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JW36-APPRENTICESHIP-22 ODP Apprenticeship Information

HLT6128-22-UOB-A Proficiency in Perioperative Care: Surgery

HLT7166-22-UOB-A Advanced Proficiency in Perioperative Care: Surgery

HLT5031-21-UOB-A Principles of Research in Healthcare

Welcome to your 2nd year of BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice at the University of Bolton. This is your research practice module, from which you will gain fundamental knowledge, skills and behaviours of evidence-based practice to underpin your life-long learning and professional career. 

This is a single semester, 20 credit module running from September- January. 

HLT5029-21-UOB-J Principles of Medicines Management

This module will expand on prior introductions to commonly used medicines in perioperative practice, and undertake in-depth exploration of safe medicines management for the Operating Department Practitioner (ODP). Students will focus on the practitioners' adherence to legislation, policy and professional standards for the safe prescribing, dispensing, administration, storage and disposal of medicines in perioperative practice. Students will be introduced to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and apply knowledge and rationale to patient anatomy and changing physiology throughout the perioperative journey.

Special patient groups of children and the elderly will be considered, in addition to routine and emergency surgical scenarios. Students will be exposed to effective learning environments to provide exposure to medicines management practice, and will be required to demonstrate the ability to calculate drug dosages and safely administer medicines. Key topics taught and assessed will include pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, routine and emergency perioperative medicines, routes of administration, drug calculations and the 5 rights to drug administration.

HLT4091-21-UOB-A Introduction to Human Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology

This module will develop the student Operating Department Practitioners' knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts of human anatomy, physiology and psychology. This module will facilitate the application of indicative content to surgical care practice, including the psychological health and wellbeing of the perioperative patient and practitioner. Key topics taught and assessed will include normal anatomy and physiology of the human body, pathology, the ageing process, haemodynamics, human genetics and psychological health and wellbeing.

HLT4090-21-UOB-J Legal and Ethical Issues in the Perioperative Pratice

HLT4088-21-UOB-J Infection Control Prevention and Promoting Safer Surgery

HLT4086-20-UOB-A Introduction to Principles of Professional Practice

This module will prepare you for undertaking clinical practice placements in the operating theatre environment. It will introduce you to the underpinning knowledge, skills and behaviours required for the novice Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) undertaking their first year of study. The module focuses on developing safe professional practice of the ODP, with indicative content introducing a wide-range of clinical topics across anaesthetic, surgical and post-anaesthetic care. Delivery extends across three semesters, and incorporates the clinical practice competencies and portfolio within the Practice Assessment Document (PAD). You will be required to gain experience within anaesthetic, surgical and post-anaesthetic care phases of the perioperative pathway, and reflect upon the role and contribution of the ODP. Key topics taught will include reflective practice, documentation and record keeping, patient observations, preparation of patients for surgery, basic airway management, surgical hand washing and donning of surgical attire, and the anaesthetic machine.