Cardiology curriculum standards (Adult Internal Medicine)

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• use and support patients' access to high-quality, easy-to-understand information about health care
• support patients to share decision making about their own health care, to the extent they choose
• assist patients to understand about hospital open disclosure policy
• discuss with patients any safety and quality concerns they have relating to their care
• implement the organisation's open disclosure policy

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• explain that health literacy might affect the way patients or populations gain access to, understand, and use health information

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• demonstrate best practice, including infection control, adverse event reporting, and effective clinical handover
• participate in organisational quality and safety activities, including morbidity and mortality meetings and clinical incident reviews, and apply decisions to practice
• use clinical audits and registries of data on patients' experiences and outcomes, and learn from incidents and complaints, to improve patients' experiences and outcomes and mitigate against potential adverse outcomes

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• demonstrate understanding of a systematic approach to improving the quality and safety of health care

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• participate in professional training in quality and safety to ensure a contemporary approach to safety system strategies
• supervise and manage junior colleagues' performance in the delivery of safe, high-quality care
• ensure continuing professional development as per RACP and training requirements

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• work within organisational quality and safety systems for the delivery of clinical care
• use opportunities to learn about safety and quality theory and systems

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• ensure that any protocol for human research is approved by a human research ethics committee, in accordance with the national statement on ethical conduct in human research

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• understand that patient participation in research is voluntary and based on an appropriate understanding about the purpose, methods, demands, risks, and potential benefits of the research

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• undertake professional development opportunities that address the impact of cultural bias on health outcomes

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• communicate effectively with patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• align improvement goals with the priorities of the organisation

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• comply with professional regulatory requirements and codes of conduct

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• use decision-making support tools (guidelines, protocols, pathways, and reminders)
• analyse and evaluate current care processes to improve health care

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• access information and advice from other health care practitioners to identify, evaluate, and improve patients’ care management

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• support multidisciplinary team activities to lower patient risk of harm and promote multidisciplinary programs of education
• contribute to developing an organisational culture that enables and prioritises patients’ safety and quality

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• demonstrate attitudes of respect and cooperation among members of different professional teams
• partner with clinicians and managers to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and information on their care

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• support the development, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of governance processes

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• maintain a dialogue with service managers about issues that affect patient care
• contribute to relevant organisational policies and procedures
• help to shape an organisational culture that prioritises safety and quality through openness, honesty, learning, and quality improvement