Aims and objectives
The Perioperative Care Framework was originally developed in December 2021, and an update is expected in 2025. The framework:
- Identifies key steps and principles in the surgical patient’s perioperative care journey.
- Provides recommendations about how these principles might be operationalised in practice.
- Provides resources that support the evidence behind these recommendations and/or their implementation in practice.
The Perioperative Care Framework has been designed to be a practical resource for those developing a perioperative medicine service and can help guide training, service development and improvement, and research in perioperative medicine. Recommendations and resources will be updated as the field continues to evolve. The framework is one of the resources for perioperative medicine managed and promoted by ANZCA's new Chapter of Perioperative Medicine and its committees.
How to use it
The Perioperative Care Framework diagram is an interactive graphic and is best viewed in full screen. The full screen button is located on the bottom right hand side of the diagram. Principles and recommendations can be accessed in each key step. Definitions relating to perioperative care are located on the right hand side of the diagram. Resources and references used in the development of this framework are also located on the right hand side of the diagram.
Find out more about perioperative medicine
The Chapter of Perioperative Medicine has key strategic objectives to promote research, enhance professional development and oversee the quality of the perioperative medicine certification, whilst also fostering cross-specialty collaboration.
The Perioperative Medicine SIG has three aims: Improving patient safety and outcomes; collaborating and sharing knowledge with other specialist groups; and developing perioperative medicine with various craft groups.
The Standards for Perioperative Medicine have been released for a six-month pilot period ending in June 2024. These standards are intended to apply to all medical practitioners whose practice falls within the scope of perioperative medicine. The purpose of these standards is to articulate standards and associated indicators of quality care against which performance can be compared.
The ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine enables specialist doctors enhance their skills and knowledge in perioperative medicine.