What will you learn
- 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.
About webinar
It will cover the context to the policy, how that thinking has evolved over time and what this means for systems as a whole, for different types of NHS organisations and for individual members of staff and patients. It will also describe some of the tensions in the design of the new ways of working as well as challenges and opportunities for the future.
The session is designed for people who would like to understand more about integrated care, and system working in the NHS and what it means in practice.
Who is this course for
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 multidisciplinary approach.
Healthcare professionals might find the the Certificate of Achievement for this course useful for providing evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), or commitment to their career.
Although some of the statistics and guidelines are UK specific, the key concepts and learning aims are relevant at an international level.
Lead facilitators
Tima Moledina
Tima is a marketing professional with over a decade of experience across healthcare and education. She has led award-winning patient engagement campaigns, which have helped to improve patient care and outcomes. She specialises in brand and digital marketing, and her work has increased awareness for national organisations.
Tima is passionate about using good communication to create positive change and challenge the status quo. If you attend one of her training sessions, you can expect a focus on practical solutions, which you can take away to use in your work. She is also a qualified CIM digital marketer, and always on the lookout for the latest tech developments to pass on to our members.
Learning materials
- Videos and presentations
- Links to additional resources
- Activities and a quiz to check learning
- A certificate of completion
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