Michelle G. Hawkins, VMD, DABVP (Avian)
Course Open: September 28-November 5, 2021
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Tuesdays, October 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2021; 7:00-9:00 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 8
RACE Category: 8 hours Medical Skip to Enrollment Course Information:
The primary purpose of this course is to provide a basic to intermediate understanding of the principles of anesthesia and analgesia in avian, mammalian, and reptilian wildlife. The course will include details on understanding analgesia in non-domestic species and will review the latest, cutting-edge information on research in this area. It will also cover the basics of pre-medications, induction, and maintenance of anesthesia, along with monitoring and recovery in a variety of species. Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- understand the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of NSAIDs, opioids, and other drugs in wild birds.
- understand the use of multimodal anesthesia and analgesia in avian wildlife.
- discuss what we know about nociception in birds and know how to use that information clinically.
- assess the avian anesthetic candidate.
- discuss the anatomic and physiologic considerations in different species of wild birds.
- understand how to perform induction, maintenance, and recovery of anesthetized birds with successful monitoring throughout.
- provide appropriate support during anesthesia and know how to turn it around when something goes wrong.
- understand the research data on analgesia in reptiles and how to extrapolate to benefit your patients.
- understand how to perform anesthetic induction, maintenance, and recovery of reptiles.
- perform restraint, venipuncture and placing catheters, intubation, et cetera for the reptile patient.
- provide monitoring and support of reptiles under anesthesia.
- discuss analgesia in mammals and the concerns with data extrapolation from other species.
- understand how to perform anesthetic induction, maintenance, and recovery of wild mammals.
- monitor the anesthetized mammal and provide support while under anesthesia.
Accreditation: This course is approved for 8 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists. (RACE 20-850479) Course Agenda: Week 1 (Real Time Session October 5, 2021): Avian Analgesia - Wild Style
Presenters: Heather W. Barron, DVM, DABVP (Avian)
Michelle G. Hawkins, VMD, DABVP (Avian)
Week 2 (Real Time Session October 12, 2021): Anesthesia in Wild Birds
Presenters: Heather W. Barron, DVM, DABVP (Avian)
Michelle G. Hawkins, VMD, DABVP (Avian)
Week 3 (Real Time Session October 19, 2021): Anesthesia and Analgesia in Reptiles
Presenters: Heather W. Barron, DVM, DABVP (Avian)
Michelle G. Hawkins, VMD, DABVP (Avian)
Week 4 (Real Time Session October 26, 2021): Anesthesia and Analgesia of Wild Mammals
Presenters: Heather W. Barron, DVM, DABVP (Avian)
Michelle G. Hawkins, VMD, DABVP (Avian)
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.
Enrollment is closed.
Tuition: Member $184 ($166 early bird special if enrolled by September 14, 2021)
Non-Member $292 ($208 early bird special if enrolled by September 14, 2021)
Prices are listed in US dollars. *To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on October 5, 2021 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 are open to VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- 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. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
VIN Education Director VIN CE Services: CEonVIN
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