Preoperative Optimization Certification
Evidence-Based Prehabilitation
$299
Learn evidence-based prehabilitation strategies to speed surgical recovery, reduce complications, and turn optimized patient care into a new revenue stream.
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6
CEU
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Dr. Alex Watson
Instructor
Every surgical procedure begins long before the patient enters the operating room.
The weeks leading up to surgery provide a critical opportunity to improve strength, nutrition, metabolic health, and overall resilience—factors that can significantly influence recovery, reduce complications, and improve long-term outcomes.
This comprehensive course teaches healthcare providers how to develop evidence-based preoperative optimization programs using the principles of prehabilitation. You'll learn practical strategies for improving surgical readiness through nutrition, exercise, weight management, metabolic optimization, hormonal health, pain management, and patient engagement while integrating Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) principles into clinical practice.
Designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals, this program provides practical guidance for implementing prehabilitation across multiple specialties, including orthopedics, oncology, bariatrics, transplantation, and women's health. You'll also explore real-world implementation strategies, multidisciplinary care models, patient adherence techniques, and appropriate billing considerations to successfully incorporate preoperative optimization into your practice.
Whether you're looking to improve surgical outcomes, reduce postoperative complications, or expand the services your practice offers, this course provides the clinical knowledge and practical framework needed to confidently implement evidence-based prehabilitation programs.
What You'll Learn
Instead of focusing on isolated protocols, this course teaches you how to build a comprehensive preoperative optimization program centered on improving patient readiness before surgery.
You'll learn how nutrition, exercise, metabolic therapies, psychological preparation, and individualized risk assessment work together to enhance recovery and support better clinical outcomes.
The curriculum explores specialty-specific approaches for orthopedic, oncology, bariatric, transplant, and fertility patients while also covering emerging therapies, ERAS integration, multidisciplinary collaboration, patient engagement strategies, and practical implementation within real-world clinical practice.
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Why Providers Take This Course
Healthcare is shifting from reactive treatment to proactive patient optimization. Providers who understand prehabilitation are better equipped to reduce surgical risk, improve recovery, support better patient experiences, and strengthen collaboration with surgeons and multidisciplinary care teams.
This course gives you the tools to bring evidence-based preoperative optimization into your practice, helping patients recover faster while expanding the value of the care you provide.
I have gotten so much support and education from IMedU. Everyone at IMU has responded to any question I had from setting up my new business to making sure my SOP and protocols were solid. The courses are great. The humans are even better!
Learn From the Clinical Experience of Dr. Alex Watson
Alexander Watson, MD completed his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He provides both prehabilitation and inpatient rehabilitation services.
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Preoperative Optimization Certification
Program Curriculum
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Introduction to Prehabilitation
1 lesson- Lesson 1
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Basic Pillars of Prehabilitation
2 lessons- Lesson 2
- Prehabilitation Lesson 2 Quiz
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Pharmacology and Interventions in Prehabilitation
2 lessons- Lesson 3
- Prehabilitation Lesson 3 Quiz
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and Prehabilitation
2 lessons- Lesson 4
- Prehabilitation Lesson 4 Quiz
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Specialty-Specific Prehabilitation
2 lessons- Lesson 5
- Prehabilitation Lesson 5 Quiz
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Practical Implementation
2 lessons- Lesson 6
- Prehabilitation Lesson 6 Quiz
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Patient Education and Engagement
2 lessons- Lesson 7
- Prehabilitation Lesson 7 Quiz
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Case Studies and Workshops
1 lesson- Lesson 8
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Legal and Ethical Considerations
1 lesson- Lesson 9
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