| 1 |
Have and apply knowledge about embryology, anatomy and the physiology of the female genital organs and breasts and understand bio-psychosocial aspects of obstetrical and gynaecological conditions as listed in addendum* (ADDENDUM: OBSTETRICAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL EXPERTISE) |
Have and apply knowledge about embryology, anatomy, genetics and the physiology of the female genital organs and breasts and understand bio-psychosocial aspects of obstetrical and gynaecological conditions as listed in addendum* (ADDENDUM: OBSTETRICAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL EXPERTISE) |
Genetics is also important to have knowledge about |
| 2 |
Prioritize issues to be addressed in a patient encounter |
Prioritize issues to be addressed in a patient encounter, based on urgency and further planning |
Relevant, but very general statement. Attempt to make this competency more concrete. |
| 3 |
Establish a patient-centred management plan |
Establish a concrete patient-centred management plan, based on the postulated goals |
Very similar to a previous competency. Difference is that the former competency aims at defining goals, while this aims at the way these goals can be reached. |
| 4 |
Perform the gynaecologic and obstetric skills as listed in addendum, in a skilful and safe manner, adapting to unanticipated findings or changing clinical circumstances (ADDENDUM: PRACTICAL SKILLS ) |
Left unchanged |
Comments on the list in addendum, which is not yet completed. No comments on formulation of the competency. |
| 5 |
Implement a patient-centred care plan that supports ongoing care, follow-up on investigations, response to treatment, and further consultation |
Left unchanged |
Comment that there is overlap with former competencies:Other competencies cover the process of obtaining a treatment goal and establishing a plan.This competency covers the implementation of the care plan |
| 6 |
Deliver the highest quality of care, including the adoption of strategies that contribute to the promotion of patient safety, and address human and system factors |
Deliver the highest evidence based quality of care, including the adoption of strategies that contribute to the promotion of patient safety, and address human and system factors |
Defines more specifically what the highest quality of care means |
| 7 |
Apply the science of quality improvement to contribute to improving systems of patient care |
Contribute to the improvement of systems of patient care, by applying the science of quality improvement |
Comment that there is overlap with a former competency: Focus on the improvement of systems of patient care, as a leader. |
| 8 |
Allocate health care resources for optimal patient care |
Allocate health care resources, such as equipment, human and financial resources, for optimal patient care |
It goes further than only financial resources |
| 9 |
Manage health care in a socially responsible way and demonstrate leadership skills to enhance health care |
Left unchanged |
Comment that there is overlap with a former competency, but unclear which competency is meant. Presumably a competency regarding cost-appropriate care was meant. Socially responsible health care is much broader than cost-appropriate care |
| 10 |
Manage stressful situations with effective responses to challenge, complexity and stress in gynaecology and obstetrics |
Manage and lead stressful situations with effective responses to challenge, complexity and stress in gynaecology and obstetrics |
Focus on the management of stressful situations as a leader |
| 11 |
Work with a community or population to identify the determinants of health that affect them |
Work with a community or population to identify the determinants of health that affect them (If applicable) |
No consensus regarding relevancy for all ObGyns |
| 12 |
Improve clinical practice by applying a process of continuous quality improvement to disease prevention, health promotion, and health surveillance activities |
Left unchanged |
Overlap with other competencies on quality of care. This competency focuses on continuous quality improvement in three areas which are not yet covered in other competencies |
| 13 |
Develop, implement, monitor, and revise a personal learning plan to enhance professional practice |
Left unchanged |
Comment that another competency covers this statement too.This competency focuses on the development of a personal learning plan and not on the method of learning |
| 14 |
Recognize and respond to unprofessional and unethical behaviours in physicians and other colleagues in the health care professions |
Recognize and respond to unprofessional and unethical behaviours in physicians and other colleagues in the health care professions, according to the principles of effective feedback |
Describes how someone is expected to respond |
| 15 |
Promote a culture that recognizes, supports, and responds effectively to colleagues in need |
Promote a culture that recognizes, supports, and responds effectively to colleagues in need by facilitating the process to help |
Defines more specifically what "responds effectively" means |