Entrustable Professional Activities

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) outline the essential work tasks trainees need to be able to perform in the workplace without supervision by the end of training.

Each Advanced Training program contains a mix of common EPAs that have been tailored to the specialty context, and specialty-specific EPAs.

The EPAs listed below have been developed for the Advanced Training in Gastroenterology program.

1

Team leadership

Lead a team of health professionals
2

Supervision and teaching

Supervise and teach professional colleagues
3

Quality improvement

Identify and address failures in health care delivery
4

Clinical assessment and management, including prescribing

Clinically assess and manage the ongoing care of patients, including prescribing therapies tailored to patients’ needs and conditions
5

Acute care

Manage the early care of acutely unwell patients
6

Longitudinal care, including transitions and end-of-life

Manage and coordinate the longitudinal care of patients with chronic illness, disability and/or long-term health issues, including transitions and end-of-life care
7

Communication with patients

Discuss diagnoses and management plans with patients
8

Procedures

Plan, prepare for, perform, and provide aftercare for important practical procedures
9

Investigations

Select, organise, and interpret investigations
10

Clinic management

Manage an outpatients clinic