A global collaboration to advance patient-centered, perioperative care through science, education and policy.
Our mission
Improve the health of the population by:
- Inspiring a global community of innovators in perioperative care to create sustainable health care solutions
- Advancing the science of perioperative medicine through world-class research
- Fostering learning to develop perioperative leaders and educators
- Leading transformative discussions to shape future perioperative care practices and health care policy
About Morpheus Consortium
Named after the ancient Greek god of dreams, the Morpheus Consortium embodies a shared aspiration to deliver innovative perioperative care to meet the evolving needs of patients undergoing major surgery. It’s also the branding of three universities, Duke University, University College London and University of Southampton, with one shared goal – to be the leaders in perioperative medicine and enhanced recovery after surgery, ultimately improving the patients’ journey from the moment their surgery is contemplated to full recovery.
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Morpheus Consortium Training Opportunities
The Morpheus Perioperative Medicine Online Fellowship (for physicians) and the Morpheus Perioperative Care Online Certificate (for non-physicians) each offer 40 weeks of online content delivered by international, world-renowned faculty. These training programs include online and on-site curricula delivered with weekly lectures and course moderators. Individualized curricula are tailored for the physician and CRNA/APN/PA candidates.
Exposure to the science and implementation of perioperative medicine through online and in-person learning opportunities, by self-discovery and interaction with experts.
Topics covered include:
- Perioperative medicine is population health
- Health economics, value and perioperative care
- Re-engineering the perioperative pathway from contemplating intervention to discharge from care
- Evidence-based enhanced recovery for major abdominal surgery
- Evidence-based enhanced recovery for orthopedic surgery
- The role of anesthesia in the opioid epidemic
- Fluid and hemodynamic optimization during major surgery
- How to set up a preoperative anemia clinic
Exposure to the science and practice of perioperative care through online and in-person learning opportunities, by self-discovery and interaction with experts.
Topics covered include:
- The rationale for perioperative medicine
- Outcome differences related to changes in perioperative care
- Care modifications that align all steps, from considering surgery to full recovery
- Major abdominal surgery enhanced recovery protocols
- Orthopedic surgery enhanced recovery protocols
- Opioid minimization and opioid-free anesthesia
- Fluid and hemodynamic optimization during major surgery
- Preoperative clinics as a model for the perioperative team
- Sakai Learning Content Management System
- Mobile and tablet friendly
- Weekly lectures with discussion forums hosted by a faculty moderator
- Interactive chat (blog) sessions with faculty and participants
- Multimedia high-definition quality video
- Timely topics presented by recognized faculty
- Variety of course electives available
- Variable speed playback
- Participants may visit Duke for a three or four-day preceptorship (travel, food, and lodging is at the customer expense)
- Participants may attend EBPOM meeting(s) virtual or in-session in the UK and/or US (Chicago, Las Vegas) for instruction & discussions
- Graduation certificate/ceremony at EBPOM – London or virtual (travel, food, and lodging is at the customer expense)
- 36 faculty lectures or equivalent presentations prepared and presented by Morpheus or guest faculty
- Content during on-site visit (Duke) to include lectures, case reports, Q & A, open forum, panel discussions
- Participant may request a Morpheus faculty mentor for personal feedback and mentoring
- Morpheus faculty actively engaged in weekly discussion forums
- Dedicated program director
Morpheus Perioperative Medicine Online Fellowship Application 
Morpheus Perioperative Care Online Certificate Application
To apply, or if you have questions regarding the online fellowship and/or certificate, please contact Susan Morris, program coordinator, at susan.morris@duke.edu.
Sundar Krishnan, MBBS
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Morpheus Consortium Training Programs
Department of Anesthesiology
DUMC 3094
Duke University Medical Center
Email: sundar.krishnan@duke.edu
Mike Edwards, BMedSci, BMBS, MRCP, FRCA, MD(Res)
Assistant Director, Morpheus Consortium Training Programs
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
University Hospital Southampton
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Southampton
Email: Mark.Edwards2@uhs.nhs.uk
John Whittle, MBBS, MD(Res), AFHEA,FRCA, FFICM
Assistant Director, Morpheus Consortium Training Programs
Consultant in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine
Honorary Associate Professor, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine
University College London Hospitals NHS
Email: johnwhittle@doctors.org.uk
Susan Morris
Program Coordinator, Morpheus Consortium Training Programs
Department of Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center
DUMC 3094
2301 Erwin Rd, 5688C HAFS Building
Durham, NC 27710
Email: susan.morris@duke.edu
In compliance with federal and state anti-discrimination laws, we do not discriminate against applicants because of an individual’s race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or disability.
Boards
Perioperative medicine is an evolving field of medicine that addresses the vulnerabilities of increasing age and complexity of patients and the increase in the number of surgical procedures being performed in United States. There is a critical need to standardize the evidence-based care of surgical patients at risk to ensure optimal outcomes.
The National Board of Perioperative Medicine comprises a group of medical professionals who are considered experts in their respective areas of Perioperative Medicine. The aim of the Board is to formulate a perioperative medicine syllabus for use in the training of physicians in perioperative medicine in the United States.
Please contact Melinda Macalino at melinda.macalino@duke.edu or 919-681-6646 with any questions.
Perioperative care is an evolving field that addresses the vulnerabilities of increasing age and complexity of patients and the increase in the number of surgical procedures being performed in United States. There is a critical need to standardize the evidence-based care of surgical patients at risk to ensure optimal outcomes.
The National Board of Perioperative Care comprises a group of nonphysician healthcare professionals who are considered experts in their respective areas of Perioperative Care. The aim of the Board is to formulate a perioperative care syllabus for use in the training of nonphysician healthcare professionals in perioperative care in the United States.
Please contact Melinda Macalino at melinda.macalino@duke.edu or 919-681-6646 with any questions.
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Solomon Aronson, MD, MBA, FASA, FACC, FCCP, FAHA, FASE, is a tenured professor at Duke University and executive vice chairman within Duke Anesthesiology. Dr. Aronson is recognized as an expert on topics concerning perioperative echocardiography, perioperative blood pressure risk, perioperative medicine and population health, health care strategy and health economics; he has written more than 300 manuscripts, book chapters and abstracts, as well as six textbooks, lectured nationally and internationally, and has been repeatedly elected by his peers to be listed in Best Doctors in America.
Joseph Mathew, MD, MHSc, MBA, FASE, is the Jerry Reves Professor of Anesthesiology and chairman of Duke Anesthesiology at Duke University School of Medicine (appointed March of 2015). Dr. Mathew is an active physician-scientist funded by the National Institutes of Health for his research on perioperative neurocognition and functional brain connectivity, particularly in the setting of cardiac surgery.
John Borrelli, MBA, began serving as chief administrator within Duke Anesthesiology in October of 2011. He manages the departmental budget and runs a business office responsible for HR and operations, finance and accounting, revenue cycle management, grants administration, and IT services, specializing in perioperative DataMart, management systems and application development. Borrelli also serves as an adjunct professor at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York.