Annual National Conference

The Royal College of Physicians, London,

March 3rd 2025

A packed program, full of fascinating talks from prestigious speakers covering a wide range of preoperative topics

Call for Project Summaries

Take up this exciting opportunity to share your preoperative assessment projects on a national stage. Submission deadline: 6th January, 2025.

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Competency-Based Paediatric Pre-Assessment Practitioner Course

Proud to collaborate with PPOC to support training in paediatric preoperative assessment. Please follow the link below for more details on this free training course.

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Join our Educational Faculty

We are looking to develop and expand our Educational Faculty. Experienced in Preop assessment? Interested in teaching? Join the Preoperative Association Education Faculty.

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Master’s Degree Module in Preoperative Assessment

You can now apply for our university-accredited Master's Module in preoperative assessment, developed in collaboration with the University of West England. This is currently the UK's only dedicated master's module in preoperative assessment and gives 20 level 7 credits.

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Educational Events 2024/25

The Preoperative Association National Conference 2025
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Preoperative Assessment Courses
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Perioperative Medicine Courses
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Virtual Courses & Webinars
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The organisation for health professionals working in the preoperative field

The Preoperative Association provides support, information and education for anaesthetists, nurses and other health practitioners involved in preoperative assessment and preparation.

We hold regular regional educational meetings throughout the year and a national conference in November.

Members enjoy discounted rates for meetings and are given online access to lectures after the meetings.

We have developed competency standards for nurses, preoperative guidelines for preoperative assessment units and run an accredited training programme.