The Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) co-ordinates an Inter-Nordic post-specialist training program in Perioperative Medicine and Management.

The program aims to equip anaesthesiologists interested in perioperative medicine and management with innovative strategies and tools for enhancing organizational practices and implementing changes. It will focus on improving perioperative care, patient flow, patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of life, all while efficiently utilizing resources. Although the program won’t cover basic or specific anesthesia knowledge, as participants are already specialists, it will provide insights into better organizing perioperative care. Additionally, it aims to foster a Scandinavian network to promote collaboration and reinforce perioperative care’s significance across the region.

• Perioperative medicine. How knowledge and implementation can improve patient safety and outcome through multiprofessional teamwork in all perioperative stages.
• Perioperative management. How coordination of the perioperative process can boost quality, productivity and cost effectiveness.

After completing the programme the participant qualifies as “Director of Perioperative Medicine and Management” whose responsibilities can include:

• Evaluating relevant evidence in perioperative medicine
• Analyzing flows and processes of the perioperative period
• Leading the intraoperative team
• Managing of the perioperative process, including implementing change

The programme runs for 2,5 years. During the training period, five course weeks  – each lasting five days – will be arranged. The courses will circulate among the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland). The program language is English.

The recommended time away from clinical work will be around ten weeks. This includes five course weeks (mandatory) and five weeks for preparing homework such as A) a literature review in perioperative medicine, B) a patient pathway analysis, C) a project in managing implementation of change.

The literature review, the patient pathway analysis and the implementation project should be linked around the same clinical problem – as a logical step to solve problems, 1) acquiring knowledge, 2) analyze problems in processes and 3) implement changes to improve them.

• the first in Stockholm, Sweden, 3-7th of November 2025
• the second in Bergen, Norway, 13-17th of April 2026
• the third in Helsinki, Finland, 2 -6th of November 2026
• the fourth in Copenhagen, Denmark, 12-16th of April 2027
• the fifth in 8-12th of November 2027 (Iceland, Reykjavik, may be changed)

Anaesthesiologists with special interest in perioperative medicine and operating room management with a minimum of two years clinical work as a specialist are eligible for application. Since the programme aims to move the participants forward in personal leadership as well as in skills in management, personal commitment and enthusiasm is required to succeed and to make the program as useful as possible.

Membership in SSAI is mandatory and proof of membership has to be attached with the application. If this is not done before the deadline of application, the application will not be handled.

All expenses for this program (including traveling, accommodation, and a fee for the whole program) must be covered by the host clinic. The program fee for all 5 courses is 10.000 Euros (over 2,5 years), not including travel and accommodation costs.

The following documents (except the photo) should be scanned into one document in the mentioned order and mailed to ssaispomm@gmail.com no later than 16th of  March 2025.

Make sure your name appears on all documents/ files and in the title of your mail.

Application Form

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Signed Contract
3. Proof of SSAI membership (i.e. proof of membership in a national society who is a member of SSAI)
4. Recently taken photo of applicant (tiff, jpg, pdf, attached separately)

• Curriculum for the PoMM programme
• Application form
• Contract

Applicants are selected at the discretion of the steering committee according to the quality of the application.

For further information about this program please contact your national representatives in the Steering Committee.

Sweden

Marja Lindqvist (chair): marjaliisalindqvist@gmail.com

Elin Enfält: elin.enfalt@regiongavleborg.se

Norway

Elin Aakre (treasurer): elin.kismul.aakre@helse-bergen.no

Ib Jammer: ib.jammer@gmail.com

Finland

Anssi Korppi: anssi.korppi@pirha.fi, anssi.j.korppi@gmail.com,

Merja Vakkala: merja.vakkala@fimnet.fi

Denmark

Birgitte Brandsborg: birbrand@rm.dk

Anette Mortensen: amrt@regionsjaelland.dk

Iceland

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