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Fundamentals of Peri-Operative Care (SURG90022)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
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Overview
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The aim of this subject is to provide students with the fundamentals of peri-operative care. This includes developing appreciation of the biomedical and psychosocial needs of patients and their families across the surgical pathway.
The subject enables integration of knowledge and skills from earlier subjects on Fundamentals of Surgery and Basic Surgical Skills with a focus on application of knowledge. Students will be expected to link care of surgical patients to the nine surgical competencies.
Intended learning outcomes
Students completing this subject should be able to:
- Identify principles of pre-, intra- and post-operative care
- Demonstrate competence in patient-centred surgical assessments of (simulated) patients
- Demonstrate effective skills in consenting patients for surgery including explanations of risk information
- Describe principles of anaesthesia, including complications
- Describe a range of surgical complications including haemorrhage, sepsis and cardiorespiratory conditions
- Assess and manage surgical wounds
- Assess nutritional requirements of the surgical patient in the perioperative phase and methods of delivery
- Describe risks of thrombo embolic complications and methods of treatment including prophylaxis
- Describe the management of sepsis including the principles of antibiotic treatment
Generic skills
- Initiative, autonomy, organization
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Written communication
- Working with others and in teams
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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SURG90023 | Fundamentals of Surgery I | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SURG90024 | Fundamentals of Surgery II | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SURG90028 | Basic Surgical Skills I | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SURG90029 | Basic Surgical Skills II | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Oral presentation; Students will make an oral presentation sharing a case study of a patient demonstrating safe peri-operative care
| Week 5 | 40% |
Essay (case study); Students will write a case study on the peri-operative care of a different patient to that shared in the oral presentation. They will be expected to demonstrate evidence for practices to integrate knowledge from prerequisite subjects.
| Week 12 | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Christopher Christophi Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 14 hours intensive, over two days Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Required readings will be available electronically via the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of semester.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Surgical Science
Last updated: 3 November 2022