Mariette Volschenk, Anthea Hansen
Medical teachers' identity learning during major curriculum renewal: A landscapes of practice perspective
Medical teacher
heart failure remains key public health priority across globe median age people heart failure admitted hospital uk 81 years old many patients transcend standard interventions well characterised evidenced guidelines holistic aspects surrounding frailty rehabilitation social care previous published competency frameworks heart failure focused value doctors nurses pharmacists aimed provide expert consensus minimum heart failurespecific competencies necessary multiple different healthcare professionals including physiotherapists occupational therapists dietitians cardiac physiologists document developed focussing four main parts 1 establishing project working group expert professionals 2 literature review previously existing published curricula competency frameworks 3 consensus building included developing structure framework ongoing review contents adapt inclusive specialty 4 write dissemination widen impact project final competency framework displays competencies across seven sections knowledge including subheadings heart failure syndrome diagnosis clinical management general skills heart failurespecific skills clinical autonomy multidisciplinary team working teaching education research development people heart failure complex needs require input broad range specialties publication focuses vital impact wider multidisciplinary groups help define generic core heart failurespecific competencies needed support future pipelines professionals regularly interact deliver care patients heart failure