Identify and define: Racism in Healthcare, Implicit Bias, and review Social Determinants of health in this context

Explore historical examples of systemic racism in healthcare

Discuss real-time examples of racial disparity in current day healthcare system

Explore anti-racism and anti-oppressive curriculum gaps in medical education

Determine which patients require aggressive management and therefore may need non-statin therapy

Identify the when ezetimibe, PCSK-9 inhibitors, fibrates, and icosapent ethyl

Identify emerging drugs and drug targets in the field

Identify the signs and symptoms of TMA

Emphasize the investigations required to establish a diagnosis in patients with TMA and to ensure that their workup is complete

Discuss emergent treatment of TMA along with other relevant therapies.

Recognize and manage rare conditions encountered in General Internal Medicine

Describe quality improvement initiatives being undertaken by General   Internists to enhance healthcare delivery and clinical outcomes

Appreciate the scope of research being undertaken by General Internists

Summarize clinical knowledge about COVID-19 gained over the course of the pandemic

Summarize key stories and stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and its profound impacts on society - and on us as health care professionals

Illustrate how key societal trends exacerbated increasing pandemic divisions and distrust – and compare our current status to relevant historical challenges.

Propose strategies that will help us move forward, applying lessons learned in a positive way.

Provide strategies to differentiate between cardiac and respiratory causes of acute dyspnea

Identify common pathophysiologic mechanisms of dyspnea in heart failure and COPD

Use real-world examples, review and analyze an approach to acute dyspnea in an interactive forum.

Describe the clinical significance of major bleeding events in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Explore risk factors and outcomes post major bleeding in patients on anticoagulation.

Discuss the potential benefits and risks of restarting anticoagulation therapy after major bleeding and evaluate the evidence guiding optimal timing to resume anticoagulation and management

Discuss CV and kidney risk in patients with CKD

Highlight up to date methods for establishing cardiorenal risk in patients with CKD

Describe guideline based targets and therapeutics with strong evidence demonstrating cardiorenal risk reduction in patients with CKD

Describe the role of the autopsy in a modern medical practice

Identify cases in which an autopsy may be high yield

Utilize autopsy results for quality improvement

Identify risk factors for diabetes-related foot complications

List surgical management options for diabetes-related foot complications

Recognize opportunities to reduce risk of major amputation

Provide strategies to differentiate between cardiac and respiratory causes of acute dyspnea

Identify common pathophysiologic mechanisms of dyspnea in heart failure and COPD

Use real-world examples, review and analyze an approach to acute dyspnea in an interactive forum.

Describe the clinical significance of major bleeding events in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Explore risk factors and outcomes post major bleeding in patients on anticoagulation.

Discuss the potential benefits and risks of restarting anticoagulation therapy after major bleeding and evaluate the evidence guiding optimal timing to resume anticoagulation and management

Discuss CV and kidney risk in patients with CKD

Highlight up to date methods for establishing cardiorenal risk in patients with CKD

Describe guideline based targets and therapeutics with strong evidence demonstrating cardiorenal risk reduction in patients with CKD

Describe the role of the autopsy in a modern medical practice

Identify cases in which an autopsy may be high yield

Utilize autopsy results for quality improvement

Identify risk factors for diabetes-related foot complications

List surgical management options for diabetes-related foot complications

Recognize opportunities to reduce risk of major amputation

Provide strategies to differentiate between cardiac and respiratory causes of acute dyspnea

Identify common pathophysiologic mechanisms of dyspnea in heart failure and COPD

Use real-world examples, review and analyze an approach to acute dyspnea in an interactive forum.

Describe the clinical significance of major bleeding events in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Explore risk factors and outcomes post major bleeding in patients on anticoagulation.

Discuss the potential benefits and risks of restarting anticoagulation therapy after major bleeding and evaluate the evidence guiding optimal timing to resume anticoagulation and management

Discuss CV and kidney risk in patients with CKD

Highlight up to date methods for establishing cardiorenal risk in patients with CKD

Describe guideline based targets and therapeutics with strong evidence demonstrating cardiorenal risk reduction in patients with CKD

Describe the role of the autopsy in a modern medical practice

Identify cases in which an autopsy may be high yield

Utilize autopsy results for quality improvement

Identify risk factors for diabetes-related foot complications

List surgical management options for diabetes-related foot complications

Recognize opportunities to reduce risk of major amputation

Appreciate interesting clinical case presentations in General Internal Medicine from various hospitals across Western Canada

Explain how different health care systems address quality improvement and safety initiatives

Describe local clinical research projects and how these results impact patient populations

Describe the mechanisms of action of oral and injectable diabetes medications

Apply the latest guideline recommendations for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Individualize treatment of type 2 diabetes based on patient comorbidities

List updates on OAT in pregnancy

Explain what’s new in blood pressure management in pregnancy and postpartum

Describe the connection between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and future cardiovascular health

Identify optimized goal-treatment approaches for all types and stages of heart failure

Describe systems to keep patients with heart failure at home

Review prevention and management of common barriers to medication titration

Identify strategies for comprehensive heart failure care in the community setting

Identify how best to incorporate General Internal Medicine into the management of the patient with decompensated cirrhosis

List treatment modalities available for these patients

Recognize the merit of screening programs and how to implement them in your community clinic setting

Outline key literature around usefulness of rhythm versus rate control

Develop a process of considering and implementing rhythm control strategies using a case-based approach

Describe the mechanisms of action of oral and injectable diabetes medications

Apply the latest guideline recommendations for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Individualize treatment of type 2 diabetes based on patient comorbidities

List updates on OAT in pregnancy

Explain what’s new in blood pressure management in pregnancy and postpartum

Describe the connection between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and future cardiovascular health

Identify optimized goal-treatment approaches for all types and stages of heart failure

Describe systems to keep patients with heart failure at home

Review prevention and management of common barriers to medication titration

Identify strategies for comprehensive heart failure care in the community setting

Identify how best to incorporate General Internal Medicine into the management of the patient with decompensated cirrhosis

List treatment modalities available for these patients

Recognize the merit of screening programs and how to implement them in your community clinic setting

Outline key literature around usefulness of rhythm versus rate control

Develop a process of considering and implementing rhythm control strategies using a case-based approach

Describe the mechanisms of action of oral and injectable diabetes medications

Apply the latest guideline recommendations for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Individualize treatment of type 2 diabetes based on patient comorbidities

List updates on OAT in pregnancy

Explain what’s new in blood pressure management in pregnancy and postpartum

Describe the connection between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and future cardiovascular health

Identify optimized goal-treatment approaches for all types and stages of heart failure

Describe systems to keep patients with heart failure at home

Review prevention and management of common barriers to medication titration

Identify strategies for comprehensive heart failure care in the community setting

Identify how best to incorporate General Internal Medicine into the management of the patient with decompensated cirrhosis

List treatment modalities available for these patients

Recognize the merit of screening programs and how to implement them in your community clinic setting

Outline key literature around usefulness of rhythm versus rate control

Develop a process of considering and implementing rhythm control strategies using a case-based approach

Summarize the top 5 papers of 2023 that are highly relevant to General Internal Medicine

Discuss the limitations of the conclusions of the top 5 paper as it pertains to the General Internal Medicine patient population

Describe the implications of the top 5 papers to General Internal Medicine practice

Describe the classification of COVID severity

Apply therapies indicated based on severity of disease

Manage logistics of delivering outpatient therapy

Apply hypertension canada guidelines in the complex medical patient

Carry out community practice management strategies for these patients with a focus on those with resistant or complicated hypertension

Describe the current evidence available for guiding management in this population

List the limitations and challenges associated with traditional anticoagulants in thrombosis management.

Describe the role of factor XI in the coagulation cascade and implications of FXI inhibition in management of thrombotic disorders

Explore the current evidence and clinical trials evaluating factor XI inhibitors for various thrombotic indications in both prophylactic and treatment settings

Identify the patient with cardiac amyloid in your practice

Review imaging and cardiac function modalities and how best to incorporate them into your practice

Identify treatment options for this patient population

To be familiar with the distinction between resource constraint and fiscal constraint in healthcare design and delivery

To imagine new options for healthcare delivery for complex patients