PERIOPERATIVE CARE

Perioperative Medicine: An Overview

An introduction to the major themes of perioperative medicine and the delivery of
high-quality surgical care.
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  • 1.5 hours
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This tutorial aims to introduce the learner to some of the major themes in perioperative medicine. Many of the concepts outlined apply across many health care settings and medical conditions; however, cohering these themes together around the time of surgery is central to delivering high-quality perioperative care.
This work by WFSA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International License. 
Reviewed by SURGhub, September 2024

This course is provided by:

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  • Specialty: Anaesthesia
  • Specialty: Perioperative Care, Basic Anaesthesia for Non-Specialists, Basic Anaesthesia Postgraduate Core Training
  • Target audience: Anaesthesia nurses, officers and trainee doctors.
  • Level: Basic
  • Language: English
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This course is provided by:

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Learning objectives

  • Define perioperative medicine and the perioperative team
  • Optimise patient outcomes through identification and management of comorbidities and prehabilitation programmes
  • Include perioperative medicine in your routine

Course structure 

  • This WFSA course offers opportunities for CME/CPD activity.

SURGhub and WFSA do not award CME credits directly. It is the responsibility of the individual participant to determine eligibility for CME/CPD credit through a locally-accredited provider. Participants are responsible for downloading and presenting the certificate of completion to a local accrediting body to claim self-directed CME/CPD credits.

Learners can record time spent on each tutorial and claim for CPD credit that corresponds with the extent of their participation.
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Expert contributors from around the globe

  • Dr. Noelle Healy

    Dr. Noelle Healy is a Specialist Anaesthesia Trainee at St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

  • Dr. Pádraig Ó Scanaill

    Dr. Pádraig Ó Scanaill is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

  • Dr. Andrea Haren

    Dr. Andrea Haren is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

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World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists

The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) is the foremost global alliance of anaesthesiologists, with 133 Member Societies representing over 140 countries and 500,000 anaesthesiologists worldwide.

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