The Red Book - The College of Family Physicians Canada

General objective 8(Principle #4 – Resource to a Defined Patient Population)The resident will be able to demonstrate the ability to incorporate accepted standards ofpalliative care into their practices.Specific objectivesThe resident will be able to:8.1 Become a role model by demonstrating skillful care of the dying8.2 Develop a proactive approach to managing patient and family expectations and needs8.3 Assist institutional and community palliative care programs in developing standards ofcare consistent with accepted standardsGeneral objective 9(Principle # 4 – Resource to a Defined Patient Population)The resident will be able to incorporate evidence-based decision making in caring for dyingpatients and their families.Specific objectivesThe resident will be able to:9.1 Access the relevant literature in helping to solve clinical problems9.2 Apply critical appraisal skills to literature in palliative medicineGeneral objective 10(Principle #1 – The Doctor-Patient Relationship)The resident will be able to discuss the ethical issues confronting dying patients, their familie,sand their physicians, including end-of-life decision making, advance directives, care planning,competency, euthanasia, and assisted suicide.Specific objectivesThe resident will be able to:10.1 Outline a general framework for ethical decision making10.2 Describe an approach to managing the particular ethical issues at the end-of-life includingwithdrawing or withholding therapy, advance directives, euthanasia, and assisted suicide10.3 Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and compassion in the care of patients59