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Day Surgery eLearning

What you'll learn

This module explores key aspects of day surgery and relevant care pathways. It includes an overview of day surgery principles, and then goes on to look in more detail at aspects such as preoperative care, postoperative care and enhanced recovery programmes.

Participants will gain insights into the management of co-morbidities and diabetic patients. There is also a module describing local anaesthesia procedures. All modules highlight relevant NICE and NHS guidelines where appropriate.

RCS members and RCS associates benefit from a 10% discount on this module. Find out if you are eligible to join or transfer.

3 PGCert Credits

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  • 3 PG Cert Credits
  • 0.0 CPD Points
3 PG Cert Credits
0.0 CPD Points
Standard fee £200.00
Member Discount 10 %: £180.00
PGCert Low Income Country 40% Discount: £120.00
PGCert Student Discount 15%: £170.00
  • You will have access to this module for 6 months, which you can extend for an additional 6 months for £65.
  • Upon completion of your module, you will obtain a certificate of completion for this module. 
  • Please take a look at our Terms & Conditions if you need to cancel your access to this module.

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This module is run through RCS e-learning as a standalone module, part of a course or part of a PG certification.
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If you're are taking this module independantly or as part of a course you can access your progress and continue the module via RCS e-learning.

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Independent module or blended learning

If you're are taking this module independantly or as part of a course you can access your progress and continue the module via RCS e-learning.

Go to RCS e-learning
Via PG Certification

If you're are taking this module as part of the PG certification you can view your progress and continue the module via the PG cert dashboard.

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Suitability

You can take this module as part of the PGCert in Surgery, designed for FY1-2 & CT1-2.

You can also take this module as a standalone online course at any stage of your career.

FY1 FY2 CT1 CT2 Postgraduate Surgical care team Clinical research fellow

Learning Outcomes

The following topics are covered in the module:

  • Principles of day surgery
  • Preoperative assessment
  • Day case surgery under local anaesthesia
  • Local anaesthetic procedures for surgical specialities
  • Ambulatory emergency care
  • Enhanced recovery programmes (ERAS)
  • Postoperative care, complications, and follow-up
  • Managing diabetes

At the end of this module you will be able to:

  • Relate the principles of day surgery.
  • Discuss the guidelines for both patient admission and discharge.
  • Explain the use of anaesthesia with reference to frequent day surgery procedures.
  • Identify how patients with common co-morbidities need to be cared for in day case surgery.
  • Outline the key considerations of post operative care.

Format

This is an interactive online module within the RCS e-learning platform. Following the nine main e-learning sessions, participants must complete an Assessment session consisting of 28 questions. You must achieve at least 75% on this assessment to receive your certificate.

You will have access to this module for 6 months, which you can also extend.