Table 1 RCPSC social pediatric learning objectives (intended curriculum) mapped to formal curriculum
From: Social pediatrics: weaving horizontal and vertical threads through pediatric residency
Numbera | Royal College Social Pediatric Competency | Formal curriculumb |
|---|---|---|
COMMUNICATOR | ||
C1.4 | Listen effectively; obtain and synthesize relevant history from patients, families and communities | Developmental Pediatrics, NICU, seminar |
C2.1 | Gather information about a disease, but also about a patient's beliefs, concerns, expectations and illness experience | Oncology, Adolescent Medicine |
C2.1.2 | Give close attention to impact of such factors as age, gender, disability, ethno-cultural background, social support and emotional influences on a patients’ illness | Oncology, Pediatric Perinatology, seminar |
C2.2 | Seek out and synthesize relevant information from other sources, such as a patient's family, caregivers and other professionals | Developmental Pediatrics |
C2.2.2 | Demonstrate an appreciation of the parent's perspective of and concerns for a child's health and the impact of a child's illness on family relationships | Oncology |
C4.1 | Identify and explore problems to be addressed from a patient encounter effectively, including the patient's context, responses, concerns and preferences | Adolescent Medicine, Emergency Medicine, seminar |
C4.2 | Respect diversity and difference, including but not limited to the impact of age, gender, abilities, religion, language and cultural beliefs… | Developmental Pediatrics, seminar |
COLLABORATOR | ||
Col1.11 | Collaborate with teachers, social workers, community leaders, child protection workers and other professionals | Pediatric Medicine-PGY3/1, Oncology, seminar |
HEALTH ADVOCATE | ||
H1.2 | Identify opportunities for advocacy, health promotion and disease prevention with individuals to whom they provide care | Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Perinatology, Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, Developmental Pediatrics, Respiratory Medicine, seminar |
H2.2 | Identify opportunities for advocacy, health promotion and disease prevention in the communities that they serve | Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, Developmental Pediatrics, Pediatric Perinatology, seminar |
H2.3 | Appreciate the possibility of competing interests between the communities served and other populations | Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, seminar |
H3.1 | Identify the determinants of health of children; including barriers to access to care and resources | Developmental Pediatrics, Pediatric Perinatology, seminar |
H3.2 | Identify vulnerable or marginalized populations within those served and respond appropriately | Adolescent Medicine, seminar |
H4.1 | Describe an approach to implementing a change in a determinant of health of children | seminar |
H4.2 | Describe how public policy impacts on child health | Respiratory Medicine, Pediatric Perinatology, Cardiology, seminar |
H4.4 | Describe the ethical and professional issues inherent in health advocacy… | Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicine, seminar |
H4.5 | Appreciate the possibility of conflict inherent in their role as health advocate for a patient or community with that of manager or gatekeeper | seminar |
H4.6 | Describe the role of the medical profession in advocating collectively for health and patient safety | seminar |
MEDICAL EXPERT | ||
M2.1.12.7 | Social, familial and personal effects of childhood cancer | Oncology, seminar |
M2.1.14.4 | Demographic, medical and psychosocial factors which influence perinatal mortality and morbidity | Pediatric Perinatology, seminar |
M2.1.22.3 | Availability of and access to community-based mental health resources | seminar |
M2.1.22.4 | Biological, psychological and socioeconomic factors affecting mental health | Adolescent Medicine, seminar |
M2.1.22.5 | Impact on child well-being of having a parent with mental illness or substance abuse | seminar |
M2.1.24.1 | Social factors placing children at risk | Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, seminar |
M2.1.24.2 | Impact of violence on health | Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, seminar |
M2.1.24.3 | Health problems consequent to maltreatment/neglect | Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, Adolescent Medicine |
M2.1.24.4 | Laws relating to child protection | Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, seminar |
M2.1.24.5 | Professional requirements in managing victims of maltreatment/neglect including mandatory reporting | Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, Adolescent Medicine |
M2.1.3.2 | Adolescent & Society; influencing factors, heterogeneity, subcultures | Adolescent Medicine |
M2.1.7.2 | Biological and psychosocial factors affecting development and behavior | Pediatric Ambulatory Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, Developmental Pediatrics, seminar |
M5.1.13.3 | Assessment of adolescent using HEEADS format (Home, Education, Eating, Activity, Drugs, Sexuality, Suicide) | Adolescent Medicine |
M5.1.16.2 | Counselling parents on normal growth, development and behavior; attention to available community support and resources | Pediatric Perinatology, Developmental Pediatrics, seminar |
M5.1.30.1 | Gather child maltreatment evidence appropriately including documentation and specimen collection | seminar |
M3.2.4 | Identify all other important information from the past history; and social history | seminar |
M3.1 | Identify and explore issues to be addressed in patient encounter, including the patient’s and family’s context and preferences | seminar |
M3.2 | Elicit a history that is relevant, clear, concise and accurate to context and preferences | seminar |
PROFESSIONAL | ||
P1.3.4 | Demonstrate knowledge of the legal and ethical codes of professional behavior… reporting suspected child or sexual abuse | Endocrinology, Pediatric Perinatology, seminar |