AO Trauma Basic Principles of Fracture Management for ORP (Operating Room Personnel)
Operating room personnel (ORP) support the team of surgeons in the operating room and deliver an important contribution to the successful outcome of surgeries. This course teaches fundamental principles and current concepts in the treatment of injuries in relation to the per-operative nursing and planning. It is addressed to operating room personnel (ORP) with paramedical degree.
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1.5-2 days in duration
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CME credits
Operating room personnel (ORP) support the team of surgeons in the operating room and deliver an important contribution to the successful outcome of surgeries. This course teaches fundamental principles and current concepts in the treatment of injuries in relation to the per-operative nursing and planning. It is addressed to operating room personnel (ORP) with paramedical degree.
Course impressions
Competencies
The AO Trauma curriculum for ORP is based upon 9 competencies:
- Ensure that the patient is adequately prepared for the procedure.
- Carefully prepare all equipment, instruments and implants required for safe surgery.
- Demonstrate and ensure optimal communication and successful teamwork skills.
- Position the patient to allow best surgical access whilst maintaining the patient’s safety.
- Define the basic principles of fracture fixation to ensure effective nursing management of the procedure.
- Demonstrate correct use of instruments and support the optimal surgical application.
- Implement and respect standards of best practice for infection control.
- Implement and respect standards of best practice to ensure occupational health and safety.
- Implement and respect standards of best practice in patient documentation, confidentiality and data protection.
Resources
AO Surgery Reference
Explore the award-winning online repository for surgical knowledge, describing the complete management process from diagnosis to aftercare for fractures in a given anatomical region.
Operating room personnel education taskforce
Srisuk Wacharin (TH)
Term: 2021–2026
Jeannine Schnider-Kuhn (CH)
Term: 2022–2027
Ali Alyami (SA)
Term: 2022–2027
Muhammad Ramzan (PK)
Term: 2024–2026
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