Training activity information
Details
Review a patient’s symptoms and history and make recommendations for bowel management techniques
Type
Entrustable training activity (ETA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee repeatedly, consistently, and effectively over time, in a range of situations. This may include occasions where the trainee has not successfully achieved the outcome of the activity themselves. For example, because it was not appropriate to undertake the task in the circumstances or the trainees recognised their own limitations and sought help or advice to ensure the activity reached an appropriate conclusion.
Reflection at multiple timepoints on the trainee learning journey for this activity.
Considerations
- Patient centred care and support
- The principles of trans-anal irrigation, including indications and contraindications, therapeutic effects, and types of equipment available
- Conservative treatments for bowel symptoms
- The impact of diet on the lower gastrointestinal tract
- The symptoms of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- Pharmacology and the lower gastrointestinal tract
- Range of treatments
- Past medical and surgical history
- Referral pathways and the impact on the patient’s experience
- Patient pathways and the impact on the patient’s experience
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 4 |
Outcome
Apply advanced history taking skills to explore a patient’s more complex social history with compassion and empathy. |
| # 5 |
Outcome
Summarise and present patients at a pelvic floor multidisciplinary team meeting and contribute to the decision-making process for patient care. |