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PRE-SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
STANDARD B4: RESOURCES
"There must be sufficient resources including teaching faculty, the number and variety of
patients, physical and technical resources, as well as the supporting facilities and services
necessary to provide the opportunity for all residents in the program to achieve the educational
objectives and receive full training as defined by the Royal College specialty training
requirements."
Program
Geriatric Psychiatry
University
Date of Review (month/year)
Sites Participating in this Program:
Where the resources to provide "full training" are not available at the sponsoring university, several
different types of interuniversity affiliations may be negotiated. It should be noted that the exchange of
residents between two fully accredited programs does not require an interuniversity affiliation.
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Teaching Faculty
List by teaching site the members of the teaching faculty who have a major role in this program, including members from other
departments. In indicating a subspecialty, use as a criterion whether he or she is considered by colleagues as a subspecialist and
functions academically and professionally as one.
Teaching Site
Name
University Rank
Specialty
Qualifications
Subspecialty
(If any)
What percentage of faculty listed above have been practising in the subspecialty:
< 15 years
%
> 25 years
%
Percentage of
professional time
dedicated to Geriatric
Psychiatry
Nature of Interaction with
Resident
(e.g. clinical, teaching,
research)
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2.
Clinical Training
a)
Please enter approximate numbers for each of the major areas of clinical training identified:
(Statistics for most recent 12-month period – Dates: )
IN-PATIENT
Hospital or
Service
Psychiatry
In-patient
Beds
Dedicated to
Geriatric
Patients
Consults to
General
Hospital Inpatients
per Month
AMBULATORY CARE
Consults to
Specialty
Hospital Inpatients
per Month
Other
Consults
New
Outpatient
Assessment
s per
Month
Day Hospital
(# patients
enrolled)
OUTREACH
Other
Long
Term
Care
Visits
per
Month
Other
Visits to
Patient’s
Place of
Residence
per Month
TOTAL
b)
Describe the arrangements for providing outreach services within the program. Please outline the
organization of these services, including the composition of multidisciplinary teams. What proportion
of visits occur in rural areas?
c)
Describe the organization of consultation services and the resident experience providing consultations,
including those to long term care and other community settings
d)
Please describe any geriatric psychiatry specialized services not listed above that are regularly
involved in resident training.
e)
Describe the role in the residency program of each of the following services, toward the development
of expertise with the medical problems commonly co-morbid with psychiatric presentations in older
adults?
i)
Geriatric Medicine
ii) Neurology / Movement Disorders Clinics
iii) Stroke Prevention Clinics
iv) Palliative Care
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v) Neuroimaging
vi) Medical care in long term care homes
vii) Other
3.
Psychotherapy
Name the institutions providing experience in psychotherapy. Are therapies specific to the elderly
being utilized? Comment on the adequacy of resources in staff and patients in relation to the number
of residents. Describe the method of supervision of training.
4.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Name the institutions providing experience in electroconvulsive therapy. Describe the resources
available in terms of patients, facilities and staff, including any other relevant explanatory comments.
How many treatments are performed each month? What percentage of those doing supervising ECT
for trainees are geriatric psychiatrists?
5.
Community Resources
List and describe how residents will liaise with community programs such as respite programs,
community day programs, resources such as the Alzheimer Society.
6.
Emergency Care
Describe the resources available and the arrangements for the training of residents in the Emergency
Department or other urgent care services in Geriatric Psychiatry. Are there resources dedicated
specifically to geriatric patients?
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Interprofessional Collaboration
Comment on the adequacy and distribution of the allied professional staff who make significant
contributions to the program, specifically psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers and
occupational therapists. What are the opportunities for residents to work with these individuals? Are
resources available for neuropsychological testing?
8.
Shared or Collaborative Models of Care
Please describe opportunities for residents to work in shared or collaborative care models with family
physicians, other specialists or other specialized services. Please describe the extent and anticipated
duration of the resident’s experience.
9.
Please describe any other special units or services that provide opportunities for training
on a mandatory or elective basis. Include special institutes or clinics not affiliated with
hospitals.
10. Information Resources
a)
Do residents have free 24/7 access to on-line libraries, journals and other educational resources? Yes
No
Partially
If “No” or “Partially”, please explain.
b)
Do residents have adequate space to carry out their daily work? Yes
c)
Are technical resources required for patient care duties located in the work setting? Yes
d)
No
No
Do facilities allow resident skills to be observed and do they allow for confidential discussions?
Yes
No
11. Summary of Adequacy of Resources
Comment on the adequacy of the resources in the overall program. In particular, comment as
to whether the facilities are sufficient to provide adequate teaching and experience for
residents in this program in addition to other residents sharing the same facilities.
Editorial revisions - February 2012