About the Course

A Perioperative Systems Course — by OTIQ Every minute lost in an operating theatre is a minute a patient waited for nothing. Operating Theatre IQ is a specialist-level CPD course built for clinicians and perioperative professionals who want to understand — and improve — how operating theatres actually work. Developed by a specialist anaesthetist with direct experience of the inefficiencies that cost lists cases, clinicians income, and patients time, this course translates the best available evidence on theatre efficiency into practical, immediately applicable knowledge. It covers the full perioperative system: from booking and list design through to PACU flow, cultural safety, human factors, and the financial case for doing all of it better.

Who this course is for

Operating Theatre IQ is designed for anyone with a professional stake in how operating theatres perform. Anaesthetists — consultants in CIC or supervisory roles, private practitioners, and anaesthetic trainees. Surgeons — public and private specialists, surgical trainees, and surgical assistants. Proceduralists — gastroenterologists, interventional cardiologists, respiratory physicians performing bronchoscopy, and interventional radiologists. Perioperative nurses — anaesthetic nurses, scrub and scout nurses, admissions and PACU nurses. Floor coordinators and theatre managers Surgical and bookings coordinators Theatre technicians and ward clerks Medical administrators and hospital executives

Meet Your Instructor

Operating Theatre IQ was developed by a specialist anaesthetist with 10 years of experience across public and private perioperative practice in Australia. The course was built from a simple observation: operating theatres lose enormous amounts of time — and therefore cases, income, and patient access — to problems that are well understood, well evidenced, and fixable. The academic literature on theatre efficiency is extensive. The gap is in translating that evidence into practical knowledge that clinicians can use on Monday morning. Every concept in this course has been sourced from peer-reviewed evidence, Australian clinical guidelines, and real perioperative practice. Every financial figure is derived from publicly available Australian data. Every scenario reflects a situation that occurs in Australian theatres every day.

CPD

CPD hours and domain coverage Operating Theatre IQ has been developed by a specialist anaesthetist and is designed to support continuing professional development for registered health practitioners in Australia and New Zealand. The course supports a total suggested claim of 8 hours across two CPD categories. 6.5 hours — Knowledge and Skills, reflecting the sixteen modules of specialist-level reading and learning. 1.5 hours — Reviewing Performance, reflecting the scenario-based summative assessment and written reflective practice question. The cultural safety module is designed to satisfy the annual requirement for at least one CPD activity in the Cultural Safety and Addressing Health Inequities domain. The human factors, leadership, and psychological safety content is designed to satisfy the annual requirement for at least one CPD activity in the Professionalism domain. Candidates should record this activity in their CPD portfolio in the categories appropriate to their role, college, and registration body. CPD frameworks vary across specialties and professions — the suggested hours above reflect the course design and are intended as a guide. A tax invoice is provided for all purchases. This course may be eligible for CME budget reimbursement and may be claimable as a self-education expense — consult your employer and accountant.

Course Curriculum

20 Chapters · 38 Lessons

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    MAXIMISING SURGICAL THEATRE EFFICIENCY: A PRACTICAL COURSE FOR PERIOPERATIVE TEAMS

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      MAXIMISING SURGICAL THEATRE EFFICIENCY: A PRACTICAL COURSE FOR PERIOPERATIVE TEAMS

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    MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE SYSTEMS AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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      INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE SYSTEMS AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 2: STAKEHOLDERS AND INCENTIVE ALIGNMENT — WHO BENEFITS FROM THEATRE EFFICIENCY, AND WHY IT MATTERS

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      STAKEHOLDERS AND INCENTIVE ALIGNMENT — WHO BENEFITS FROM THEATRE EFFICIENCY, AND WHY IT MATTERS

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 3: PATIENT-CENTRED OUTCOMES — HOW THEATRE EFFICIENCY AFFECTS CLINICAL CARE

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      PATIENT-CENTRED OUTCOMES — HOW THEATRE EFFICIENCY AFFECTS CLINICAL CARE

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 4: HOW TO SCHEDULE AND BOOK A THEATRE LIST

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      HOW TO SCHEDULE AND BOOK A THEATRE LIST

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 5: THE FINANCES OF THEATRE EFFICIENCY — WHAT ONE EXTRA CASE PER DAY ACTUALLY MEANS

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      THE FINANCES OF THEATRE EFFICIENCY — WHAT ONE EXTRA CASE PER DAY ACTUALLY MEANS

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      THE PICTURE FOR INDIVIDUAL ANAESTHETISTS AND SURGEONS

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 6: MEASURING WHAT MATTERS — UTILISATION, THROUGHPUT, AND THE THEATRE DASHBOARD

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      MEASURING WHAT MATTERS — UTILISATION, THROUGHPUT, AND THE THEATRE DASHBOARD

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 7: DAY OF SURGERY — PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND CANCELLATION PREVENTION

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      DAY OF SURGERY — PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND CANCELLATION PREVENTION

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 8: FLOWCHART OF THEATRE TURNOVER — THE COMPLETE INTRA-THEATRE WORKFLOW

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      FLOWCHART OF THEATRE TURNOVER — THE COMPLETE INTRA-THEATRE WORKFLOW

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 9: OPTIMISING ADD-ON EMERGENCY CASES AND MANAGING EARLY LIST FINISHES

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      OPTIMISING ADD-ON EMERGENCY CASES AND MANAGING EARLY LIST FINISHES

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 10: BARRIERS TO TURNOVER — ROLES, TASKS, AND THE FLOW EQUATION

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      BARRIERS TO TURNOVER — ROLES, TASKS, AND THE FLOW EQUATION

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 11: BLOCKED PACU — CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND SOLUTIONS

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      BLOCKED PACU — CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND SOLUTIONS

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 12: THE ANAESTHETIST IN CHARGE (CIC) — ROLE, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND SYSTEM LEADERSHIP

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      THE ANAESTHETIST IN CHARGE (CIC) — ROLE, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND SYSTEM LEADERSHIP

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 13: THE THEATRE FLOOR COORDINATOR — THE OPERATIONAL NERVE CENTRE

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      THE THEATRE FLOOR COORDINATOR — THE OPERATIONAL NERVE CENTRE

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 14: THE HUMAN FACTOR IN THEATRE EFFICIENCY

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      THE HUMAN FACTOR IN THEATRE EFFICIENCY

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      MCQs

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    MODULE 15: TECHNOLOGY FOR THEATRE EFFICIENCY

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      TECHNOLOGY FOR THEATRE EFFICIENCY

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    MODULE 16: CULTURAL SAFETY AND PERIOPERATIVE EFFICIENCY

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      CULTURAL SAFETY AND PERIOPERATIVE EFFICIENCY

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      MCQs

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      Reflection question

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    Final MCQs

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      MCQs

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    REFERENCE CARDS

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      REFERENCE CARDS

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    OPENING SECTION - TEST

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      TesT

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      TEST M1

FAQs

Who is this course designed for? This course is designed for specialist anaesthetists, surgeons, proceduralists, anaesthetic and surgical trainees, floor coordinators, perioperative nurses, theatre technicians, bookings coordinators, and hospital administrators — anyone with a professional stake in how operating theatres perform. How many CPD hours can I claim? The course supports a total suggested claim of 8 hours — 6.5 hours in the Knowledge and Skills category and 1.5 hours in the Reviewing Performance category. The cultural safety module satisfies the mandatory annual Cultural Safety and Addressing Health Inequities domain requirement. The human factors content satisfies the Professionalism domain requirement. Is this course formally accredited? Formal accreditation has not yet been received by any college. It has been developed by a Fellow of ANZCA and is designed to support CPD claims across multiple categories. Candidates should record this activity in their CPD portfolio based on their own assessment of the content and their college's current requirements. How long will I have access? You have 12 months of access from the date of enrolment. All content updates within that period are included. Do I need to complete the modules in order? We recommend working through the modules in sequence as the content builds progressively. However you are welcome to navigate directly to modules most relevant to your current practice. Will I receive a certificate? Yes. A CPD certificate is issued automatically once you complete all 16 modules, the cultural safety reflective practice question, and pass the final assessment at 70% or above. The certificate is available immediately from your dashboard and is also emailed to you. Does the cultural safety module satisfy the mandatory CPD domain requirement? Yes. The cultural safety module is designed to satisfy the Medical Board of Australia's mandatory annual requirement for at least one CPD activity in the Cultural Safety and Addressing Health Inequities domain. It does not satisfy the separate cultural safety education requirement for new specialist registration applications. Is the course relevant to public hospital practice as well as private? Yes. The course addresses both public and private settings explicitly — including activity-based funding, public hospital overtime costs, and the differences in financial incentives between the two systems. Is a tax invoice provided? Yes. A tax invoice is generated automatically for every purchase. If you require an invoice for CME budget reimbursement or expense purposes contact [email protected] and we will send one directly.

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