OCOM 7003 - The Osteopathic Approach to Patient Care 3 - Chronic Illness

• Students will be able to articulate how various chronic diseases alter physiological functioning at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, microanatomical and organ system levels across the life stages.
• Students will be able to develop a differential diagnosis and treatment plan which integrates the psychosocial factors and pathophysiology of chronic disease.
• Students will be able to utilize the triadic osteopathic approach in the clinical evaluation of patients with chronic illness, including completing a history/ physical, comprehensive assessment/plan, and correct documentation.
• Students will be able to develop a management plan for a chronically ill patient that incorporates the patient’s health preferences, religious and/or cultural beliefs, and social determinants of health.
• Students will be able to collaborate and coordinate an interprofessional approach to patient care within the health care team.
• Students will be able to effectively communicate to patients a treatment plan which reflects shared decision making and promotes care coordination.
• Students will be able to apply current medical standards to the use of technology in the communication, documentation, and care of patients with chronic illness.
• Students will be able to anticipate and address clinical, ethical, and legal issues in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with chronic illness.
• Students will be able to describe how psychosocial, socioeconomic, and demographic factors; including race, social determinants of health and health disparities, affect the care of patients with chronic illness.
• Students will be able to critically evaluate clinical and translational research and apply evidence-based research to the care of patients with chronic illness.
• Students will be able to interpret and apply public health research, epidemiological data, and health policy knowledge to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic disease.
• Students will be able to explain how occupational and environmental factors, including epidemiology and toxicology, contribute to the risk, exposure, and development of chronic diseases.
• Students will be able to formulate, through reflective practice and professionalism; timely, sensitive, and instructive feedback to others about their team performance and receive feedback related to their own performance.
• Students will be able to reflect and apply the process for personal and professional development that fosters osteopathic professional identity formation, an osteopathic approach to patient care, and personal wellness.