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Operating Department Practitioner Course

What will I learn?

Take your healthcare career higher with our Operating Department Practitioner Course. Get important skills in working well with others, talking to other professionals, and keeping patients safe. Learn the best ways to communicate, solve problems, and work together when things get tough. Practice with different situations and pretend play to get better at what you do. Understand the important jobs in the operating department, including those who move around, those who help the surgeon directly, and those who take care of patients after surgery. Join us to make sure surgeries go well and you keep improving your skills.

Apoia's Unique Features

Accessible online course with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Customize your course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Learn at your own pace, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance your practical skills as listed below

Become a master of surgery talk: Make team interactions better in operating rooms.

Put patient safety first: Focus on managing risks and making sure everything is high quality.

Be excellent at teamwork: Handle tough situations by working well with others.

Grow your ability to think about your work: Always be learning and getting better.

Understand the different roles: Know the important jobs in surgery areas.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can adjust the chapters and workload.

  • Choose your starting chapter
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Alter the total course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You'll be able to generate additional chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your career.