Preoperative Assessment

Description

This course is for the multidisciplinary team working with patients contemplating surgical intervention and aiming to expand their knowledge in preoperative assessment and optimisation of high-risk patients undergoing surgery.

The course supports specialist professional development for nurses, allied health professionals and doctors in surgical, anaesthetic, perioperative care or general practice specialities, and wherever teams manage patients contemplating or undergoing surgery. Upon completing this course, you will be awarded a 32 CPD hours Certificate.

This course will

·       Appraise how preoperative assessment aligns with the principles of Perioperative Medicine and the patient’s journey through surgery

·       Define the purpose, structure and core principles of preoperative assessment

·       Show you how to integrate knowledge with guidelines to plan enhanced preoperative care for complex and diverse populations

·       Demonstrate how to undertake preoperative risk assessment and preoperative testing

·       Explore preoperative health optimisation strategies that help to reduce complications after surgery

·       Support you in supporting patients to make the right decisions about their illness and their care

·       Explain how to prepare patients with respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, neurological and other health problems for surgical procedures

·       Explore Enhanced Recovery pathways, Day Case Surgery, types of anaesthesia, and other relevant topics to facilitate communication with multidisciplinary teams involved in surgical services and support patients as protagonists of their surgical care journey