Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Provide compassionate and reassuring care to patients in the perioperative setting
• Demonstrate appropriate care of unconscious patients (i.e. protecting patient head and limbs)
• Demonstrate ability to work in the perioperative environment including appropriate communication and teamwork.

Assessments

• Personal Interaction and Communication Skills

Tags

Communicator; Culturally Aware Communicator 2010 Anesthesia Rotation Clerkship Anesthesiology Communication Skills Effective Communication 1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 1.2 Organize and prioritize responsibilities to provide care that is safe, effective, and efficient 1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment 1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans 1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice. 2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare 3.1 Solicit and respond to feedback from peers, teachers, supervisors, patients, families, and members of health care teams regarding one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours 3.2 Integrate feedback, external measures of performance and reflective practices to identify strengths, deficiencies, and limits in one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours 3.3 Set learning and improvement goals 4.99 Other interpersonal and communication skills 5.12 Present oneself professionally to patients, families, and members of the health care team 7.3 Communicate with other health professionals in a responsive and responsible manner that supports the maintenance of health and the provision of healthcare in individual patients and populations 8.3 Develop the ability to use self-awareness of knowledge, skills, and emotional limitation to seek help appropriately Physician-Patient Relations [N05.300.660.625]