Titles of the 20 core EPAs for hematology and transfusion medicine residency programs
| Caring for the hematological patient∗ | |
| EPA 1 | Diagnosing and assessing patients with hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 17); MK (1-8); PL (3); CO (1); EP (1, 3) |
| EPA 2 | Providing and implementing a therapeutic plan for patients facing benign hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 4, 13, 14, 17); MK (2, 6); PL (1, 2, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 3 | Providing and implementing a therapeutic plan for patients facing malignant hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 4, 17); MK (2, 5); PL (1, 2, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 4 | Managing and stratifying patients with urgent or emergent complications of hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 2, 17); MK (2, 5, 6); PL (1, 2); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 5 | Recommending suitable patients for HSCT Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 7, 8, 17); MK (2, 8); PL (1, 2); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 6 | Recommending and implementing palliative care for ineligible patients for curative care Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 9, 10, 17); MK (2, 6); PL (1, 2, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 7 | Providing systematic follow-up for patients with chronic hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 12, 13, 17); MK (2, 6); PL (1, 2, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 8 | Providing continuous and progressive care for survivors of hematological cancer Link to the competencies: PC (1, 2, 11, 17); MK (5, 6); PL (1, 3, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 9 | Recommending transfusion therapy and managing their complications Link to the competencies: PC (3, 5, 6, 17); MK (7); PL (1, 3); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2, 4) |
| EPA 10 | Recommending therapeutic apheresis, assessing and managing their complications Link to the competencies: PC (3, 5, 6, 17); MK (7); PL (1, 3); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2, 4) |
| EPA 11 | Supervising blood donation procedure Link to the competencies: MK (8); PL (1, 3); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2, 3, 4) |
| EPA 12 | Consulting patients with hematological manifestations of systemic disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 2, 16, 17); MK (1); PL (1, 2); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 3) |
| Communication and teamwork∗ | |
| EPA 13 | Communicating with patients and relatives Link to the competencies: PL (3); CO (1, 3); EP (1, 3) |
| EPA 14 | Synthetizing, reporting, and registering clinical cases and information for peers and different audiences Link to the competencies: PC (17); PL (3); CO (2, 3); EP (1) |
| EPA 15 | Cooperating with coworkers as a leader or as team member Link to the competencies: PL (3); CO (2, 3); EP (1, 3) |
| Diagnostic support∗ | |
| EPA 16 | Performing bone marrow diagnostic procedures Link to the competencies: PC (1, 14, 17); MK (4); CO (1, 2); EP (1); HSM (2) |
| EPA 17 | Recognizing, interpreting, and reporting cytological findings in peripheral blood and bone marrow smears Link to the competencies: MK (1, 3, 5, 6); CO (1, 2, 3); EP 1 |
| EPA 18 | Recommending and interpreting immunophenotyping and molecular tests for patients with hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 15, 17); MK (1, 3, 5, 6); PL (2); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3) |
| EPA 19 | Recommending and interpreting other ancillary tests for patients with hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 15, 17); MK (1, 3, 5, 6); PL (2); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3) |
| EPA 20 | Recommending and interpreting tests for patients under transfusion therapy Link to the competencies: PC (1, 5, 6, 17); MK (7); PL (2); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3) |
| Caring for the hematological patient∗ | |
| EPA 1 | Diagnosing and assessing patients with hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 17); MK (1-8); PL (3); CO (1); EP (1, 3) |
| EPA 2 | Providing and implementing a therapeutic plan for patients facing benign hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 4, 13, 14, 17); MK (2, 6); PL (1, 2, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 3 | Providing and implementing a therapeutic plan for patients facing malignant hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 4, 17); MK (2, 5); PL (1, 2, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 4 | Managing and stratifying patients with urgent or emergent complications of hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 2, 17); MK (2, 5, 6); PL (1, 2); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 5 | Recommending suitable patients for HSCT Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 7, 8, 17); MK (2, 8); PL (1, 2); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 6 | Recommending and implementing palliative care for ineligible patients for curative care Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 9, 10, 17); MK (2, 6); PL (1, 2, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 7 | Providing systematic follow-up for patients with chronic hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 3, 12, 13, 17); MK (2, 6); PL (1, 2, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 8 | Providing continuous and progressive care for survivors of hematological cancer Link to the competencies: PC (1, 2, 11, 17); MK (5, 6); PL (1, 3, 4); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2) |
| EPA 9 | Recommending transfusion therapy and managing their complications Link to the competencies: PC (3, 5, 6, 17); MK (7); PL (1, 3); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2, 4) |
| EPA 10 | Recommending therapeutic apheresis, assessing and managing their complications Link to the competencies: PC (3, 5, 6, 17); MK (7); PL (1, 3); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2, 4) |
| EPA 11 | Supervising blood donation procedure Link to the competencies: MK (8); PL (1, 3); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 2, 3, 4) |
| EPA 12 | Consulting patients with hematological manifestations of systemic disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 2, 16, 17); MK (1); PL (1, 2); CO (1, 2, 3); EP (1, 2, 3); HSM (1, 3) |
| Communication and teamwork∗ | |
| EPA 13 | Communicating with patients and relatives Link to the competencies: PL (3); CO (1, 3); EP (1, 3) |
| EPA 14 | Synthetizing, reporting, and registering clinical cases and information for peers and different audiences Link to the competencies: PC (17); PL (3); CO (2, 3); EP (1) |
| EPA 15 | Cooperating with coworkers as a leader or as team member Link to the competencies: PL (3); CO (2, 3); EP (1, 3) |
| Diagnostic support∗ | |
| EPA 16 | Performing bone marrow diagnostic procedures Link to the competencies: PC (1, 14, 17); MK (4); CO (1, 2); EP (1); HSM (2) |
| EPA 17 | Recognizing, interpreting, and reporting cytological findings in peripheral blood and bone marrow smears Link to the competencies: MK (1, 3, 5, 6); CO (1, 2, 3); EP 1 |
| EPA 18 | Recommending and interpreting immunophenotyping and molecular tests for patients with hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 15, 17); MK (1, 3, 5, 6); PL (2); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3) |
| EPA 19 | Recommending and interpreting other ancillary tests for patients with hematological disorders Link to the competencies: PC (1, 15, 17); MK (1, 3, 5, 6); PL (2); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3) |
| EPA 20 | Recommending and interpreting tests for patients under transfusion therapy Link to the competencies: PC (1, 5, 6, 17); MK (7); PL (2); CO (1, 2); EP (1, 2, 3) |
CO, communication; EP, ethics and professionalism; HSM, health systems management; MK, medical knowledge; PC, patient care; PL, progressive learning.
Indicates the general domain of each EPA.