Postgraduate - UnitPOM5001 - Perioperative management of the cardiac patient

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12 points, SCA Band 3, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
Offered	Alfred Hospital First semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Rishi Mehra, Dr Enjarn Lin

Notes

Please note that recognition of prior learning for POM5001 (Perioperative Management of the Cardiac Patient), will apply to all students who have previously completed the Short Course in Perioperaive Medicine.

Synopsis

Cardiac disease is increasing in prevalence and creates a number of perioperative diagnostic and management dilemmas. This unit aims to consolidate and extend the student's knowledge of the pathophysiology of cardiac disease, and review the perioperative interventions that can be applied to improve patient outcome

Outcomes

Correlate the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease, cardiac failure, hypertension, valvular lesions and pulmonary hypertension with patient history and clinical examination.
Critically appraise the perioperative management plan for a patient with pre-existing cardiovascular disease who is undergoing non-cardiac surgery
Use the findings from perioperative cardiac investigations to stratify a patient's perioperative cardiovascular risk
Perform a thorough examination of the cardiac patient and formulate a suitable/appropriate/feasible management plan
Organize an appropriate perioperative plan to maximize the patient's perioperative outcome
Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary perioperative medicine team

Assessment

2 essays (2000 words each) 33.3%
4 group case discussion assignments (4x1000 words) 33.3%
Weekend block days (simulation, face to face case discussions, 5 hours each day)33.3%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Paul Myles

Contact hours

24 hours per week