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eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Anaesthesia | Anaesthesia in the Elderly | ICU in the elderly
Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Provider
eIntegrity
This session looks at the issues around elderly patients being considered for critical care, including frailty, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, delirium and shared decision-making; what makes a difference to outcomes and setting realistic expectations with families and patients around outcomes.
It looks at decision-making around admissions, ceilings of care and trials of treatment, as well as the role of multidisciplinary team discussion and comprehensive geriatric assessment in expectation-setting and treatment.
Modules this course belongs to
Online
10 hours 30 minutes
$99.00
Type
Course
Delivery
Online
Title
Anaesthesia | Anaesthesia in the Elderly | ICU in the elderly
Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
ONLINE
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
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