Competency information

Details

Draft written reports on investigations.

Considerations

  • Requirements of report, including sources of information, appropriate use of patient records, reference materials and current national/international guidelines.

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 2 Outcome Interpret the results of commonly used therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) assays in the correct clinical context.
# 3 Outcome Perform a range of laboratory and point-of-care techniques to investigate drugs of abuse and other toxic substances in cases of acute poisoning, and understand the clinical context in which such techniques can be useful.
# 4 Outcome Decide the testing strategy for the investigation of patients taking drugs of abuse in the correct clinical and legal context.
# 5 Outcome Decide the testing strategy for the investigation of the poisoned patient in the correct clinical and forensic context.
# 6 Outcome Perform a range of pharmacogenetic tests.