Medical Perfusion
Course outline

Course Units
The elearning component is made up of four main subjects.
- Subject 1 – Equipment for Extracorporeal Perfusion
- Subject 2 – Pharmacology, Physiology and End Organ Effects of Extracorporeal Perfusion
- Subject 3 – Conduct of Extracorporeal Perfusion
- Subject 4 – Crisis Management, Simulation and Practicum
The objective is to provide learning material that covers the theory of each topic but then links this to real life examples and scenarios.
Assessment
Each subject requires the submission of self-assessments, case studies and exam. The Medical Perfusion course is designed to be completed in a 6 to 12 month period.
Delivery Mode
Subject completion requires approximately 60 hours of eLearning. Practical component is completed on the job or with an accredited training unit.
Students have the flexibility to study in their own time and location. Program materials can be accessed through the eLearning Education app on tablets with iOS, Android or Windows systems. Once the program materials have been downloaded on tablets, all the interactive media content can be viewed even when offline (however, internet access is required periodically to login or re-verify login credentials). Program materials can also be accessed online using a web browser.
Course leaders
Course Director
MBBCh FCA(SA) FFARCSI FANZCA PG Dip Echo
Joe Power is VMO anaesthetist with the Wesley Anaesthesia and Pain Management group in Brisbane. He is the president of the Australasian Society of Medical Perfusion and has been promoting the establishment of a formal education process for medical perfusion and working with the Department of Health representing the interests of medical perfusionists. He has also been active in promoting the use of simulation in perfusion for both the training of medical perfusionists and for ongoing maintenance of professional standards. He is on the board of directors of the Wesley Anaesthetic group.
Authors
- A/Prof Paul Forrest, MBChB, FANZCA
- Alex Cavdarski MBBS(Qld), FANZCA, PG Dip Echo
- Andrew Jackson MBBS, FANZCA
- Andrew Van Leeuwen
- Ben Slater
- Bong Joon Huh, MBBS, PGDipCU, FANZCA
- Bruce Todd
- David Trappett MBBCh FANZCA
- Dr Alistair Kan
- Dr Amelia Traino MBBS, BMedSc FANZCA
- Dr Andrew Miller
- Dr Ann Ngui, MBBS FANZCA ASCeXAM PGDipEcho
- Dr Anton van Niekerk
- Dr Bradley Smith MBBS (hons) FANZCA FCICM
- Dr Bruce Adendorff MBChB(UFS), MMed(UFS), FCA(SA), FANZCA
- Dr Bruce Cartwright MBBS, FANZCA, PGDipEcho, AdPTEeXAM
- Dr Chris Richardson
- Dr Chris Wong, BHB, MBChB, FANZCA
- Dr Damien Boyd MBBS FANZCA
- Dr David William McLeod
- Dr Eric Janes
- Dr James Drew
- Dr John Wynter, MBBS, BSc (Med), FFARACS, FANZCA
- Dr Karen Hungerford, B Med Sc, MBBS (Hons), FANZCA, M Clin US
- Dr Kris Skeggs, BSc, MBBS, FANZCA
- Dr Mark Schneider FANZCA
- Dr Martin Shaw MBBS, FANZCA
- Dr Michael Wirth, MBBS, FANZCA, PGDipEcho, PTeEXAM
- Dr Paul Sadleir MBBS (Hons, UWA), FANZCA, PGDip Periop and Crit Care Echo (Uni Melb), APTEeXAM (US NBE)
- Dr Paul Wajon MB BS FFARACS FANZCA PGDipPeriopEchocard
- Dr Rae Duffy
- Dr Roslyn Shaw BMedSc MBBS(Hons) FANZCA PGDipEcho
- Dr Shalini Achuthan MBBS (Hons) FANZCA PGDipEcho MPH
- Dr Shaun Roberts MBBS FANZCA
- Dr Simon Pattullo BSc (Hons), PG Dip Echo, FANZCA
- Dr Simon Spiers
- Dr Warren Pavey, MBBS (hons) FRCA FANZCA PTeXAM
- Dr William Soong M.B.,B.S. FANZCA FRACGP PGDip Echo DipRACOG
- Andrew Nikola FANZCA, MBBS (USyd), B.Pharm (USyd), PG Dip.Clin US (UMelb)
- Cesar Fernandez-Cornejo FANZCA, PGDipEcho, MCU
- Jonathan Trinh, FANZCA, BMBS Hons. (Flinders), B.Med.Sci (USYD)
- Joanne Irons
- Kenneth A. Williams MBBS FANZCA
- Keshavan Kanesalingam
- Mark Hayman, VMO Anaesthetist, Melbourne
- Norman Feist
- Saul Judelman MBBS FANZCA PTE