The Red Book - The College of Family Physicians Canada

The program must ensure adequate exposure to the full range of age, ethno-cultural, anddemographic backgrounds.• Teaching settings in which family physicians provide some anesthesia services• Interdisciplinary experience, focusing on the role of the family physician–anesthetist in thecomprehensive delivery of health care servicesFaculty resourcesThe training program must provide the following:1. Qualified teaching staff in sufficient numbers, including those with appointments in thedepartments of family medicine and anesthesia, to supervise and teach residents2. Teachers in the family medicine/anesthesia residency program familiar with the 4principles of family medicine as they apply to anesthesia as outlined in the CFPC Standardsfor AccreditationThe Scope of the Curriculum for Family Physician Anesthesia Resident TrainingThe availability of anesthetic and surgical services improves health care in rural communities. Inaddition, anesthesia in community hospitals maintains a base of expertise and skills in ruralareas.The physician’s personal responsibility for continuing medical education and skilldevelopment must be instilled during training. All physicians should be aware of the problemsof impairment by fatigue or by chemical dependence and of the need for continuous qualityimprovement and peer review.At the completion of training the FP-A resident has achieved the following corecompetencies:A. Knowledge of the discipline of anesthesia1. Knows the age-related differences in anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology amongchildren beyond infancy, adults, pregnant women, and the elderlyEnabling objectives:• Knowledge of the practice guidelines of the Canadian Anesthesiologist’s Society45