Entrustable Professional Activities

LG7: Analysis and application of data

Learning Goal 7

Analysis and application of occupational health data

Research within the workplace and environment

This activity requires the ability to:

  • find, assess, and apply appropriate evidence to the management of workplaces, groups of workers, and individual workers
  • apply epidemiological principles to the management of problems in the workplace
  • be able to communicate and apply the principles of evidence review by incorporating up-to-date research in written worker/patient risk assessments and environmental assessment reports

Professional practice framework domain

Medical expertise

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • demonstrate understanding of the principles of evidence-based medicine, the limitations of evidence, and the challenge of applying research findings to daily clinical practice, and supporting good work that protects and promotes worker health
  • appraise support for alleged causal associations between health effects and exposures
  • differentiate between the expression of health-related phenomena as frequencies or rates
  • discuss the potential effect of chance (random variation) on measurements, observations, and the results of investigations
  • discuss the need for insight sufficient to depict the truth, and fairly interpret the findings of studies
  • use the steps of outbreak investigation to address infectious diseases or other disease clusters within work environments

direction
Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

  • apply principles of data collection and interpretation within an occupational and environmental setting
  • apply the principles of validity, reliability, sensitivity, and specificity of data collection methodologies in the context of health surveillance
  • demonstrate practical knowledge of confounders and bias, and how to account for these within a medical surveillance program or the interpretation of reports of epidemiological studies in occupational or environmental settings
  • discuss health data collection and management within current legislative systems, including guidelines around chemical exposure and privacy legislation

Communication

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • present scientific information in understandable forms for both managers and workers
  • communicate principles of causation and causal relationship
  • present data using clear and simple tables and diagrams

Quality and safety

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • apply appropriate quality processes to the collection and storage of health and health surveillance data

Research

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • find relevant information in general medical literature, specialist occupational health literature, and grey literature, including government policies, standards, codes, and recommendations

direction
Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

  • perform efficient and comprehensive searches of the medical literature

Cultural safety

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • explain scientific information and workplace data to different populations and ethnicities

Ethics and professional behaviour

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • manage individual and workplace population data in an ethical manner

direction
Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

  • display a knowledge of relevant legislation

Judgement and decision making

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • demonstrate and articulate clear decision making with points for and against

direction
Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

  • display an understanding of the levels of evidence

Leadership, management, and teamwork

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • lead a team of researchers, managers, and participants within work environments

Health policy, systems, and advocacy

confident
Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

  • apply international, national, state / territory, and local regulations, policies, and codes to the management of workplace data