ANES119-1023: Surgical Anesthesia ProtocolsNancy Brock, DVM, DACVAA
Lydia Love, DVM, DACVAA
Heidi Shafford, DVM, PhD, DACVAA
Course Open: October 12-November 19, 2023
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Thursdays, October 19, 26, November 2, and 9, 2023; 8:00-10:00 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 8
RACE Category: 8 hours Medical
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Tuition: Member $184 ($166 early bird special if enrolled by September 28, 2023) |
Course Information:
You have a patient in front of you that is less than healthy. How will you plan pre-anesthesia to minimize anesthesia risk for that patient and optimize recovery? In this course we will explore, using a body systems approach, how disease and anesthesia interact to influence your decision-making process with a focus on peri-anesthetic planning that improves anesthesia safety as well as optimizes recovery from anesthesia and surgery for your patient.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- understand what exactly is the peri-operative period.
- understand pre-anesthesia evaluation and stabilization of patients.
- understand the impact (or lack there-of) of drug selection.
- understand the importance of peri-operative monitoring and support.
- understand other disease specific aspects of anesthesia for these more complex conditions.
- apply knowledge of the above for the patient with renal insufficiency.
- understand differentials that may influence anesthesia decision making for patients with respiratory disease.
- understand pre-anesthesia evaluation and stabilization of patients.
- understand how to plan for recovery of patients to optimize return home.
- understand the impact (or lack there-of) of drug selection.
- understand the importance of peri-operative monitoring and support.
- understand other disease specific aspects of anesthesia for these more complex conditions.
- understand what should be done before, during and after anesthesia for patients with a heart murmur.
- understand differentials that may influence anesthesia decision making for patients with a heart murmur.
- understand pre-anesthesia evaluation and stabilization of patients.
- understand the impact (or lack there-of) of drug selection.
- understand the importance of peri-operative monitoring and support.
- understand other disease specific aspects of anesthesia for these more complex conditions.
- understand what should be done before anesthesia for patients with chronic liver disease or neurologic disease.
- understand pre-anesthesia evaluation and stabilization of patients.
- understand the impact (or lack there-of) of drug selection.
- understand the importance of peri-operative monitoring and support.
- understand other disease specific aspects of anesthesia for these more complex conditions.
Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate VIN CE course is open for enrollment to veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists interested in deepening their understanding of the interactions between systemic disease and anesthesia and clinical decision-making to enhance anesthesia safety and improve outcomes for patients. It is recommended that technicians/technologists enrolling in this course have 5 years clinical anesthesia experience.
Credit Approval: This course is approved for 8 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists. (RACE 20-1085790)
Course Agenda: Week 1 (Real Time Session October 19, 2023): Recovery from Anesthesia and Surgery
Enhanced recovery from anesthesia and surgery: it's not about the drugs. Disease example – the patient with renal insufficiency. Basics of pre-operative evaluation, planning and considerations for the perioperative period and renal insufficiency as an example of how to approach co-existing disease in your patient.
Week 2 (Real Time Session October 26, 2023): Optimizing Recovery
Anesthesia doesn’t end with extubation: optimizing recovery for patients after anesthesia and once they return to clients. Disease example – Patients with upper or lower respiratory disease. Cats and dogs with upper or lower airway disease are not the same. Patients with upper and/or lower respiratory disease will be the focus.
Week 3 (Real Time Session November 2, 2023): Heart Murmur
Enhanced recovery from anesthesia and surgery: Peri-anesthetic planning and management of cats and dogs with a heart murmur. How to manage anesthesia and perioperative care of the cat or dog with heart disease.
Week 4 (Real Time Session November 9, 2023): Liver or Endocrine (Diabetes) Disease
Enhanced recovery from anesthesia and surgery: Peri-anesthetic planning and management of the patient with liver or endocrine (diabetes) disease. What are the important things to consider when anesthetizing patients with hepatic disease or neurologic disease? We will discuss anesthetic management of patients with liver or endocrine (diabetes) disease.
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate. Course Materials: Course materials will be available in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course.
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Tuition: Member $184 ($166 early bird special if enrolled by September 28, 2023) |
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on October 19, 2023 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached. *For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center.
Enrollment qualifications:
- VIN CE Courses:
- VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
- Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- VSPN CE Courses:
- VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
- Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
- Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
- Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
and @vin.com addresses.
- Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN@vin.com. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course. If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund. *For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the VIN Course Catalog. Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Director VIN CE Services: CEonVIN@vin.com
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357