Curriculum Objective
Objective
Clerkship Objectives
Perform a physical examination and functional assessment on an elderly patient, adapting it to possible conditions of frailty, mobility, hearing loss, memory loss and other impairments.

Curriculum Block

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation
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AFMC Entrustable Professional Activities
1. Obtain a history and perform a physical examination adapted to the patient’s clinical situation
AFMC National Clinical Skills
General Physical Examination
Curriculum Block
Clerkship Internal Medicine Rotation
Discipline
Geriatrics Internal Medicine
MCC Presentations
Frailty in the Elderly
McMaster Program Competencies
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. 5.2 Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect for others 4.3 Demonstrate sensitivity, honesty, and compassion in difficult conversations, including those about death, end of life, adverse events, bad news, disclosure of errors, and other sensitive topics 5.4 Demonstrate respect for patient confidentiality, privacy and autonomy 5.5 Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population, including all dimensions of diversity such as those that are included in human rights legislation and federal and provincial law.
MeSH
Aged [M01.060.116.100] Frail Elderly [M01.060.116.100.540] Aged, 80 and over [M01.060.116.100.080] Geriatric Assessment [E05.318.308.225] Geriatric Assessment [L01.280.360]

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