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.
•  6 topics (one released each week).
•  The time commitment is 6 hours per week (on average).
•  Each topic contains a Reading package, Journal articles, Short videos, and self assessment questions embedded into topics.
•  Self assessment questions are designed as educational materials and no minimum pass mark is required.
•  Certificate of completion will be provided.

Course Convenors

•  Professor David Walker (University College London)
•  Dr Joel Symons (Monash University)
•  Dr Jonathan Nicholson (Monash University)

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•  Anaesthetists
•  Intensivists
•  Physicians
•  Surgeons
•  Pain Specialists
•  Emergency Physicians
•  General Practitioners
•  Nurses
•  And any professionals interested in perioperative care

Course structure

SIX topics will be offered in this course released on a weekly basis.

No Assessments.

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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

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

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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