Postoperative Assessment and Monitoring Course

Postoperative Assessment and Monitoring Course is organized by Ausmed Education Pty Ltd.

First Published: 13 April 2020
Updated: 02 March 2022
Expires: 29 March 2024

CPD: 35m of CPD

Course Overview:
Postoperative assessment and monitoring of patients can prompt escalation of care and prevent a raft of potential surgical complications from occurring. Using a framework can guide your assessment and ensure subtle signs of deterioration are not missed.

Topics:
• How should we assess and monitor patients postoperatively?
• How can an ABCDE approach help to recognise deterioration early?
• What warning signs should we respond to immediately?

Need:
Differences in the capability of individuals to identify and escalate the care of patients who develop complications after surgery is a significant factor in patient adverse outcomes. Frameworks can support postoperative assessment and monitoring to ensure all healthcare professionals can recognise and respond early to potential complications.

There is a timely need for healthcare professionals to gain new knowledge and have existing knowledge reinforced on how a standardised approach to postoperative assessment and monitoring can aid in the early detection of clinical deterioration and reduce adverse patient outcomes.

Purpose:
The purpose of this Ausmed Course is to reinforce best-practice approaches to postoperative assessment and monitoring to ensure early detection of clinical deterioration in patients who have undergone a surgical intervention.

Learning Outcomes:
• Be better able to recognise potential clinical deterioration in patients postoperatively through the adoption of a standardised approach to assessment and monitoring.
• Effectively communicate and escalate care accordingly if assessment findings reveal a patient is at risk of clinical deterioration, postoperatively.

0.3 CPD