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.

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Course leaders

Course Director

Dr. Gerald (Joe) Power
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

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