Postgraduate - UnitPOM5003 - Organ dysfunction 1

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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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 Second semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Christine Ball and Dr Chris Bain

Quota applies

This unit is quota restricted. Selection is on a first-in, first enrolled basis. For more information please contact Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine (http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/anaesthesia-board/contactus.html).

Synopsis

Students will gain knowledge of the pathogenesis and perioperative management of patients with endocrine, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal and coagulation dysfunction. In addition, students will learn to apply basic analgesic principles to the management of patients with perioperative pain problems.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Describe the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of endocrine disorders including diabetes, obesity and sleep apnoea, and their impact on the perioperative patient.
Explain the impact of renal, hepatic and gastrointestinal dysfunction on the patient during the perioperative period.
Formulate an effective/appropriate/suitable/feasible perioperative management plan for patients with endocrine disorders and/or dysfunction.
Recognise commonly used anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents, and justify their use in the perioperative period.
Recognise the patient with acute, complex acute and chronic pain and correlate their condition to the underlying pathophysiology.
Evaluate the use of commonly used analgesics and apply these to a management plan.

Assessment

2 x Essays (2,000 words each) (35%)
4 x Short answer questions (4 x 1,000 words) (35%)
1 x Weekend block day for 8 hours (Direct contact) consisting of collaborative group assignments, individual presentations and/or practical stations (30%)

Results will be reported to students and faculty as a Pass / Non-Pass result.

Workload requirements

20-24 hours per week of time commitment (on average) and 8 hours per semester of direct contact time (weekend block day).

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Paul Myles