Pediatric Surgery

Program Description: 

The subspecialized course of pediatric surgery is a branch of surgery that is dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, surgery treatment, and rehabilitation of evolutionary, acquired, and traumatic abnormalities from fetal period to the age of 16. 

Objectives:

• Diagnostic-therapeutic and caring tasks

1. Development of professional relationship with patients’ and their families
2. Preparation of complete biography of patients
3. Subtle examination of patients
4. Request for necessary para-clinical examinations
5. Performance of diagnostic procedural actions mentioned in this program
6. Timely diagnosis of diseases
7. Surgery performance related to course and in proportion with the items taught in this course
8. Clinical monitoring of patients
9. Logical prescription of sedatives and analgesics and appropriate use of palliative procedures
10. All pain control procedures which improve the quality of patients’ services before and after surgery
11. Timely prescription of sensitive drugs and fluid therapy
12. Performance of intravenous and gastrointestinal feeding methods
13. Therapeutic follow-up and timely care after surgery 
14. Record of exact findings in all steps of diagnosis and treatment
15. Paying attention to conditions of each child, physical atmosphere of the ward, and resolving patients’ problems
16. Paying attention to mental aspects of diseases and performance of suitable intervention
17. Respect towards rules and professional morality in collaboration with patients, families and colleagues
18. Offering the rehabilitating methods for children with resulting complications or chronic diseases
19. Providing suitable conditions for stabilization and transmission of young patients
20. Request for specialized consultations if necessary
21. Performance of multidisciplinary tasks as a therapeutic team
22. Recording and adjustment of medical documents Educational tasks
23. Instruction of patients, entourages, health team members, scholars, assistants and society if needed
24. Preparation of educational, therapeutic and care guidelines for different levels
25. Emphasis on lifelong learning (constant training) 

• Research

1. Offering the research plans in fields related to authorities of health system
2. Recording patients’ information and participation in setup and fix of data entry system
3. Critical interpretation, evaluation and use of the results of research by others
4. Contributing to designing and implementing research plans in a relation with state programs and also pediatric surgery with health systems
5. Preparing a report and publishing research findings and scientific texts as papers

• Management

1. Direction and management of pediatric surgery teams
2. Best use of facilities and equipment
3. Analysis of care systems for neonates and infants who need surgery and presentation of required offers and proposals to policymakers
4. Using tools and management procedures to promote the effective factors about patient care and to decrease mortality rate and complications after surgery
5. Management of qualitative control in given services for pediatric surgery departments
6. Collaboration in consultation and design, and helping develop and manage pediatric surgery wards
7. Participation in health policies and child care, especially in urgencies and prevention of events

Duration:

2 Years (Full Time)