AFMC Professional Development Curriculum: Intermediate Practice

Intermediate Practice:

The Intermediate Practice curriculum consists of 8 bilingual & interactive competency-based modules, addressing high-frequency and high-impact pain, prescribing, and conversation topics. Tailored for health professionals with established practice in addiction care, this curriculum offers the latest options and approaches for treatment, expanding your toolbox for comprehensive patient care.

Each topic begins with a Pre-Test for you to self-assess your knowledge and understanding of the upcoming topic related to opioids. After completing the Pre-Test, you will gain access to the learning module for that same topic. The learning module is an interactive learning experience that will guide you through content provided by Canadian medical experts in the field. After completing the learning module, the Post-Test will be released. The Post-Test asks you to self-assess for a second time with the insight and knowledge you gained from the online learning module.

Fee: $425 CAD / learner for one year access from date of purchase

No refunds will be provided to learners after purchase, as learners are automatically enrolled in the course and provided immediate access to content.

Topics

This curriculum consists of one introductory module and eight content modules based on established competencies.

Topics Include:

Building Relationships with Individuals: Navigating Difficult Conversations
Opioid Stewardship: Prescribing and Management
Opioid Stewardship: Rotation and Deprescribing
Opioid Use Disorder Assessment & Management
Management of Chronic Pain in Diverse Patient Populations
Cancer-Related Pain
Advanced Knowledge of Pain
Management of Chronic Pain

In a commitment to address all facets of the learning experience, we are simultaneously launching two additional resources; Self-Assessment Tool and the Tool of Tools. The Self-Assessment Tool helps to review your current knowledge on a range of topics and identify specific modules in the curriculum that you may want to complete. The Tool of Tools is an inventory of all the tools linked in the modules.

Self-Assessment Tool

This self-assessment tool helps you review your knowledge of a range of topics related to the use of opioids in practice. This tool takes up to 45 minutes to complete. Feedback is provided throughout. The tool uses de-identified aggregate data only, assuring you of confidentiality of your results. Your answers to the questions enable the tool to direct you to available continuing education programs related to assessment, diagnosis and management of patients taking opioids.

On completion, you will receive a summary of learning opportunities best suited to you.

Take the Self-Assessment.

Content Experts

AFMC would like to recognize the contributors that made this project possible.

The Project Oversight Committee:
Provided high level input into the overall progress and outcomes of the project.

The Undergraduate Curriculum Expert Committee:
Provided content consultation and advice into the curriculum; Developed a plan of integration into the UGME programs of their respective organizations/university.

The Transition Advisory Committee:
Provided advice towards the implementation of the curriculum.

The Medical Council of Canada (MCC):
Established the Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) Assessment Development Committee and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Assessment Development Committee which were responsible for developing a bank of MCQ’s and OSCE’s relevant to the curriculum for randomized inclusion on the MCC Qualifying Examinations I & II.

View contributors PDF.

Accreditation Details

This online at your own pace program is accredited by Queen's University for 12.75 Self-Assessment learning hours for the Royal College, 12.75 Mainpro+ credits in the Self-Learning Category for the CFPC, and 12.75 hours of professional development for all health professionals.

Reciprocity Agreements

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners, healthcare practitioners participating in the QCHP CME/CPD program may record MOC Section 1 or MOC Section 3 credits as QCHP Category 1 or Category 3 credits.

Who Should Take This Course

This program is geared towards current Canadian practicing physicians, but is open to anyone interested.

Accessibility Standards

All modules comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act - AODA (alternative text for images, tab navigation, and instructional text for learners). All audio and video files have closed captioning and full transcripts. In addition, the associated module companion guides are formatted for screen readers. The companion guide can also be used as an offline resource by learners in areas that have low or unreliable internet access.

Time Requirement

The average time commitment for each topic: