LIVE VET COURSE
Updates in The Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis
A practical 3-week online course delivering current approaches to recognising and managing severe systemic illness and sepsis in dogs and cats.
- Veterinarian
- Starts November 16, 2026
- 19:30 AEDT
- 3 Weeks
- 15 Race-Pending CPD Points
This course includes
- Live Online Weekly Tutorials
- Access to Tutorial Recordings
- 15 Race-Pending CPD Points
- Protocols For Your Practice
- Graded Course Assessment
- Discussion Forums
- Comprehensive Learning Resources
- Extra Course Resources
Course Blurb
This 3-week online course covers current approaches to recognising and managing severe systemic illness and sepsis in dogs and cats. We will move from the initial systemic inflammatory response through septic shock and into multiple organ dysfunction. Each week addresses practical diagnostics, fluid and vasopressor therapy, antimicrobial selection, and organ-specific support. This course is ideal for anyone seeing patients with severe illness, and provides a sound, evidence-based approach to patient management based on the very latest literature – all designed to optimise patient outcome.
Course Outline
Week 1: Development of SIRS and Recognition of Sepsis
Monday, November 16, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
Monday, November 16, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
We start with the systemic inflammatory response – what drives it, how it presents, and how to distinguish infectious from non-infectious triggers. The focus is on early recognition – in both dogs and cats. We will review the limitations of SIRS criteria and introduce more specific markers that improve diagnostic accuracy. We’ll conclude with a systematic approach to management of the patient, and how to minimise the risk of disease progression to sepsis and septic shock.
Date: Monday, 16 November 2026
Time: 19:30 AEDT [Sydney] | 21:30 NZDT [Auckland]
Time: 19:30 AEDT [Sydney] | 21:30 NZDT [Auckland]
Date:Â Â Monday, 16 November 2026
Time:Â 03:30 EST
Time:Â 03:30 EST
All Countries are Invited to Join this Webinar! To check the time in your zone/country, please click here.
Week 2: Diagnosis and Management of Septic Shock
Monday, November 23, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
Monday, November 23, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
This week covers the septic shock patient. We will discuss fluid selection and volume, vasopressor choices, and monitoring parameters beyond blood pressure. Antimicrobial timing and source control are addressed as core components of therapy. The session also covers the value of blood lactate, the use of corticosteroids and the syndrome of critical-illness related corticosteroid insufficiency. Finally, you’ll get the latest practical algorithms for treatment guidelines, including escalation and de-escalation.
Date: Monday, 23 November 2026
Time: 19:30 AEDT [Sydney] | 21:30 NZDT [Auckland]
Time: 19:30 AEDT [Sydney] | 21:30 NZDT [Auckland]
Date:Â Â Monday, 23 November 2026
Time:Â 03:30 EST
Time:Â 03:30 EST
All Countries are Invited to Join this Webinar! To check the time in your zone/country, please click here.
Week 3: Clinical Syndromes of Multiple Organ Failure
Monday, November 30, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
Monday, November 30, 2026 | 19:30 AEDT
The final week of the course addresses the progression of critical illness to multiple organ dysfunction – acute kidney injury, liver dysfunction, coagulopathy, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and gastrointestinal failure. We will review monitoring strategies for each system, supportive care (fluid diuresis, ventilation, nutrition, transfusion triggers), and when to consider advanced resuscitation. The discussion includes prognostic indicators to help facilitate realistic conversations with owners about outcomes and quality of life. We finish with a framework for ongoing reassessment and decision-making in the critically ill patient.
Date: Monday, 30 November 2026
Time: 19:30 AEDT [Sydney] | 21:30 NZDT [Auckland]
Time: 19:30 AEDT [Sydney] | 21:30 NZDT [Auckland]
Date:Â Â Monday, 30 November 2026
Time:Â 03:30 EST
Time:Â 03:30 EST
All Countries are Invited to Join this Webinar! To check the time in your zone/country, please click here.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate between SIRS, sepsis, and septic shockÂ
- Initiate and titrate fluid resuscitation and vasopressor therapy based on key clinical parameters and response to therapy
- Select initial antimicrobial therapy guided by likely source, local resistance patterns, and patient status.
- Identify early signs of organ dysfunction and implement supportive strategies for each major body system.
- Identify diagnostic and treatment options with evidence-base for improving patient outcome.
Course Tutor
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 378
This course is FREE for our Annual Vet Education Member
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