Emergency Medicine in Small Animal Practice
- Vet Nurse/Tech
- February 21, 2022
- RACE-approved for 25 CE credits
Get the latest updates in managing Emergency Medicine in dogs and cats with this 5-week interactive and tutor guided course for Veterinary Nurses.
What you'll learn
This 5-week online course is fully updated for 2022 to include the very latest in veterinary knowledge on stabilising and managing the emergency patient – from the trauma victim, to acute medical or surgical disease.
Week 1: The Emergency Patient: First Aid to Triage
The first week of the emergency medicine course will cover initial telephone contact with the client – including the dos and don’ts of telephone advice, and how to get the most from your conversation in the shortest time! We will also cover giving advice of first aid at the scene of an emergency, and how to best prepare your clinic for the arrival of an emergency patient!
Additionally, we will cover the principles and practice of triage, along with how to conduct the patients’ first clinical examination on arrival at the vet clinic (the Primary Survey). We will also cover the essentials of history extraction from the owner, and those essential patient samples required to assist you and your veterinarian manage the case effectively!
Week 2: The Patient in Respiratory Distress
This week, we’ll cover management of the patient with breathing difficulty. Learn a methodical and proven method to evaluate and treat patients with breathing difficulties - from airway obstruction, diaphragmatic hernia, and pneumonia to pneumothorax, and a lot in-between - the nurses role is critical! You will also learn how to correctly administer oxygen therapy, provide short-term ventilation therapy, and how to monitor the effectiveness of a patient's breathing. We'll even take a look at blood gas analysis too!
Week 3: Shock!
Shock is a serious complication of many emergency illnesses, that can result in significant illness, and even death if it is not diagnosed and treated appropriately. Shock can be caused by many things, including trauma, heart disease, anaphylaxis, and infectious organisms, among other things. This week, you’ll learn how to diagnose different types of shock, the principles behind recommended treatment, and how to monitor your patient for effective treatment. You’ll also learn transfusion medicine as it relates to the emergency patient, acute traumatic coagulopathy, and much more!
Week 4: The Deteriorating Patient
What if your patient looks worse after your treatment? Or what if they initially look OK - but then clinically deteriorate? This topic will examine what to monitor, how to monitor, and when to raise the alarm when the patient is not improving. You’ll also learn why our patients sometimes deteriorate or 'crash' - and what YOU can do to help prevent this from happening!
Week 5: Post-Resuscitation Management
This week, we’ll discuss the best way to monitor and manage your emergency patients following acute resuscitation. We will not only discuss monitoring techniques, but will give you an introduction to nursing the critically ill or injured patient! What’s more, we’ll also look at specific emergencies, such as GDV, head trauma, pancreatitis and more!
Course Tutor
BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Stud MACVSc (Vet. Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine of Dogs)
Course Features:
- RACE-approved for 25 CE credits
- Graded Course Assessment
- Discussion Forums
- Live Online Weekly Tutorials
- Comprehensive Learning Resources
- Extra Course Resources
- Protocols For Your Practice
Course Fee:
AUD 350
Live Weekly Tutorials
The 5-week course starts on February 21, 2022 with live tutorials by Dr Philip Judge on Mondays at 19:30 AEST.
Join us from anywhere
You can join us from almost anywhere you have an internet connection! Click Here to check the course tutorial times where you are!
25 CE Credits
This course is ideal for Veterinary Nurses/Technicians and is RACE-approved for 25 CE credits!
Important Note:
All live tutorials are being recorded. If you are unable to attend the live tutorial, a link to the recording will be shared with you a few days following the tutorial.
Get a FREE eBook by CRC Press when you sign up for this course!
Not only will you get a great course, with the latest information, practice protocols, interaction, and case studies – but you also get a FREE ebook in addition to your course notes, full of useful chapters on procedures and emergency monitoring and disease management, courtesy of our great friends at CRC Press!
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