications

3 ME 1.3 Knowledge of specific procedural steps: Understands steps of

procedure, potential risks, and means to avoid/overcome them

4 ME 3.4.Technical performance: Efficiently performs steps, avoiding pitfalls

and respecting soft tissues

5 ME 3.4 Visuospatial skills: 3D spatial orientation and able to position

instruments/hardware where intended

6 ME 3.4 Efficiency and flow: Obvious planned course of procedure with

economy of movement and flow

7 ME 3.4 Postprocedure plan: Appropriate complete post procedure plan

8 COL 1.3 Professional and effective communication/utilization of staff

Transition to Discipline EPA #4

Coordinating patient care and supporting team members in the ICU setting

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on organizational skills and role modeling.

- It includes coordinating patient care, demonstrating leadership, and supporting

junior learners.

- This EPA is not based on the resident leading the entire team through rounds or

managing all patients.

Assessment plan:

Direct observation by supervisor. Each observation should include multiple days of service.

Use Form 1.

Collect 2 observations of achievement

- At least 2 different observers

Relevant Milestones:

1 S 2.3 Assign and prioritize tasks for junior residents

2 S 2.3 Supervise learners to ensure they work within their limitations, ensuring

patient safety

3 COL 1.2 Identify the roles and scopes of practice of health care providers

related to Critical Care Medicine and utilize their expertise appropriately

4 COL 2.1 Actively listen to and engage in interactions with collaborators

5 P 2.1 Role-model behaviours that demonstrate accountability to patients,

society and the profession.

6 P 1.1 Complete assigned responsibilities, including following up with junior

residents on tasks that they were assigned.

7 ME 5.2 Use cognitive aids such as clinical care paths to enhance patient safety

Transition to Discipline EPA #5

Transferring clinical information between health care providers at handover

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on the communication required for safe handover within the critical

care patient team or as the patient leaves the unit to another health care setting

- It includes the timely written documentation of the events while in the ICU (including

appropriate record-keeping, daily events), as well as verbal handover when going off

duty and at the end of call shifts.

Assessment plan:

Direct observation and/or review of documentation (chart, handover paperwork,

transfer/discharge note) by supervisor and/or physician receiving handover

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Observation (select all that apply): direct handover observation; chart review;

handover paperwork; transfer/discharge note

Collect 3 observations of achievement.

- At least 2 direct observations

- At least 1 transfer/discharge note

- At least 1 observation by supervisor or senior trainee in CCM

- At least 1 observation by physician from another team receiving handover

Relevant Milestones:

1 ME 1.5 Prioritize among patients based on clinical acuity

2 ME 4.1 Establish plans for ongoing care, including follow-up on

investigations and response to treatment

3 COL 3.2 Describe specific information required for safe and effective handover

during transitions in care

4 COM 5.1 Organize information systematically within an electronic or written medical

record

5 COM 5.1 Maintain accurate and up-to-date problem lists

6 COM 5.1 Document information about patients and their medical conditions in a

manner that enhances intra- and interprofessional care

7 COL 3.1 Identify patients requiring handover to other physicians or health care

professionals

8 COL 3.2 Summarize patient issues, including plans to deal with ongoing

concerns

9 COL 3.2 Provide anticipatory guidance for issues that are likely to arise

10 COL 1.3 Communicate clearly and directly to promote understanding in the health

care team

Transition to Discipline EPA #6

Providing routine updates to patients or families

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on the application of medical expertise and communication skills to

summarize medical conditions and plans for the day to patients and families in the

ICU setting

- It does not include managing challenging conversations, such as end-of-life

discussion or disclosure of adverse events

Assessment plan:

Direct observation by supervisor

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Condition: (write in)

Collect 2 observations of achievement.

- At least 2 observers

Relevant Milestones:

1 P 1.2 Ensure that the patient and family are informed about the diagnosis and plan

of care

2 COM 1.1 Introduce oneself and explain one’s role in the interprofessional

team

3 COM 1.1 Communicate using a patient-centered approach that facilitates

patient trust and autonomy and that is characterized by empathy, respect,

and compassion

4 COM 3.1 Convey information about medical course and management plan

clearly and accurately

5 COM 3.1 Use appropriate language and avoid medical jargon

6 COM 1.4 Identify, verify and validate non-verbal cues on the part of the patient and

/or family.

7 COM 3.1 Use strategies to verify and validate the understanding of the

patient and family.

8 COM 5.1 Document the clinical encounter to accurately reflect the discussion and

decisions

9 P 1.1 Respect diversity and difference, including but not limited to the impact of

socio-economic background, gender, religion and cultural beliefs on decision making

Foundations EPA #1: Evaluating, stabilizing, and managing patients presenting with common ICU conditions

Foundations

Foundations EPA #2: Evaluating and managing uncomplicated and/or routine patients requiring mechanical ventilation

Foundations EPA #3: Performing the common procedures of CCM

Foundations EPA #4: Teaching and supervising junior physicians and other health care professionals

Foundations EPA #5: Developing and implementing learning plans

Foundations EPA #6: Identifying and providing care for patients’ and their family’s needs around the end-of-life

Foundations EPA #7: Co-leading multidisciplinary teams

Foundations EPA #1

Evaluating, stabilizing, and managing patients presenting with common ICU

Conditions

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on routine ICU care, including evaluating, stabilizing, admitting,

and providing day-to-day management for patients with uncomplicated critical

illness.

- This includes: diagnosis and management of the presenting problem, management

of any underlying conditions, prevention and management of common ICU

complications, and attention to and management of nutrition, sedation, and

analgesia.

- This EPA does not include patients with complex, poorly differentiated or multi-type

shock/organ dysfunction, polypharmacy overdose, multi-system or multicomorbid

illness, multi-system trauma, and transplant, nor the critically ill obstetrical patient.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation and/or review of admission/case discussion by attending physician or

senior resident with feedback from bedside RN, charge RN, RRT, and/or junior trainees

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Setting: initial assessment; daily care

- Presentation: surgical; medical

- Primary diagnosis: (write in)

Collect 6 observations of achievement.

- At least 3 initial assessment

- At least 3 daily care

- Variety of medical and surgical presentations

Relevant Milestones:

1 ME 1.3 Apply knowledge of basic physiology to the management of common ICU

conditions

2 ME 1.4 Perform focused clinical assessments that address all relevant issues

3 ME 1.6 Develop a plan that considers the current complexity, uncertainty and

ambiguity in a clinical situation

4 ME 2.2 Select and interpret the results of investigations and imaging

5 ME 2.3 Work with the patient and family to establish goals of care

6 ME 2.4 Develop and implement initial and/or ongoing management plans for

patients with common ICU conditions

7 ME 2.4 Develop plans to monitor the evolution of the clinical course and/or the

patient’s response to treatment

8 ME 3.1 Integrate planned procedures or therapies into the overall plan of care

9 ME 4.1 Determine the need and timing of consultation with other specialists

10 ME 5.2 Organize safe intrahospital transport of patient to and from ICU, using all

necessary human and equipment resources, recognizing when it may be

inappropriate to transport patient

11 COL 1.2 Implement a multidisciplinary approach to the care of ICU patients

12 COL 1.3 Engage in respectful shared decision-making with physicians and

colleagues in other health care professions

13 P 2.2 Demonstrate a commitment to patient safety and quality improvement

through adherence to institutional policies and procedures

Foundations EPA #2

Evaluating and managing uncomplicated and/or routine patients requiring

mechanical ventilation

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on applying knowledge of invasive and non-invasive (NIV)

mechanical ventilation, its indications and complications.

- It includes the initiation, maintenance, weaning, and discontinuation of mechanical

ventilation in the context of common clinical scenarios with respiratory failure due to

pulmonary and non-pulmonary reasons.

- This EPA may be observed during clinical assessment, patient rounds, or while

teaching other trainees.

- This EPA does not include patients with complicated, severe, refractory disease (e.g.

severe hypoxic or hypercapnic respiratory failure, severe airway obstruction,

patient/ventilator asynchrony, complicated waveform analysis, etc.).

Assessment Plan:

Direct and indirect observation by attending physician or senior trainee with input from

registered respiratory therapist(s) (RRT)

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Ventilation technique: invasive; non-invasive

- Case mix (select all that apply): initiation; maintenance; weaning; discontinuation

- Reason for resp support: pulmonary; non-pulmonary

Collect 9 observations of achievement.

- At least 1 non-invasive ventilation for each case mix

- At least 1 invasive ventilation for each case mix for a patient with pulmonary reasons

for respiratory support

- At least 6 observations by attending physicians

Relevant Milestones:

1 ME 1.3 Apply knowledge of respiratory physiology and cardiopulmonary

interactions

2 ME 1.6 Develop a plan that considers the current complexity, uncertainty, and

ambiguity in a clinical situation

3 ME 2.2 Interpret diagnostic imaging of the respiratory system

4 ME 2.4 Develop and implement an initial management plan for

uncomplicated patients requiring non-invasive or invasive ventilation

5 ME 3.2 Ensure that the patient and family are informed about the risks and benefits

of each treatment options in the context of best evidence and guidelines

6 ME 5.2 Use cognitive aids such as clinical care paths to enhance patient safety

7 COM 3.1 Use strategies to verify and validate the understanding of the patient and

family

8 COM 4.3 Answer questions from the patient and family about next steps

9 COL 1.2 Seek and respond to input from other health care professionals

Foundations EPA #3

Performing the common procedures of CCM

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on determining which procedures are necessary and clinically

appropriate, and performing common procedures as outlined below.

- Procedures include airway management skill in uncomplicated patients; arterial line

insertion in complicated patients; cardioversion; central venous line insertion; chest

tube insertion; lumbar puncture; paracentesis; thoracentesis; and transcutaneous

pacing.

- This EPA includes using ultrasonography for procedural guidance where appropriate.

- This EPA may be observed in various clinical settings and simulation.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation by attending or consultant physician, or TTP level trainee with input from

bedside RN, RRT, NP or PA

Use form 2. Form collects information on:

- Procedure[select all that apply]: airway management; intubation; arterial line;

cardioversion; central venous line; lumbar puncture; open chest tube; Seldinger

chest tube; paracentesis; thoracentesis; transcutaneous pacing

- Complexity: complicated/urgent; uncomplicated

- Ultrasound guidance: yes; no

- Setting: clinical; simulation

- Site: not applicable; brachial; femoral; jugular; radial; subclavian; other (write in)

Collect 27 observations of achievement.

- At least 5 airway management in clinical setting including intubation

- At least 2 physician assessors for airway management

- At least 5 arterial line insertions in clinical setting

- At least 1 arterial line insertion each at femoral and radial site

- At least 5 central line insertions

- At least 1 central line insertion each at jugular, femoral and subclavian site

- At least 2 cardioversions

- At least 2 lumbar punctures

- At least 1 open chest tube

- At least 1 Seldinger chest tube

- At least 2 paracentesis

- At least 2 thoracentesis

- At least 2 transcutaneous pacing

Relevant Milestones:

1 ME 3.1 Preprocedure plan: Gather/assess required information to reach

diagnosis and determine correct procedure required

2 ME 3.4 Case preparation: Patient correctly prepared and positioned,

understands approach and required instruments, prepared to deal with

probable complications

3 ME 1.3 Knowledge of specific procedural steps: Understands steps of

procedure, potential risks, and means to avoid/overcome them

4 ME 3.4.Technical performance: Efficiently performs steps, avoiding pitfalls

and respecting soft tissues

5 ME 3.4 Visuospatial skills: 3D spatial orientation and able to position

instruments/hardware where intended

6 ME 3.4 Efficiency and flow: Obvious planned course of procedure with

economy of movement and flow

7 ME 3.4 Postprocedure plan: Appropriate complete post procedure plan

8 COL 1.3 Professional and effective communication/utilization of staff

Foundations EPA #4

Teaching and supervising junior physicians and other health care professionals

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on informal/bedside teaching (i.e. teaching a procedure, reviewing

a case in person or by phone) and helping junior learners identify their own gaps in

knowledge and skill, and to develop a plan for their acquisition.

- This EPA may be completed in a simulation setting.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation by attending physician, senior resident in Critical Care Medicine, or other

faculty/consultants with input from junior trainees and/or other health care professionals

Use Form 1. Form collects information on;

- Teaching activity: teaching a procedure; telephone support; other (write in)

- Setting: clinical; simulation

Collect 4 observation of achievement.

- At least 1 teaching a procedure

- At least 1 telephone support

Relevant Milestones:

1 S 2.1 Use strategies for deliberate, positive role-modelling

2 S 2.2 Create a positive learning environment

3 S 2.4 Identify the learning needs and desired learning outcomes of others

4 COL 1.2 Assign tasks and responsibilities to other team members,

commensurate with their skills and patient complexity

5 COL 2.1 Delegate tasks and responsibilities in a respectful manner

6 S 2.3 Provide learners with opportunities for appropriate clinical

responsibility

7 S 2.3 Supervise learners to ensure they work within their limitations,

ensuring patient safety

8 S 2.5 Provide feedback to enhance learning and performance

9 P 1.1 Intervene when behaviours toward colleagues and/or learners undermine a

respectful environment

10 S 2.3 Identify unsafe clinical situations involving learners and manage them

appropriately

Foundations EPA #5

Developing and implementing learning plans

Key Features:

- This EPA includes reflecting on performance feedback, knowledge & skill gaps and

planning for growth in current practice as well as future practice, including career

path.

- This includes selecting appropriate electives and clinical experiences, conferences

and other educational opportunities based on identified knowledge or skill gaps and

future career path.

- The observation of this EPA may be achieved via interactions with a supervisor/

mentor or via guided self-reflection.

- The self-reflection requires submission of written documentation that includes

identified learning needs and how the resident has facilitated growth in their domain.

Assessment Plan:

Interaction with supervisor/mentor: Direct and/or indirect observation by academic advisor,

mentor, academic supervisor, and/or program director based on ongoing interaction, and

supplemented by any written documentation the resident submits (e.g. reflective journal,

documentation of learning activities)

Guided self-reflection: Submission to Competence Committee of written documentation

and/or reflective journal.

Use Form 4.

Collect 1 observation of achievement.

Relevant Milestones:

1 S 1.1 Create and implement a learning plan

2 S 1.1 Identify learning needs to enhance competence across all CanMEDS roles and

generate immediate and longer-term career goals

3 S 1.2 Identify opportunities for learning and improvement by reflecting on and

assessing performance using various internal and external data sources

4 S 3.1 Generate focused questions that address practice uncertainty and knowledge

gaps

5 S 3.4 Integrate best evidence and clinical expertise into decision-making

6 L 4.2 Adjust educational experiences to gain competencies necessary for future

independent practice

7 P 1.2 Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in all aspects of practice

8 P 2.1 Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining and enhancing competence

Foundations EPA #6

Identifying and providing care for patients’ and their family’s needs around the

end-of-life

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on the application of communication skills to support patients and

families. At this stage, it is limited to clinical interactions that are not characterized

by conflict.

- This includes breaking bad news and leading goals of care discussions, and building

consensus around end-of-life decision making such as withdrawal of life sustaining

therapies and potential organ and tissue donation.

- This EPA may be observed in the ICU, in the ER, on the inpatient ward or in a

simulated setting.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation by attending physician with input from TTP level trainee, bedside RN,

social worker, family and/or chaplain

Use form 1. Form collects information on:

- Activity observed: family discussion/meeting; note written after meeting; simulated

activity; other (write in)

Collect 5 observations of achievement.

- At least 1 family meeting/discussion

- At least 1 review of written documentation of the meeting

Relevant Milestones

1 COM 1.1 Develop trusting and supportive relationships with families in

distress

2 COM 3.1 Convey information about diagnosis and prognosis clearly and

compassionately

3 COM 3.1 Use appropriate language and avoid medical jargon

4 COM 3.1 Use strategies to verify and validate the understanding of the

patient and/or family.

5 ME 2.3 Work with the patient and family to establish goals of care

6 ME 2.4 Develop palliative care management plans that align with patient

and family goals of care

7 COM 1.4 Respond to non-verbal communication and use appropriate non-verbal

behaviours to enhance communication

8 COM 1.5 Manage emotionally charged conversations including breaking bad news

and end of life conversations

9 COM 1.5 Recognize when personal feelings in an encounter are valuable clues to the

patient’s emotional state

10 COM 5.1 Document the clinical encounter to accurately reflect discussion and

decisions

11 HA 1.1 Facilitate access to bereavement support for a patient’s family, as

appropriate

12 P 1.3 Recognize and respond to the moral and ethical challenges in end of

life care

13 P 4.1 Exhibit self-awareness, recognizing and managing the impact of end of life

care on personal well-being and professional performance

Foundations EPA #7

Co-leading multidisciplinary teams

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on the resident’s role in leading rounds and the coordination of

patient care throughout the clinical day.

- This includes managing time and resources, building consensus, directing

discussions, collaborating with consulting services, teaching junior trainees, engaging

family members as appropriate, and ensuring clear communication among all team

members.

- This EPA does not include the overall responsibility for patient care, that is a

responsibility of a later stage, nor making management decisions for individual

patients, providing updates to families, and participating in family meetings.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation by attending physician or senior resident in CCM with input from the

interprofessional team, junior trainees, and/or consultants

Use form 1. Form collects information on:

- Acuity within the unit: high; medium; low

Collect 5 observations of achievement.

- At least two observations on days of high acuity level

Relevant Milestones:

1 ME 1.5 Prioritize among patients based on clinical acuity

2 L 4.1 Manage time and prioritize tasks

3 COL 1.2 Make effective use of the scope and expertise of other health care

professionals

4 COL 2.1 Delegate tasks and responsibilities in a respectful manner

5 COL 1.3 Contribute to quality patient care by sharing medical expertise

6 COL 1.3 Communicate effectively with other physicians and health

professionals

7 COL 2.2 Work effectively with other health care professionals to develop

plans for clinical care when there are differences in opinion and/or

recommendations

8 L 4.1 Integrate supervisory and teaching responsibilities into the overall

management of the clinical service

9 ME 3.1 Integrate planned procedures and therapies into the overall plan of care

10 L 2.1 Allocate health care resources for optimal patient care

11 P 1.1 Demonstrate appropriate professional behaviours

12 P 1.1 Respond punctually to requests from other health care professionals

Core EPA #1: Managing patients with respiratory failure

Core

Core EPA #2: Managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction

Core EPA #3: Managing the resuscitation of critically ill patients

Core EPA #4: Performing the advanced procedures of CCM

Core EPA #5: Caring for patients with chronic and/or organ support-dependent critical illness and their primary caregiver(s)

Core EPA #6: Identifying, assessing, and managing potential organ donors

Core EPA #7: Recognizing and providing care for patients who are vulnerable

Core EPA #8: Managing the transport of patients who are critically ill

Core EPA #9: Leading daily clinical rounds

Core EPA #10: Identifying and addressing patient safety incidents and contributing to a culture of safety

Core EPA #11: Supervising, assessing, and coaching junior colleagues

Core EPA #12: Participating in and/or contributing to scholarly activity

Core EPA #1

Managing patients with respiratory failure

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on applying knowledge of respiratory physiology and

pathophysiology for different modes of ventilation, while considering the interactions

with other organ systems (e.g. cardiac and neurologic).

- This EPA includes assessment, diagnosis and management of hypoxemia,

hypercarbia and mixed respiratory failure, including patients requiring mechanical

ventilation to support other organ failure, and patients with complex respiratory

failure including severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

- This EPA includes recognizing and managing complications from mechanical

ventilation, as well as weaning patients from ventilation, and identifying candidates

for tracheostomy.

- This EPA does not include airway management except the management of

tracheostomies. It does not include routine indications for mechanical ventilation (i.e.

postop facial surgery), nor does it include the chronic technology dependent patient.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation and/or case discussion by a supervisor, registered respiratory therapist

or respiratory therapy educator

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Etiology: (write in)

- ARDS: yes; no

- Case mix (select all that apply): initiation of ventilation; maintenance of ventilation;

weaning of ventilation; discontinuation of ventilation

- Mode of ventilation: (write in)

- Tracheostomy candidate: yes; no

- Setting: clinical; simulation

Collect 6 observations of achievement

- At least 3 different etiologies of respiratory failure

- At least 1 patient with ARDS

- At least 5 in clinical setting

- At least 3 different assessors

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 1.3 Apply knowledge of respiratory physiology and cardiopulmonary interactions

2 ME 1.6 Adapt care to address complexity in the patient situation

3 ME 1.4 Perform focused clinical assessments that address all relevant issues

4 ME 2.2 Integrate information from the clinical assessment to formulate an

understanding of the patient’s condition

5 ME 2.2 Interpret diagnostic imaging of the respiratory system

6 ME 2.4 Develop and implement management plans for patients requiring

non-invasive or invasive ventilation, including weaning from prolonged

and/or complicated mechanical ventilation

7 ME 3.1 Determine the need for and timing of tracheostomy

8 COL 1.3 Communicate effectively with other physicians and health professionals

9 S 3.4 Integrate best evidence and clinical expertise into decision-making

Core EPA #2

Managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction

Key Features:

- This EPA includes the management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction

that may arise from any pathophysiology.

- This EPA includes the monitoring of organ dysfunction, managing medications based

on the pharmacology and degree of organ dysfunction, and supporting the patient to

allow for organ recovery where possible.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation or case review by supervisor, with input from nursing staff

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Etiology of organ failure (select all that apply): cardiogenic shock; distributive shock;

hypovolemic shock; obstructive shock; multi-system trauma; multi-system gravid;

myocardial infarction; sepsis; polypharmacy overdose; other (write in)

- Organ failure (select all that apply): brain; heart; kidney; liver; skin; other (write in)

Collect 10 observations of achievement.

- At least 2 patients with shock

- At least four different types of organ failure

- At least 5 different observers

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 1.6 Recognize and respond to the complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity

inherent in medical practice

2 ME 1.4 Perform focused clinical assessments that address all relevant issues

3 ME 2.1 Consider clinical urgency, feasibility, availability of resources, and

comorbidities in determining priorities to be addressed

4 ME 2.4 Develop, in collaboration with the patient and family, a plan to deal with

clinical uncertainty

5 ME 2.4 Establish a patient-centred management plan that considers all of

the patient’s health problems

6 ME 2.2 Prescribe and adjust medications in the setting of organ dysfunction

7 ME 3.3 Prioritize a procedure or therapy, considering clinical urgency and potential

for deterioration

8 ME 4.1 Implement a patient-centred plan that supports ongoing monitoring

of clinical status and response to treatment

9 ME 4.1 Ensure detailed and complete follow-up and handover of all patients under

the resident’s care

10 ME 4.1 Determine the need and timing of referral to other specialists

11 COM 5.1 Document management plans in an accurate, complete, timely and

accessible manner

12 COL 1.2 Consult effectively and in a timely manner with other members of the

health care team and other services

13 ME 2.1 Identify patients for whom the patient perceived burden of disease

modifying therapy or investigations is greater than the clinical benefit

14 ME 2.3 Recognize and respond to signs that it is time to transition care away from a

disease modifying approach

15 L 2.1 Use clinical judgement to make optimal use of limited resources

16 P 1.3 Manage ethical issues encountered in the clinical setting

17 S 3.4 Integrate best evidence and clinical expertise into decision-making

Core EPA #3

Managing the resuscitation of critically ill patients

Key Features:

- This EPA includes the rapid detection and correction of life threatening situations

such as hypoxia, end organ hypoperfusion, dysrhythmias and raised intracranial

pressure, as well as the management of patients in cardiac arrest.

- It may include patients with a variety of underlying medical comorbidities and in a

variety of clinical situations, such as traumatic shock, septic shock, traumatic brain

injury, and cardiogenic shock.

- It includes the application of advanced crisis resources management skills to guide

the team functioning.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation by supervisor

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Case mix: cardiac arrest; respiratory failure; sepsis; shock; trauma; other (write in)

Collect 10 observations of achievement

- At least 5 different examples of the case mix

- At least 5 different assessors

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 2.2 Provide assessment and initial stabilization of ABCs

2 ME 2.4 Provide concurrent treatment and ongoing assessment of the patient’s

clinical condition

3 ME 2.4 Reassess, re-evaluate and adjust resuscitative and diagnostic efforts

as appropriate

4 ME 5.2 Demonstrate situational awareness, avoid fixation error

5 ME 4.1 Ask for additional assistance and/or other services when indicated

6 COL 1.2 Delegate tasks and direct team members to aid in resuscitation

7 COL 1.3 Use closed loop communication

8 P 4.1 Maintain capacity for professional clinical performance in stressful situations

9 ME 1.4 Act decisively and maintain control of crisis situations

10 ME 2.2 Recognize when ongoing resuscitation efforts are no longer effective

and should be discontinued

11 ME 2.4 Manage hemodynamic support and monitoring

12 ME 2.4 Manage non-invasive and/or invasive ventilation

13 ME 3.1 Integrate planned procedures or therapies into resuscitative efforts

14 ME 3.3 Triage a procedure or therapy, taking into account clinical urgency, potential

for deterioration, and available resources

15 L 4.2 Establish clear leadership in resuscitative efforts

16 COL 1.2 Seek and respond to input from other health care professionals

Core EPA #4

Performing the advanced procedures of CCM

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on determining which procedures are necessary and appropriate to

the patient’s condition, and performing the following procedures required for the care

of complex or unstable patients, including:

o brachial arterial line insertion

o central venous line and dialysis line insertion in unstable or complex patients

o bronchoscopy

o conscious sedation

o intubation in a patient with a difficult airway/unstable situation

o Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS)

o transvenous pacing and/or testing of pacers

o pulmonary artery catheter insertion

- This EPA includes using ultrasonography for procedural guidance, where appropriate.

- This EPA may be observed in clinical or simulation settings.

- The observation of this EPA is divided into two parts: technical procedures; and

POCUS procedures.

Assessment Plan:

Part A: Procedures

Direct observation by supervisor with input from other health professionals

Use Form 2. Form collects information on:

- Procedure: arterial line insertion; central line insertion; dialysis line insertion;

bronchoscopy; conscious sedation; intubation; pulmonary artery catheterization;

testing of epicardial pacer; transvenous pacemaker insertion

- Complex/unstable patient: yes; no

- Site: not applicable; brachial; femoral; jugular; radial; subclavian; other (write in)

- Setting: clinical; simulation

Collect 17 observations of achievement.

- At least 2 brachial arterial line insertions

- At least 3 central line insertions in unstable patients

- At least 2 dialysis line insertions

- At least 3 bronchoscopies

- At least one cricothyrotomy, may be in simulated setting

- At least 2 conscious sedation

- At least 1 intubation in a patient with a difficulty airway/unstable situation

- At least 1 testing of epicardial pacer

- At least 1 transvenous pacemaker insertion

- At least 1 pulmonary artery catheterization

Part B: PoCUS

Direct observation and/or review of images by supervisor

Use Form 2. Form collects information on

- PoCUs procedure: lung; cardiac and volume status; other

- Complex/unstable patient: yes; no

Collect 10 observations of achievement

- At least 5 lung

- At least 5 cardiac and volume status

Relevant milestones:

Part A: Procedures

1 ME 3.1 Preprocedure plan: Gather/assess required information to reach

diagnosis and determine correct procedure required

2 ME 3.4 Case preparation: Patient correctly prepared and positioned,

understands approach and required instruments, prepared to deal with

probable complications

3 ME 1.3 Knowledge of specific procedural steps: Understands steps of

procedure, potential risks, and means to avoid/overcome them

4 ME 3.4.Technical performance: Efficiently performs steps, avoiding pitfalls

and respecting soft tissues

5 ME 3.4 Visuospatial skills: 3D spatial orientation and able to position

instruments/hardware where intended

6 ME 3.4 Efficiency and flow: Obvious planned course of procedure with

economy of movement and flow

7 ME 3.4 Postprocedure plan: Appropriate complete post procedure plan

8 COL 1.3 Professional and effective communication/utilization of staff

Part B: PoCUS procedures

1 ME 3.4 Adjust instrument settings appropriately to optimize image quality

2 ME 3.4 Obtain standard views

3 ME 2.2 Recognize clinically significant findings in a POCUS examination

Core EPA #5

Caring for patients with chronic and/or organ support-dependent critical illness

and their primary caregiver(s)

Key Features:

- This EPA includes the coordination and care for chronic and/or ventilator dependent

critically ill patients in the ICU or other settings.

- This EPA requires longitudinal engagement with the patient, family, and

multidisciplinary team.

- It includes tasks such as orchestrating family meetings, developing and leading the

implementation of care plans including possible homecare, or transfer to community

hospital or long-term care facilities.

- It requires the coordination of multidisciplinary teams and advocacy at the patient

and system level.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation and/or case discussion by supervisor with or without input from

physiotherapist, social worker, registered respiratory therapist, patient or family.

Use Form 1.

Collect 1 observation of achievement.

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 1.6 Adapt care as the complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity of the patient’s

clinical situation evolves

2 ME 2.1 Identify patients for whom the patient perceived burden of disease modifying

therapy or investigations is greater than the clinical benefit

3 ME 2.3 Recognize and respond to signs that it is time to transition care away from a

disease modifying approach

4 COM 2.1 Gather information about the patient’s beliefs, values, preferences, context

and expectations with regards to their care

5 ME 2.3 Address the impact of the medical condition on the patients’ ability to pursue

life goals and purposes

6 ME 2.3 Work with the patient and family to establish goals of care

7 COM 3.1 Provide information on diagnosis and prognosis in a clear, compassionate,

and respectful manner

8 COM 4.3 Use communication skills and strategies that help the patient and

family make informed decisions

9 ME 2.2 Select investigations and therapies appropriate to the patient’s goals of care

10 ME 2.4 Develop and implement management plans that support

achievement of the patient’s goals of care

11 ME 4.1 Coordinate ongoing care when multiple physicians and health care

professionals are involved

12 HA 1.1 Facilitate timely patient access to services and resources

Core EPA # 6

Identifying, assessing, and managing potential organ donors

Key Features:

- This EPA includes the identification of potential organ donors (by both neurological

and circulatory criteria), referral to the local organ donation organization or program,

and communicating with families about the opportunity for donation, but does not

include obtaining consent for donation.

- This EPA includes the assessment of death by neurological criteria, the physiological

management of the potential organ donor, and collaboration with the donation

physician, donation coordinator and other members of the donation team.

- The observation of this EPA is divided into two parts: organ donor identification and

management; NDD declaration.

Assessment Plan:

Part A: Organ donation

Direct observation and/or case review by supervisor

Use Form 1.

Collect 2 observations of achievement

Part B: NDD declaration

Direct observation by supervisor

Use Form 1

Collect 2 observations of achievement

Relevant milestones:

Part A: Organ donation

1 ME 2.2 Recognize and respond to clinical features that identify opportunities

for organ donation

2 COM 3.1 Convey the option of organ and tissue donation as part of end-oflife

discussions with family members

3 HA 1.1 Facilitate access to bereavement support for a patient’s family, as

appropriate

4 COM 5.1 Document the organ donation assessment and discussion,

completing all required documentation

5 ME 2.4 Develop and implement management plans to maintain organ donor

homeostasis with appropriate hemodynamic, respiratory, temperature,

urine output, fluid, electrolyte, and glucose targets

6 COL1.2 Work effectively with organ procurement organization personnel,

transplant surgeons, and in-hospital diagnostic services to ensure complete

evaluation of individual organ/tissue suitability for transplant

7 ME 4.1 Establish plans for ongoing care of potential organ donors, incorporating

considerations of patient comfort and family concerns

8 P 1.3 Manage ethical issues encountered in the clinical setting

Part B: NDD declaration

1 ME 2.2 Exclude reversible causes of coma

2 ME 2.2 Assess brainstem reflexes and response to pain

3 ME 2.2 Perform an apnea test

4 ME 2.2 Use ancillary testing when appropriate

5 ME 1.3 Apply guidelines for the determination of NDD status

6 P 3.1 Adhere to regulations regarding NDD declaration

Core EPA #7

Recognizing and providing care for patients who are vulnerable

Key Features:

- This EPA includes providing care for patients who are mentally and/or physically frail,

living alone, victims of crime, victims of abuse, unable to manage their own health

risks, or who have a detrimental imbalance between care needs and care provided.

- It includes recognizing when a patient is vulnerable, has no next-of-kin, or when

police and/or social services need to be engaged, and working with the health care

team towards a health care outcome that respects the wishes of the patient.

Assessment Plan:

Case review by supervisor with or without input from other healthcare professionals

Use Form 1.

Collect 2 observations of achievement

- At least 2 different assessors

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 2.2 Recognize and respond to clinical features that identify a patient is

vulnerable

2 COM 1.1 Communicate using a patient-centred approach that facilitates

patient trust and autonomy and that is characterized by empathy, respect,

and compassion

3 COM 1.6 Assess a patient’s decision-making capacity

4 COM 1.6 Tailor approaches to decision-making to patient capacity, values, and

preferences

5 ME 2.3 Establish goals of care

6 ME 2.4 Develop and implement management plans that consider all of the

patient’s health problems, their social context and their expressed wishes in

collaboration with the interprofessional team

7 HA 1.1 Facilitate timely access to resources and/or agencies to address

health needs of the patient

8 HA 1.1 Describe risk factors that may indicate that a patient is the victim of intimate

partner violence, child abuse or neglect, youth violence, sexual assault, elder abuse,

or human trafficking

9 ME 4.1 Determine the need for referral to spiritual care, psychiatry, social work, or

medicine services

10 COL 1.3 Work effectively with the patient’s primary care physician, and/or

community liaisons and services, as needed

11 P 3.1 Fulfil the requirements of the physician’s duty to report, including

communicable disease, and suspected child, domestic or elder abuse

Core EPA #8

Managing the transport of patients who are critically ill

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on managing the transport of critically ill patients within the

hospital as well as between healthcare centres, by ground or by air.

- It may include being physically present during transfer, or providing advice to the

transferring centre and transport team.

- This EPA does not include managing discharge nor facilitating the transfer of patients

to a chronic care facility.

- This EPA may be observed in a simulated activity.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation or case review by supervisor

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Transport context: in-hospital; interhospital

- Setting: clinical; simulation

- Complexity: simple; complex

Collect 2 observations of achievement

- At least 1 in-hospital transport of a complex patient

- At least 1 interhospital transport (may be simulation or call line)

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 2.2 Interpret clinical information gathered by another health professional, along

with the results of investigations, for the purposes of diagnosis and management

2 ME 2.4 Determine the setting of care appropriate for the patient’s health

needs

3 ME 2.4 Plan the logistics of transfer including stabilization and procedures

prior to transfer, equipment and personnel requirements, methods of

monitoring and assessment during transport

4 COL 3.2 Demonstrate safe handover of care, using both verbal and written

communication, during a patient transition to a different health care

professional, setting, or stage of care

5 COM 5.1 Document telephone advice provided and the care provided during

transport

Core EPA #9

Leading daily clinical rounds

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on leading the daily care for all patients in the ICU.

- This includes leading team discussions and developing management plans for all

patients (complex and routine), guiding junior residents through their tasks,

conducting investigations, communicating and engaging other health professionals as

part of the interprofessional team, and seeking and providing appropriate consults to

other services.

- It includes transfer and discharge planning, as well as communication with patients

and families during rounds.

- This EPA requires time management skills to balance patient care with teaching

responsibilities, consideration of bed management issues, triaging of consults outside

the ICU, and the management of disruptions.

- This EPA does not include the safety competencies, end of life discussions nor formal

family meetings.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation by supervisor, with input from other health care professionals

Use form 1. Form collects information on:

- ICU location: (write in)

Collect 5 observations of achievement

- At least 2 different ICU locations

- At least 3 observers

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 1.3 Apply a broad base and depth of knowledge in clinical and biomedical

sciences to manage the breadth of patient presentations in the ICU

2 ME 1.4 Perform focused clinical assessments that address all relevant issues

3 ME 1.5 Prioritize among patients based on clinical acuity

4 ME 1.5 Carry out professional duties in the face of multiple, competing demands

5 ME 1.6 Recognize and respond to the complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity

inherent in medical practice

6 ME 2.4 Establish patient centered management plans

7 L 4.1 Integrate supervisory and teaching responsibilities into the overall

management of the clinical service

8 P 4.1 Manage the mental and physical challenges that impact physician wellness

and/or performance in demanding or stressful clinical settings

9 COL 2.1 Delegate tasks and responsibilities in a respectful manner

10 L 2.1 Allocate health care resources for optimal patient care

11 L 4.1 Manage time and prioritize tasks

12 S 2.4 Demonstrate basic skills in teaching others

13 S 3.4 Integrate best evidence and clinical expertise into decision-making

Core EPA #10

Identifying and addressing patient safety incidents and contributing to a culture of

Safety

Key Features:

- This EPA includes recognizing when a patient has experienced an adverse event,

classifying it as a patient safety incident, and assessing and managing the patient’s

condition.

- It includes documenting the incident per local institutional processes for institutional

safety monitoring programs.

- It also includes disclosing the event to the patient and/or family, which may be

observed in simulation setting.

- The EPA also includes following appropriate protocols, checklists and/or institutional

policy in delivering safe patient care, and supporting other team members to do the

same.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation and/or document or report review, or case discussion by supervisor, QI

leader, unit manager, or unit director

Use Form 1. Form collects information on:

- Setting: clinical; simulation

- Disclosure observed: yes; no

Collect 2 observations of achievement

- At least 1 disclosure (may be simulation)

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 5.1 Identify a patient safety incident in a timely manner

2 ME 5.1Identify the clinical circumstances contributing to an adverse event

3 ME 5.1 Mitigate further injury from adverse events, as appropriate

4 ME 2.4 Develop and implement initial management plans

5 COM 3.2 Communicate the reasons for unanticipated clinical outcomes and

disclose patient safety incidents

6 COM 3.2 Apologize appropriately for a harmful patient safety incident

7 COM 4.3 Answer questions from the patient and family about next steps

8 ME 5.1 Document harmful patient safety incidents as per institutional

processes

9 ME 5.1 Identify changes in practice/clinical care to prevent similar events

10 P 4.1 Apply strategies to mitigate the personal impact of patient safety events

Core EPA #11

Supervising, assessing, and coaching junior colleagues

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on providing constructive feedback in a manner aligned with

coaching and/or performance improvement and recognizing the need for potential

remediation.

- This includes assisting learners (rotating residents/students) in difficulty.

Assessment Plan:

Direct observation by supervisor with input from learner(s)

Use Form 1.

Collect 3 observations of achievement.

- At least 3 different observers

Relevant milestones:

1 P 1.1 Complete learner assessments in a timely fashion

2 S 2.5 Identify learner behaviors to support / continue as well as those for

improvement

3 S 2.5 Provide specific suggestions for improvement of performance

4 S 2.5 Provide narrative comments that support coaching / assessment

Core EPA #12

Participating in and/or contributing to scholarly activity

Key Features:

- This EPA includes a literature review, knowledge about ethics applications, any

needed regulatory module(s), understanding assessment and critique methods, data

collection, critical appraisal of literature, and contribution to a knowledge translation

activity.

- Scholarly activities include clinical, basic science, education, or health systems

research, and patient safety and quality improvement.

- This EPA does not include completion of a formal scholarly project (TTP),

independent trial design, grant writing, specific teaching, nor an independent QI

project.

Assessment Plan:

Review of status of current scholarly project by supervisor, mentor, or research coordinator

Use Form 1

Collect one observation of achievement

Relevant milestones:

1 S 4.4 Generate a focused question for scholarly investigation

2 S 3.3 Critically evaluate the integrity, reliability, and applicability of health-related

research and literature

3 S 4.3 Secure a supervisor’s commitment for a scholarly project

4 S 4.5 Summarize the findings of a literature review

5 S 4.4 Select appropriate methods of addressing a given scholarly question

6 S 4.2 Apply ethical principles in research, quality improvement or other scholarly

work

7 S 4.4 Collect data for a scholarly project

8 P 1.2 Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in all aspects of practice

Transition to Practice

T2P EPA #1: Coordinating the delivery of resources and care for patients who are critically ill

T2P EPA #2: Debriefing resuscitations and other critical events

T2P EPA #3: Contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives that address system level safety or quality concerns

T2P EPA #4: Demonstrating self-directed personal and professional development

T2P EPA #5: Conducting scholarly work

Transition to Practice EPA #1

Coordinating the delivery of resources and care for patients who are critically ill

Key Features:

- This EPA focuses on managing the flow through the ICU: triaging referrals, managing

discharges, surge and epidemic planning, delegation of responsibilities, collaborating

with other health professionals and demonstrating judicious use of resources.

- This EPA may be observed in and out of the ICU, including remote sites.

- The observation of this EPA must be based on a block of time of at least a day, and

preferably a week

- The observation of this EPA is not based on running rounds or providing care for

individual patients, but rather the management of the unit as a whole

Assessment Plan:

Direct and/or indirect observation by physician, nurse clinician or charge nurse

Use Form 1.

Collect 4 observations of achievement.

- At least 2 direct observations by nurse

- At least 2 direct or indirect observations by physician

- At least 4 separate encounters

Relevant milestones:

1 ME 1.1 Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for decisions regarding patient

care

2 ME 1.5 Prioritize among patients based on clinical acuity

3 ME 1.5 Carry out professional duties in the face of multiple, competing demands

4 L 2.1 Allocate health care resources for optimal patient care

5 S 3.4 Integrate best evidence and clinical expertise into decision-making

6 ME 4.1 Coordinate the involvement of consulting services in patient care

7 COL 2.2 Work effectively with other health care professionals to develop

plans for clinical care when there are differences in opinion and/or

recommendations

8 L 4.1 Manage time and prioritize tasks

9 L 4.1 Integrate supervisory and teaching responsibilities into the overall

management of the clinical service

10 P 4.1 Manage the mental and physical challenges that impact physician

wellness and/or performance in demanding or stressful clinical settings

Transition to Practice EPA #2

Debriefing resuscitations and other critical events

Key Features:

- This EPA includes leading the healthcare team in the immediate debriefing post

critical event to identify opportunities for future improvement in patient care.

- It includes developing an environment in which team members’ views are

encouraged and respected.

- This EPA also includes providing, and/or identifying resources for emotional and

psychological support for the health care team.

- This EPA does not include systems-level review, such as those that would be

conducted for sentinel events or other patient safety concerns.

Assessment:

Direct observation by supervisor and/or other health professional

Use Form 1.

Collect 2 observations of achievement.

- At least one observation by physician

- Ideally one observation by other health professional

- At least two separate debriefing events

Relevant milestones:

1 L 1.2 Establish a safe environment for debriefing critical events

2 COL 1.3 Convey the purpose of debriefing an event to the health care team

3 COL 1.3 Facilitate discussions within the health care team, ensuring

everyone has the opportunity to participate

4 S 2.5 Role model self-assessment and feedback seeking behaviour

5 L 1.2 Encourage all members of the team to identify opportunities to

improve patient care

6 L 1.1 Summarize debriefing discussions, identifying potential improvements

in health care delivery

7 P 4.3 Recognize, support and respond effectively to colleagues in need

Transition to Practice EPA #3

Contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives that address system level safety or quality concerns

Key Features:

- This EPA includes the review and analysis of a set of events, data or outcomes to

ascertain the quality of healthcare delivery

- It focuses on an analysis of the reasons for any gap in desired outcomes, and may

include suggestions for potential improvement

- The observation of this EPA requires that the resident complete the analysis but it is

not necessary for the resident to implement or participate in the implementation of

any changes

- Examples may include quality assurance of outcome measures in the intensive care

unit, an analysis of a patient safety event, or a review of a series of patient

outcomes

- This EPA may be observed via presentation of findings (e.g. at rounds or to a

committee) or via submission of a report

Assessment Plan:

Direct and/or indirect observation by supervisor and/or QI lead

Use Form 1

Collect one observation of achievement

Relevant Milestones:

1 L 1.1 Gather information for the purposes of quality assurance or

improvement

2 S 4.4 Perform data analysis

3 L 1.1 Integrate existing standards for health care delivery with findings of data

collection

4 L 1.1 Identify potential improvement opportunities

5 L 1.1 Identify the impact of human and system factors on health care

delivery

6 L 3.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the operations of the intensive care unit

7 L 3.2 Facilitate change in health care to enhance services and outcomes

8 S 3.4 Integrate best evidence and clinical expertise into decision-making

9 P 2.2 Demonstrate a commitment to patient safety and quality improvement

initiatives within their own practice environment

Transition to Practice EPA #4

Demonstrating self-directed personal and professional development

Key Features:

- The EPA focuses on integrating professional, personal and family priorities in a

sustainable manner.

- It involves developing a personal learning plan for future practice and ongoing

professional development.

- It also includes developing a strategy for managing finances, insurance, medical

legal responsibilities and other issues related to the clinical practice environment.

- The observation of this EPA is based on the resident submitting their plan for

ongoing learning to the Competence Committee, and meeting regularly with their

faculty advisor, mentor or program director to discuss their wellness and professional

development.

Assessment Plan:

Part A: Learning plan

Competence Committee reviews the resident’s submission of a learning plan geared to

progression of competence

Part B: Mentorship discussions

Direct observation by faculty advisor, mentor, or program director.

Use Form 1

Collect one observation

Relevant milestones:

Part B: Mentorship discussions

1 P 2.1 Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining and enhancing competence

2 ME 1.4 Demonstrate an awareness of the context of practice, including what is

required to practice safely and effectively

3 S 1.2 Identify opportunities for learning and improvement by reflecting on

and assessing performance using various internal and external data sources

4 S 1.1 Identify learning needs to enhance competence across all CanMEDS roles and

generate immediate and longer-term career goals

5 HA 2.3 Identify and respond to unmet health care needs within one’s practice

6 S 3.1 Generate focused questions to address practice uncertainty and

knowledge gaps

7 L 4.2 Reconcile expectations for practice with job opportunities and workforce needs

8 S 1.1 Create and implement a learning plan

9 L 4.2 Choose educational experiences to gain competencies necessary for

future unsupervised practice

10 P 4.2 Develop a strategy to manage personal and professional demands for

a sustainable independent practice

11 P 3.1 Fulfil professional standards of practice by participating in programs that

record continuing professional development (e.g. Royal College Maintenance of

Certification Program)

Transition to Practice EPA #5

Conducting scholarly work

Key Features:

- This EPA includes all aspects of performing scholarly work: identification of a

question for investigation, literature review, data gathering, data analysis, reflective

critique and dissemination.

- This may include scholarly research, quality assurance, or educational projects.

- The assessment of this EPA is based on the submission of a completed scholarly

project, and may also include observation of the presentation of the scholarly work.

Assessment Plan:

Supervisor review of resident scholarly work

Use Form 1

Collect one observation of achievement

Relevant Milestones:

1 L 4.1 Organize work to manage clinical, scholarly and other responsibilities

2 S 4.4 Identify, consult and collaborate with content experts and others in

the conduct of scholarly work

3 S 4.4 Generate a focused question for scholarly investigation

4 S 3.3 Critically evaluate the integrity, reliability, and applicability of health-related

research and literature

5 S 4.5 Summarize the findings of a literature review

6 S 4.4 Select appropriate methods of addressing a given scholarly question

7 S 4.2 Apply ethical principles in research, quality improvement or other scholarly

work

8 S 4.4 Collect data for a scholarly project

9 S 4.4 Perform data analysis

10 S 4.4 Integrate existing literature and findings of data collection

11 S 4.4 Identify areas for further investigation

12 S 4.5 Summarize and communicate the findings of research and scholarly

inquiry