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Brain and Behaviour

Activities

Integrated Pain and Opioid Curriculum Course 3 - Opioid Use Disorder: Principles of Assessment and Management
e-Learning Module

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Substance Use Disorders
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Developmental Disabilities
e-Learning Module

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

All MF4 Brain and Behaviour tutorial problems
Tutorial

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

Assessment of mood and anxiety
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

MSE part 1: Assessment of mood and anxiety
e-Learning Module

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

Intro to the Mental Status Exam
e-Learning Module

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

Limbic System
Anatomy Lectures

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

Social determinants of child mental health
e-Learning Module

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

Introduction to Psychiatry
Active Large Group Session

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

What to Expect at Your First OCSE
Large Group Session

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

Fergie Greer MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

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

Suicide Risk Assessment
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

MSE part 3: Assessment of suicide and violence risk
e-Learning Module

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

Autonomics
Anatomy Lectures

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

Beau Chandler MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

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

Skylar and Siobhan Aidan MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

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

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

Assessment of Psychosis & Delirium
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

MSE part 2: Assessment of psychosis
e-Learning Module

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

Form 1 of the Mental Health Act
e-Learning Module

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

Teaching OSCE (Psychology)
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Shelley Williams MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 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

MSK Clinical Skills
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

GALS (Gait, Arms, Legs, Spine)
Watching a Video

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Plexi, Plexus and Compartments
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Lower Limb
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upper Limb
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Axial skeleton, spine and back
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Integrated Radiology - Anatomy - Musculoskeletal System
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

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

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

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

Hip and Knee Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Shoulder and Elbow Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Wrist, Hand and Ankle, Foot Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

MSK Radiology
Active Large Group Session

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

Back Pain, GALS Exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Neuro Clinical Skills
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

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

Assessments

OSCE #1
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Medical Foundation 4
Mid-Unit Tutorial Assessment

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Medical Foundation 4
End-Unit Tutorial Assessment

Medical Foundation 4

MF4 Brain and Behaviour Mental Status Examination
End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment

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

MF4 Brain and Behaviour CAE
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

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

MF4 MSK Clinical Skills
End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

MF4 MSK CAE
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

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

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

Integrated Pain and Opioid Curriculum
e-Learning Module Completion

Part 1 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Post-clerkship / Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Concept Integration and Review / Psychiatry Rotation

Objectives

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

Musculoskeletal System
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Nervous System
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Psychiatry
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Fundoscopy: use of the ophthalmoscope.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Joint range of mobility: use of the goniometer.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Biochemistry profile, e.g. markers of inflammatory diseases.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

X-rays (especially normal and fractures).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

CT/MRI; ultrasound.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Explain the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of dementia.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

By the end of this subunit, the student should:
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

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

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Anxiety or panic.
General Objectives

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Apathy and withdrawal.
General Objectives

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Anger and violence.
General Objectives

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Perceptual disturbances.
General Objectives

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Abnormal beliefs.
General Objectives

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Disorientation and memory disturbance.
General Objectives

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Pain or other forms of somatic distress.
General Objectives

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Maladaptive behaviours.
General Objectives

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Recurrent interpersonal problems.
General Objectives

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Addiction.
General Objectives

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

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Genetic influences.
General Objectives

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Brain development and function.
General Objectives

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Early life experiences.
General Objectives

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Physical health.
General Objectives

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Socio-economic situation.
General Objectives

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Understand the major drug classes used to treat diseases studied in brain and behaviour, their mechanisms of action; indications and adverse effects: benzodiazepines; SSRI / SNRI/ TCA ; First- and second-generation antipsychotics.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the concept and importance of normal parent-child attachment.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the concept of normal and abnormal childhood behaviour.
Global 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

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Theme 1: Mood and affect regulation, including stress
General Objectives

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Theme 4: Perception and thought processes
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Theme 5: Principles of psychcopharmacology
General Objectives

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Theme 2: The inter-relationship of mental and physical processes
General Objectives

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Theme 3: The relevance of past/early experiences to mental health and illness and development
General Objectives

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Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the role and characteristics of a personality disorder and its effect on psychosocial functioning.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Understand the components of the mental status exam and its place within a full patient history.
General Objectives

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Be able to identify and describe core psychiatric phenomenology.
General Objectives

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Understand the difference between process and content and the role that both play in informing the mental status exam and differential diagnosis.
General Objectives

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Be able to elicit core psychiatric symptomatology during a patient encounter (i.e. mood, anxiety, psychosis, suicide and homicide risk) and have developed a core set of screening questions.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Be able to complete an accurate written mental status exam.
General Objectives

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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

Understand the definition of social determinants of health and why they are important to child development.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Remember the four determinants of healthy child development and apply these to your assessment of children.
Activity Objectives

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Describe risk and protective factors for conduct disorder as they relate to these determinants of health.
Activity Objectives

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Outline an approach to prevention and intervention for children with conduct disorder based on social determinants of health organized across three levels of intervention: universal, targeted and clinical.
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Identify the risk factors for suicide.
Activity Objectives

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Describe how to assess for suicide risk.
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Compare and contrast the features of psychosis and delirium.
Activity Objectives

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Identify etiological factors relevant to psychosis and delirium.
Activity Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the biology of psychosis.
Activity Objectives

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Describe the determinants of health in psychotic disorders.
Activity Objectives

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Describe the major drug classes of antipsychotic medications used to treat psychotic disorders, their mechanisms of action, indications, adverse effects, and pharmacokinetic properties.
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Describe some of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) and how they can impact future development.
Activity Objectives

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Describe some of the treatment approaches for patients with these disorders.
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Understand transference and countertransference issues, and how they can affect working with these patients
Activity Objectives

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Medication adverse effects and substance use.
General Objectives

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Cognitive dysfunction.
General Objectives

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Depressed mood or anhedonia.
General Objectives

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Suicidality.
General Objectives

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Irritability or elevated mood.
General Objectives

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Describe the physiological sequelae of sustained stress.
General Objectives

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Explain The relationship between stress and depression.
General Objectives

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Describe common symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder and mixed states.
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List biological features of depression.
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Describe the cognitive distortions seen in depression.
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Recognize common co-morbid illnesses seen in depression.
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Compare and contrast unipolar versus bipolar depression.
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Describe the different categories of drugs used to treat depression, their efficacy and adverse effects.
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Explain the spectrum of “mind-body” somatic symptoms- from mood and anxiety disorders to painful somatic conditions like fibromyalgia.
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Explain the importance of ruling out medical and substance-related causes of psychiatric symptoms.
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Explain the role of the HPA Axis in stress-related medical conditions with psychiatric sequelae.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Recognize the role of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system in producing physical symptoms associated with psychiatric syndromes.
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Recognize normal parent-child attachment.
General Objectives

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Recognize childhood and parenting factors associated with the development of typical and atypical attachment.
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Describe the assessment of normal and abnormal childhood behaviour.
General Objectives

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Recognize childhood behavioural problems, in particular aggression.
General Objectives

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Describe the sequelae associated with adverse childhood experiences.
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Define the concept of psychosis.
General Objectives

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Describe the key features of psychosis.
General Objectives

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

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Describe the concept of impairments in level of consciousness and the relationship to: arousal, attention, memory and concentration.
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Discuss the general pharmacokinetic properties of psychotropic drugs, including volume of distribution, time to steady state concentration, and half-life.
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Discuss the concerns for drug-drug interactions between different categories of psychotropic drugs.
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Identify the treatment and side effects of bipolar disorder, mania and depression.
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Explain the effects of mood stabilizers and antipsychotic medications on metabolic disturbances.
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Explain the use of naltrexone as an anti-craving therapy for alcohol use disorder.
General Objectives

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

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Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe common presentations and treatments of bipolar disorder and binge eating disorder.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Compare the epidemiology of mental disorders to other medical conditions and recognize the impact on disability and quality of life across the lifespan.
Activity Objectives

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Compare and contrast psychiatry with other clinical disciplines with respect to diagnosis and etiology.
Activity Objectives

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Use PBL cases from prior sub-units to identify psychiatric perspectives in these cases.
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Describe how dysfunction in particular areas of the brain may present with particular psychiatric syndromes.
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Describe examples of medical conditions and substances that may present with prominent psychiatric signs and symptoms.
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Explain the rationale behind the five steps to differential diagnosis.
Activity Objectives

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Upon completion of this problem, students will analyze how social determinants of health might impact a young person's psychiatric management who is from a Black racialized community. Students will demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse population and explore the impact of intersectionality on mental health. Upon completing this problem, students will explain the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and discuss treatment approaches to help manage young adults with mild intellectual disability and comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder in the community.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Articulate an approach to the evaluation of patients with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit disorder.
Activity Objectives

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Articulate an approach to treating patients and supporting family members with children who have autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit disorder.
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Describe DSM5 classification of autism spectrum disorder.
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Review approaches to emotional and behavioural dysregulation in children.
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Know how to accurately fill out a Form 1 and a Form 42 of the Ontario Mental Health Act.
Activity Objectives

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

Appreciate the requirements and legal issues related to involuntary hospitalization, as it pertains to the Form 1.
Activity Objectives

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

Discuss common developmental abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system in a child.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

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

Explain the structure and development of bone, particularly the concept of the epiphyseal plate.
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Describe fractures in children and contrast these to fractures in adults.
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Identify basic musculoskeletal and neurological anatomical structures in the limbs.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the anatomy associated with common soft tissue injuries and how abnormalities result in musculoskeletal problems.
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Identify the facets which make up a joint and specifically what is synovial fluid and what role does it play in the joint.
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Explain the homeostatic mechanisms which maintain the joint and the joint capsule.
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Describe the concept of tendons vs. ligaments and how their structures and roles differ.
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Describe the constituency of cartilage and how it interacts with synovial fluid.
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Explain how mechanical abnormalities affect function.
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Discuss degenerative musculoskeletal diseases.
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Discuss bone’s role in homeostasis in conjunction with other organ systems.
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Describe concepts of bone quantity and bone quality and how these are measured.
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Describe common metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis and its important societal implications.
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Describe less common metabolic bone diseases which help one learn about normal bone.
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Explain how bone repairs.
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Review the role of allied musculoskeletal health professionals.
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Describe how the immune system is closely tied in with many disease entities affecting the musculoskeletal system. Central concepts include inflammation, the adaptive and innate immunities and Th1 and Th2 factors.
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Identify that there are many triggers to inflammation and factors that mediate it.
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Describe the scope and multi-system nature of many autoimmune musculoskeletal diseases.
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Describe the clinical difference and approach to monoarthritis and polyarthritis.
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Identify diagnostic tests and measurement tools classically used to evaluate inflammatory disease.
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Review recent developments in immunotherapy.
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Differentiate between inflammatory and mechanical back pain.
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Develop a basic approach to low back pain and explain its common causes and its investigation and management.
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Differentiate between the role of opioid use in acute pain versus chronic pain and discuss the efficacy, limitations and adverse consequences.
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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 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 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

Upon completion of this case, students will have gained insight into the role of mechanical dysfunction as a cause of pain in a young adult.
General 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 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 case, the student will have become familiar with septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, and understand differences between pediatric and adult disease.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Detect the difference between bony and soft tissue swelling.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Elicit tenderness around a joint.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Elicit temperature around a joint.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Detect synovitis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Have an awareness of the difference between active and passive movements.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Perform passive and active movements at all relevant joints.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Detect a loss of full extension and a loss of full flexion.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess gait.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Correctly use the terms varus and valgus.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess limb reflexes routinely when examining the spine and in other relevant circumstances.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Have an understanding of the term subluxation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Where appropriate examine neurological and vascular systems when assessing a problematic joint (check for intact sensation and peripheral pulses).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess leg length with a tape measure when assessing for a real leg length discrepancy.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Make qualitative assessment of movement (not joint end feel but features such as cog-wheeling).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess the median and ulnar nerves.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Be able to localize tenderness within the joints of the hand (palpate each small joint of the hand if necessary).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess power grip.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess pincer grip in the hand.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Make a functional assessment of the hand such as holding a cup.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Correctly use the term "Heberden's nodes".
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Perform Phalen's test.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Detect a painful arc* and frozen shoulder*
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Make a functional assessment of the shoulder (can they put their hands behind their head and back?).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Perform external/internal rotation of the shoulder with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees and held in against the patient's side.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Examine a patient's shoulder from behind for scapular movement.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess the acromio-clavicular joint (by palpation alone).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Palpate for tenderness over the epicondyles of the elbow.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Palpate for tenderness over the greater trochanter of the hip.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Perform internal and external rotation of the hip with it flexed to 90 degrees.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Perform Trendelenberg's test.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Perform Thomas' test.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Detect an effusion at the knee.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Perform a patellar tap.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Demonstrate cross fluctuation or the bulge sign when looking for a knee effusion.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Test for collateral ligament stability in the knee.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Use the anterior draw test to assess anterior cruciate ligament stability in the knee.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Examine the sole of a patient's feet.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Recognise hallux valgus, claw and hammer toes.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess a patient's feet with them standing.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess for flat feet (including the patient standing on tip toes).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Recognize hind foot/heel pathologies.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess plantar and dorsi-flexion of the ankle.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess movements of inversion and eversion of the foot.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess the sub-talar joint.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Perform a lateral squeeze across the metatarsophalangeal joints.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess flexion/extension of the big toe.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Examine a patient's footwear.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Palpate the spinous processes.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess lateral and forward flexion of the lumbar spine (using fingers not tape measure).
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Assess thoracic rotation with the patient sitting.
General 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

Compare and contrast how various imaging modalities can be best utilized to image the different components of the musculoskeletal system.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Compare and contrast the appropriate use of various imaging modalities in the work up of the following cases: Scaphoid fracture; Acute knee pain; Ankle trauma; C-spine trauma.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain bone physiology and histology and its role as a structural frame.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Summarize the basics in immunity, inflammation and the concept of autoimmunity.
General 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

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

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Differentiate between back pain, spine pain and radicular pain.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the unique components of an orthopedic history (compared to other system-related histories).
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe an approach to the orthopedic physical examination.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Compare and contrast fractures in adults and children.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain the principles of fracture management.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain potential complications of fractures.
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

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

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

Assess his/her own strengths and weaknesses with regard to personal interactions
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4

Back pain - Acute
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Joint pain
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Soft tissue injury
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Back pain - Chronic
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Dizziness
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Numbness
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Headache
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Perform an ob/gyn history as part of the general medical history, including: chief complaint, present illness, menstrual history, obstetrical history, gynecologic history, contraceptive history, sexual history, family history, and social history.
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Communicate the relevant results of the examination in well organized written and oral reports
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Share the results (of Obs-Gyn Exam)
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Provide an explanation to the patient regarding the purpose of these tests (of Pap Smear and Culture)
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Develop a management plan including:
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Treatment
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Patient Education
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Continuing Care Plans
Framework Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Medical Foundation 3 / Integration Foundation / Medical Foundation 4 / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Anxiety
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Psychiatry Rotation

Depression
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Psychiatry Rotation

Grief
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Psychiatry Rotation

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