Core Competencies Program POSTGRADUATE CORE COMPETENCY PROGRAM Sero Andonian, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS Director of Postgraduate Core Competencies Program July 30 th, 2014

Core Competencies Program 

Core Competencies Program CanMEDS Roles: The CanMEDS Physician Competency Framework describes the knowledge, skills and abilities that physicians need for better patient outcomes.

Core Competencies Program What are the CanMED Roles?

Core Competencies Program Patient Safety in Health Advocacy Role - Half Day Wednesday, September 10, 2014 from 1:00pm to 5pm Medical Simulation Centre Attendees: All Residents  Workshop Objectives: Health advocate, Professional, Communicator and Collaborator CanMEDS Roles  Residents will explore health advocacy roles for patients and the community, and will have the opportunity to practice disclosure of adverse events in challenging scenarios, thus, strengthening their understanding and appreciation for patient safety during residency training.

Core Competencies Program Negotiation & Conflict Resolution - Half Day Thursday, October 30, 2014 from 1:00pm to 5pm Medical Simulation Centre Attendees: All Residents  Workshop Objectives: Communicator and Collaborator CanMEDS Roles  During this half-day, trainees will learn approaches to addressing and resolving conflicts, and have the opportunity to apply these principles to their own context.

Core Competencies Program Practice Management – Full Day Collaborating with Canadian Medical Association Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 8:00am to 4:00pm McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Meakins Amphitheatre Attendees: Senior Residents – R2 and up  Workshop Objectives: Manager, Collaborator, and Scholar CanMEDS Roles  This full day session provides an introduction to practice management issues. Day consists of informative lectures including:  Financial Wellness (addressing debt, loan consolidation, RSPs, insurance requirements, tax and accounting); Practice Management (evaluating practice options, remuneration and alternate payment options, billing, setting up practice, staffing issues) and sessions on contract negotiation, institutional, academic/private practice, locums, OR time, preparing a curriculum vita, interview strategies, and time management.

Core Competencies Program Resident Well-Being - Half Day Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from 1:00pm to 5pm By Dr Richard Monotoro Assistant Dean, Resident Professional Affairs McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, room 210/11 Attendees: All Residents  Workshop Objectives: Professional and Health Advocate CanMEDS Roles  During this half-day, trainees learn about well being and how to utilize tools and support systems to reduce and handle stressful times. This session focuses on several dimensions of wellness including: spiritual, intellectual, environmental, occupational, physical, social and emotional well-being.

Core Competencies Program Canadian Medical Protective Association - Half Day ‘You are the Expert: Give your opinion on Negligence’ Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 1:00pm to 4:30pm McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Rm 208/209 Attendees: All Residents  Workshop Objectives: Manager, Collaborator, and Professional CanMEDS Roles  This session consists of a three-hour case-based interactive session where trainees learn about important legal aspects of medical practice. Using illustrative case examples, speakers from the Canadian Medical Protective Association discuss professional and legal issues.

Core Competencies Program Professionalism, Inter-professionalism, and E-Professionalism- Half Day Dr Mark Smilovitch, Dr Sero Andonian Drs Sylvia and Richard Cruesses Thursday, April 2, 2015 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm Medical Simulation Centre Attendees: All residents  Workshop Objectives: Professional, Communicator, Collaborator CanMEDS Roles  Upon completing this half-day, trainees will be able to: Define Professionalism; identify the attributes of professionalism in clinical context; describe how the McGill Code of Conduct fits into concepts of Professionalism, Inter-Professionalism and E-Professionalism, and practice Professionalism in challenging scenarios

Core Competencies Program Resident Teaching Skills Half Day ‘Improving Residents’ Teaching Skills’ Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from 1:00pm to 5pm Medical Simulation Centre Attendees: All Residents  Workshop Objectives: Scholar and Communicator CanMEDS Roles  The goal of this half-day is to provide residents with a taste of teaching strategies during their residency. Workshops include: Improving Lecture Skills: Teaching a large group, Interactive Learning:Strategies for an Active Classroom, Teaching Procedural Skills: From Principals to Practice, Feedback: An Effective form of Teaching, Innovative Approaches to Clinical Teaching, and Teaching when Time is limited: The One-Minute Teacher; Role Modeling: Capitalizing on a Powerful Opportunity.

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