Small animal anaesthesia and emergency care (CVP1026 2026 SP4)
This course provides advanced training in the foundational clinical skills required for high quality small animal veterinary general practice. The focus will be on practical and applied aspects of anaesthesia and emergency care. This includes core principles of anaesthesia and emergency care as well as more advanced skills in fluid therapy, emergency patient assessment, triage and pain management. Case-based diagnostic and treatment plans in the emergency room will be emphasised.
Who should attend
Veterinarians:
1. dedicated to enhancing their clinical skills and patient care outcomes.
2. seeking to advance their general practice training and skills.
3. who are committed to personal growth and career sustainability in the profession.
This course may be studied as a stand-alone CPD offering, or contribute toward professional accreditation as part of the AVA Chartered Veterinary Practitioner (terms and conditions apply)
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the common drug classes used in small animal anaesthesia and appropriate anaesthetic monitoring techniques for general practice.
- Explain the fundamentals and importance of the triage and stabilisation of emergency small animal cases presented to a general practice.
- Integrate and apply the core principles of the rule of 20 to your critical inpatient management plans.
Further details
Module Topics:
- Small animal anaesthesia, including
- Creating an anaesthetic plan with appropriate anaesthetic agents
- Anaesthetic monitoring options
- Small animal emergency medicine
- Triage
- Case stabilisation
- Fluid therapy and transfusion considerations
- Small animal critical care
- Critical inpatient management
- Rule of 20
Course Facilitators:
Dr Katie Nash and Dr Joanne Rainger
