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Perioperative medicine training resources: U6: Discharge planning & rehabilitation

There are six (6) units of study, which define the POM specialty knowledge and skills. Each unit has been subdivided into a series of key themes and modules comprised of recommended guidelines, readings, texts and videos.

Unit of study 6: Discharge planning and rehabilitation - Index


  1. Preoperative assessment
  2. Preoperative planning
  3. Optimisation
  4. Intraoperative impacts on patient outcomes
  5. Postoperative assessment and management
  6. Discharge planning and rehabilitation
    1. Discharge planning
      1. Assessing patient falls risk
      2. Management of analgesics for discharged patients
      3. Readmission reduction through discharge planning and daily living assessment
    2. Rehabilitation
      1. The application of rehabilitation programs in supporting patient post-surgery recovery
      2. Goals of rehabilitation
    3. Ethical issues in medical decision making
      1. Role of ethical frameworks in guiding complex decisions
      2. Legislation for voluntary assisted dying in Australia and New Zealand
    4. Continuity of patient care
      1. Hospital substitution models
      2. Discharge planning considerations
    5. Patient wellbeing
      1. Patient wellbeing

ANZCA professional documents


Recommended professional documents are listed below. The full suite of ANZCA professional documents can be accessed via the college page.

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