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1. Introduction

Personal Diary

Meet your teachers.

2. The Team

Pile of Books
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Get familiar with the multidisciplinary team and their various roles and responsibilities

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Explore the purpose of the 'time out' before a procedure begins.

3. Common Practices

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Syringe

The role of an anaesthetist, methods of delivering anaesthesia and how they prepare a patient for an operation.

Surgery

The use of tourniquets and exsanguination for limb based operations.

Performing Surgery

The use of catheters in peri-operative care. 

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Surgeons in Operating Room

The use of cauterisers, the different types and practical tips. 

Surgery Tools

The use of wash and suction and practical tips.

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4. Sterile Field

Personal Diary
Operation Room

What is 'sterile' in an operating theatre, where you can and can't move, and what you can and can't touch.

5. Scrubbing in

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Doctor

Video demonstration of scrubbing in safely and getting sterile.

Putting on Gloves

Staying sterile when walking around theatre, after preparing the patient.

Doctors

How to appropriately remove your surgical gown, gloves and equipment.

6. Assisting

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Brain Surgeon

Some general advice on how to be a safe and effective assistant.

Surgical Scissors

A whistle-stop tour of some common ways students assist in theatre along with commonly used equipment.

7. Professional Development

Notebooks
Doctor

Introduction to logbooks and how to effectively develop a portfolio.

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