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4. The training environment should be rich in academic activities (eg, journal clubs, seminarseries, retreats) and supportive of translational aspects of scholarship.5. There must be a process for ensuring that supervisors and advisory committee members arequalified to supervise CSP residents.6. Each resident must have a designated supervisor who is an independent scholar and whofulfills the requirements of the CSP Committee and, where appropriate, the graduateschool of the university. The supervisors for residents enrolled in graduate programs mustbe approved by the faculty of graduate studies.7. CSP supervisors must have established scholarly productivity (manuscripts, abstracts,presentations), an international/national reputation in the field, and experience insupervising graduate students.8. The supervisors and the advisory committees of all CSP residents must be approved by theCSP Committee and will be responsible for:a) Overseeing the individual scholarly programb) Scholarly and clinical mentoringc) Evaluating scholarship competenciesd) Interim evaluations51
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE: SPECIFIC STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION FOR AONE-YEAR PROGRAM OF ADDED COMPETENCE IN PALLIATIVE MEDICINEConjointly accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College ofFamily Physicians of CanadaIntroductionThe Canadian Palliative Care Association has defined palliative care this way:“Palliative care is aimed at relief of suffering and improving the quality of life forpersons who are living with or dying from advanced illness or are bereaved.”The World Health Organization has defined palliative care as follows:“The active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment.Control of pain, of other symptoms, and of psychological, social and spiritual problemsis paramount. The goal of palliative care is the achievement of the best possible qualityof life of patients and their families. Many aspects of palliative care are also applicableearlier in the course of the illness...”An accredited program in palliative medicine will provide advanced training at a postcertificationlevel for those physicians who wish to develop added competence in the area. Thesephysicians will be educated to provide secondary, consultant-level expertise to support otherphysicians and their patients, and will receive the basic clinical training required for academiccareers in palliative medicine.Meeting the Educational Goals and Objectives of Both the CFPC and the RCPSCA conjoint program in palliative medicine must reflect the basic educational goals and generalstandards of accreditation of both Colleges.medicine:The educational framework for the CFPC is based on the four principles of family1. The doctor-patient relationship is central to family medicine.2. The family physician is an effective clinician.3. Family medicine is community based.4. The family physician is a resource to a defined practice population.The RCPSC has established similar broad educational goals as outlined in the booklet“General Standards of Accreditation.” This document also includes reference to the CanMEDS52
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