Who is this EPA relevant to?
Trainees, supervisors of training (SOTs), fellows, unit directors, multidisciplinary teams and assessors involved in care planning and review.
What evidence could be included?
- Observed clinical encounters;
- Case-based discussions;
- Documentation reviews;
- Multidisciplinary team input;
- Patient feedback;
- Supervisor narratives; and
- ePortfolio evidence.
View the draft of EPA 4
This guideline relates to entrustable professional activity 4 (EPA 4), which focuses on the trainee’s ability to develop, communicate and review a pain management plan that is safe, patient-centred, practical and coordinated with relevant members of the care team.
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