Overview
Mode and location
Learning outcomes
These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.
Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:
Structure
The course comprises 48 credit points of core perioperative medicine studies.
You will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the challenges associated with the delivery of optimal perioperative care to a wide range of patients (e.g. patients with cardiac conditions, patients with chronic medical conditions and those who present following acute trauma). These studies will provide you with the foundations to initiate and implement evidence-informed perioperative management plans, taking into account the ageing process. You will develop specialised knowledge in respect to the perioperative management of patients with a range of organ dysfunction, neurological and neuromuscular disorders, high-risk obstetrics, psychiatric disorders and infectious diseases. These studies will provide you with the foundations to initiate and implement evidence-informed perioperative management plans to patients exhibiting organ dysfunction.
Course progression map
The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
Requirements
48 credit points
Alternative exit(s)
You may exit this course early and apply to graduate with the following award, provided you have satisfied the requirements for that award during your enrolment in this master's course:
- Graduate Certificate of Perioperative Medicine (M4029) after successful completion of 24 credit points including two units from the following POM5101, POM5102 or POM5103.
Course director(s)
Organisational contact information
med-periopmedicine@monash.edu