This is a compulsory rotation for final year medical students with the terminal objective that the graduating student possess the technical expertise of ACLS with the knowledge required of a family practitioner to competently prepare and counsel patients for anaesthesia and surgery at a basic level. Students are taught peri-operative management. This includes pre-operative evaluation and optimization, adult, pediatric, obstetric and outpatient anaesthesia and monitoring, and post-operative care including recovery room, intensive care and pain management. Interactive seminars and rounds cover related material. Clinical exposure is provided at the Regina General Hospital and all three Saskatoon hospitals.
Note: This course is restricted to students enrolled in the College of Medicine.