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AFMC Response to Opioid Crisis:
The surge of overdoses and opioid-related deaths in Canada is a national public health crisis. The Government of Canada funded the AFMC, in partnership with Canada’s 17 medical schools, to create a national, bilingual, comprehensive, and competency-based curriculum for medical graduates, residents and practicing physicians interested in pain management and substance use. The evidence-based training aims to fill gaps in educational programs across Canada, including the diagnosis, treatment, and management of pain. In January 2021, the AFMC successfully developed and launched an Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) curriculum and building on this work, we have developed a Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) curriculum.
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UGME:
- THE PROJECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Provided high level input into the overall progress and outcomes of the project. - THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM EXPERT COMMITTEE
Provided content consultation and advice into the curriculum; Develops a plan of integration into the UGME programs of their respective organizations/university. - THE TRANSITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Provided advice towards the implementation of the curriculum. - The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) established the Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) Assessment Development Committee and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Assessment Development Committee which were responsible for developing a bank of MCQ’s and OSCE’s relevant to the curriculum for randomized inclusion on the MCC Qualifying Examinations I & II.
List of Contributors - PGME & CPD
PGME and CPD:
- In addition to the committees mentioned, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and The College of Family Physicians of Canada established the MCQs.
The modules were provided freely to all 17 medical schools across Canada. Depending on the existing curriculum at a faculty of medicine, these modules may be added to enhance learning and understanding.
The modules were created for undergraduate medical students, resident physicians and practicing physicians. However, they are available to any interested stakeholders, other health care professionals and community members.
Each curriculum stream (UGME/PGME/CPD) were created for medical student/resident physicians/practicing physicians. However, any interested stakeholder can sign-up to access any of the curriculum streams they would like. So a practicing physician could indeed access the UGME curriculum.
Who are our contributors?
AFMC would like to recognize the contributors that made this project possible.
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The AFMC’s Response to Opioid Crisis Project has worked in tandem with the University of Montreal’s Center of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public (CEPPP) and their patient subject matter experts (SMEs), to develop a Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) curricula on treating and managing substance use disorder and […]
Visit the AFMC’s Response to Opioid Crisis booth at ICAM to learn more about the UGME, PGME and CPD curricula. These curricula have been developed to address gaps in medical education in pain management and opioid use disorder. These free, bilingual, online competency-based curricula can be used as a whole or can be integrated into […]
Abstract Context: Opioid overdoses and surging death rates are a national public health crisis for Canada. Primary healthcare providers have a key role to play in curbing the opioid epidemic and this begins with education. In January 2021, the Association of the Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), launched an online pain management and opioid stewardship […]
Abstract BACKGROUND: The burgeoning use of opioids and the lack of attention to the safe prescribing, storage, and disposal of these drugs remains a societal concern. Education plays a critical role in providing a comprehensive response to this crisis by closing the training gaps and empowering the next generation of physicians with the knowledge, skills, […]
Objectives Describe the current state of the opioid crisis Link elements of the making of the opioid crisis with medical education Plan opportunities for medical learners to respond to the opioid crisis VIEW ALL INFORMATION (PDF)
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