Safe Surgical Care: Strategies During a Pandemic

This course is delivered in an online format. It can be completed at the surgical provider's own pace. It is available on a consistent and permanent basis such that material can be reviewed if needed in the future. For convenience, the course has been organized into five modules. Each module will consist of didactic content, expert podcast interviews, a recorded lecture and a quiz. You will have the opportunity to participate in discussion postings, which will be moderated weekly by a course instructor.

Module 1: What a Surgical Provider Should Know about Pandemics

Module 2: Surgical Surge Response for Pandemics (Content available on May 5, 2020)

Module 3: Protection of Surgical Healthcare Workers (Content available on May 12, 2020)

Module 4: Defining and Maintaining Essential Services (Content available on May 19, 2020)

Module 5: Global Impact and Ethical Considerations (Content available on May 26, 2020)

Clinician interviews will be used that are particularly relevant to provision of different aspects of surgical care during a pandemic.

The instructors are available on an ad hoc basis through email, but may take some time to respond given responsibilities for provision of clinical care.

It is expected to take approximately 4 hours per week to review all the material, depending on time spent on additional readings.