CanMEDS 2015

A summary of the key changes in CanMEDS 2015 was presented at the fall 2015 Program Directors' Retreat. The presentation is available at: CanMEDS update - retreat presentation.

For more information regarding CanMEDS 2015, please refer to the Royal College website:

• CanMEDS 2015 Framework - http://www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/canmeds/canmeds-framework-e
• CanMEDS and Faculty Development Resources - www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/canmeds/canmeds-faculty-development-resources-e

A CanMEDS Teaching and Assessment Tool Guide has been purchased for each program. 

A number of resources are available to assist programs in providing education for residents on patient safety and quality improvement. Programs may wish to explore material from a number of sources: 

• Alberta Health Services offers a Quality and Patient Safety Integrated Curriculum - https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/hp/edu/if-hp-edu-qps-integrated-curriculum.pdf. A presentation on the curriculum was provided at the program director's retreat: AHS Quality Patient Safety Curriculum.
• The Health Quality Council of Alberta provides patient safety and quality management education: hqca.ca/education. A presentation on their educational courses was provided at the program director's retreat: HQCA Safety and Quality Education for Residency Programs.
• The CMPA Good Practices Guide offers on-line modules including: "Patient Safety", "Adverse Events", "Human Factors", "Communication - Handovers" and several other related topics - www.cmpa-acpm.ca/serve/docs/ela/goodpracticesguide.
• The Royal College is currently offering "Teaching Quality Improvement in Residency Education" (an epub) free of cost - www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/canmeds/canmeds-faculty-development-resources-e#qi-residency-education
• Several international resources may also be helpful:

1.  Institute for Healthcare Improvement modules - www.ihi.org/education/ihiopenschool/Courses
2.  World Health Organization - www.who.int/patientsafety/education