Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Online PGDip

Queen Mary University of London

This programme is for healthcare professionals working to deliver care within the perioperative pathway such as nurses, doctors, and operating department nurses or assistants. It is intended to provide you with comprehensive training in recent advances and key issues in the perioperative care of the surgical patient.It will provide a theoretical framework for gaining competence and confidence in managing patients in the perioperative period, as well developing relevant skills and competencies such as critical appraisal and research activities.This Postgraduate Diploma:Provides comprehensive training in recent advances and key issues in the perioperative care of the surgical patientDevelops your skills and competencies, such as critical appraisal and researchIs delivered by the Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group (CCPMG), a world-leading research group in perioperative medicineAims to train future perioperative practitioners to deliver better healthcare and promote innovation and research in the fieldPerioperative medicine is a rapidly growing and innovative field with increasing importance for the delivery of healthcare in the surgical setting. Advances in medicine, surgery, and critical care have demonstrated the need to have a holistic overview of multiple areas, and where marginal gains can lead to better outcomes and experiences for patients.The course will be delivered by the Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group (CCPMG) at Queen Mary University of London, who are a world leading research group in perioperative medicine, and will aim to train the future perioperative practitioners to deliver better healthcare and promote innovation and research in the field.Perioperative medicine is a new and exciting specialty designed to improve outcomes and experiences in high-risk patients undergoing surgery. Trainee doctors, specialist nurses and allied health professionals play a key role in the delivery of safe and effective patient care within the specialty which is highly technical, and has a rapidly evolving evidence base.This programme for clinicians, senior nurses and allied health professionals working in perioperative medicine is intended to provide you with a thorough grounding in the discipline together with the tools to maintain your knowledge base through a course of advanced, specialist instruction. The programme is designed to ensure that you acquire the theoretical understanding and skills to advance and promote knowledge in the specialty, as well as develop your leadership skills.

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