Emergency patient - CPD online
MON 27 SEPTEMBER TO SUN 7 NOVEMBER 2010
Course fee: £509.00
Emergency cases can be some of the most fun and rewarding patients we see in veterinary practice. However, they can also be some of the more challenging and stressful patients to treat. This course will provide practitioners with a rational and logical approach to the assessment of the emergency patient. It will focus on interpretation of physical examination findings and basic clinicopathologic and imaging data with an emphasis on information that will help you formulate a rational stabilisation plan. The course is suitable for both veterinary surgeons in general practice and those with a special interest in (or fear of!) emergency medicine. It will also be useful CPD for veterinarians preparing for RCVS CertAVP C modules C-ECC.2 and 3 (Emergency Care A and B).
Key areas
• The “shocked” patient – how to identify and treat the various forms of shock
• The dyspnoeic emergency – assessment and stabilisation
• A rational approach to fluid therapy in the emergency patient
• The “acute” abdomen – how to maximise the chance of a successful outcome
• Stabilisation of the trauma patient
Format
The course consists of a mixture of case presentations and assessment, downloadable reference sources (notes, text book references, abstracts of relevant journal articles), and online discussions. There is no need to log on at any particular time of the day or night so the course can be completed in your own time. However, you do need to be able to spend at least 5 hours each week on the course and log on several times throughout each week to get maximum benefit and to earn the full CPD hours. The course is worth up to 30 CPD hours if all activities are completed.
What previous participants have said.
"Flexibility was fantastic and learnt more per hour attended [than at conventional CPD courses]"
"The best CPD I have ever done - this was because it was done through participation rather than observation. The tutor obviously puts an enormous amount of effort in to the course and I thought her friendly and encouraging approach was perfect. She was very patient too!"
"I thoroughly enjoyed this course and would definitely recomment it to others. I've gained a lot of understanding about emergency medicine and the best approach to take to cases; I definitely feel better equipped to deal with emergencies since doing the course."
TUTORS:
Amanda Boag, MA VetMB DipACVIM DipACVECC FHEA MRCVS
Clinical Director
Vets Now