Competency By Design

Please find important files related to the Competency by Design curriculum for the Dalhousie University Adult Cardiology Residency Program on the page below:

Excel Log for Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA)

• EPA Log in Excel

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) Assessment Forms

Transition to Discipline

• EPA 1A: Managing the on call duties of Cardiology

• EPA 2A: Assessing and providing initial management for patients with common acute cardiology presentations

• EPA 3A: Assessing and providing initial management for patients with life-threatening problems, seeking assistance when appropriate

• EPA 4A: Performing the procedural skills of Internal Medicine relevant to Cardiology

Foundations of Discipline

• EPA 1A: Assessing and providing initial management for patients with undifferentiated cardiac symptoms in the acute care setting

• EPA 2A: Managing the care of patients with common, uncomplicated cardiac conditions, in the acute care setting

• EPA 3A: Communicating management plans for common cardiac conditions to patients and families

• EPA 4A: Leading the inpatient team

• EPA 5A: Preparing patients for cardiac tests and procedures

• EPA 6A Part A: Acquiring standard images and measurements for transthoracic echocardiograms, and recognizing severe abnormalities

• EPA 6A Part B: Acquiring standard images and measurements for transthoracic echocardiograms, and recognizing severe abnormalities

• EPA 6A Part C: Acquiring standard images and measurements for transthoracic echocardiograms, and recognizing severe abnormalities

• EPA 7A: Teaching and supervising junior learners

• EPA 8A: Detecting significant findings through physical examination

Core of Discipline

• EPA 1A: Assessing and providing initial management for patients with complex cardiac conditions in the acute care setting

• EPA 2A: Providing ongoing management for patients with complex cardiac conditions in the acute care setting

• EPA 3A: Providing cardiology consultation for patients admitted to other clinical services

• EPA 4A: Providing the initial cardiology consultation for patients with cardiac conditions in the outpatient setting

• EPA 5A: Providing ongoing management for patients with cardiac conditions in the outpatient setting

• EPA 6A: Managing patients who are critically ill or hemodynamically unstable, and providing or arranging for definitive care

• EPA 7A: Shared decision making with patients with complex, refractory or end stage cardiac conditions

• EPA 8A: Supporting lifestyle modification and/or rehabilitation

• EPA 9A: Performing transvenous pacing

• EPA 10A: Performing pericardiocentesis

• EPA 11A: Performing elective electrical cardioversion

• EPA 12A: Performing pulmonary artery catheterization

• EPA 13A Part A: Performing and Interpreting Transthoracic Echocardiography

• EPA 13A Part B: Performing and Interpreting Transthoracic Echocardiography

• EPA 14A Part A: Supervising and interpreting exercise stress tests

• EPA 14A Part B: Supervising and interpreting exercise stress tests

• EPA 14A Part C: Supervising and interpreting exercise stress tests

• EPA 15A Part A: Supervising and interpreting nuclear stress tests

• EPA 15A Part B: Supervising and interpreting nuclear stress tests

• EPA 15A Part C: Supervising and interpreting nuclear stress tests

• EPA 16A Part A: Providing reports of resting ECG and ambulatory ECG monitor interpretation

• EPA 16A Part B: Providing reports of resting ECG and ambulatory ECG monitor interpretation

• EPA 17A: Performing, interpreting and managing the results of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) interrogations

• EPA 18A: Providing reports of diagnostic coronary angiograms, and right and/or left heart catheterizations

• EPA 19A: Delivering scholarly teaching to a variety of audiences, including peers, junior trainees, and/or other health professionals

• EPA20A: Advancing the discipline and/or patient care through scholarly activity

Transition to Practice

• EPA 1A: Managing a cardiac intensive care unit

• EPA 2A: Managing an inpatient ward service

• EPA 3A: Managing a cardiology consultation service

• EPA 4A: Managing longitudinal aspects of care in a clinic

Expected duration of each stage:

Transition to Discipline: 2 - 3 blocks

Foundations of Discipline: 8 - 9 blocks

Core of Discipline: 18 - 21 blocks

Transition to Practice: 3 to 6 blocks

References: