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Main : Course Catalog : Fundamentals of Small Animal Anesthesia Module 2 |
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TECH178-0210 : Fundamentals of Small Animal Anesthesia Module 2
INSTRUCTOR:
Darci Palmer, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia) and Brenda Feller, CVT, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia)
DATES:
February 17-March 26, 2010
Real Time Sessions: Tuesday evenings, February 23, March 2, 9, and 16, 2010; 9:00pm-10:30pm ET (USA)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Module 2 will continue to build on the foundation principles of canine and feline anesthesia covered in Module 1. The focus of Module 2 will be on anesthesia drug selection, pain management techniques, and anesthetic complications. Case scenarios will be presented during the real time sessions to highlight key points about the drugs and techniques. Participants will be encouraged to take the information presented each week and use it to construct an over all perspective of anesthesia case management. At the end of the course, participants will be able to effectively collaborate with their veterinarian in the development of anesthesia protocols and management of anesthesia cases.
Darci Palmer has been working specifically in anesthesia since 2001. The majority of her experience comes from working in a university setting where her primary duties were to assist in the instruction of 4th year veterinary students during their anesthesia rotation. Brenda Feller, as a student at Michigan State University, developed an interest in anesthesia. After graduation she worked in a general practice for a few years before moving on to the Anesthesia Department at the Veterinary College at the University of Illinois. Here she honed her skills and anesthesia became a passion. She has furthered her interest at a specialty practice where her main focus has been anesthesia and pain management.
All members of the veterinary support staff may join the course and its discussions; however, this course is focused towards the veterinary technician who routinely deals with anesthesia case management. Veterinarians are highly encouraged to enroll with their veterinary technicians to work as a team in anesthesia. Module 1 is a required prerequisite for Module 2 to help insure a complete understanding of the basic principles of anesthesia before learning how to develop an anesthesia protocol. These modules are approved CE for those applicants applying for their VTS (Anesthesia).
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to discuss and interpret
COURSE OUTLINE:
Week 1: Pre-anesthetic Drugs
Content: We will begin with the advantages of pre-anesthetic drugs including an overview of drug classes used as premedications to include anticholinergics, phenothiazines, benzodiazepines, alpha-2 agonists, and opioids. Case based discussions on appropriate premedication protocols for specific patients will be included to increase participants recognition and use of these medications.
Week 2: Induction Period and Recovery Period
Content: We will review the stages of anesthesia. An overview of injectable drugs commonly used for induction will include barbiturates, dissociatives, propofol, etomidate, alfaxalone and opioids. An overview of currently used inhalants and their physical properties along with considerations during the post-operative period will complete this week. Case based discussions on appropriate induction and maintenance protocols for specific patients will be included to increase participants' recognition and use of these medications.
Week 3: Pain Management and Ancillary Drugs
Content: This week will focus on an overview of pain physiology and the drugs used for pain management, indications for specific local and regional techniques, how to perform local and regional blocks, the use of intra-operative analgesic constant rate infusions, and the role of sympathomimetic and neuromuscular blocking agents in anesthesia. Case based discussions on appropriate pain management protocols and adjunctive drugs will be included to increase participants' recognition and use of these medications.
Week 4: Anesthetic Complications
Content: In this final week we will focus on descriptions of predictable complications such as hypoventilation, hypoxemia, hypotension, hypovolemia and hypothermia; complications that can arise from human error; cardiopulmonary arrest during anesthesia; and an overview of common arrhythmias that can occur during anesthesia.
LIBRARY MATERIALS: Library materials will be made available prior to the topic week so participants will have plenty of time to prepare for the real time sessions and discussion.
MESSAGE BOARD DISCUSSIONS: Message board discussions regarding the topic presented will begin on the day the course opens and continue for one week following the last real time session. These discussions will be held in the VSPN CE course area.
CE HOURS: 6
TUITION:
$120 ($108 early bird special if registered before February 3, 2010).
*Enroll in both Modules before January 12, 2010 and receive a 15% discount off the regular course price.
*Students currently enrolled in and taking at least 2 classes or 5 units at an AVMA accredited or CAAHT approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status). You must include the following information in the comments section of the CE enrollment form in order to be eligible for this discount: your program director's name and contact information (email/phone) and school name.
** NOTE: Enrollment will be closed when the maximum number of participants is reached or at 5pm ET the day of the first real time session
**The Participant's Resource Center includes all you need to know about online CE with VIN and VSPN.
TO REGISTER:
Nanette R. Walker Smith, M.Ed., RVT, CVT, LVT
VSPN Content Director & CE Coordinator
VSPN CE Services: VSPNCE@vspn.org
1-800-846-0028 or 1-530-756-4881
Charlotte Waack (Charlotte@vspn.org); ext 193
Chris Upchurch (Chris@vspn.org); ext 197
Darci Palmer (Darci@vspn.org); ext 179
Debbie Bess (DBess@vspn.org); ext 178
Nanette Walker Smith (Nanette@vspn.org); ext 187
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