This online programme is for healthcare professionals working to deliver care within the perioperative pathway such as nurses, doctors, and operating department nurses or assistants. It is intended to provide you with comprehensive training in recent advances and key issues in the perioperative care of the surgical patient.It will provide a theoretical framework for gaining competence and confidence in managing patients in the perioperative period, as well developing relevant skills and competencies such as critical appraisal and research activities.This postgraduate certificate:Provides training in recent advances and key issues in the perioperative care of the surgical patientDevelops your skills and competencies, such as critical appraisal and researchIs delivered by the Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group (CCPMG), a world-leading research group in perioperative medicineAims to train future perioperative practitioners to deliver better healthcare and promote innovation and research in the fieldCan be studied part-time online or on campus to fit around your working life. You can also choose to study the subject in greater depth as a Postgraduate Diploma or Masters, either full-time or part-time.