Virtual Examinations – Tools for Clinical Practice
As the provision of virtual care extends beyond the pandemic, family physicians are continuing to manage patients virtually. Enhancing family physicians’ skills in performing examinations and issuing diagnoses virtually will support family physicians to confidently provide high quality virtual care to their patients.
The purpose of these four clinical vignettes is to support family physicians to perform thorough and comprehensive patient examinations by demonstrating the successful examination of common medical conditions seen in practice, musculoskeletal and neurological virtual assessments, when not physically present with the patient. The videos take a practical, patient-centred approach that supports the provision of comprehensive, longitudinal care. Resources are provided to support learning and integration of skills into practice.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Become familiar and more confident conducting common medical conditions virtually
- Access available resources to support the management of common medical conditions (musculoskeletal or neurological virtual assessment) in your practice
Designed in partnership by the British Columbia College of Family Physicians (BCCFP) and University of British Columbia’s Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD). This educational offering was funded by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).
The Division of Continuing Professional Development, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Committee (CACME) to provide CPD credits for physicians. This one- credit-per-hour Self-Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 1.00 Mainpro+® credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.