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Curriculum Objective
Objective
Clerkship Objectives
Patient History
- Indicates most relevant
Related Objectives
Parent Objective
Approach to the Patient
Child Objectives
Conduct an effective patient interview to elicit appropriate information in patients presenting with the required presentations/conditions listed in the priority topics below.
Validate and obtain historical information from other relevant informants (eg. partner, caregiver, Community Care Access Centre, family physician) where indicated.
Document the patient interview in a concise, organized written and verbal report.
Perform patient interview in a patient centered manner, using verbal and non-verbal means to create an empathetic and respectful environment for a variety of patients (including the frail elderly).
Take a history from a geriatric patient with special emphasis on physical and mental functioning.