Teaching Block 4
Theatre Workflow & Flow Control
Key Areas
Theatre zoning and sterile flow Patient movement coordination Controlling theatre traffic Preventing overcrowding Staff coordination (porters, anaesthetists, surgeons etc.)
Key Areas
Teaching Block 5
Operating List Planning & Coordination
Key Areas
Surgical scheduling systems Nurse-led list coordination Preoperative readiness checklist:
o Labs
o Blood
o Consent
o Patient readiness etc. Managing interdepartmental coordination
Key Areas
o Labs
o Blood
o Consent
o Patient readiness etc.
Teaching Block 6
Turnover Time Optimization
Key Areas
Bottleneck identification Parallel processing Instrument readiness systems Nurse-led preparation strategies Eliminating downtime
Key Areas
Teaching Block 7
Cancellation & Delay Management
Key Areas
Causes of cancellations (local context) Day-before surgery verification system Nurse-led pre-op coordination Managing surgeon/anaesthetists delays Surgical backlog reduction
Key Areas
