Understand Field Notes and ITARs in Family Medicine Development
Learn the importance of Field Notes and ITARs in clinical settings for feedback, skill assessment, and improvement. Discover key responsibilities and common questions related to completing field notes effectively.
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ITARs and FieldNotes DALHOUSIE FAMILY MEDICINE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT APRIL 3, 2018 ALETHEA LACAS, MD CCFP (COE)
Objectives 01 02 03 Understand what is the purpose of a Field Note and of an ITAR Discuss common barriers and questions about FieldNotes and ITARs Learn strategies to complete Field Notes more easily
What is a field note? A brief document used in a clinical setting to provide and document specific behaviour-based feedback. Intended to precipitate structured timely sharing of your experience with common reflection. Provides documentation This encourages feedback on a wider spectrum of essential skills Improvement in assessing competence
Think of a field note as a way to document the feedback you are already giving verbally throughout the day.
Field Notes Inform ITARS
FIELD NOTES FIELD NOTES The How To The How To
Common Questions 1. Whose responsibility is it to initiate completing the field note? 2. Who writes in the field note? 3. What are all the different fields and do I need to fill them in? 4. What do I choose as a topic to discuss?
Whose responsibility is it to initiate completing the field note? It is a shared responsibility
It can be either. Do what is most efficient for you. WHO WRITES IN THE FIELD NOTE?
What are all the different fields and do I need to fill them in?
Is specific Includes enough detail to provide context A high quality Field Note Can use innovative sources
The idea is that by sampling across all phases, skills and domains you will have a better sense of competency.
Ideally. What is written is a documentation of verbal feedback. Do we have to talk about what is written down? The process of completing the Field Note is a reflective discussion.
ITAR IN TRAINING RESIDENT ASSESSMENT
ITAR what is the purpose? Evaluation document Did the resident meet the competencies for this rotation? Narrative Uses credible evidence (from field notes)
Summative, overarching statement(s) Use field notes as examples/evidence What goes in an ITAR? Input from team Patient feedback
Completing the ITAR ITAR must be complete and submitted for the resident to graduate. Make time before the end of the rotation. Resident should organize their field notes and give to you. It is okay to meet remotely to complete and submit to one45. SUMBIT the completed ITAR
