# Competences — specialised doctor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9b889f07-c39c-464d-b9d9-b2daa650f9ac).

## Essential

- **cancer risks** (knowledge)
- **conduct cancer screening tests** (skill/competence)
- **conduct preoperative investigations** (skill/competence)
- **conduct research on reproductive medicine** (skill/competence)
- **counsel patients on fertility treatments** (skill/competence)
- **delegate emergency care** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate disciplinary expertise** (skill/competence)
- **demonstrate technical skills during neurological surgery** (skill/competence)
- **dermapathology** (knowledge)
- **develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system** (skill/competence)
- **diagnose brain death** (skill/competence)
- **diagnose disorders of the urogenital system** (skill/competence)
- **diagnose rheumatic diseases** (skill/competence)
- **electroencephalography** (knowledge)
- **follow-up patients with heart attack** (skill/competence)
- **implant brachytherapy treatments** (skill/competence)
- **interact professionally in research and professional environments** (skill/competence)
- **Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery** (skill/competence)
- **interpret diagnostic tests in otorhinolaryngology** (skill/competence)
- **interpret electromyograms** (skill/competence)
- **interpret urology diagnostic tests** (skill/competence)
- **intracranial hypertension** (knowledge)
- **manage acute oncology patients** (skill/competence)
- **manage adverse reactions to drugs** (skill/competence)
- **manage communicable disease** (skill/competence)
- **manage hospital-acquired infections** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **manage research data** (skill/competence)
- **manage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of stroke** (skill/competence)
- **manage trauma through surgical means** (skill/competence)
- **manage treatment for HIV affected patients** (skill/competence)
- **monitor children's physical development** (skill/competence)
- **neoplasia** (knowledge)
- **operate open source software** (skill/competence)
- **operate patients with thoracic diseases** (skill/competence)
- **perform antepartum fetal monitoring** (skill/competence)
- **perform bronchoscopy** (skill/competence)
- **perform endoscopy** (skill/competence)
- **perform esophagoscopy** (skill/competence)
- **perform eye surgery** (skill/competence)
- **perform gynecological examination** (skill/competence)
- **perform intra-operative neuromonitoring** (skill/competence)
- **perform pathology consultations** (skill/competence)
- **perform project management** (skill/competence)
- **perform reconstructive microsurgery** (skill/competence)
- **perform reconstructive oral surgery** (skill/competence)
- **perform reconstructive plastic surgery** (skill/competence)
- **perform skin surgery** (skill/competence)
- **perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures** (skill/competence)
- **provide anti-cancer medical treatment** (skill/competence)
- **provide clinical advice to team members** (skill/competence)
- **provide healthcare services to patients in specialised medicine** (skill/competence)
- **synthesise information** (skill/competence)
- **think abstractly** (skill/competence)
- **treat endocrine disorders** (skill/competence)
- **urogynaecology** (knowledge)
- **urolithiasis in the urinary tract** (knowledge)
- **use laser therapy for skin conditions** (skill/competence)
- **use obstetric sonography** (skill/competence)
- **use of specialised instruments in otorhinolaryngology** (skill/competence)
- **use ophthalmic instruments** (skill/competence)
- **use photodynamic therapy for cancer** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- address side effects of menopause (skill/competence)
- administer immunotherapy (skill/competence)
- advise on poisoning incidents (skill/competence)
- advise on pregnancies at risk (skill/competence)
- advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling (skill/competence)
- allergology (knowledge)
- anaesthetics (knowledge)
- analyse X-ray imagery (skill/competence)
- apply blended learning (skill/competence)
- apply for research funding (skill/competence)
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
- assess physical conditions of clients (skill/competence)
- assist in epilepsy surgery (skill/competence)
- assist in kidney transplant (skill/competence)
- biological chemistry (knowledge)
- biological haematology (knowledge)
- browse, search and filter data, information and digital content (skill/competence)
- cardiology (knowledge)
- child psychiatry (knowledge)
- clinical biology (knowledge)
- clinical neurophysiology (knowledge)
- communicable diseases (knowledge)
- communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
- community medicine (knowledge)
- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
- conduct patch testing (skill/competence)
- conduct polysomnography (skill/competence)
- conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
- dermatology (knowledge)
- dermato-venereology (knowledge)
- determine eye disease progression (skill/competence)
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
- diagnose diseases of ear, nose, and throat (skill/competence)
- diagnose diseases of the vascular system (skill/competence)
- diagnose heart conditions (skill/competence)
- diagnose respiratory diseases (skill/competence)
- diagnose tropical diseases (skill/competence)
- diagnostic radiology (knowledge)
- disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
- emergency medicine (knowledge)
- endocrinology (knowledge)
- evaluate data, information and digital content (skill/competence)
- evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
- explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients (skill/competence)
- explain types of coagulation disorders (skill/competence)
- forensic psychiatry (knowledge)
- gastroenterological surgery (knowledge)
- gastroenterology (knowledge)
- general haematology (knowledge)
- general medicine (knowledge)
- general surgery (knowledge)
- geriatrics (knowledge)
- hepatology (knowledge)
- identify digital competence gaps (skill/competence)
- immunology (knowledge)
- increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
- integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
- interact through digital technologies (skill/competence)
- manage a healthcare unit budget (skill/competence)
- manage a multidisciplinary team involved in patient care (skill/competence)
- manage data, information and digital content (skill/competence)
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
- manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
- manage multiple patients simultaneously (skill/competence)
- manage open publications (skill/competence)
- maxillofacial surgery (knowledge)
- maxillo-facial, oral, and dental surgery (knowledge)
- mentor individuals (skill/competence)
- microbiology-bacteriology (knowledge)
- neurological surgery (knowledge)
- neurology (knowledge)
- neuropsychiatry (knowledge)
- nuclear medicine (knowledge)
- obstetrics and gynaecology (knowledge)
- occupational health (knowledge)
- occupational medicine (knowledge)
- ophthalmology (knowledge)
- orthopaedics (knowledge)
- otorhinolaryngology (knowledge)
- paediatric surgery (knowledge)
- paediatrics (knowledge)
- pathological anatomy (knowledge)
- perform pediatric surgery (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- perform stem cell transplantation (skill/competence)
- perform VATS (skill/competence)
- pharmacology (knowledge)
- physiotherapy (knowledge)
- plastic surgery (knowledge)
- promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
- promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
- protect personal data and privacy (skill/competence)
- provide care for a particular patient group (skill/competence)
- provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions (skill/competence)
- psychiatry (knowledge)
- publish academic research (skill/competence)
- radiology (knowledge)
- radiotherapy (knowledge)
- renal diseases (knowledge)
- respiratory medicine (knowledge)
- rheumatology (knowledge)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- spine surgery (knowledge)
- stomatology (knowledge)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
- teach medicine (skill/competence)
- thoracic surgery (knowledge)
- tropical medicine (knowledge)
- urology (knowledge)
- use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
- vascular surgery (knowledge)
- venereology (knowledge)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)