ANTS Course Description

ANTS 201 - INTRODUCTION TO ANESTHESIA

Components: Theory Only
Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Longitudinal
This introductory course of anesthesia technology program covers the origins and brief history of the profession of Anesthesia Technology. This course will allow students to learn the core foundation of Anesthesia Technology, and its principles. In addition, the basic knowledge acquired to understand the Anesthesia Technology Services.

ANTS 301 - ANESTHESIA FUNDAMENTALS

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block System (Consists of 6 Weeks)
This course introduces students to the essential knowledge and skills related to Anesthesia Technology. Topics include various types of anesthesia, airway management, peripheral intravenous access, basic monitoring during anesthesia care, and patient positioning during surgical procedures. Additionally, the course equips students with the knowledge required to manage the operating room environment, implement infection control and prevention measures, and ensure fire and electrical safety.

ANTS 302 - ANESTHESIA EQUIPMENT

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block System (Consists of 6 Weeks)
Explain the Anesthetic equipment to familiarize the student with Anesthesia equipment particularly in preparing, operating and maintaining. The Anesthesia equipment’s are major part of the future career task. The course consists of didactic lectures and hands-on skills to all ranges of equipment from basic to advanced technology. Also, to identify when there is a malfunction and troubleshooting of the equipment.

ANTS 303 - CLINICAL OBSERVATION I

Components: Practical Only
Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Longitudinal
This course will introduce Anesthesia students to the practice of anesthesia in National Guard Hospital. It provides the student with an opportunity to experience clinical settings and observe members of the Anesthesia care team, and how to deliver anesthesia in the Operating Rooms (OR), Day Care OR, and Labor & Delivery Unit.

ANTS 304 - ANESTHESIA PHARMACOLOGY

Components: Theory Only
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block System (Consists of 6 Weeks)
This course explains the concepts of pharmacotherapeutics in anesthesia and perioperative-related drugs, establishing a knowledge base that applies to patient care. This course also defines the major drug classifications to understand the concepts of human functioning emphasizing pathophysiology structured on the steps of the anesthesia.

ANTS 305 - RESPIRATORY MODULE

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system (Consists of 5 Weeks)
This course equips the knowledge and concepts of respiratory system anatomy, cardiopulmonary physiology, pathophysiology related to cardiopulmonary diseases along with the fundamentals of mechanical ventilation initiation and monitoring measures that students need to progress in the anesthesia technology.

ANTS 306 - AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block system (Consists of 6 Weeks)
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 witness how the airway management is being practiced in real time by the anesthesia team. Students will practice while using different instruments used in airway management simulation.

ANTS 307 - CARDIOVASCULAR MODULE

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 5
Course Schedule: Block system (Consists of 6 Weeks)
The cardiovascular system module is designed to instruct the structure, functions and disorders of the cardiovascular system. The module consists of a number of sections including risk factors, assessment & investigations; pathophysiology & medical management of the cardiovascular patient; other management strategies such as, mechanical cardiac support, interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery and transplantation anesthetic management of cardiovascular patient.

ANTS 311 - CLINICAL OBSERVATION II

Components: Practical Only
Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Longitudinal
This course is a continuation of Clinical Observation I. Students will observe anesthesia delivery in different operating rooms and types of anesthesia at National Guard Health Affairs. It aids students in correlating theoretical knowledge with real practice.

ANTS 401 - CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system (Consists of 6 Weeks)
This module will explain the structure and function of the nervous system, which includes 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 cerebrospinal fluid.

ANTS 402 - RENAL AND ENDOCRINE

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system (Consists of 6 Weeks)

The Renal and Endocrine system is subdivided into two components, renal system and endocrine system:

Renal system, 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.
Endocrine system covers the relevant anatomy, physiology, and the hormones secreted from all the endocrine glands, as well as the common pathological diseases and the hormones secretion disorders (either hypersecretion or hyposecretion of the hormone such as Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid and Adrenal gland disorders, with relevant anesthetic implications.

ANTS 403 - CLINICAL PRACTICE

Components: Practical Only
Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Longitudinal
Students will receive an advanced hands-on experience with a mentor to integrate knowledge of proper setup, assistance for general, regional, procedural sedation cases, and case-by-case preparation.

ANTS 404 - OBSTETRIC & PEDIATRIC

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system (Consists of 6 Weeks)
This course covers anesthesia management for women across varying risk levels during labor and vaginal delivery, cesarean section, and postpartum hemorrhage. It addresses emergent interventions for life-threatening maternal or fetal conditions (e.g., ante-/post-partum hemorrhage, placental abruption, cord prolapse, uterine rupture). The course also reviews anesthetic considerations for pregnant patients undergoing non-obstetric surgery, assessment of newborns with congenital anomalies requiring urgent corrective procedures, and perioperative evaluation of children across age groups, emphasizing anatomical and physiological differences from adults.

ANTS 405 - APPLIED ANESTHESIA PRACTICE

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system (Consists of 8 Weeks)
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.
Applied anesthesia practice is of paramount importance for anesthesia technologists because they are active part of the anesthesia team, who are frontline health care providers both in elective and in emergency anesthesia care in operation rooms.

ANTS 406 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Components: Theory Only
Credit Hours: 2
Course Schedule: Longitudinal
The course is designed to provide anesthesia technology students with a working knowledge of the theoretical basis of the specialty, including its foundations in basic medical sciences and research.
This course also helps anesthesia technology students to demonstrate the skills and attitudes to work efficiently within multidisciplinary teams, the necessary knowledge of patient anesthetic care and consultation.
This course will enable anesthesia technology students to be clinically competent in anesthetic care across all age groups and all patient disease states. Students will be also able to recognize the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes for effective patient-centered care to a diverse population, as well as address issues of gender, age, culture, ethnicity and ethics in a professional manner.

ANTS 407 - ANESTHESIA CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Components: Theory & Practical
Credit Hours: 4
Course Schedule: Block system (Consists of 8 Weeks)
This course reviews factors that contribute to poor outcomes in airway management and highlights system and human-factor deficiencies. It also outlines the anesthesia technologist’s role in anesthesia crisis management.

ANTS 408 - ANESTHESIA CAPSTONE

Components: Practical Only
Credit Hours: 6
Course Schedule: Longitudinal
This course serves as an integration of practical skills applied to the clinical settings. 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.