Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Using Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA)
LKS Faculty of Medicine Hong Kong University
This online course explored the basic concepts of total intravenous anaesthesia and the safe delivery of this technique to patients in the clinical setting. The course covered topics including TIVA's advantages, the pharmacokinetics and effect of commonly used drugs, Target Controlled Infusion models, TIVA dosing and depth of anaesthesia monitoring, perioperative analgesia, smooth recovery from TIVA, special patient cohorts as well as the environmental impact of anaesthesia.
7 weeks, 2 hours per week
Michael G Irwin
Professor of Anaesthesia University of Hong Kong
LKS Faculty of Medicine Hong Kong University
Claire C Nestor
Consultant Anaesthetist Tallaght University Hospital
LKS Faculty of Medicine Hong Kong University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the barriers to the widespread uptake of TIVA and improve the understanding of the potenial benefits to the patient
- Compare TIVA, TCI and various commonly used models.
- Calculate TIVA dosing and interpret depth of anaeshesia monitoring
- Evaluate the role of adjuncts in TIVA
- Discuss the different elements of a smooth recovery from TIVA and different methods of sedation
- Develop the different skills to provide TIVA for special patient cohort
- Explore the impact of anaesthesia on the environment and the ecological benefit of TIVA
Syllabus
- Advantages of TIVA
- Pharmacokinetics of commonly used intravenous anaesthetic
- Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) and TIVA
- Proprietary pharmacokinetic models, setup and troubleshooting.
- TIVA Dosing
- TIVA and depth of anaesthesia
- The role and effect of adjunct medications in TIVA
- Intra-operative and postoperative analgesia for TIVA
- Ensuring a smooth recovery from TIVA
- TIVA drugs for sedation
- Environmental Impact of anaesthesia
- Special patient cohorts
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Issued on 31st August 2023
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