Offered in March and August 2025
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2024 Registrations Closed.
Surgical Patients are getting older and sicker and many clinicians caring for surgical patients are challenged by the growing complexity of these patients, particularly their perioperative management. Pre-admission clinics are responding, and perioperative medicine is becoming an emerging field and this course will address deficiencies in this area.
Online Only Course: 12 Course Modules (one released each week), 4 - 6 hours per week (on average)
Block Day contact hours: 7.35 hrs (if you select the Online PLUS Block Day course)
Anyone who is interested in Perioperative Medicine with a minimum Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) can register for this course.
However, we recommend participation is best suited for the following specialties
Note: The Block Day is open for all registrants and cannot be booked separately.
In addition to the Online Only course, the Block Day is included (additional fee applies).
The Perioperative Medicine Short course Block Day is a single day to interact with specialists in the field of perioperative medicine. We provide an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in the online course to case studies and introduce other important areas in Perioperative Medicine.
We are delighted to welcome a very experienced faculty to provide high quality sessions.
All catering is provided including an on-site barista.
Note: The Block Day is open for all registrants and cannot be booked separately.
Saturday, 9 November 2024
8.00 AM to 5 PM (contact hours 7.35 hours)
The Block Day session will be held at the following location:
Central Clinical School,Please click here to view the Alfred Hospital Map. Please follow the red-dotted line in the map
*Please Note: Topics and speakers are subject to change. 2022/2023 Block Day topics are shown.
2024 Block Day timetable to be confirmed.
The Block Day is conducted over 9 hours from approximately 8 AM till 5 PM.
Students are divided into small groups (between 10 and 14) and rotate through the case studies.
Typically there are 6 rotations of approximately an hour each.
Whilst this course is not directly registered for CPD points please contact your respective College to see if CPD points are possible.
For students wanting to claim CPD through ANZCA, their CPD guide refers to 1 CPD point per hour on work related to formal courses; "A structured course or higher education program provided by a recognised tertiary institution, such as a university, that is directly relevant to medical practice (any one of the ANZCA/FPM roles in practice). Completion of the course/program leads to the award of a formal qualification such as a certificate, diploma or masters.”
Week | Date | Module Name | Lecturer |
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Wednesday 10 January 10 AM AEST | Registrations opens | ||
Monday 18 March 11:59 PM AEST | Registration closes | ||
1 | Monday 18 March | Cardiovascular Risk | Dr Andrew Silvers |
2 | Monday 25 March | Perioperative Anaemia |
Dr Toby Richards |
3 | Monday 1 April | Pulmonary Disease | Dr Kovi Levin |
4 | Monday 8 April | Thromboprophylaxis | Dr Amanda Davis |
5 | Monday 15 April | Coronary Artery Disease & Hypertension | Dr Sesto Cairo |
6 | Monday 22 April | Sleep Apnoea | Professor Matthew Naughton |
7 | Monday 29 April | Pain Medicine |
Dr Tim Hucker |
8 | Monday 6 May | Diabetes | Prof David Story |
9 | Monday 13 May | Perioperative Care of the Obstetric Patient | Prof Alicia Dennis |
10 | Monday 20 May | Perioperative Elderly Medicine | Dr Yana Sunderland |
11 | Monday 27 May | Renal Disease | Dr Emily See |
12 | Monday 3 June | Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient | Prof Bernhard Riedel |
Friday 7 June | End of the March Short Course. | ||
Monday 10 June | Certificates issued. All of the course modules have to be reviewed to obtain the Certificate of Completion. |
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Monday 10 June - 15 July (5 weeks) |
Additional catch-up time. If any participants fall behind the course schedule, they still can complete the course modules and download the certificate during this period. |
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Monday 15 July 23:59 AEST | Course completion and website access disabled. | ||
Saturday 9 November 2024 | The Block Day. The Block Day is open for all registrants and cannot be booked separately. |
Week | Date | Module Name | Lecturer |
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Wednesday 10 January 10 AM AEST | Registrations opens | ||
Monday 12 August 11:59 PM AEST | Registration closes | ||
1 | Monday 12 August | Cardiovascular Risk | Dr Andrew Silvers |
2 | Monday 19 August | Perioperative Anaemia |
Dr Toby Richards |
3 | Monday 26 August | Pulmonary Disease | Dr Kovi Levin |
4 | Monday 2 September | Thromboprophylaxis | Dr Amanda Davis |
5 | Monday 9 September | Coronary Artery Disease & Hypertension | Dr Sesto Cairo |
6 | Monday 16 September | Sleep Apnoea | Professor Matthew Naughton |
7 | Monday 23 September | Pain Medicine |
Dr Tim Hucker |
8 | Monday 30 September | Diabetes | Professor. David Story |
9 | Monday 7 October | Perioperative Care of the Obstetric Patient | Prof Alicia Dennis |
10 | Monday 14 October | Perioperative Elderly Medicine | Dr Yana Sunderland |
11 | Monday 21 October | Renal Disease | Dr Emily See |
12 | Monday 28 October | Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient | Prof Bernhard Riedel |
Friday 1 November | End of the August Short Course. | ||
Monday 4 November | Certificates issued. (Online Only participants) All of the course modules have to be reviewed to obtain the Certificate of Completion. |
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Saturday 9 November 2024 | The Block Day. The Block Day is open for all registrants and cannot be booked separately. |
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Monday 11 November | Certificates issued. (Both March and August Online + Block Day participants) All of the course modules have to be reviewed and attend to the Block Day to obtain the Certificate of Completion including the Block Day. |
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Monday 4 November - 9 December (5 weeks) |
Additional catch-up time. If any participants fall behind the course schedule, they still can complete the course modules and download the certificate during this period. |
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Monday 9 December 23:59 AEST | Course completion and website access disabled. |
Online Only Course
AUD $1500 (inc GST)
Online PLUS Block Day
AUD $2400 (inc GST)
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