Integration Foundation

• Occupational Medicine
• Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions
• Explain the pathophysiology of COVID 19.
• Describe COVID 19 diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies.
• Define an outbreak.
• Explain the characteristics of an outbreak and how to recognize one when it occurs.
• Describe the main steps in outbreak prevention.
• Describe effective outbreak management.
• Describe skills involved in controlling an outbreak and its impact on the public, in collaboration with public health authorities.
• Recognize important factors in choosing between various antibiotics.
• Describe basic mechanisms of action for antimicrobials.
• Define and describe commonly used terminology and principles of antimicrobial use.
• Identify some common antibiotic classes and describe their spectrum of antimicrobial activity.
• Apply principles of antibiotic stewardship using case examples.
• Address end-of-life decision making and planning, including advance care planning and goals of care discussions.
• Identify appropriate care for dying patients and their families.
• Identify psychosocial and spiritual needs of the dying patient and family, including grief and bereavement.
• Describe the fundamentals of nociceptive pathways including the perception of pain, effects on the individual, how they are regulated within the individual and might evolve from the acute to the chronic setting.
• Explain how targeted pharmacotherapy, behavioural therapy, and reactivation can be applied to manage pain.
• Describe the basic pharmacology of Opioid Analgesics, and the basic analgesic properties of Tricyclic Antidepressants, Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Re-uptake Inhibitors (SNRIs), Gabapentinoids and Cannabinoids.
• Identify other pharmacotherapeutic options such as corticosteroids, local anesthetics, Ketamine, anticonvulsants.
• Explain the potential use of regional analgesia or other medical procedures in select circumstances.
• Describe basic scientific principles of the EKG that can be applied to understand how the 12 lead EKG records the heart’s electrical activity and can be used to diagnose a broad spectrum of cardiac pathologies.
• Demonstrate a basic approach to common pathologies that can be seen on an EKG and how to work through diagnosis.
• Utilize practice material and worked examples for medical students to test their knowledge and refine their understanding of the EKG.
• Review the principles of single-gene, mitochondrial, and multifactorial inheritance.
• Explain genetic imprinting and epigenetics.
• Describe indications for genetic testing in general practice.
• Explain practical implications of genetic testing.
• Interpret results of common genetic tests.
• Review the correct interpretation of electrolyte abnormalities in a patient’s serum or urine.
• Recognize how a pattern of electrolyte abnormalities can represent a particular disease state.
• Interpret derangements of each component of an arterial blood gas.
• Create a differential diagnosis for abnormalities in sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, serum osmolality, pH, and urine electrolytes.
• Increased awareness of events surrounding legal and governmental limitations of Indigenous People of Canada.
• Identification of myths and stereotypes of Indigenous people and their history.
• Review of appropriate terminology regarding Indigenous People.
• Self awareness and reflection of learners regarding the limitations of previous educational experiences and teachings regarding Indigenous culture and history.
• Increased awareness of different subgroups of Indigenous People including cultural practices and communication styles.
• IF Self-Guided Module: Impact of Technology and Financial Literacy
• Costs of Life After Graduation