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1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans

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Activities

Introduction to ABGs
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 1

Introduction to Pain
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Management of Nausea and Nutrition in Palliative Care (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Drug Interactions (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Bruno Silva MF2 Endocrinology and Metabolism (Archived)
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Jean La Barre MF2 Endocrinology and Metabolism (Archived)
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Pediatric and Adult Obesity (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Mei Wang MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Shalini Mehta MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Manuel Pereira MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Susan Weiss MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Rachel Kowalski MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 2

Samira Shah 1 MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 3

Samira Shah 2 MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 3

Savita Singh MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 4

Communication/EBM: Communicating Prognosis
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 4

Ask Me Anything: Concepts, Tools and Key Issues for Nutrition and Health
Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Hannah Rosen Part 1 MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 1

Nick DeMarco MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 1

Hepatobiliary system
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Mike Bayuk MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

James Cork MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Philip Cheung MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 3

Lauren Bick MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

Amanda Porter MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

Vivian Patel MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

Stephen Golding MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Susanna Green Part 1 MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Adam Pajek MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Emily Bradstone MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Calvin Shin MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Michel Dupois MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Julian Knight MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Riley Walker MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Kate Smith MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

A Neuromuscular Approach to Weakness (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 4

The Assessment Process in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Archived)
Large Group Session

Brain and Behaviour

Somatic Symptom Disorder (Archived)
Large Group Session

Brain and Behaviour

Substance Use Disorders
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Lan Chen MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Tammy Polk MF5 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Binh Hau MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Katherine Cornish MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Desta Ayo MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

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

Benjamin Nuri MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

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

Personality Disorders
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 3

Malcolm Lowry MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 3

Health Anxiety and MUSS (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 4

Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder
Active Large Group Session

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

Ryan Smith MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Gayle Parker MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Mike Chiasson 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

Daniel Gatto MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Ann Green MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Diane Bainbridge MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Amy Field MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Introduction to Physiatry (Archived)
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Introduction to Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Richard Strang MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Joseph Collins MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Cindy Edsworth MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Inflammatory Arthritis
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Joan Spaulding MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Jane Young MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Jake Gamble MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Fred Newman MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Theodore McIntyre MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Giuseppe Carnivale MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

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

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

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

Ron Chen (Part 2) MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Aphasia
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Emily Slott MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care
PC Session

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 7

Yaser Kallas IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 1

Godlewski Family IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 3

Albert Johnson IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 4

Brain Death and Organ Donation
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 4

Serious Illness Conversations
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 5

Claire McFadden Part 1 IF Maternal and Child Health Risks
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 1

Claire McFadden Part 2 IF Maternal and Child Health Risks
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 1

Integration Foundation Rapid Fire Cases: Medical decision making in the acute care setting
e-Learning Module

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Adrian Scholtz Part 2
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Henry Baker IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 1

Susanna Green Part 2 IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 3

Patient History
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Examination
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Pain Management
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Personal Interaction and Communication Skills
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthetic Practice
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

General Anesthesia
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Pharmacology
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Airway Management
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Oxygenation
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Ventilation
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Volume and Circulatory Management
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthesia Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Examination: Trauma and burn
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Triage Shift
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Family Medicine Clinical Placement
Preceptor

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Clinical Exposure
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Obstetrical Emergencies
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Intrapartum Care
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Postpartum Hemorrhage
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Shoulder Dystocia
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Bradicardia
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation (Hospital)
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation (Ambulatory)
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Pediatrics Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Eating Disorders and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Geriatric and Medical Psychiatry
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Surgery Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Medical Subspecialty Selectives
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Philippe LaCologne Part 1 MF4 Neoplasia (Archived)
Tutorial

Dorothy Little MF4 Neoplasia (Archived)
Tutorial

The Approach to Undifferentiated Acute Abdominal Pain (Archived)
Large Group Session

GI CPC (Archived)
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Qamar Abdul MF5 Brain and Behaviour (Archived)
Tutorial

Endocrine: Hypercalcemia (Archived)
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Allyson Purdon MF4 Neoplasia (Archived)
Tutorial

Acne and Rosacea (Archived)
Large Group Session

Skin Manifestations of Autoimmune Diseases (Archived)
Large Group Session

Head, Neck and ENT Malignancy (Archived)
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Assessments

MF 3
PC Integrative Exercise

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 5

Integration Foundation (IF)
PC Integrative Exercise

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 7

Anesthesia Clerkship Daily Evaluation
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

EM Medical Expert (presenting problem)
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Daily Evaluation
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

EM Medical Expert (technical skills interpretation)
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine: Aids to Clinical Decision Making
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Intrapartum Care
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Postpartum Hemorrhage
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Shoulder Dystocia
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Bradicardia
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship Clinical Placement
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Formulate, communicate and implement management plans
Direct Observation Tool

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation / Psychiatry Rotation

Medical Subspecialty Selectives
Final Rotation Assessment

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Objectives

It is important to be able to outline investigations of adrenal function and the management of patients with adrenal dysfunction.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Students will be able to outline the long-term effects of diabetes mellitus, as it affects the eye, the kidney, sexual function, the cardiovascular system and peripheral nervous system as well as the effects of diabetes on lipid metabolism.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to explain calcium homeostasis. They will also review the basics of autosomal dominant inheritance and the use of molecular genetic testing for the diagnosis of MEN2A.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

After completing this case, students will be able to describe the physiology of the proglucagon gene: GLP-1 incretin effects, GLP-2 gut proliferation.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Adequate Intake (AI)
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Familiarity with reference standards for growth in infants and children produced by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta in 2000 and adopted by Canadian health professional societies in 2003 as well as the World Health Organization Child (0-5 years) Growth Charts.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe the anatomy, embryology and histology of the thyroid gland.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Explain thyroid hormone synthesis and regulation.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Identify the metabolic function of thyroid hormone.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Review common types of thyroid disease: thyrotoxicosis; hypothyroidism; thyroid nodules; thyroid cancer
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe the application of the Law of Thermodynamics to obesity causation and treatment.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe appetite control mechanisms.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Discuss the determinants of obesity.
Activity Objectives

Medical Foundation 2

Describe the health consequences of obesity.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Discuss the prevalence of obesity and related adverse health outcomes in adults and children.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Introduce the principles of obesity management in adults and youth.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe the epidemiology and pathophysiology of acute abdominal pain.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Create a differential diagnosis for acute abdominal pain: including the “CAN’T MISS” list.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe the clinical assessment and initial investigations of patients with acute abdominal pain.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Define the limitations of various diagnostic tests used in the evaluation of acute abdominal pain.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe the initial management of patients with acute abdominal pain.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Discuss acute abdominal pain Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Define appropriate disposition strategies after assessment of patients with acute abdominal pain.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe the evaluation and differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with bloody diarrhea.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Discuss the presentation and management of ulcerative colitis (UC) and compare to Crohn’s disease (CD).
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Compare and contrast the histology of the normal GI tract and the GI tract of those with Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (UC and CD).
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Examine the imaging features of the normal GI tract and compare to the GI tract of those with Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe the management of a patient with toxic megacolon.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Describe the evaluation and differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with elevated liver enzymes.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Discuss the presentation, management and complications of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Compare and contrast the histology of the normal hepatobiliary system and those with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Examine the imaging features of the normal hepatobiliary system and compare it to those with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

Explore the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to clinical problems using ulcerative colitis (UC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) as an example.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2

By the end of the tutorial, the student should be able to describe the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy as well as discuss epidemiologic and management strategies.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Renal

Identify the role of the health care provider in decreasing blood loss at delivery.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to define metabolic syndrome and examine the consequences of insulin resistance including polycystic ovarian syndrome. Students will also be able to explain the effect of hyperinsulinemia and hyperandrogenism on female sexual function.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the normal menstrual cycle and to identify factors that can disrupt normal female reproductive physiology.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to define infertility, to discuss its underlying causes and to describe a basic diagnostic approach to its evaluation. The student should be able to describe the psychological and sexual impacts of infertility.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will have developed an approach to the investigation of male infertility, will understand meiosis and will appreciate the difference between meiosis and mitosis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the role of the X chromosome in ovarian function.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the physiologic changes that occur during the menopause transition and list the causes of postmenopausal bleeding.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to define conception, normal and abnormal implantation and early pregnancy failure. Students will also review available options for contraception and their mechanisms of action and efficacy.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain the mechanisms of labour and normal labour progression as well as describe the factors that affect normal labour.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the mechanisms of the third stage of labour and be able to discuss the factors that can lead to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

By the end of the gastrointestinal and nutrition subunit you should have covered the following areas and be able to perform the tasks outlined in this list:
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe an approach to assessment, investigation and management of patients with disorders of the hepatobiliary system.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students should have an understanding of fat, carbohydrate and protein requirements as well as the processes of digestion, absorption and metabolism of these macronutrients. The relationship between diet and growth and development in early childhood should be summarized.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the approach to a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain, describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the pancreas and examine the pathophysiology of acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the physiology of the small intestine and discuss the pathophysiology of malabsorption.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students will demonstrate an understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of gastric acid secretion. The factors that support and disrupt gastroduodenal mucosal integrity should be identified and explained.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the anatomy and physiology of the biliary system and outline the pathophysiology of stone formation in various organs.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the nutrient-based dietary standard for Canada and the USA known as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs).
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe an approach to determining nutritional status. This should include assessment of growth, body composition and biochemical measures of nutritional adequacy.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Use reference standards for growth to assess over and under nutrition based on percentile for weight, height and body mass index (BMI).
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the secretory and excretory functions of the hepatobiliary system.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Describe measures of liver synthetic function.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Discuss examples of hepatobiliary disease.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Describe the treatment of thyroid disease.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students are expected to describe the key developmental milestones of the peri-pubertal stage and the nutritional requirements of the adolescent and the impact of extreme lifestyle behaviours on growth and nutritional health of adolescents. Students will describe common presentations of eating disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the role of insulin in lipid, carbohydrate and protein metabolism in normal homeostasis and and appreciate the consequences of the pathophysiological condition of absolute insulin deficiency.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will explain how a genetic defect can disturb normal lipoprotein metabolism and increase risk of cardiovascular disease.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will describe the role of thyroid hormones in energy metabolism.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the regulation and function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will identify genetic and environmental risk factors for childhood obesity and discuss prevention and treatment strategies at the individual and population level.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will outline the key hormones and organs or tissues involved in calcium homeostasis, as well as the causes and consequences of hypercalcemia. Students will also be able to describe the histological structure of bone, the physiology of bone formation and remodeling and the pathophysiology of osteoporosis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe normal pituitary structure and function and compare with the pathologic state of growth hormone excess.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the production of steroid hormones and to interpret the implications of steroidogenic enzyme deficiencies on embryologic development and postnatal health. Students will also have reviewed the inheritance of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, discussed related genetic counselling, and considered a patient-centered approach to caring for intersex patients.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Recognize abnormalities of emotions, perceptions, behaviour and cognition, and describe them in appropriate terminology. The student will be expected to articulate an approach to the evaluation of patients with:
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Anxiety or panic.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Apathy and withdrawal.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Anger and violence.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Perceptual disturbances.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Abnormal beliefs.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Disorientation and memory disturbance.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Pain or other forms of somatic distress.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Maladaptive behaviours.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Recurrent interpersonal problems.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Addiction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Identify etiological factors relevant to the understanding of individual cases including consideration of the following:
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Genetic influences.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Brain development and function.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Early life experiences.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Physical health.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Socio-economic situation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the stress-diathesis model of depression, under which depression is understood as a natural consequence of sustained stress, marked by disordered vegetative, cognitive and mood functions.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will understand the physical symptoms of panic disorder and contrast the symptoms of anxiety and panic from other conditions or disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will have begun to explore the Mind-Body Interaction.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the fundamentals of the concept of psychosis and will have begun to explore psychotic disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

After completing this problem, students will understand common presentations of eating disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students should understand the medical and social consequences of alcohol-related disorders including alcohol use disorder, alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal, other alcohol-induced disorders and unspecified alcohol-related disorder (DSM-5), the neurological underpinnings of substance use disorders and the identification and treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the different categories of drugs used to treat depression, their efficacy and adverse effects.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the major drug classes used to treat psychotic disorders, their mechanism of action, indications, and adverse effects.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Discuss the concerns for drug-drug interactions between different categories of psychotropic drugs.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Identify the treatment and side effects of bipolar disorder, mania and depression.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explain the effects of mood stabilizers and antipsychotic medications on metabolic disturbances.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explain the use of naltrexone as an anti-craving therapy for alcohol use disorder.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explore the benefits and side effects of benzodiazepines and stimulant medication use.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Articulate an approach to treating patients and supporting family members with children who have autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit disorder.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe how these disorders (developmental abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system) may affect the child through all stages of life.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Discuss degenerative musculoskeletal diseases.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe common metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis and its important societal implications.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe less common metabolic bone diseases which help one learn about normal bone.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the clinical difference and approach to monoarthritis and polyarthritis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Review recent developments in immunotherapy.
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

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe musculoskeletal embryology and normal limb development, and explain the assessment and management of congenital foot abnormalities in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe spinal deformities and their implications in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain shoulder biomechanics and the etiology of chronic tendon disorders. They should explore how to individualize a treatment plan.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will understand the anatomy and biomechanics of the knee, and explore the mechanisms and pathology of lesions affecting the components.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the structure and function of joints and extra-articular soft tissues and the natural history and pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will appreciate that joint pain can arise from a number of different etiologies, and explore osteonecrosis as one of these etiologies.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will understand vitamin D physiology, consequences of deficiency, and osteomalacia.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe an approach to osteoporosis.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe a basic approach to low back pain and identify its common causes and its investigation and management.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain the difference between inflammatory and mechanical back pain, and will have explored ankylosing spondylitis as the prototypical inflammatory spine disease.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe Giant Cell Arteritis as one type of vasculitis.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, the students will have an overall approach to weakness, and will be able to describe inflammatory muscle disease.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe gout.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be familiar with reactive arthritis and recognize that environmental and genetic factors have a significant role in the pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe systemic lupus erythematosus.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis and will have an approach to extra-articular manifestations.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the assessment and management of fractures in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain key concepts in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the mechanism of action, the efficacy and adverse effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen particularly with respect to their role in managing osteoarthritis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain the principles of fracture management.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Review cases of common orthopedic injuries with rationalization for methods of diagnosis and management.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

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 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

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

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

Appraise, incorporate principles of resource stewardship to, and apply acquired knowledge into medical decision-making.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies 4

Apply principles of evidence-based and evidence-informed medicine in medical decision-making.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies 4

Upon completion of this case, the student will have a basic approach to the diagnosis of a new mass lesion, including imaging modalities and diagnostic procedures, as well as an understanding of the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care and the role of Clinical Practice Guidelines in determining therapy.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to broadly describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and general approach to management of the hematological malignancies in children. Students should be able to describe the role of genetic testing in the management of children with ALL.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

To know what actions to do when an adverse drug event is suspected.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Describe the role of surgery, radiation and systemic therapy in the management of cancer.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the principles of pain and symptom management in cancer.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe cancer-directed and non-cancer-directed treatments in the management of metastatic cancer. Students should be able to explain the need for urgent treatment in some instances of incurable cancer.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, the student should be able to define the terms “primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention” as they relate to cancer. Students should be able to describe the characteristics of an effective population screening program and the mechanisms by which screening can reduce the burden of cancer.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

At the completion of this problem, students should be able to define sepsis and describe the pathophysiology of septic shock. They should be able to identify the diagnostic work up and management of someone with sepsis and articulate the process of antimicrobial selection in such cases.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Recognize that drug interactions are innumerable and can occur frequently in clinical practice.
Activity Objectives

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

Describe some of the mechanisms by which drug-drug interactions occur.
Activity Objectives

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

Explain how drug-drug interactions can be prevented.
Activity Objectives

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

Explain the terminology regarding adverse drug events and the risk factors for patients experiencing an adverse drug event.
Activity Objectives

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

Explain how to detect, evaluate and manage adverse drug events.
Activity Objectives

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

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able explain the causes and management of preterm labour. Students should be able to describe the social and health impacts of teen pregnancy for teen parents and their children.
Global Objectives

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

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to identify maternal complications of pregnancy with an emphasis on hypertension, and describe resuscitative measures used in hypertensive emergencies (eclampsia). Students should be able to describe the significance of neonatal hypoglycemia and explain the principles surrounding newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism.
Global Objectives

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

Modify treatment plans and clinical decision making skills when required with review of rationale for each scenario encountered.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to demonstrate the integration of cardiac, respiratory, hematology and renal core concepts in critical management of a patient with complex sepsis including ethical issues with social issues and chronic drug use.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Upon completion of this problem, the student should be able to describe chronic pain in a biopsychosocial framework which recognizes nociceptive, neuropathic, cognitive-perceptual, brain and behaviour and socio-environmental factors.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Assess a patient who has an ASA class 1 or 2 classification with regards to their readiness for anesthesia by taking an appropriate history and performing a relevant physical examination.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

List the types of patients who are at highest risk of aspiration. Explain how we prevent aspiration and describe how aspiration is treated.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

List the causes of hypoxemia. Describe appropriate treatment of hypoxemia in the perioperative setting.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain how euvolemia can be disturbed/altered in the perioperative period and how these alterations are managed.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe the determinants of cardiac output. Explain the relationship between myocardial oxygen supply and demand and how we can alter each aspect of the relationship perioperatively.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Define shock and explain how shock can be classified (types and degree). Describe potential treatments for the patient in shock, including the rational use of vasoactive and inotropic medications.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Demonstrate the ability to rapidly recognize and initiate basic management of acute life- or limb-threatening illness or injury
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate a basic systematic, prioritized approach to resuscitation and stabilization of emergencies.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and initiate treatment of the undifferentiated patient.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Assess for risk of drug interactions (including an approach to polypharmacy in the elderly)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Monitor for response to therapy including compliance and potential adverse effects.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Understand responsibility associated with treatment strategies: cost, ensuring the patient understands and is able to adhere to the treatment plan.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Adjust therapeutic plans appropriately when required (i.e., when new diagnostic information is available; when there is a change in patient preference or goals of care).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Understand the symptoms sometimes seen during end-of-life care and the basic principles of their management (e.g., pain, dyspnea, nausea and vomiting, anorexia, fatigue, depression, delirium, constipation).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Describe the anesthetic management of the patient undergoing Cesarean section
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To describe and perform normal prenatal care for an uncomplicated pregnancy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To formulate management plans for major obstetrical and gynaecological problems.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To develop an understanding of surgical principles as they relate to gynaecologic procedures.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To identify and demonstrate the management of abnormal labour.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To demonstrate an ability and approach to assessing: Normal labour; Rupture of membranes; Third Trimester Bleeding; Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To formulate a post-operative management plan.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Describe differences between the medical management of paediatric patients versus adult patients.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Develop management plans that demonstrate due attention to discharge planning, and recognition of key community resources to support the family once out of hospital.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Psychotic Disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Mood Disorders (including in post-partum, seasonal, GMC)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Anxiety Disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Personality Disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Substance Use Disorders (including concurrent disorders, and screening assessment tools e.g. CAGE, AUDIT, MAST)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Somatoform disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Medical Psychiatry
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Other: Impulse control disorders, Factitious Disorder and Malingering
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Amnestic and Dissociative disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Discuss the most frequently encountered benign hepatic tumors and their management.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the most frequently encountered malignant hepatic tumors and their management.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Which patients with a pancreatic cyst need surgery and when?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the presentation and management of hydrocephalus. Compare and contrast adult and pediatric hydrocephalus.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Develop a differential diagnosis for a 20-year-old patient with breast mass and a 45- year-old patient with breast mass. Consider benign vs. malignant, abscess.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the diagnosis and management of the patient with an abnormal mammogram (consider microcalcifications).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the rationale for management with specific emphasis on: Staging of breast CA; The role of incision and drainage and antibiotics in breast abscess treatment; Current recommendations for screening mammography.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the role of: Observation; Tube thoracostomy; Chemical sclerosis; Surgical management of this condition (pneumothorax).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the appropriate management of blood in the pleural cavity.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the presentations, etiologies and management of pulmonary embolus.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss management options for pulmonary embolus: Who needs anticoagulation with heparin? Who needs lytic therapy? Who needs vena caval filter protection? Discuss the indication for open thoracotomy and pulmonary embolectomy to treat massive embolism.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the diagnosis, treatment and complications of acute and chronic otitis media. Include indications for myringotomy tube placement.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the evaluation of a patient presenting with tinnitus. Describe the potential etiologies and management.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the risk factors, diagnosis and management of epistaxis. Describe the indications and techniques for nasal packing.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Indicate the mechanisms, methods of compensation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of the following acid base disorders: acute metabolic acidosis; acute respiratory acidosis; acute metabolic alkalosis; acute respiratory alkalosis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the staging and management of renal cell carcinoma, and transitional cell carcinoma.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the initial management of a patient with an acute GI hemorrhage. Discuss indications for transfusion, fluid replacement, and choice of fluids.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss management for: peptic ulcer, variceal hemorrhage, Mallory-Weiss tear gastric ulcer (benign vs. malignant), Meckel's diverticulum , intussusceptions, diverticulosis , ulcerative colitis, colon cancer, rectal cancer, hemorrhoids, AV malformation.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the medical and surgical management (of acute arterial occlusion).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Compare and contrast the management and prognosis of metastatic vs. primary lung malignancies.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss a differential diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of a patient with: non-healing lower extremity wound; non-healing wound of the torso; body area other than the lower extremity.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss treatment plan for each diagnosis listed in objective one (for perianal pain), including non-operative interventions and role and timing of surgical interventions.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the various causes of respiratory distress and respiratory insufficiency that may occur in the postoperative patient. For each complication, describe the etiology, clinical presentation, management, and methods of prevention: atelectasis; pneumonia; aspiration; pulmonary edema; pulmonary embolism (including deep venous thrombosis); fat embolism.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the management of postoperative chest pain.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe factors which can lead to abnormal bleeding postoperatively, and discuss its prevention and management: Surgical site - inherited and acquired factor deficiencies; DIC; transfusion reactions; operative technique; gastroduodenal (i.e. stress ulcerations)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the evaluation and management of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss priorities and specific goals of resuscitation for each form of shock: define goals of resuscitation; defend choice of fluids; discuss indications for transfusion; discuss management of acute coagulopathy; discuss indications for invasive monitoring; discuss use of inotropes; afterload reduction in management
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the priorities and sequence of a trauma patient evaluation (ABC's).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the appropriate triage of a patient in a trauma system.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the early management of a major burn.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the initial management of a patient with an acute GI hemorrhage.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the differences in evaluation and management of the patient presenting with: hematemesis, melena, hematochezia, guaiac positive stool.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the diagnosis and management of obstructive ulcer disease.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the potential complications and management of small bowel obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the initial management of a patient with mechanical small bowel obstruction, including laboratory tests and x-rays.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Contrast the presentation and management of partial vs. complete small bowel obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the clinical manifestations, risk factors, diagnosis and management of pseudomembranous colitis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the risk factors, presentation, diagnosis and management of ischemic colitis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the diagnosis and management of colonic volvulus, diverticular stricture, fecal impaction and obstructing colon cancer.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the causes and mechanisms of chronic rhinitis/rhinorrhea. Outline the evaluation and management of chronic rhinitis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Drug therapy (oral and topical analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, injections, narcotics, etc.) with an understanding of serious side-effects and addiction potential.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Rehabilitation prescription (physiotherapy, massage therapy, etc.)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Brace, walking aid, and orthotic prescription.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Indications for surgery and general surgical principles.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Return to activity.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

For the following disorders the student will interpret the information provided and synthesize an appropriate basic management plan including:
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Rehabilitation prescription (physiotherapy, massage therapy, etc.).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Brace, walking aid, and orthotic prescription.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Drug therapy (oral and topical analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, injections, narcotics, etc.) with an understanding of serious side-effects and addiction potential.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Indications for surgery and general surgical principles.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Return to activity.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Formulate an immediate and long-term management plan for the injury (fracture) including brace or cast; Indications for surgery and the general surgical principles; Rehabilitation prescription (physiotherapy, massage therapy, etc.).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Recognize the impact of the condition on the individual regarding impairment of function, limitation of activities, and the possibility for chronic pain requiring social and psychological support.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

For the following problems, the student will: Diagnose and recognize their importance. Analyze the situation and determine the urgency. Outline the management principles.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Learn how to develop and carry out patient management plans in association with the clinical supervisor.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Demonstrate an approach to the diagnosis and management of undifferentiated patient problems that present to family physicians.
Clerkship Objectives

Family Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate an approach to the diagnosis and management of common patient problems that present to family physicians (see Essential Clinical Encounter presenting problems for Family Medicine).
Clerkship Objectives

Family Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Develop a management plan including: Pharmacologic treatment and non-pharmacologic treatment.
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate an approach (the generation of a differential diagnoses, appropriate initial diagnostic investigations, and management plan) to the following core clinical paediatric presentations:
Clerkship Objectives

Pediatrics TTR / Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical features, epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, differential (including medical), and assessment/management of:
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Geriatric and Cognitive Disorders: geriatric age-related mood, psychosis, anxiety disorders; Delirium and Dementia
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Child and Adolescent Psych (pediatric manifestation of common disorders, pediatric tx issues and their controversies): Neurodevelopmental disorders: intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, genetic syndromes ( e.g. Down, Fragile X, Fetal Alcohol), learning and communication disorders, AD/HD and treatments. Disruptive behaviour disorders (ODD, CD) Mood and anxiety disorders (incl. separation and school anxiety, and DMDD), use of SSRI in pediatric population Eating disorders. Key points in assessment of child and family functioning.
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Recommend medication management, monitoring and counselling, including: Classes of psychiatric medications and their indications. Medication counselling: indications, choice, side effects, etc. Pre-medication work-up. Medication monitoring and work-up. Side effects (blood tests and physical e.g. AIMS). Metabolic syndromes and monitoring. Special populations (pediatric, geriatric, pregnancy). Acute syndromes/reactions (NMS, dystonia, serotonin syndrome, toxicity).
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

How to distinguish sporadic cancers from hereditary cancers, and current practices in genetic counseling and clinical management of people at increased risk for hereditary cancers.
General Objectives

Upon completion of this problem, the students will be able to describe delirium and altered states of consciousness.
Global Objectives

Identify personal limitations in knowledge and pursue the information needed to understand problems and make decisions both in patient care and on the population level.
General Objectives

Search for and organize essential and accurate research evidence.
General Objectives

Describe the inflammatory cascade.
Activity Objectives

Describe how alterations in the inflammatory cascade can lead to pathogenesis of certain diseases.
Activity Objectives

Compare and contrast clinical presentations of rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, and connective tissue diseases.
Activity Objectives

Explain how pharmacological therapy functions to suppress inflammation at various parts of the immune response cascade.
Activity Objectives

Explain how inflammatory conditions have a significant impact on the quality of life of patients affected.
Activity Objectives

Review an approach to classification of primary vasculitis.
Activity Objectives

Review laboratory marker for a variety of Vasculitides.
Activity Objectives

Review several pathophysiologic mechanisms in vasculitis.
Activity Objectives

Review some imaging techniques for a variety of primary vasculitides.
Activity Objectives

Incorporate patient, inter-professional team, and system factors into medical decision-making.
General Objectives

Demonstrate how to engage in shared decision-making with a patient, group, community, or population.
General Objectives

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