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Updates in Small Animal Cardiac Emergencies

This exciting course will provide you with the very latest information - based on current scientific literature and expert opinion, on the diagnosis, treatment protocols and diagnostic algorithms on the management of cardiac emergencies in both dogs and cats - so you can give your patients the best chance of survival!

  • Veterinarian
  • Non-Interactive RACE Approval Pending
  • 3 Months Access
  • 8 Structured CPD Points

This course includes

  • 3-month access
  • Course ebook
  • Extra resources
  • Lecture Recordings
  • Quiz assessment
  • CPD certificate

What you'll learn

Join us for a 2-week intensive on “Updates in Small Animal Cardiac Emergencies” – where we’ll review the emergency diagnostics you need to have in order to diagnose acute heart failure, the management of acute heart failure, treatment of common arrhythmias, and much more. This exciting course will provide you with the very latest information – based on current scientific literature and expert opinion, on the diagnosis, treatment protocols and diagnostic algorithms on the management of cardiac emergencies in both dogs and cats – so you can give your patients the best chance of survival!

Course Outline

This topic provides the latest updates on how to determine the presence of acute heart disease in your patients – including physical examination findings, point of care ultrasound use, biomarkers and ECG diagnostics – so that you can begin life-saving treatment as soon as possible.
This topic provides the latest recommendations on the management of a range of cardiac emergencies, including the acute heart failure of both the dog and cat, cardiac tamponade, the diagnosis and management of severe cardiac arrhythmias, and feline aortic thromboembolism, among many others.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course, the participant will have:
  • A thorough understanding of the approach to the patient with a cardiac emergency, including the use of physical examination, serum biomarkers, diagnostic imaging and ECG to facilitate diagnosis
  • A thorough understanding of the management of the patient with the following conditions
  • Acute congestive heart failure caused by valvular disease and cardiomyopathies
  • Ventricular tachycardia
  • Supraventricular tachycardia
  • Severe bradyarrhythmias
  • Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
  • Aortic thromboembolism (feline)
  • An appreciation of the evidence-base present in veterinary cardiology as it relates to the management of commonly encountered cardiac emergencies

Course Tutor

Dr Philip Judge

BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Stud MACVSc (Vet. Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine of Dogs)

This course is supported by our free webinar

Updates in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Dr. Philip Judge
  • February 4, 2026

AUD 194

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I love Vet Education courses. Dr. Phil is such a great teacher, who presents such clear, practical information.

Jess

(USA)

Loving these shorter courses – so much useful information in a nice concise form. Thanks Vet Ed!

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(New Zealand)

Fantastic. I’ll be doing more of these short courses!

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(Australia)

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Dr Philip Judge

BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Clin Stud MACVSc (Vet. Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine of Dogs)

Philip graduated from Massey University in New Zealand in 1992, and spent 7 years in small animal practice before undertaking a 3-year residency in veterinary emergency and critical care at the University of Melbourne in 1998.

Following his residency, Philip worked for nearly 6 years at the Animal Emergency Centre in Melbourne, becoming the Senior Veterinarian at the centre in 2004. In 2006, Philip undertook a 1-year surgical externship before moving to Townsville to take up the position of Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care at JCU. Philip is also co-founder, and director of Vet Education Pty Ltd (www.veteducation.com) – one of Australia’s leading providers of online continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary nurses.

Philip has published numerous manuals and guides concerning emergency medicine, including a CRI manual, haematology and biochemistry interpretation guide, emergency anaesthesia guide, and a ventilation therapy manual for small animals, in addition to being published in peer reviewed literature.

Philip’s key interests in veterinary science include respiratory emergencies, ventilation therapy, envenomations and toxicology.

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