Entrustable Professional Activities

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) outline the essential work tasks trainees need to be able to perform in the workplace.

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Team leadership

Provide leadership within teams of health professionals to provide palliative care for patients
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Supervision and teaching

Supervise and teach professional colleagues
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Quality improvement

Contribute to continuous quality improvement in health care delivery

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Clinical assessment and management

Clinically assess and manage the palliative care needs of patients across different stages of life-limiting illnesses
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Management of transitions in care settings

Manage transition of patient care between care settings and contexts, including hospital, home, residential aged care setting, and palliative care units

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Manage acute changes in clinical condition

Manage the care of acute clinical changes in the palliative care setting, including palliative care emergencies

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Communication with patients

Communicate with patients across different stages of life-limiting illnesses

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Prescribing

Prescribe medications tailored to patients’ needs, prognosis, and goals of care
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Procedures

Plan, prepare for, perform, and provide aftercare for important practical procedures
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Investigations

Select, organise, and interpret investigations

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Clinic and community management

Manage the care of community-based patients
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End-of-life care

Manage the care of patients in the terminal phase / last days of life