Answer Guide to Management of Physician's Responsibilities Plan

PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON PHYSICIAN RESPONSIBILITY

GUIDE FOR THE FACULTY/STUDENT-FACILITATOR

ANSWER GUIDE IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN

PROBLEM:

Responsibility: Managing a Patient with a Health Problem

Scenario:

You are the physician assigned to man a medical clinic. One day, a 10-year-old boy is brought to the clinic by his mother. The mother tells you her child just has a bad fall while biking. You see the boy crying in pain with a swollen deformed right forearm.

Given a responsibility of a physician.which is to manage a patient with a health problem, and given a particular scenario, make a management plan.

ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM:

Guide Questions and Answer Guides:

1. What are the competencies you need to have to be able to make a management plan?

Answer guide:

1. Steps in doing a management plan.

2. Analysis of the scenario to come out with a management plan.

2. Do you have these competencies?

3. Do you know the different steps in doing a management plan?

Answer guide:

1. Situational analysis

2. Formulating objectives

3. Formulating strategies

4. Formulating methods of assessment

5. Formulating evaluation indicators

4. Do you know the three big functions of a physician?

Answer guide:

1. Diagnose

2. Treat

3. Advice

5. Based on the different steps of a management plan and based on the three big functions of a physician, analyze the scenario. In other words, make a management plan based on the given scenario.

Situational analysis

A patient

A 10-year-old boy

fall while biking

painful, swollen, deformed right forearm

Objectives

1. To diagnose accurately the problem

To identify the problem - pain, swelling, deformity

To identify deeper problem, such as fracture, dislocation, and faulty health practice

2. To treat correctly the pain, swelling, deformity, deeper problems if any

3. To advise patient/mother clearly with empathy and compassion on the

diagnosis

treatment

rehabilitation

health maintenance

Strategies

1.1 History/interview

1.2 Physical examination

1.3 Paraclinical diagnostic procedures

2.1 Nonoperative treatment

warm compress, analgesics, advice

2.2 Operative treatment, if there is an indication such as dislocation or fracture

3. Give clear advice showing empathy and compassion

Methods of assessment of outcome

1. History/interview

2. Physical examination

3. Paraclinical diagnostic procedures, if warranted

Evaluation indicators

1. Problem solved

No more pain

No more swelling

No more deformity

If there is a fracture/dislocation, solved

2. Correct diagnosis

3. Treatment without complications

4. Patient and mother properly advised

5. Patient and mother satisfied with my management

LEARNING PLAN:

Specific Learning Objectives:

1. To concisely discuss ......

2. To concisely outline ......

3. To concisely enumerate ......

4. To concisely write a management plan ......

others

Learning strategies:

Read ..... what ..... where ..... when

Interview ..... who ..... what ..... where..... when

others

Methods of assessment:

Feedback

Self/peer/faculty assessment

others

Evaluation indicators:

Achievement of objectives

others

NOTE: THE LEARNING PLAN PUT UP BY THE STUDENT AND APPROVED BY THE FACULTY BECOMES THE LEARNING CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT. A COPY OF THE LEARNING PLAN SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY AT THE 2ND PBL SESSION. THIS SHOULD BE KEPT FOR FILE AND SUBMITTED TO THE COURSE COORDINATOR.

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