Foundations for Operating Department Practice: Essential Theory for Practice

2nd Edition
0335251021 · 9780335251025
“It is my belief that this book should be included on the reading list of all ODP programmes and Perioperative HEI Programmes.”John Dade RODP, PGCMedEd, Immediate Past President – The Association for Perioperative Practice“This book is suit… Read More
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1. Working in the Perioperative Team
2. Developing your learning as an Operating Department Practitioner
3. Research and Evidence Based Practice for Operating Department Practice
4. Patient Safety and the Operating Department Practitioner
5. Psychosocial Aspects of Operating Department Practice
6. Legal Frameworks for Operating Department Practitioners
7. Ethics for the Operating Department Practitioner
8. Reflection for Operating Department Practitioners
9. Leadership and Management for the Operating Department Practitioner
10. Professional Practice for Operating Department Practitioners
11. Lifelong Learning and Continued Professional Development for the Operating Department Practitioner
“It is my belief that this book should be included on the reading list of all ODP programmes and Perioperative HEI Programmes.”
John Dade RODP, PGCMedEd, Immediate Past President – The Association for Perioperative Practice

“This book is suitable for both pre-registration learners and post registration practitioners to explore theory and concepts which are related directly to the role of the ODP and the broader scope of professional practice in contemporary healthcare.”
Helen Lowes, National AHP Education and Training Lead for Operating Department Practitioners, NHS England, UK

“This book is different to others, as it celebrates being an Operating Department Practitioner by staying focused on the things that matter to ODPs in providing patients with a high standard of safe and dignified care. Will be recommended to my Student ODPs!”
John Tarrant, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, UK

Written by Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) for Operating Department Practitioners this book is key reading for all ODP students, qualified professionals, practitioners, theatre managers and even surgeons and anaesthetists who wish to better understand the modern role of the ODP. 

Thoroughly revised and updated, Foundations for Operating Department Practice, 2nd edition supports both pre- and post-registration ODPs throughout their academic studies and beyond in their professional careers, it covers:

• Working in the Perioperative Team
• Research and Evidence Based Practice
• Patient Safety
• Psychosocial Aspects of Operating Department Practice
• Ethics and Legal Frameworks
• Reflection, Leadership and Management
• Professional Practice, Lifelong Learning and Continued Professional Development

Each chapter gives examples of case studies and pedagogy designed to help ODP students see the relevance of these issues to their everyday practice and enhance learning and study. This book is the first of its kind to bring together the fundamental professional knowledge that supports and underpins the ODPs practice to enable them to deliver effective, compassionate and evidence-based care to the patient.

Hannah Abbott is President of the College of Operating Department Practitioners (CODP) and an ODP
with clinical and academic experience. She is currently Head of College of Health and Care Professions at
Birmingham City University, UK.

Helen Booth is an ODP with many years experience and was a former senior lecturer and specialised in bioethics. She is currently collaborating with the College of Operating Department Practitioners as a professional advisor and has been instrumental in driving the profession forward.  
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