POM5105 Contemporary issues in perioperative medicine
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
POM5105 Contemporary issues in perioperative medicine is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before POM5105
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After POM5105
No unit lists POM5105 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
PRERQUISITE: For students enrolled in course codes: 3896, M6027: Must have passed POM5001, POM5002, POM5003, POM5004.
Overview
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
Assessment
- Short Essay (1500 words)40%
- Individual iSAP40%
- PebblePad evidence of progress and student reflection20%
- Short Essay (1500 words)Threshold hurdle40%
- Individual iSAPThreshold hurdle40%
- PebblePad evidence of progress and student reflectionCompetency hurdle20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate the different models of perioperative care that exist globally.
- 2
Understand the importance of defining and accurately measuring patient outcomes and the implication to best practice.
- 3
Recognise the key role that human factors play in the leadership and development of a highly functional perioperative team.
- 4
Analyze the health economic implications of efficient perioperative practice.
- 5
Incorporate emerging and standard protocols and pathways in complex patient management.
- 6
Identify an issue of relevance to the practice of perioperative medicine capable of further investigation and research within the context of a capstone project.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
This unit will be on-line only. The workload requirement will be 10-12 hours per week (on average).
Weekly workload consists of reading the course content notes for each module, watching associated videos or listening to podcasts, reading a selection of extended reading articles provided with each module, and preparation of assignment tasks.
For the capstone project, workload will involve developing a plan for a project, researching relevant current evidence and formulating a comprehensive response.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Christine Ball
- Dr Jamie Smart
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jamie Smart
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for POM5105?
POM5105 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is POM5105 offered?
In 2022, POM5105 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital, with an online option.
Does POM5105 have an exam?
No. POM5105 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.