Course Description

ANTS 301 Anesthesia Fundamentals

Components: (3-Theory,2- Practical)
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block system

This course focuses on the basic fundamentals of various types of anesthesia procedures for patient care. Students will learn about intravenous preparation, surgical positioning for numerous surgical procedures. Basic monitoring devices will be introduced, as it pertains to placing monitoring systems on patients for surgery. Anesthesia gas machine breathing circuits will be discussed.

ANTS 302 Anesthesia Equipment

Components: (3-Theory,2- Practical)
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block system 

This block for Anesthesia Technology Program will concentrate on Anesthetic equipment in order the student to familiarize with Anesthesia equipment particularly in preparing, operating and maintaining. The Anesthesia equipment’s are major part of the future career task. It consists of didactic lecture and hands-on skill to all range of equipment from basic and advance technology. Also, to identify when there is malfunctioned and trouble-shooting of the equipment.

ANTS 304 Anesthesia Pharmacology

Components: (5-Theory only)
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block system 

Explain the concepts of Pharmacotherapeutics, establishing a knowledge base that applies to patient care and education.
List the major drug classifications, through the use of prototypes and understand the concepts of human functioning emphasizing Pathophysiology structured on the steps of the anesthesia.

ANTS 303 Clinical Observation I

Components: 2 (Practical Only)

Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Course system 
This course introduce anesthesia students to the style of practice of anesthesia in national guard hospital, provides the student with an opportunity to experience the clinical setting as a prelude to the didactic program and to observe as a member of the Anesthesia Care Team. Observation of the delivery of anesthesia care in an operation rooms, and labor and delivery.

ANTS 306 Airway Management

Components: (3-Theory,2- Practical)
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block system

Airway management module is one of the most important areas of training for the anesthesia technologists. This module comprises of six weeks with comprehensive, structures lectures and practice sessions, During this period the students will be visiting operating rooms to see how the airway management is being practices in real time by the anesthesia team.

ANTS 305 Respiratory Module

Components: (2-Theory, 2-Practical)
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system 

This course provides the background knowledge and concepts of respiratory system anatomy, cardiopulmonary physiology, and foundations of mechanical ventilation that students require to progress in the Respiratory Therapy.

ANTS 307 Cardiovascular Module

Components: (3-Theory,2- Practical)
Credit Hours:5
Course Schedule: Block system 

The cardiovascular course consists of a number of sections including risk factors, assessment & investigations; pathophysiology & medical management of the cardiovascular patient; other management strategies are such as, mechanical cardiac support, interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery and transplantation anesthetic management of cardiovascular patient.

ANTS 311 Clinical Observation II

Components: 2 (Practical Only)
Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Course system

This clinical observation II describes the classes of drugs used in anesthesia, emphasizes the importance of underlying medical conditions and builds on the theme of safe practice. provides the student with an opportunity to experience the clinical setting as a prelude to the didactic program and to observe as a member of the Anesthesia Care Team.

CAMS 301 Research Methodology I

Components: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Course system 
This course provides an introduction to the variety of methods used to study occupation. Students apply a five-step evidence-based practice process to design research proposals to answer questions about occupation from qualitative and quantitative data sources. This course supports the development of skills needed to implement a research project at the entry level.

ANTS 401 Central Nervous System Module

Components: (3-Theory,1- Practical)
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system 

This module will provide a detailed understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system. Students will learn about the gross anatomy of the human brain and spinal cord and its constituent systems including autonomic, sensory, visual, auditory, somatosensory, olfactory, limbic systems, the vasculature ventricles and CSF. The practical session will be purpose-built dissection labs in the Faculty of Medicine, in addition to supplementary small group tutorials PBL to the lecture material.

ANTS 402 Renal & Endocrine

Components: (3-Theory,1- Practical)
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system 

Renal and Endocrine system is subdivided into two components, Renal System and Endocrine System. Renal system being the major component will be covered in first three weeks, followed by an assessment at the beginning of the 4th week. It will include anatomy and physiology related to renal system. In addition, acute and chronic renal failure and other common diseases related to the system will be taught. There will also be focus on anesthetic implications in patients with kidney diseases.

ANTS 404 Pediatric & Obstetric Anesthesia

Components: (2-Theory,2- Practical)

Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system

Obstetric and pediatric course is designed to provide a quick reference guide for essential information includes: drug doses, important calculations and management protocols, to ensure the safe delivery of anesthesia for mothers and babies.

ANTS 403 Clinical Practice

Components: 2 (Practical Only)
Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Course system 

This course provide an excellent training opportunity for Anesthesia technologist, who wish to keep abreast of current initiatives in the field, and prepare our trainees for practice of anesthesia and, to prepare our anesthesia technologists to initiate, knowledge in anesthesia filed practice.

CAMS 412 Research Methodology II

Components: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2
Course schedule: Course system
In this course, a qualitative research format called "autoethnography" will be utilized to (a) explore personal values, perspectives, and meanings of being a student occupational therapist, (b) examine personal views of therapeutic values of occupation, (c) develop clinical reasoning skills, and (d) develop qualitative research skills, and (e) foster reflective practice.

ANTS 405 Applied Anesthesia Practice

Components: (3-Theory,1- Practical)
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system 

Applied anesthesia practice module is one of the most important areas of training for the anesthesia technologists. This module comprises of eight weeks with comprehensive, structured lectures and practice sessions. During this period the students will be visiting operating rooms to see different types of patient encounter to different surgical procedure with different anesthetic approach.

ANTS 407 Anesthesia Crisis Management

Components: (3-Theory,1- Practical)
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system 

This course provides detailed information about the factors contributing to poor outcomes associated with airway management and highlighted deficiencies
Discuss the role of the Anesthesia Technician pertaining to this crisis if it were to happen on your watch.

ANTS 406 Professional Practice

Components: (2-Theory only)
Credit Hours:2
Course Schedule: Block system 

The anesthesia technologists must acquire a working knowledge of the theoretical basis of the specialty, including its foundations in basic medical sciences and research.
Demonstrate the skills and attitudes to work efficiently within multidisciplinary and inter professional teams.

ANTS 408 Anesthesia Capstone

Components: 6 (Practical Only)
Credit Hours: 6
Course Schedule: Course system 

This course serves as a focus on the integration of the theory and practical skills applied to the clinical setting. The student will provide supervised support during surgical procedures. Students will be expected to maintain a weekly case log of all procedures, as well as detailed case reports of procedures involving direct patient care.