UCL and Duke University have joined forces to promote the rapidly developing area of perioperative medicine.
Anaesthesia trainees can now apply for a ‘Morpheus’ Fellowship that aims to develop their understanding of perioperative medicine and its new model of care, by improving patients’ journey from the moment their surgery is contemplated to full recovery.
Fellows will work alongside mentors from other countries with the aim to learn how clearly defined perioperative outcomes are fundamental to clinical practice.
Bryan Williams and Professor
Monty Mythen
Professor Monty Mythen, UCL Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, said: “Fellows in perioperative medicine are the new breed of anaesthesiologists going forward, they are our future. They must be fully trained and educated to perform in that arena and we have to play our part by contributing to the research and education that forms perioperative medicine.”
The Duke Fellowship, which begins in July 2017 to complement an existing UCLH Fellowship, will involve carrying out daily patient reviews, participating in rotations at surgical pre-operative clinics and intensive care units, and collaborating on research projects with Duke’s Perioperative Enhancement Team.
UCL and Duke leaders say Morpheus signifies their shared aspiration to help patients ‘DREAM’ (drink, eat and become mobile) as soon as possible after surgery. Professor Mike Grocott, UCL Anaesthesia and Critical Care and Head of Department at Southampton University, said: “There’s a crossover of how our health systems run. They are significantly different and I think there is a massive opportunity to learn from each other and take the best from both sides of the Atlantic.”
