Perioperative medicine is an emerging field of medicine that has developed in response to the increasing age and complexity of patients and in the number of surgical procedures being performed.
This course, run jointly by Monash University and University College London who are leaders in perioperative medicine education, aims to give a general overview of what this new field of medicine entails.
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Course Structure
Six weeks online course. Each topic contains
- Reading packages
- Journal articles
- Short videos
- MCQ assessments embeded into topics
- Certificate of completion will be provided
Course Convenors
- Professor David Walker (University College London)
- Dr Joel Symons (Monash University)
- Dr Jonathan Nicholson (Monash University)
Course dates
July course: 12 July - 20 August
October course: 4 October - 12 November
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- Anaesthetists
- Intensivists
- Physicians
- Surgeons
- Pain Specialists
- Emergency Physicians
- General Practitioners
- Nurses
- And any professionals interested in perioperative care
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Week 1 - Introduction to Perioperative Medicine
Professor David Walker- The Volume of Global Surgery
- A surgical epidemic
- Healthcare fit for purpose
- A New Way
Week 2 - Clinical Risk Assessment
Professor David Walker- Biomarkers and organ specific.
- Physical fitness, activity and surgical outcomes.
- CPX, functional capacity.
Week 3 - Perioperative Medication Management
Dr Joel Symons- Preoperative medication management.
- Postoperative medication management.
Week 4 - Common Early Postoperative Challenges
Dr Jonathan Nicholson- The burden of post-operative complications.
- The common complications that occur in the early post-operative course and evidence based strategies to best detect and manage these.
- Post-operative models of care to manage the high risk patients.
- Future direction in reducing post-operative complications.
Week 5 - Designing Clinical Pathways
Professor David Walker- Enhanced recovery after surgery pathways.
Week 6 - Ethics and Advanced Care Directives
Dr Deborah Leung- Including the very young and the very old.
- POPS
- Ethics of informed consent.
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2021 July course
Week Date Topic Name Lecturer Tuesday 23 March Registration open 10 AM AEST Sunday 4 July Registration closes 12 PM AEST 5 July Website opens - 1 week prior to course starting 1 12 July Introduction to Perioperative Medicine Professor David Walker 2 19 July Clinical Risk Assessment Professor David Walker 3 26 July Perioperative Medication Management Dr Joel Symons 4 2 August Common Early Postoperative Challenges Dr Jonathan Nicholson 5 9 August Designing Clinical Pathways Professor David Walker 6 16 August Ethics and Advanced Care Directives Dr Deborah Leung 23 August Final survey and the certificates 20 September Course completion and website access disabled
2021 October course
Week Date Topic Name Lecturer Tuesday 23 March Registration open 10 AM AEST Sunday 26 September Registration closes 12 PM AEST 27 September Website opens - 1 week prior to course starting 1 4 October Introduction to Perioperative Medicine Professor David Walker 2 11 October Clinical Risk Assessment Professor David Walker 3 18 October Perioperative Medication Management Dr Joel Symons 4 25 October Common Early Postoperative Challenges Dr Jonathan Nicholson 5 1 November Designing Clinical Pathways Professor David Walker 6 8 November Ethics and Advanced Care Directives Dr Deborah Leung 15 November Final survey and the certificates 13 December Course completion and website access disabled -