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Class of 2017
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Session Title:
IMED: Endocrinology
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Learning Objectives
Blueprint ID Learning Objectives
1138 Interpret critical clinical and laboratory findings which were key in the processes of exclusion, differentiation, and diagnosis.
11001 Demonstrate appropriate attitudes of empathy, ethics, responsibility and cultural awareness in keeping with the role of a physician.
11053 Screen for and diagnose diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance.
11054 Treat diabetic ketoacidosis
11055 Initiate and continue management of Type I and Type 2 diabetes.
11056 Calculate the BMI and interpret N from overweight and obese.
11057 Screen for and treat the major complications of diabetes.
11058 Define osteoporosis-(WHO Classification).
11059 Describe risk factors and secondary causes of osteoporosis.
11060 Describe with the various endocrin treatment modalities.
11061 Interpret the lab tests used for diagnosis of hyper and hypothyroidism.
11062 Interpret an I -131 Uptake Test.
11063 Manage a patient with a thyroid nodule, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
11064 Differentiate between Type 1 (B-cell destruction, insulin deficiency) and Type 2 (insulin resistance) diabetes.
11065 Identify other specific types of diabetes mellitus: (a) genetic defects (B-cell function or insulin action), (b) diseases of the pancreas (e.g., chronic pancreatitis), (c) endocrine/metabolic (Cushing syndrome, acromegaly, pheochromocytoma), (d) drugs/chemicals/infections (glucocorticoids, thiazides)
11066 Describe gestational diabetes mellitus.
11067 Diagnose diabetes mellitus and associated complications.
11068 Diagnose diabetic ketoacidosis, severe hyperglycemia, and hyperosmolar state; determine the precipitating causes.
11069 Conduct an effective management plan for the patient with hyperglycemia.

Linked Course Goal(s) to Session
Blueprint ID Course Goals
10387 EPA 1 (AAMC): Gather a history and perform a physical examination
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10388 EPA 2 (AAMC): Prioritize a differential diagnosis following a clinical encounter
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10389 EPA 3 (AAMC): Recommend and interpret common diagnostic and screening tests
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10390 EPA 4 (AAMC): Enter and discuss orders and prescriptions
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10391 EPA 5 (AAMC): Document a clinical encounter in the patient record
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10392 EPA 6 (AAMC): Provide an oral presentation of a clinical encounter
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10393 EPA 7 (AAMC): Form clinical questions and retrieve evidence to advance patient care
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10394 EPA 8 (AAMC): Give or receive a patient handover to transition care responsibility
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10396 EPA 10 (AAMC): Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiate evaluation
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Linked Program Competencies To Course Goal(s)
me-1 Medical Expert
Perform a complete and accurate patient-centred history appropriate to the patient’s presentation.
me-2 Medical Expert
Perform a complete and accurate physical examination appropriate to the patient’s presentation.
me-6 Medical Expert
Apply knowledge of the clinical, socio-behavioural, and fundamental biomedical sciences relevant to a clinical problem.
cm-1 Communicator
Develop and maintain appropriate ethical and therapeutic relationships, rapport and trust with patients and their families.
cm-2 Communicator
Collect and synthesize accurate and relevant information, incorporating perspectives from patients and their families, colleagues and other health care professionals.
ha-1 Health Advocate
Identify the important determinants of health, risk factors for illness, interaction between the population and their physical, biological and social environment, and personal attributes.
pr-1 Professional
Demonstrate accountability to patients by applying best practices and adhering to high ethical standards.
me-4 Medical Expert
Develop a differential diagnosis and key clinical problem list following assessment of a patient.
cm-6 Communicator
Discuss effective strategies for communicating with third parties other than health care professionals.
co-2 Collaborator
Demonstrate effective consultation with other health care professionals to provide care for individuals, communities, and populations.
ha-2 Health Advocate
Identify public policies and trends that affect health locally, nationally, and globally, and barriers to access for populations, including persons with disabilities, the underserved and the marginalized.
sc-1 Scholar
Develop a plan for personal continued education.
sc-2 Scholar
Apply the principles of research, critical appraisal and evidence-based medicine to learning and practice.
sc-3 Scholar
Demonstrate facilitation of learning for health care professionals, patients and society as part of the professional responsibility.
me-3 Medical Expert
Formulate an initial plan of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures relevant to the patient’s presentation.
cm-3 Communicator
Discuss relevant health care information and management plans with patients and their families.
cm-4 Communicator
Develop a shared plan of care with patients, their families, and other health care professionals.
ld-2 Leader
Apply evidence and management processes to effectively allocate health care resources.
ha-3 Health Advocate
Assess and respond to issues in the Canadian health care system and advocate for patients at all levels.
me-5 Medical Expert
Develop a management plan for key clinical problems following assessment of a patient.
cm-5 Communicator
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication of information associated with a medical encounter.
co-3 Collaborator
Demonstrate respect for health care team members without bias (e.g., bias related to gender, ethnicity, cultural background or health care role).
ld-3 Leader
Describe the roles and responsibilities of physicians and governing bodies in the development and support of the health care system.
co-1 Collaborator
Demonstrate effective collaboration skills within the health care system.
ld-1 Leader
Identify strategies to effectively manage practice and career.

Linked MCC Medical Expert Objectives
(037-2) DIABETES MELLITUS
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(009-1) HYPERTENSION
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(037-1) GLUCOSE ABNORMALITIES
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(051) ABNORMAL, SERUM LIPIDS
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(063) NECK MASS, GOITER, THYROID DISEASE
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