Manage/chair interprofessional ward/unit meeting

At the early registrar level it is expected that a prevocational doctor will have acquired the skills, knowledge and behaviours to competently manage and/or chair an interprofessional ward/unit meeting.

This task describes a number of activities, as below, where proficiency should be achievable by the end of PGY3.  The doctor is encouraged to download the key clinical task guidelines and seek the support of his/her supervisor for feedback on performance.

  • Often significant allied health role, e.g. orthopaedics, neurosurgery
  • May overlap ward round/be followed up
  • Medical summary/plan
  • Receive and respect input from allied health
  • Consensus plan
  • PGY 1
  • PGY 2
  • PGY 3

  • Collaboration and teamwork

    • Recognise the roles and responsibilities of other professionals within the healthcare team; respect and listen to their concerns about the patient
  • Communication
    • Provide updates to the current health team, e.g. new critical issues or changes in a patient’s condition
    • Provide updates to the current health team, e.g. new critical issues or changes in a patient’s condition
    • Demonstrate high-quality written skills to communicate clinical reasoning, e.g. write case notes legibly, concisely and informatively
    • Gather information from a variety of sources and use it to ensure continuity of patient care, e.g. referral letters, case records, test results, electronic information
  • Health advocacy
    • Recognise the interaction between mental, physical and social wellbeing in relation to health
    • Consider, and allow for, the impact of social, economic and political factors, as well as culture, ethnicity, sexuality, disability and spirituality, on patient illness and health
    • Able to advise on, or help to arrange, ambulatory and community care services appropriate for each patient
  • Judgement and clinical decision making
    • Identify the common clinical conditions managed by the clinical unit and be fully conversant with the clinical knowledge, key decision-making points and issues that influence decisions within these conditions
    • Can explain indications, contraindications and risks involved in decision making regarding common procedures
  • Leadership and management
    • Work well with others to gain respect and trust
  • Medical expertise
  • Professionalism
    • Maintain an appropriate standard of professional practice and work within personal capabilities
    • Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to change

  • Collaboration and teamwork

    • Recognise the roles and responsibilities of other professionals within the healthcare team; respect and listen to their concerns about the patient
  • Communication
    • Provide updates to the current health team, e.g. new critical issues or changes in a patient’s condition
    • Provide updates to the current health team, e.g. new critical issues or changes in a patient’s condition
    • Demonstrate high-quality written skills to communicate clinical reasoning, e.g. write case notes legibly, concisely and informatively
    • Gather information from a variety of sources and use it to ensure continuity of patient care, e.g. referral letters, case records, test results, electronic information
  • Health advocacy
    • Recognise the interaction between mental, physical and social wellbeing in relation to health
    • Consider, and allow for, the impact of social, economic and political factors, as well as culture, ethnicity, sexuality, disability and spirituality, on patient illness and health
    • Able to advise on, or help to arrange, ambulatory and community care services appropriate for each patient
  • Judgement and clinical decision making
    • Identify the common clinical conditions managed by the clinical unit and be fully conversant with the clinical knowledge, key decision-making points and issues that influence decisions within these conditions
    • Can explain indications, contraindications and risks involved in decision making regarding common procedures
  • Leadership and management
    • Work well with others to gain respect and trust
  • Medical expertise
  • Professionalism
    • Maintain an appropriate standard of professional practice and work within personal capabilities
    • Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to change

  • Collaboration and teamwork

    • Identify and manage fatigue with the team
    • Predict and manage conflict between members of the healthcare team
  • Communication
    • Collect and collate relevant information from other team members or specialist teams pertinent to decision making or patient management
  • Health advocacy
    • Work with the patient/family/carers to develop a management plan that addresses the needs and preferences of the patient
  • Judgement and clinical decision making
    • Present case management reports on common cases to unit meeting
  • Leadership and management
    • Chair a clinical meeting effectively
  • Medical expertise
    • Present complex cases effectively to senior medical staff and other health professionals
    • Be aware of risks associated with common conditions and procedures and implement steps to predict or mitigate them
    • Provide appropriate aftercare and arrange follow-up for all procedures
    • Identify patients suitable for, and refer to, aged care, rehabilitation or palliative care programs
  • Professionalism
    • Deal with ethical uncertainty and conflicting values; maintain ethical standards

  • Scholarship and teaching

    • Use multi-disciplinary team meetings as teaching and educational opportunities