Trainee Information Management System
EPAs and PBAs
To assist Trainees, Supervisors, and Trainers in undertaking the Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and Procedure Based Activities (PBAs) for the GSET program, below are a copy of the assessments for you to review before undertaking an assessment.
Please note, that this is a reference document only. The assessment must be completed on the Trainee Information Management System (TIMS)
Core EPAs
- Arrange and Complete Surgery for a Simple Acute Case
- Assessing Simple New Elective Case in Outpatient Clinic
- Delivering Results to a Patient
- Discharge Planning for a Complex Patient
- Leading A Team Ward Round
- Management of Acute admissions - Evening or Weekend Shift
- Opportunistic Student Teaching Session
- Present at MDM/X-Ray Meeting
- Presentation at Departmental Meeting
- Run a Student Teaching Session - Topic Based
Principal EPAs
- Arranging Acute Surgery for a Complex Condition
- Management of a New Cancer Patient in the Outpatient Clinic
- Delivering News to a Patient - End of life Prognostic Discussion
- Delivering News to a Patient - Unable to Undertake Procedure on the Day
- Operative Supervision of a Junior Colleague
- Present at MDM/X-Ray Meeting of a Complex Case
Core PBAs
- Anastomosis
- Appendicectomy - Laparoscopic or Open
- Examination Under Anaesthetic Anus - Incision and Drainage of Perianal Abscess
- Groin Hernia - Laparoscopic or Open
- Open and Closing Abdominal Incision
- Simple Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with or without Intraoperative Cholangiogram
- Small Bowel Resection
- Stoma Formation
Principal PBAs