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1.3 Care of Adolescents

1.3 Care of Adolescents			Core Rotation	Elective Rotation	Academic Program	Special Interest Elective
The family physician is a skilled clinician
The resident will be able to:
1.3.1	K	Describe normal growth and development	FM, PEM	UC	X
1.3.2	K/S	Conduct well-adolescent visit	FM
1.3.3	K	Describe puberty and associated physiological and mental changes	FM		X
1.3.4		Manage common presentations/problems:
1.3.4.1		Acne	FM	UC	X
1.3.4.2		Drug / substance abuse	FM, PEM, AEM	UC
1.3.4.3		Eating disorders	FM, PEM, AEM	UC	X
1.3.4.4		Behavioural problems	FM, PEM, AEM	UC
1.3.4.5		Sexually transmitted infections	FM, PEM, AEM	UC, WH	X
1.3.4.6		Family Planning and Contraception	FM, PEM, AEM	UC, WH

Family medicine is a community-based discipline
The resident will be able to:
1.3.5	A	Describe and recognize the social, cultural, and environmental impact on the health of adolescents	FM		X

The family physician is a resource to a defined practice population
The resident will be able to:
1.3.6	K/S	Identify the available local community resources for the care of adolescents	FM, PEM, AEM	UC, WH

The patient-physician relationship is central to the role of the family physician
The resident will be able to:
1.3.7	A	Describe and recognize the importance of confidentiality in adolescent care	FM, PEM, AEM	UC, WH
1.3.8	A	Describe how to and recognize the importance of actively incorporate preventive health at each visit with an adolescent	FM, PEM, AEM	UC, WH

References
Care of Infants and Children. Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents.
Curriculum. The Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Evaluation objectives in family medicine: topics, key features and procedural skills
Standards for Accreditation of Residency Training Programs. The College of Family Physicians of Canada. 2006.