• Join Alessandra Mathis DVM, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS for three 2-hour online sessions
• Comprehensive notes to downloaded
• Self-assessment quizzes to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification (don’t worry, you can take them more than once if you don’t quite hit the mark first time)
• A whole year’s access to recorded sessions for reviewing key points
• Superb value for money – learn without travelling
• Watch the recordings on your iPad!

Programme

Drugs used in anaesthesia and what protocol to choose

What you’ll learn:

• What drugs are available to anaesthetise our small animal patients?
• What to expect when you use these drugs, what are their modes of action and their side effects?
• Practical information on how to choose an anaesthetic protocol and tailor it to the patient?
• Intra-operative analgesia and MAC sparing techniques

Anaesthetic monitoring. What is normal and what requires intervention

What you’ll learn:

• Brief outline on direct patient monitoring and special circumstances – when the patient does not read the book
• Monitoring – what does each curve and number mean? What is normal and what is not?
• How to put the data together to really understand what is happening

How to deal with anaesthetic complications and emergencies

What you’ll learn:

• Hypoventilation, hypotension, hypothermia are just a few of the most common anaesthetic complications. These will be discussed in depth, together with their consequences, treatments and how to adapt the anaesthetic protocol in these situations.
• Other less common anaesthetic complications will be discussed
• Finally the most feared of situations will be addressed – how to recognise early cardiovascular arrest and how to perform CPR in an anaesthetised patient

The price includes all 3 sessions, notes and quiz – 8 hours of CPD

*No traffic jams, accommodation hassles, pet or childcare, rota clashes, locum fees ……….. just great CPD and a valuable ongoing resource.

Course Feedback :

“The content of the Mini Series will help me very much in my work in practice. It will give me confidence to approach cases in a logical way and reach a working diagnosis and treatment plan, whilst recognising where specialist advice and referral is appropriate.”

“Brilliant series! Packed full of information, references, links, hints and tips.”

“Fantastic course, lots of topics covered.”