Overview

Cardiorespiratory disease is increasing in prevalence and creates a number of perioperative diagnostic and management dilemmas. This unit aims to consolidate and extend the student's knowledge of the pathophysiology of cardiac disease, and review the perioperative interventions that can be applied to improve patient outcome.

Offerings

S1-01-ALFRED-ONLINE

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Paul Myles

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Stuart Lachlan Hastings
Dr Enjarn Lin

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Correlate the pathogenesis of hypertension, coronary artery disease, cardiac failure, congenital heart disease, valvular lesions and pulmonary hypertension with patient history and clinical examination. 

2.

Recognise and manage arrhythmias that may occur during the perioperative period.

3.

Describe the management of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices that are commonly encountered during perioperative care.

4.

Summarise the impact of these cardiovascular disorders during the perioperative period and develop a framework for the assessment of these increasingly complex patients.

5.

Critically evaluate the findings of perioperative cardiac investigations including echocardiography. 

6.

Use the findings from perioperative cardiac investigations to classify a patient's perioperative cardiovascular risk.

7.

Explain the essential components of aera thorough examination of the cardiac patient and formulate a suitable/appropriate/feasible management plan.

8.

Formulate a perioperative management plan for patients with complex respiratory conditions.

9.

Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary perioperative medicine team to organise an appropriate perioperative plan to maximise the patient's perioperative outcome.

Teaching approach

Online learning

Assessment

1 - Short Essay (1500 words)
2 - Individual iSAP
3 - Group iSAP
4 - Long Essay (3000 words)

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

Perioperative medicine