C-Section: Small Animal Anesthesia and Surgical Techniques (SASX304-0924)Janet A. Grimes, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA
Course Open: September 30-October 24, 2024
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Mondays, October 7 and 14, 2024; 8:00-10:00 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 4
RACE Category: 4 hours Medical
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Tuition: Member $92 ($83 early bird special if enrolled by September 16, 2024) |
Course Information:
If the thought of C-sections gives you morning sickness, this course is for you! The first Session of this course is designed to give you a thorough understanding of how physiology changes during pregnancy so that you can feel confident making clinical judgments should you ever have to anesthetize a pregnant animal. Small animal protocols also discussing risks, benefits, and recent literature to support the use of various drugs and analgesic techniques so that you feel comfortable making medical decisions for these patients. The second session is designed to review c-section in bitches and queens from the surgical perspective (with an emphasis on c-section in the bitch). During this course, participants will learn about indications for c-section, surgical techniques (including a discussion of concurrent ovariohysterectomy), and postoperative management of the bitch. A review of recent literature on c-sections will also be provided. This course will not discuss neonatal care.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- understand how respiratory, cardiac, and gastrointestinal physiology are altered in pregnancy and how that translates to anesthetic management for the pregnant patient.
- recognize hematologic changes that accompany pregnancy.
- implement imperative steps to mitigate anesthetic risk for parturients.
- understand which anesthetic drugs are safer during pregnancy, and which come with excess risk.
- know what locoregional anesthetic techniques can be performed for Cesarean section analgesia and learn the steps in performing these.
- describe indications for c-section.
- understand procedural steps for c-section surgery.
- understand the pros and cons of c-section with concurrent ovariohysterectomy.
- develop a postoperative plan for the bitch.
- describe recent literature regarding c-sections.
Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate VIN CE course is open for enrollment to veterinarians interested in canine and feline C-section anesthesia and surgical techniques.
Credit Approval: This course has been submitted (but not yet approved) for 4 hours of continuing education credit for veterinarians in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
Course Agenda: Week 1 (Real Time Session October 7, 2024): Parturient Physiology and Anesthesia
Presenter: Kimberly Hassen, DVM, ACVAA
This session will cover respiratory, cardiac, and gastrointestinal physiology as it pertains to pregnancy, how to be adequately prepared for Cesarean sections, and various drugs and local blocks you should or should not use/do.
Week 2 (Real Time Session October 14, 2024): C-section: Surgical Techniques
Presenter: Janet A. Grimes, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA
This session will cover indications for c-section, surgical techniques (including a discussion of concurrent ovariohysterectomy), and postoperative management with an emphasis on the bitch.
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 $92 ($83 early bird special if enrolled by September 16, 2024) |
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on October 7, 2024 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
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