Anaesthesia and analgesia online

Date: Monday 20th February, 2012 - Sunday 1st April, 2012
Start time: 9:00 AM
Duration: 36 hour(s)
Cost: £699

Provider: Royal Veterinary College

This new six week online course is a must for any veterinarian interested in safely anaesthetising even the most critical of patients, managing pain effectively in their patients and enhancing their knowledge of the latest advances in anaesthetic and analgesic strategies for small animals. The course will review the fundamentals of anaesthesia and analgesia for healthy patients then move on to anaesthetic and analgesic options for the more critical patient. It will also be useful CPD for veterinarians preparing for RCVS CertAVP C modules in small animal anaesthesia and analgesia and critical care and analgesia.

The course will consist of webinars, reading material, case assessments, reference critiques and discussion activities online. Webinars will be recorded to be made available for participants to view later if not able to view \\\'live\\\'. Participants can earn up to 36 CPD hours if the course is completed fully.

Schedule:

Week 1 - Introduction to the course and fundamentals of anaesthesia (to include pre-anaesthetic assessment, selecting sedatives and premeds)
Week 2 - Anaesthesia of the healthy patient (including patient support and selecting anaesthetic protocols)
Week 3 - Advanced analgesia in practice (local anaesthesia, using infusions, managing difficult painful patients, chronic pain)
Week 4 - Introducing challenging anaesthetics and controversies: things that can go wrong! Small furries, development of critical analysis of scientific papers
Week 5 - Support of the critical patient under anaesthesia: blood pressure monitoring, fluid therapy, using colloids, blood products, ventilation
Week 6 - Anaesthesia for the critical patient: anaesthetizing challenging cases, case based discussions of particular challenges (eg neuro cases, septic patients, neonates etc.)

An optional practical day is available on Friday 30th March, with a cost of £299 to attend. Programme details to be confirmed.

To book: Contact the CPD Unit on Tel: 01707 666865, or email cpd@rvc.ac.uk. Further details available at www.rvc.ac.uk/cpd

Who is it for?

Veterinary Surgeons

The Speakers

Elizabeth Armitage-Chan, MA VetMB DipACVA FHEA MRCVS
American and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Anaesthetist, Davies Veterinary Specialists

Kate Borer, BVSc DVA DipECVAA FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Anaesthesia
The Royal Veterinary College

Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as

36 hours

Registration and Booking

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