University College London Hospitals Perioperative Medicine Fellowship

Options to complete a MSc, PG diploma or masters

Course duration 1-5 years

Flexible distance learning

Module 1: The Landscape of Perioperative Medicine

Module 2: Towards a New Model in Perioperative Care

Module 3: Data and Statistics in Perioperative Care

Module 4: Quality, Safety and Leadership in Perioperative Care

Module 5: The Evolving Paradigm in Perioperative cardiac disease

Module 6: Elderly Medicine

Module 7: Perioperative Pain and Cancer Disease

Module 8: Special Topics in Perioperative Care

Module 9: Dissertation/Research Project

In each module students study a different topic in their own time by looking at the on-line lecture, reading the written material and visiting other online resources as directed. The successful completion of certificate, diploma and dissertation will lead to the award of MSc. Each module will be examined by a short essay question (1200 words). A portion of the marks will be awarded for student contribution to course blogs, case reviews and other interactive activity.

Contact Dr David Walker: Course Lead Tutor periopmed@ucl.ac.uk

For more information please see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anaesthesia/education/perioperativemedicine and http://www.ucl.ac.uk/surgery/courses/msc-perioperative-medicine

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2) Trainee Module in Perioperative Medicine

UCL have developed an optional 3 week higher training module in Preoperative Medicine.

This includes:

attending surgical clinics to understand the barriers to prehabilitation

CPET and clinics

preassessment

visiting cardiac and respiratory medicine clinics with the aim of finding out how they contribute to preoperative optimisation of co-morbidities

major case anaesthesia for selected lower GI lists

targeted postoperative ward rounds with a care of the elderly physician.

knowledge of the key studies in perioperative medicine

an introduction to statistics

using clinical trials in perioperative medicine to illustrate points

For more information contact Abigail Whiteman (abigail.whiteman@doctors.org.uk)

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3) Duke Perioperative Medicine Fellowship

2 fellows

In collaboration with Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina

Involves:

- enrolment onto UCL's master program to earn a postgraduate degree in one year.

- 2-4 week exchange program with Duke

See our page on Perioperative Medicine at Duke

For more information see Duke Perioperative Medicine Fellowship webpage.