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Tuition: $66 ($59 early bird special if enrolled by May 7, 2024) * Students currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited or CVMA approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status). Prices are listed in US dollars.

Course Information:
Do you look at an ECG strip and second guess what type of arrhythmia you are seeing? Do you question whether you should voice your concerns to the doctor and get treatment options ready? Do you feel confused by ventricular vs. supraventricular arrhythmias and why they might be treated differently? This intermediate-level course will review common arrhythmias and how to identify them. We will discuss the impact of arrhythmias on cardiac output and the cardiovascular system and how this impacts our treatment decisions. We will review the pharmacology of cardiac medications, specifically anti-arrhythmic medications, to better understand why and when we should reach for these.

• Understand and discuss the different classes of anti-arrhythmic medications.
• Identify key features of ECG waveforms to help distinguish ventricular from supraventricular arrhythmias.
• Identify treatment options for common arrhythmias encountered in companion animals.

RACE Accreditation: This program has been RACE approved for 3 hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians/technologists in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. (20-926519)

Week 2 (Real Time Session June 4): Identifying Various Arrhythmias
This week, we will review various arrhythmias, how to identify them, their impact on cardiac output, and treatment options.

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext.792 or email VSPNCE. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.