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Tuition: $99 ($89 early bird special if enrolled by August 20, 2024) Enroll in both modules by August 13, 2024 and receive a 15% discount off the original course price. * 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:
This is module 2 of a two-part course designed to cover the essentials of electrocardiograph (ECG) interpretation. Basic knowledge of the cardiovascular system and physiologic components is needed as we will briefly cover basic anatomy and physiology in this intermediate-level course. Participants completing both modules of this course will be exposed to the basic elements of ECG interpretation (Lead II) including a review of the heart's conduction system, the ECG/EKG waveform, normal rhythms, cardiac arrhythmias, and nursing care of abnormal cardiac events.

• Demonstrate how to calculate the rate using the 10-20 method
• Describe how to assess and characterize rhythm
• Recognize normal sinoatrial and atrial activity
• Describe the function of the atrioventricular node
• Recognize normal ventricular activity
• Describe the steps to assessing normal PR interval
• Recognize atrial premature complexes
• Recognize atrial premature complexes
• Recognize atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
• Recognize junctional premature complexes
• Recognize ventricular premature complexes
• Recognize ventricular tachycardia
• Recognize ventricular asystole
• Recognize ventricular fibrillation
• Recognize sinus block or arrest
• Recognize sick sinus syndrome
• Recognize atrial standstill
• Recognize first, second-and third-degree AV block
• Recognize right and left bundle branch blocks

RACE Accreditation: This program has been RACE approved for 4.5 hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians/technologists in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. (20-1213962)

Week 2 (Real Time Session September 17): Arrhythmia Classifications and Their Identification Part 1
This week, we will learn to recognize atrial premature complexes, atrial tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter. We will learn to discern junctional premature complexes, ventricular premature complexes, and ventricular tachycardia.

Week 3 (Real Time Session September 24): Arrhythmia Classifications and Their Identification Part 2
In this session, we will learn to recognize sinus block or arrest, and sick sinus syndrome. We will also learn to recognize atrial standstill. We will review first, second, and third-degree AV blocks and right and left bundle branch blocks.

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.