Graduate Diploma in Perioperative Medicine (GD-PERIMED) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of perioperative clinical ultrasound, perioperative medicine and Enhanced Recovery after Surgery pathways;
• Integrate medical knowledge and clinical ultrasound into the management of patients in the perioperative environment and to effectively convey complex clinical problems to others;
• Critique and apply knowledge of clinical ultrasound, perioperative medicine and Enhanced Recovery after Surgery pathways to perioperative patients;
• Critique the diagnosis and management of perioperative complications and the role of clinical ultrasound;
• Critique current measurement of post-operative quality of recovery and its role in perioperative care; and
• Interpret online case studies and record and reflect upon clinical cases of perioperative medicine application.

Generic skills

• Improve problem‐solving skills by working through simulated clinical case studies
• Improve analytical skills by identifying how to integrate the knowledge into clinical practice
• Improve ability to work as a team member by implementing the team‐based approach of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, and by participating in group assignments
• Improve confidence about tackling unfamiliar problems through exposure to a range of clinical scenarios

Graduate attributes

• Academic distinction through having in‐depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s) and be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self‐directed learning
• Integrity and self‐awareness through development of an advanced understanding of key disciplinary and multi‐disciplinary norms and perspectives relevant to the field