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
