Emergency Medicine: Aids to Clinical Decision Making Presentations
Activity
Self-Directed Study
Self-Directed Study
By the end of this session students should be able to: Critically appraise at least one clinical decision rule or tool fully and be able to explain its application and limitations; Identify the role of clinical decision rules in the management of key disorders presenting to the emergency department; Discuss the role of clinical decision rules in ensuring judicious use or preventing misuse of certain outcomes, such as diagnostic test usage (e.g. PERC to decrease use of D-Dimer, or some of the Ottawa rules for decreasing X-rays); Deliver an effective oral presentation; Critique peers’ presentations and presentation style.
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
- Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of evidence-based medicine and best practice guidelines and how they relate to patient care in the ED.
- Demonstrate an ability to access various educational resources available to enhance patient care.
- Demonstrate a basic ability to distinguish seriously ill or injured patients from those with minor conditions.
- Employ the use of clinical decision rules and distinguish between patients who would be excluded from these rules and who could benefit from their use. Examples of these rules include: Risk stratification of PE (PERC, Wells, YEARS, Geneva); Head injury (Canada CT Head Rules, PECARN); C-Spine (Canada C-Spine Rules, Nexus criteria); MSK (Ottawa ankle, knee rules).
Assessments
Final Rotation Assessment
Tags
Basic Sciences
Diagnosis
C2LEO
Scholar
CanMEDS Roles
Communicator
Leader/Manager
Scholar
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Emergency Medicine Rotation
Discipline
Emergency Medicine
General MCC Objectives
Clinical Judgement And Decision-Making
Communication Skills
Critical Appraisal/Medical Economics
Management Skills
McMaster Professional Competency
Clinical Skills
Effective Communication and Self Awareness
Medical Decision Making
McMaster Program Competencies
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
MeSH
Clinical Decision-Making [E01.055]
Decision Support Systems, Clinical [L01.700.508.300.190]
Decision Support Techniques [E05.245]
Emergency Medical Services [N02.421.297]
Practice Guideline [V02.515.500]
Practice Guidelines as Topic [N05.700.350.650]
