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

Lead a team of health professionals
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Supervision and teaching

Supervise and teach professional colleagues
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Quality improvement

Identify and address failures in health care delivery
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Clinical assessment and management

Clinically assess and manage the ongoing care of patients
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Acute care

Manage the early care of acutely unwell patients

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Longitudinal care, including management of transitions

Manage and coordinate the longitudinal care and appropriate transitions in care of patients with chronic illness, disability, and/or long-term health issues

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Communication with patients

Discuss diagnoses, management plans, and prognosis with patients

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Prescribing

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

Select, organise, and interpret investigations and procedures

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Clinic management

Manage an outpatient clinic

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Critical appraisal of evidence

Critically appraise evidence to provide the best cancer care, ensuring patient safety, wise allocation of resources, and advancement of research through evidence-based practice