Why do the course
Surgical Patients are getting older and sicker and many clinicians caring for surgical patients are challenged by the growing complexity of these patients, particularly their perioperative management. Pre-admission clinics are responding, and perioperative medicine is becoming an emerging field and this course will address deficiencies in this area.
Courses offered
- Online Only course
- Online PLUS Block Day course (Open for all registrants)
Course Dates
- March Course: 17 March to 6 June 2025
- August Course: 18 August to 7 November 2025
Course objectives
- Consolidate and extend the scientific knowledge, skill-base and professional attributes required to underpin the delivery of excellent, evidencee based clinical practice in the field of perioperative medicine.
- Develop a cohort of graduates who are well-equipped to lead the implementation of high quality and safe practice in perioperative medicine into the future.
- Provide a solid intellectual basis for the development of perioperative medicine as an academic discipline and professional speciality.
- Support and promote the development of skilled practitioners capable of delivering best-practice perioperative medicine in all clinical contexts including remote and rural clinical practice.
- Contribute to the evidence-base of knowledge in perioperative medicine by the distillation, implementation or conduct of clinically relevant research.
- Develop a thorough understanding of the cost benefits of excellent perioperative care.
- Equip practitioners to analyse, and manage professional components of clinical practice in perioperative care including ethical and moral dilemmas.
Information
- 12 week course.
- 12 course modules (one released each week).
- Additional 5 weeks catch-up will be provided at the of the 12 weeks.
- Each course module consists with a reading package, journal articles, short videos, podcasts and knowledge check sections or combinations.
- Course material is online with no face-to-face interaction with lecturers or course coordinators (unless for the single Block Day session).
- Allows for flexibility in work patterns – course modules can be viewed at own pace (once released) and at any time.
- You can download the Certificate of Completion at the end of the course if you have accessed and completed all the course modules and the final course survey.
Time Commitment:
Online Only Course: 12 Course Modules (one released each week), 4 - 6 hours per week (on average)
Block Day contact hours: 7.35 hrs (if you select the Online PLUS Block Day course)