A Deeper Plane of Anaesthesia
A six week online tutored CPD course with Rebecca Robinson
Week 1
Pre-Anaesthetic Assessment and Patient Preparation for Anaesthesia
- Patient preparation
- ASA status and patient assessment
- Use of checklists
- Breathing systems and checks
- The aims of anaesthetic premedication
- Practical considerations
- What agents are available
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Correctly identify an appropriate breathing system and safe fresh gas flow rates for individual patients
- Confidently check an anaesthesia machine and breathing system to ensure they are safe to use
- Have an understanding of the ASA grading system and be able to designate and apply which status is appropriate for their individual patients
- Identify the benefits of using a peri-anaesthetic checklist and decide whether this can be advocated for their working environment
- List the reasons for patient premedication and be able to identify practical aspects and factors within the clinic which may affect the efficacy of premedication
- Identify the most common pharmacological agents used for sedation and anaesthesia
Week 2
Anaesthetic Monitoring - Neurological and Respiratory System
- Basic, hands on monitoring (neurological system)
- Respiratory monitoring
- Other
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Recognise what are normal physiological parameters with regards to the neurological and respiratory systems for individual patients undergoing anaesthesia
- Name the most common pieces of monitoring equipment for the respiratory system and be able to recognise what is a normal value/trace for each of these pieces
- Start to develop the skills to apply this knowledge to individual cases within the clinic with use of the available equipment
Week 3
Anaesthetic Monitoring – Cardiovascular System
- Cardiovascular monitoring
- Basic, hands on
- Blood pressure
- Pulse oximetry
- ECG
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Recognise what are normal physiological parameters with regards to the cardiovascular system for individual patients undergoing anaesthesia
- Name the most common pieces of monitoring equipment for the cardiovascular system and be able to recognise what is a normal value/trace for each of these pieces
- Start to develop the skills to apply this knowledge to individual cases within the clinic with use of the available equipment
Week 4
Principles of Perioperative Care including Anaesthetic Recovery
- Anaesthetic risk
- Airway management including tracheal intubation
- Patient positioning
- Eye care
- Temperature
- Fluid therapy
- Patient recovery
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Identify important factors which require attention and care during a patient’s anaesthetic in order to optimise the patient’s peri-anaesthetic experience
- Accurately calculate fluid rates for individual patients and apply this to their clinical setting, whether this be with use of fluid pumps/syringe drivers or via gravity (calculating a drop rate)
- List available methods for patient warming, with recognition of the need to counteract patient hypothermia and the potential risks associated with warming device use
- Recognise the critical importance of patient monitoring during anaesthetic recovery. Be able to describe the potential difficulties that may be encountered during the anaesthetic recovery period
- Discuss methods of how to motivate clients
Week 5
Pain Assessment
- Importance of pain assessment and management
- Challenges of pain assessment in veterinary species
- Pain assessment tools
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Recognise the potential difficulties in performing pain assessment in veterinary species
- Name a number of pain assessment tools
- Advocate a pain assessment tool that would be suitable for their working environment
- Recognise when patients (cats and dogs) are deemed to be painful
Week 6
Analgesia for Acute Perioperative Pain
- A brief overview on the pain pathway with introduction to the concepts of multimodal and pre-emptive analgesia
- Analgesic options, including:
- A brief overview of the pharmacological means
- Non-pharmacological methods
Learning objectives:
By the end of this week, delegates should be able to:
- Explain why provision of analgesia is important for patient welfare
- Describe the concepts of multimodal and pre-emptive analgesia, with emphasis on why these are important for patient analgesia
- Explain why provision of analgesia is important
- List potential analgesic options and apply this knowledge to consider appropriate therapeutic plans for individual patients
- Have an appreciation of the important role that a veterinary nurse can play in providing non-pharmacological methods of analgesia and improving the patient experience
CPD Course Content
Modules
Status
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Welcome
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Week 1 - Pre-Anaesthetic Assessment and Patient Preparation for Anaesthesia Available on: 02/09/2024 12:00 am
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Week 2 - Anaesthetic Monitoring - Neurological and Respiratory System Available on: 09/09/2024 12:00 am
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Week 3 - Anaesthetic Monitoring - Cardiovascular System Available on: 16/09/2024 12:00 am
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Week 4 - Principles of Perioperative Care including Anaesthetic Recovery Available on: 23/09/2024 12:00 am
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Week 5 - Pain Assessment Available on: 30/09/2024 12:00 am
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Week 6 - Analgesia for Acute Perioperative Pain Available on: 07/10/2024 12:00 am
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