Introduction To Operating Department Practice
This module introduces you to working in the operating department by providing detail of the principles underpinning operating department practice, placing patient safety at the core of professional practice. You will start to develop your academic writing, including finding and using evidence, referencing, and assignment skills. You will explore the structure of the NHS, health and safety at work, and risk assessment. You will be introduced to law and ethics, consent and confidentiality, professionalism and professional standards, and information governance. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of biological sciences and biochemistry, including principles of homeostasis, control of the human body, and microbiology. You will reflect on the role of human factors in the delivery of safe and effective patient care, including communication and barriers to efective communication, teamwork, and the theatre environment. Although this module does not have a practice-based element of assessment, you will spend time in clinical placement areas (organised by the University) to experience how the concepts covered in this module relate directly to your professional practice.
Module code: ODPR40110