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Neurology

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Autonomic Nervous System (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1

Ron Chen MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 3

Margaret McCrone MF2 Hematology (Archived)
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 2

A Neuromuscular Approach to Weakness (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 4

Frontal Lobe Syndromes (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 2

Joshua Song MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Brock Martel MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Ronnie Olchuk MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Pain Concepts and Pathophysiology (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

Brenda Farnett MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neuro Week 1
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neurology Exam: Practice Case – Altered Level of Consciousness
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Intro to Neurology subunit and Intro to Neurosciences
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Mandy Wallsmith (Part 1) MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Mandy Wallsmith (Part 2) MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neil Wartson (Part 1) MF4 Neuro
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neil Wartson (Part 2) MF4 Neuro
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neuro Team based learning session #1
Small Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neuroimaging
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

David Beatty MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Ivan Nettar MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Andrea Holmes MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neuro Week 2
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neurology Exam: Practice Cases – Vertigo, Headache
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Motor Pathways
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Visual System
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neuro Toolbox - Muscle/nerve histology, physiology and EMG-NCS
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neuro Team based learning session #2
Small Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Shelley Clerke MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Carmen Shellinger MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Petter Khant MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neuro Week 3
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Sensory Systems
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Ron Chen (Part 2) MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neuro Team based learning session #3
Small Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neurology Exam: Practice Case – Weakness
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neuro Week 4
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Aphasia
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Circulation and CSF
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Emily Slott MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Neuro Team based learning session #4
Small Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Neurology Exam and Neurology Subunit Assessment: Practice Case – Numbness
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Headache
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 2

Parkinson's Disease
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 2

Ali Khan IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 2

Neurology
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Neurology
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Neurology
Tutorial

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Seizures
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Neurosurgery
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Shane Williams MF4 Host Defence (Archived)
Tutorial

Assessments

MF4 Neurology Clinical Skills
End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Neurology Week 1
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neurology Week 2
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neurology Week 3
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neurology Week 4
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

OSCE #2
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Neurology
Clerkship Key Feature Exam

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Neurology
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Neurology presentations
Final Rotation Assessment

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Objectives

Development of locomotor skills: early mobilizing and walking.
General Objectives

Medical Foundation 1

Deviations from normal patterns of neurological and psychological development: i. Developmental delay ii. Developmental regression
General Objectives

Medical Foundation 1

Appreciate the initial management of stroke
Activity Objectives

Part 4

MF4 is the study of the nervous and locomotor systems particularly, remembering the whole person and the whole environment. The Foundation organizes this task into three subunits: Musculoskeletal Medicine, Neuroscience, and Brain & Behaviour.
Block Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Explain the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of dementia.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Identify basic musculoskeletal and neurological anatomical structures in the limbs.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Differentiate between inflammatory and mechanical back pain.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Develop a basic approach to low back pain and explain its common causes and its investigation and management.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Differentiate between the role of opioid use in acute pain versus chronic pain and discuss the efficacy, limitations and adverse consequences.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Discuss rheumatic disorders, including vascultis and myopathies, that present with overlapping neurological symptoms.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe the basic anatomical structures of the lower limbs.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the gross anatomy of the upper limb, including bones, muscles and nerves. They will know the functions of the key nerves of the upper limb.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Develop an overall approach to weakness, leading into the neuroscience subunit.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

To provide a basic understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system and to introduce you to the various ways it is affected by common disorders.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the microscopic structure of muscle and the process of muscle contraction/relaxation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the major milestones for gross motor development.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate inflammatory myopathies, metabolic myopathies, congenital structural myopathies, and dystrophies.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify the anatomy and describe the physiology of the neuromuscular junction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the presentation and articulate the management of neuromuscular junction disorders.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the ear and auditory system.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the anatomy and physiology of the eye; cones, rods, eye ball, optic nerve.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the basic pathophysiology and common clinical presentations of multiple sclerosis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify major structures in the brainstem and recall their basic functions.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the structure of the neuron, axon, synapse.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Review the basic organization of the cerebral hemispheres.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the anatomy, physiological connections, and neurochemistry of basal ganglia.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify the structures that comprise the limbic system and recall their basic functions.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recall major normal neurodevelopmental milestones in child development.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the basic anatomical substrate of memory.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Review the genetic concept of trinucleotide repeats and anticipation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain how the brain protects itself against infection.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Define seizures, epilepsy, and status epilepticus.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize major cerebral blood vessels.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe normal muscle function.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the normal function of the neuromuscular junction.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the anatomy and basic functional circuitry of the basal ganglia.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the microscopic anatomy and physiology of a peripheral nerve.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss and identify normal and delayed neurodevelopment in childhood.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss the concept of dementia.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss the cortical organization of language.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Mental status: MMSE (if the patient is not in delirium) and aphasias, level of consciousness.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Cranial nerves examination.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Motor system: inspection, tone strength, coordination, power grading (1 to 5), reflexes (grading), Babinski response, gait and posture.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Cerebelar testing: Romberg, standing balance, pointing, tremor.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Sensory system: pain and temperature, position and vibration, light touch, discriminative sensations, common dermatomes abnormalities, temperature assessment, standard assessment of peripheral sensation (10gm filament), vibration, position (start with toes). Compare left and right for all of the above.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Ophthalmology examination.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Special tests: primitive reflexes, meningitis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Correlate clinical findings with neurophysiology (EEG, EVP, EMG).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the fundamentals of nerve conduction in health and disease.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the anatomy and physiology of the spine.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss the anatomy and physiology of the eye and optic nerves.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the anatomy and physiology of the auditory system.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to recognize the basic anatomy and function of some of the structures of the brainstem.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to recognize the anatomy and discuss the overall functioning of the limbic system.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the following electrophysiological concepts surrounding excitable cells: 1) resting potentials, 2) post-synaptic potentials, 3) action potential generation and propagation in unmyelinated and myelinated neurons.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the consequences of nerve trauma.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of length dependant neuropathies.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe how to perform an appropriate examination of sensation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify the clinical symptoms of stroke.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the organization of the two major sensory systems of the spinal cord.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate peripheral versus central loss of sensation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Contrast upper versus lower motor neuron dysfunction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the anatomy of optic nerve and optic chiasm.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate between central and peripheral hearing loss.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe some basic concepts surrounding brain tumor development.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the role of the basal ganglia in the control of movement.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize signs of basal ganglia dysfunction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of Parkinsonism.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the mechanism of action for the drugs used in the treatment of Parkinsonism.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the clinical signs that suggest limbic system dysfunction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate encephalitis from meningitis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Review the classification of seizures.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the mechanism of action for the drugs that are frequently used in the treatment of seizures.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the mechanisms and consequences of cerebral ischemia.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Define “developmental delay”.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

List some of the common causes of weakness (e.g., muscle problem (e.g., myopathy, myositis), brain problem (e.g., stroke, trauma), etc.).
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the features on history and physical exam that suggest a particular cause for weakness (i.e., help to localize the lesion).
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss your approach to a patient presenting with weakness.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the utility of some of the tests used to assess muscle disorders (e.g., EMG/NCS, muscle biopsy).
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate between mononeuropathies, radiculopathies, and polyneuropathies based on clinical signs and symptoms.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the different clinical courses seen in patients with axonal neuropathies vs. demyelinating neuropathies.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize that neuropathic pain might arise as a result of irritation or injury to neuronal structures and discuss its management.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

List disorders that commonly cause neuropathies.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain your approach to a patient with sensory/motor problems secondary to nerve dysfunction.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

List some of the conditions that can commonly cause gait problems.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe how different gait patterns can help localize the potential cause of abnormal gait.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate between the different meanings of the term “dizziness” (e.g., vertigo vs. presyncope vs. unsteadiness).
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate central vs peripheral causes of vertigo.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss your approach to a patient with dizziness.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe spinal cord anatomy.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the clinical presentation seen with different patterns of spinal cord lesions (e.g., complete transection, hemicord lesion, etc.).
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

List the clinical signs and symptons that suggest spinal cord involvement.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Relay how to clear a c-spine.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the common causes of spinal cord injury.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate between complex and simple febrile seizures.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the prognosis and management of febrile seizures.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

List the common causes of meningitis in different patient populations.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify clinical and laboratory features that suggest meningitis.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss your approach to the initial management of meningitis.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Provide the prognosis for different types of meningitis.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the circuitry of the basal ganglia.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Classify common movement disorders (bradykinetic/akinetic vs. hyperkinetic).
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe your approach to evaluating a patient with a movement disorder.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Be aware of red flags when evaluating traumatic head injury.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Understand the pathophysiology of concussion and its heterogenous presentation as it pertains to cortical function.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

List the clinical features that suggest concussion and the red flags that should indicate the need for further investigations.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the Return to Play guidelines.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the assessment of patients in the comatose state.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss indicators of prognosis (e.g., findings on exam, neurophysiology, imaging).
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Detail the steps for diagnosing brain death in an adult.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss your approach to a patient presenting with abnormal gait.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Appreciate the role of the brainstem as it pertains to “dizziness”, vertigo, syncope, unsteadiness.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Appreciate the role of the brainstem as it pertains to critical functions and illness.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the pathophysiology of febrile seizures.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Neuroscience

List the different types of headache commonly encountered.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Differentiate between migraine and other headache types.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Provide a basic strategy for managing simple migraine headaches
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Peripheral neuropathy
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

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