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Surgical Assistant Course

What will I learn?

Improve your surgical career with our complete Surgical Assistant Training Programme, designed for both aspiring and currently working surgery staff. Learn key skills such as preparing the operating theatre, including how to sterilise equipment and set up instruments, and become skilled at helping during operations by passing instruments correctly and keeping patients safe. Improve what you do after operations by documenting things properly and watching patients carefully. Develop important communication and teamwork abilities to manage unexpected problems calmly. Enrol now to do well in the busy world of surgery.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Become skilled in sterilising equipment to keep the surgical area clean and germ-free.

Set up instruments accurately for efficient operations.

Make sure patients are safe and that the surgical area is easy to see.

Communicate well with the surgical team, even when under pressure.

Document and report what happens after operations accurately.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

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