Perioperative Medicine in Action

Justify the need for better, more holistic care for the high risk surgical patient, to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs

Engage with risk assessment tools to characterise and quantify the risk of an individual undergoing a particular procedure

Demonstrate the need for protocolised care pathways and evaluate the success of the enhanced recovery programmes in reducing variance in practice

Describe the major challenges in delivering perioperative medicine for the elderly

Discuss the current economic pressure on healthcare systems and how perioperative medicine can be used to reduce these pressures

This RCoA endorsed course is aimed at all interested healthcare professionals, both medical and allied health professionals

This would include anaesthetists, surgeons, care-of-the-elderly physicians, pre-assessment nurses, surgical ward nurses, operating department staff, physiotherapists and medical managers, emphasising that enhanced care and improved outcomes depend on a mu