Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine (Online) Queen Mary University of London

Overview

Perioperative medicine is a new and exciting specialty designed to improve outcomes and experiences in high-risk patients undergoing surgery. Trainee doctors, specialist nurses and allied health professionals play a key role in the delivery of safe and effective patient care within the specialty which is highly technical, and has a rapidly evolving evidence base.

The Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine (Online) programme at Queen Mary University of London for clinicians, senior nurses and allied health professionals working in perioperative medicine is intended to provide you with a thorough grounding in the discipline together with the tools to maintain your knowledge base through a course of advanced, specialist instruction. 

The programme is designed to ensure that you acquire the theoretical understanding and skills to advance and promote knowledge in the specialty, as well as develop your leadership skills.

It will provide a theoretical framework for gaining competence and confidence in managing patients in the perioperative period, as well developing relevant skills and competencies such as critical appraisal and research activities.

Career paths

Perioperative medicine is a rapidly growing and innovative field with increasing importance for the delivery of healthcare in the surgical setting. Advances in medicine, surgery, and critical care have demonstrated the need to have a holistic overview of multiple areas, and where marginal gains can lead to better outcomes and experiences for patients.

This programme aims to train the future perioperative practitioners to deliver better healthcare and promote innovation, research and leadership in the field.