Core Competencies

Overview

The Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine: A Framework for Curriculum Development published in the January/February 2006 Supplement of the Journal of Hospital Medicine, is a blueprint to develop standardized curricula for teaching Hospital Medicine in medical school, post-graduate (i.e., residency, fellowship), and continuing medical education programs. The competencies standardize expected learning outcomes, but leave it to the curriculum developers and content experts to select instructional strategies, provide relevancy of context, and select the most relevant and up to date medical content.  Read more about The Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine.

Care Transitions for Older Adults

The chapters listed below deal specifically with care transitions for older adults:

Chapter 3.1 - Care of the Elderly

Chapter 3.3 - Communication

Chapter 3.5 - Drug Safety, Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology 

Chapter 3.15 - Patient Education 

Chapter 3.16 - Patient Handoff

Chapter 3.23 - Team Approach and Multidisciplinary Care 

Chapter 3.24 - Transitions of Care

The chapters listed below deal specifically with improving healthcare systems:

Chapter 3.7 - Evidence Based Medicine

Chapter 3.10 - Information Management

Chapter 3.11 - Leadership

Chapter 3.17 - Patient Safety

Chapter 3.18 - Practice Based Learning and Improvement

Chapter 3.21 - Quality Improvement

Chapter 3.22 - Risk Management