Mon, 10 Sep 2012
The first UK Masters degree in regional anaesthesia will be launched at the University of East Anglia today.
Regional anaesthesia involves the administration of an anaesthetic to only part of the body, such as an arm or leg, unlike general or local anaesthetics. The new course offers qualified doctors the opportunity to gain further experience and a qualification over three years of part-time study.
The pioneering MSc Regional Anaesthesia at UEA is a work-based programme that utilises distance and e-learning, offering students flexible teaching at a high standard.
Practical elements make up 20 per cent of the course, while the other 80 per cent is entirely online. Additional skills such as leadership, research and management are also covered by the course, with the aim of empowering students to be future leaders in the field.
It is supported by the three top anaesthetic organisations in the county – the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland and Regional Anaesthesia United Kingdom.
Prof Jerome Pereira, programme director for the course in UEA’s Norwich Medical School and a consultant at the James Padget Hospital in Gorleston, said: “The university is playing a leading role in developing and running e-learning Masters courses in specialist areas of medicine.
“The MSc in Regional Anaesthesia is aimed at producing a higher level of specialists which no doubt will significantly raise the standards of patient care.”
The new course builds on the success of UEA’s innovative MS Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, also taught primarily through online learning, which was launched in January 2011.
Prof Pereira said: “Online courses such as these enable trainees to gain additional clinical experience in a flexible way. They are recognised in the UK as the highest level of educational training in their fields, and UEA is leading the way in distance learning for medical education of this type.”
Dr Stef Oosthuysen, course leader and consultant anaesthetist at the Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust, said: “As an anaesthetist with a longstanding interest in regional anaesthesia, I am extremely excited to announce the start of this inaugural course in this subject.
“The course has many innovative modern features and based online with support from experienced tutors who are leaders in their field. It is essentially aimed at post-FRCA Senior Trainee Anaesthetists and will augment trainee knowledge, practical and leadership skills, as regional anaesthesia increasingly plays an important role in the quality of care provided to patients in any modern healthcare service.
“At the end of the course successful students will be rewarded with an MSc degree from a top level university.”
The launch event takes place on Monday, September 10 at UEA.
For more information, and details of the application procedure, visit http://bit.ly/Ugj09K.
The pioneering MSc Regional Anaesthesia at UEA is a work-based programme that utilises distance and e-learning, offering students flexible teaching at a high standard.
Practical elements make up 20 per cent of the course, while the other 80 per cent is entirely online. Additional skills such as leadership, research and management are also covered by the course, with the aim of empowering students to be future leaders in the field.
It is supported by the three top anaesthetic organisations in the county – the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland and Regional Anaesthesia United Kingdom.
Prof Jerome Pereira, programme director for the course in UEA’s Norwich Medical School and a consultant at the James Padget Hospital in Gorleston, said: “The university is playing a leading role in developing and running e-learning Masters courses in specialist areas of medicine.
“The MSc in Regional Anaesthesia is aimed at producing a higher level of specialists which no doubt will significantly raise the standards of patient care.”
The new course builds on the success of UEA’s innovative MS Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, also taught primarily through online learning, which was launched in January 2011.
Prof Pereira said: “Online courses such as these enable trainees to gain additional clinical experience in a flexible way. They are recognised in the UK as the highest level of educational training in their fields, and UEA is leading the way in distance learning for medical education of this type.”
Dr Stef Oosthuysen, course leader and consultant anaesthetist at the Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust, said: “As an anaesthetist with a longstanding interest in regional anaesthesia, I am extremely excited to announce the start of this inaugural course in this subject.
“The course has many innovative modern features and based online with support from experienced tutors who are leaders in their field. It is essentially aimed at post-FRCA Senior Trainee Anaesthetists and will augment trainee knowledge, practical and leadership skills, as regional anaesthesia increasingly plays an important role in the quality of care provided to patients in any modern healthcare service.
“At the end of the course successful students will be rewarded with an MSc degree from a top level university.”
The launch event takes place on Monday, September 10 at UEA.
For more information, and details of the application procedure, visit http://bit.ly/Ugj09K.
