Family Practice Service Curriculum 

Medical Knowledge

Topic                             General/Review Resources Restricted Web resources 
Acute Coronary Syndromes Chest Pain (AAFP)  MD Consult
Congestive Heart failure Heart Failure  MD Consult
Arrhythmia management Cardiac arrhythmias I

Cardiac arrhythmias II

 MD Consult
ACLS protocols and resuscitation ACLS Review/Cases

ACLS Protocols

 MD Consult
Hypertensive urgency/emergency Hypertensive Emergencies  
Valvular Heart Disease Valvular Heart Disease Management  
Asthma and COPD - Acute Asthma Guidelines

COPD Guidelines

 
Pulmonary Embolus Pulmonary Embolus  
Respiratory Distress Respiratory Distress Syndrome (AAFP)

ARDS

 MD Consult
Pulmonary Infections Pneumonia (AAFP)

Pneumonia Management Guidelines

MD Consult  
Sepsis Sepsis (IHI)  MD Consult
Cellulitis/abscesses Cellulitis  
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infections

HIV Treatment

 
Meningitis Bacterial Meningitis

Viral Meningitis

 
Stroke Stroke  MD Consult
     
Delirium Delirium  MD Consult
Pancreatitis Pancreatitis  MD Consult
GI bleeding GI Bleeding  MD Consult
Diabetic Ketoacidosis DKA  
Renal failure

Renal Failure

 
Hyperosmolar nonketotic acidosis

Hyperosmolar nonketotic acidosis

 

Metabolic disorders

Metabolic Acidosis

 
Drug withdrawal and toxicity Withdrawal Syndromes  MD Consult

 

Patient Care

Topic                             Web resources  Text
Case Presentation Skills Presentation Skills  
Lumbar Puncture See Procedures DVD

Lumbar Puncture

Pfenninger's Procedures in Primary Care Text
Thoracentesis See Procedures DVD

Thoracentesis

Pfenninger's Procedures in Primary Care Text
Arterial blood gas measurement  ABG Pfenninger's Procedures in Primary Care Text
Paracentesis See Procedures DVD

Paracentesis

Pfenninger's Procedures in Primary Care Text
Line placement See Procedures DVD

Central Line Placement

Pfenninger's Procedures in Primary Care Text

 

Interpersonal and Communications Skills

Demonstrate clear communication with patient regarding their medical issues in a culturally sensitive manner

Demonstrate team oriented communication and foster working relationships with other member of the care team or specialist colleagues

 

Professionalism

Demonstrate a high degree of professional responsibility in managing patients with medical illness by referral coordination, direct management and follow up.

Demonstrate professional demeanor, attire and appearance in all settings.

 

Display a non-judgmental and compassionate attitude in the care of patients and demonstrate a willingness to learn in all patient encounters.

 

Practice-Based Learning

Assess the practice models on this rotations for evidence of practice-based learning and identify opportunities that would be appropriate for the this medical area.

Identify a learning opportunity within your outpatient clinic practice that could be studied to improve the care for patients with care for on the FMS team.

 

Systems-Based Practice

Learn how to access the appropriate services for patients with common medical illnesses and the impact of utilization management for these patients.

Demonstrate understanding of the role of the PCP in the immediate and after-care of patients with common medical diagnoses.