Anaesthesia Plans for Clinical Cases
A six week online tutored CPD course with Colette Jolliffe
Week 1
What is an Anaesthesia Plan?
- How to construct an individual anaesthesia plan
- Common anaesthesia-related complications
- What you need to know about the drugs
- Very old and very young patients
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Construct an individualised anaesthesia plan
- Understand common anaesthesia and surgery related complications
- Appreciate the important effects and side effects of drugs commonly used in the peri-anaesthetic period
- Understand specific considerations for geriatric and paediatric patients
Week 2
The Anaesthetist’s Worst Nightmares!
- Brachycephalic dogs
- Obese patients
- Care! Difficult temperament
- Some endocrine and medical conditions
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Provide safe anaesthesia for brachycephalic and obese patients
- Understand how to anaesthetise ‘aggressive’ dogs safely
- Understand the priorities for sick patients and those with concurrent disease
Week 3
Let’s get Cutting – Abdominal Surgery
- Anaesthetic considerations for laparotomy and laparoscopy
- Case examples
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Provide analgesia and local anaesthesia for abdominal surgery
- Understand the effects of laparoscopy on the patient’s physiology and how to manage them
- Discuss the considerations for some particular examples of abdominal surgery
Week 4
Heart and Lungs
- Anaesthetic considerations for respiratory disease and thoracic surgery
- Anaesthetising patients with common cardiac diseases
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Know the requirements of patients with intra-thoracic disease
- Understand how to manage a patient undergoing a thoracotomy
- Appreciate the basics of controlled ventilation
- Provide analgesia and local anaesthesia for thoracic surgery
- Manage patients with common cardiac diseases
Week 5
Eyes, Brains and Spines
- Anaesthetic considerations for neurology and ophthalmology patients
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Understand practical and physiological considerations for ocular surgery
- Explain the basics of neuromuscular blockade
- Know how to provide analgesia and local anaesthesia for spinal surgery
- Identify the pathophysiology of intracranial disease and how to manage it
- Understand the particular difficulties of anaesthesia for magnetic resonance imaging
Week 6
Bringing it all Together – Case Examples
- Complex procedures and sick patients, plus some orthopaedic procedures
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Understand how to combine patient and procedure related requirements
- Construct advanced anaesthesia plans
- Understand how to prioritise the importance of different anaesthetic considerations
- Provide analgesia and local anaesthesia for some orthopaedic procedures
CPD Course Content
Modules
Status
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Welcome
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Week 1 - What is an Anaesthesia Plan? Available on: 06/05/2024 12:00 am
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Week 2 - The Anaesthetist's Worst Nightmares! Available on: 13/05/2024 12:00 am
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Week 3 - Abdominal Surgery Available on: 20/05/2024 12:00 am
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Week 4 - Hearts and Lungs Available on: 27/05/2024 12:00 am
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Week 5 - Eyes, Brains and Spines Available on: 03/06/2024 12:00 am
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Week 6 - Case Examples Available on: 10/06/2024 12:00 am
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