Flexi ECPD - Anaesthesia Considerations
Excel CPD - Vet Nurse CPD
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Duration: 8 hour(s)
Cost: £155
This flexi CPD course aims to highlight patients that require specific consideration and individual planning prior to general anaesthesia. These patients include the paediatric and senior patient, the underweight and overweight patient, patients with chronic renal disease and hyperadrenocorticism. The final module to complete the course is cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a subject that is always a common request which includes the updated RECOVER guidelines from 2024.
Module 1: The Young, The Old, and Anaesthesia!
Paediatric physiological differences
Perioperative considerations for the paediatric patient
Geriatric physiological changes
Geriatric co-morbidities
Perioperative considerations for the older patient
Drug considerations for the young and the old
Module 2: Anaesthesia Considerations for Overweight and Underweight Patients
Complications associated with obesity
Anaesthetic planning
Pre-medication, induction, maintenance and recovery phases of anaesthesia
Anticipated complications and interventions associated with obesity
Association with bodyweight and anaesthetic related deaths
Anaesthesia complications associated with low bodyweight
Perioperative management of the underweight patient
Module 3: Renal, Adrenals and Anaesthesia!
Pathophysiological effects of chronic renal disease (CRF)
Pathophysiological effects of hyperadrenocorticism (Cushings)
Anticipated complications
Case examples
Module 4: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
RECOVER initiative CPR outcomes and improving outcomes
Recognising risk factors
Cognitive aids
Recognising cardiopulmonary arrest
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Resuscitation drugs
Debriefing following CPR
Who is it for?
Veterinary Nurses
The Speakers
Janette Bailey-Woods RVN, NCert (ECC & Anaes), VTS (Anaesthesia & Analgesia)<br /> Wear Referrals <br /> <br /> Janette qualified as an RVN in 2001. She worked in a mixed animal practice and an orthopaedic referral hospital before moving to Wear Referrals in 2015, where she now works within the anaesthesia team as lead anaesthesia nurse. Janette has gained the NCert ECC and Anaesthesia qualification, and in 2021 the Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Needless to say, Janette is passionate about all things anaesthesia and analgesia related, but also reducing fear, anxiety and stress, to improve patient experiences whilst visiting the hospital.<br /> Outside of work, Janette is most at home in a tent, up a hill, with her dogs!
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
8 hours
Registration and Booking
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