Perioperative Medicine MSc

Program Overview

The Perioperative Medicine MSc program, offered by Queen Mary University of London, provides comprehensive training in perioperative care for healthcare professionals such as nurses, doctors, and operating department personnel. Delivered by a world-leading research group, the program covers key issues and advances in the field, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to deliver better patient care and promote innovation. The program can be studied full-time, part-time, or online, and offers a dissertation option for specialized research.

Program Outline

Perioperative Medicine MSc

Degree Overview:

This program is designed for healthcare professionals working in the perioperative pathway such as nurses, doctors, and operating department nurses or assistants. It is intended to provide you with comprehensive training in recent advances and key issues in the perioperative care of the surgical patient. 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. This program:

• Is delivered by the Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group (CCPMG), a world-leading research group in perioperative medicine, and will aim to train the future perioperative practitioners to deliver better healthcare and promote innovation and research in the field.
• Can be studied full-time or part-time as a MSc or Postgraduate Diploma and part-time as a shorter Certificate to fit around your working life.
You can also choose to study any of these programs online.

Outline:

Compulsory/Core modules:

• Care of the Unconscious Patient
• Research and Audit Methodology
• Clinical Observership
• Perioperative Medicine in Theory and Practice
The module will cover the basics of perioperative medicine with historical developments leading to the current landscape of the specialty. It will also cover the evidence base, both basic science and clinical that have informed the quality and safety initiatives that have been adopted by the national bodies governing provision of perioperative care.
• The Pre-Operative Journey
The module will cover the basics of pre-operative assessment from the perspective of taking a patient history, clinical examination, assessment of physiological fitness, and risk assessment. It will cover the evidence base informing current practice and guidance in this area. Additionally, it will cover some of the issues associated with having high-risk surgery, such as optimisation, prehabilitation, shared decision making and the involvement of the multidisciplinary team.
• Post-operative Care
This module will cover the basics and adanved care of patients after surgery. It will focus on the places where patients are cared for (recovery, wards, monitored units and high dependency units). It will also discuss the personnel needed and the equipment needed for monitoring and interventions required to provide high quality surgical care.
• Medicine for Perioperative Practice
This module will cover the specific physiological impacts of the variety of chronic long-term medical conditions that affect patients undergoing major surgery. These impacts will be considered pre-, intra- and post operatively. The pharmacotherapeutic profiles of such patients will be covered (including the importance of compliance), and the importance of managing this over the perioperative period. Lastly the impact of these diseases on physical function and the implications for post-operative recovery will be covered. This module will additionally cover the perioperative care of obstetric and paediatric patients, and those undergoing emergency surgery (including trauma).
• Perioperative Care of Surgical Specialities
This module will describe the 10 different surgical specialties and the common operations for each. It will then discuss the anatomical and physiological considerations relevant to each of the specialties and how these impact on the car around the time of surgery, from preoperative assessment to intraoperative care, anaesthesia, resuscitation and postoperative care. It will also describe common postoperative complications and how to manage them.
• Dissertation
This module will allow students to develop specialist knowledge and insight on a topic of their choice, related to perioperative medicine. Students may choose to organise their dissertation in the form of a narrative review, systematic review, guideline development, research project, audit, quality assurance project.

Assessment:

Assessment methods include written work, examinations and presentations.

Teaching:

The program is delivered by the Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group (CCPMG) at Queen Mary University of London. This group is a world-leading research group in perioperative medicine, and will aim to train the future perioperative practitioners to deliver better healthcare and promote innovation and research in the field. The program is delivered by a team of experienced academics and clinicians. The program will draw on the knowledge and expertise of international expert clinicians and academics to create a faculty that is ideally equipped to deliver a comprehensive and exciting course.

Careers:

Perioperative medicine is a rapidly growing and innovative field with increasing importance for the delivery of healthcare in the surgical setting. This program, aimed at healthcare professionals working to deliver care within the perioperative pathway such as nurses, doctors, and operating department nurses or assistants, aims to train the future perioperative practitioners to deliver better healthcare and promote innovation, research and leadership in the field.

Other:

This MSc program provides the opportunity for you to obtain a higher degree whilst in either full-time or part-time employment. There are a number of ways you can fund your postgraduate degree. Queen Mary University of London can get a £1000, 10% or 20% discount on their fees depending on the program of study. Find out more about the Alumni Loyalty Award.

Fees and funding:

• UK: £12,650
• Overseas: £34,500
• EU/EEA/Swiss students: £12,650

Entry requirements:

• A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in Nursing, Physiotherapy or other related allied health professional degrees, or a Medical or Dental degree (non-UK medical degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to UK 2:2 degree).

Related Courses:

• Perioperative Medicine PGDip
• Perioperative Medicine PGCert
• Perioperative Medicine Online MSc
• Perioperative Medicine Online PGDip

Home: £12,650 Overseas: £34,500 EU/EEA/Swiss studentsThe course fee is charged per annum for 2 years.