Orthopaedic surgery
(Incorporating peri-operative care of the elderly)
Learning outcomes:
- Build on the knowledge, understanding and skills gained in Basic Level training
- To gain knowledge, skills and experience of the perioperative anaesthetic care of patients requiring major spinal and pelvic orthopaedic surgery
Core clinical learning outcomes:
- Deliver safe perioperative anaesthetic care to complicated ASA 1-3 adult patients for all elective and emergency orthopaedic/trauma surgery identified at the
- Basic Level as well as those requiring lower limb primary joint replacement surgery
- Manage elective and emergency operating sessions with such patients with distant supervision
NB: All competencies annotated with the letter ‘E’ can be examined in any of the components of the Final examination identified in the FRCA examination blueprint section.
| Knowledge |
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Competence |
Description |
Assessment Methods |
GMP |
|---|---|---|---|
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OR_IK_01 |
Explains the difference in anaesthetic and surgical complexity between primary and secondary lower limb arthroplasty |
A,C,E |
1 |
|
OR_IK_02 |
Recalls/describes the principles of perioperative anaesthetic care for elective and emergency spinal surgery including but not exclusively:
|
A,C,E |
1,2,3,4 |
|
OR_IK_03 |
Recalls/describes the principles of perioperative anaesthetic care for pelvic bone and joint surgery |
A,C,E |
1,2,3,4 |
|
OR_IK_04 |
Recalls/discusses blood conservation strategies that are used in orthopaedic surgery |
A,C,E |
1,2 |
| Skills |
|---|
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Competence |
Description |
Assessment Methods |
GMP |
|---|---|---|---|
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OR_IS_01 |
Demonstrates the provision of safe perioperative anaesthetic care for a variety of orthopaedic surgical procedures in elderly patients and those with significant co-morbidities [including but not exclusively]:
|
A,C,D |
1,2,3,4 |
|
OR_IS_02 |
Demonstrates the ability to manage elective and emergency orthopaedic and trauma theatre sessions safely and effectively |
A,C,D,M |
1,2,3,4 |