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About the Course
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.
Course dates
Two courses to be delivered in 2021.
Course dates are:
- July course: 12 July - 20 August
- October course: 4 October - 12 November
Course Structure
- 6 week online course.
- Six Topics released each week.
- Each topic contains a Reading package, Journal articles, Short videos, and MCQ assessments embedded into topics.
- MCQ assessments are designed as educational materials and no minimum pass mark.
- 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 Flyer
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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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Course structure
SIX topics will be offered in this course released on a weekly basis.
No Assessments.
Course topics
Week 1 - Introduction to Perioperative Medicine by Professor David Walker
- The perioperative medicine physician.
- Health economics: economic burden of healthcare provision, resource allocation, measuring health economic outcomes.
Week 2 - Clinical Risk Assessment by Professor David Walker
- Biomarkers and organ specific.
- Physical fitness, activity and surgical outcomes.
- CPX, functional capacity.
Week 3 - Perioperative Medication Management by Dr Joel Symons
- Preoperative medication management.
- Postoperative medication management.
Week 4 - Common Early Postoperative Challenges by 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 by Professor David Walker
- Enhanced recovery after surgery pathways.
Week 6 - Ethics and Advanced Care Directives by Dr Deborah Leung
- Including the very young and the very old.
- POPS
- Ethics of informed consent.
Please Note: Topics will be subject to change. Last Updated: March 2021
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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 -
2021 Registrations Now open
OPEN
Monday, 23 March 2021 10 AM AEST - for both July and October courses
CLOSE
- July Course - Sunday, 4 July
- October Course - Sunday, 26 October
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Refund Policy
- Up to four weeks before the Course
- 100% Refund
- Two to four weeks before the Course
- 50% Refund
- Less than two weeks before the Course
- No Refund
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