Advanced Anaesthesia
Excel CPD - Vet Nurse CPD
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Duration: 8 hour(s)
Cost: £155
Module 1 - Preparation, Priorities and Checklists
Patient safety
The anaesthesia plan and patient priorities
Preparation and checklists
Learning objectives
Understand how preparation and use of checklists improve patient safety
Be able to prepare individual anaesthesia plans for sick patients and/or complex procedures
Understand how to prioritise important considerations
Understand how to prepare the patient and equipment to minimise harmful delays and mistakes
Be able to construct and use relevant patient safety checklists.
Module 2 - Ventilation, Capnography and Neuromuscular Blockade
Physiology of spontaneous and controlled ventilation
Ventilators
Capnography
Neuromuscular blockade
Learning objectives
Understand in which situations it is appropriate to use controlled ventilation
Understand how to set up a ventilator and what all the buttons do!
Understand the physiology and technology of capnography
Understand how to interpret different capnograph traces
Understand how to use and monitor neuromuscular blocking drugs
Module 3 - Advanced Monitoring and Cardiovascular Support
Physiology of heart rate and blood pressure
The electrocardiogram
Measuring blood pressure
Treating hypotension and arrhythmias
Learning objectives
Have a better understanding of ECG interpretation and when to worry
Understand how to interpret blood pressure measurements
Understand when and how to treat common arrhythmias
Understand different ways of treating hypotension
Module 4 - Perioperative Analgesia
Analgesic drugs in the peri-anaesthetic period
Multimodal analgesia
Analgesic infusions
Using local anaesthetic techniques
Learning objectives
Have an understanding of the pharmacology of analgesic drugs
Understand which drugs are useful in which situations
Be able to select and prepare analgesic drugs for intravenous infusions
Understand and select appropriate local anaesthetic techniques for different procedures
Tutor: Colette Jolliffe
Date: On demand, unlimited lifetime access
Cost: £155 +vat
Length: 4 modules
CPD: 8 hours
Level: Advanced
Who is it for?
Veterinary Nurses
The Speakers
Colette Jolliffe BVetMed, CertVA, DipECVAA, FRCVS<br /> European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia<br /> Head of Anaesthesia at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
8 hours
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