Practical Skills In An Emergency And Critical Care Setting
University of Liverpool
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Date: Wednesday 8th July, 2026 - Wednesday 8th July, 2026
Start time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour(s)
Cost: £495
To manage emergency patients efficiently we need to apply both theory and hands-on practice. Students enrolled on this ‘practical skills in an ECC setting’ course will spend the afternoon in the laboratory where the practical aspects of emergency stabilisation are performed on cadavers. The necessary theory and case management details are covered via lectures on the day.
Hands-on practical procedures:
· Chest drain placement
· Tracheostomy tube placement
· Central line placement
· Local anaesthetic blocks (intercostal, sacrococcygeal, epidural)
· CPR
· Intraosseous access for fluid resuscitation
Lectures:
· Central line placement and management
· CPR
· Analgesia and anaesthesia for patients with urethral obstruction
· Urethral catheterisation of male cats
· Tracheotomy, tracheostomy tube management
· Thoracocentesis and chest drain placement:
o sedation and analgesia
o placement and management
Who is it for?
This course is suitable for all general practitioners looking to improve their practical skills in the emergency context, including students enrolled on the CertAVP seeking an ECC designation.
The Speakers
Rachel Burrow BVet Med CertSAS CertVR DipECVS MRCVS<br /> <br /> Plus speakers from the Small Animal Teaching Hospital anaesthesia department
The Venue
Leahurst campus
Located in the heart of rural Cheshire, 12 miles south of Liverpool, the Veterinary School's Leahurst campus employs over 350 staff, including over 100 veterinary surgeons and teaches veterinary students in all years of their studies, but especially those in their fourth and fifth years.
The site is home to two farms, two referral hospitals, and two of the Institute's three first-opinion practices.
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
7.5 hours
Registration and Booking
Click here to reserve your place
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