Program
EPAs: What are they and why should I care?”
October 19, 2023 from 3:00pm ADT to 4:00pm ADT
Governor's Ballroom A
Description
Entrustable professional activities is a concept that was introduced in PA education and practice in recent years. In 2021, the PA competency framework, CanMEDS-PA, was revised an framed as a set of 12 EPAs, in line with similar trends in medicine and other health professions. These EPAs are intended to represent all the competencies that a PA must achieve before entry to practice. Yet some confusion remains about the meaning of EPAs and how they relate to the previous competency framework. In this session, we will clarify the meaning of EPAs, how they are used in clinical education and clinical practice, and how they relate to established PA competencies.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how EPAs act as a link between competency-based education and clinical practice
- Explain the process of a PA learner becoming “competent” in the context of entrustment
- Clarify some challenges and misconceptions in the language and implementation of EPAs
Speakers / Panelists
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Motivating PA Learners
October 20, 2023 from 10:00am ADT to 12:00pm ADT -
EPAs: What are they and why should I care?”
October 19, 2023 from 3:00pm ADT to 4:00pm ADT
Sharona Kanofsky, PA-C, CCPA, MScCH
Sharona Kanofsky, PA-C, CCPA, MScCH
Sharona Kanofsky, PA-C, CCPA, MScCH, is an Associate Professor in the teaching stream at the University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine. She was the founding academic coordinator of the Consortium of PA Education Program and is currently the Research & Scholarship Lead at the PA Program. She is a Canadian- and American-certified PA with master’s degree in health professions education. She practiced as a PA in the US and Canada, most recently in geriatric care at Baycrest Hospital and is the recipient of the 2013 Tom Ashman PA of the Year Award.