Category: 4 week course - £200

Week 1

Overview of the bleeding patient

What is coagulation

What is anaemia

What impacts coagulation ability in our patients

Learning outcomes:

After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Describe the physiology of coagulation

Understand regenerative and non-regenerative anaemia

Explain what might impact a patient to be able to coagulate normally (these will then
be expanded upon in weeks 3 and 4)

Week 2

Blood transfusions

When to transfuse a patient

Different blood products available

Blood typing

Blood donations

Administration of blood products

Learning outcomes:
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Describe how we identify patients in need of a blood transfusion

List the different blood products available on the veterinary market and which is the most suitable for the patient

Explain the process of blood typing and why this is necessary in cats and dogs

Describe how a blood donation is collected in a canine and feline donor – including donor selection, the donation procedure and processing of blood products

Discuss how to administer a blood transfusion and the common signs associated with a transfusion reaction

Week 3

Primary Coagulation Disorders

Platelet disorders (IMTP/DIC)

Diagnosis of primary coagulation disorders

Thrombosis

Management of these patients

Learning outcomes:
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Describe the physiology behind the most common primary platelet disorders seen in veterinary patients

Describe how diagnosis of coagulation disorders can be made in practice

Explain thrombosis and why this might occur in veterinary patients

Understand the different treatments available to patients with each of these disorders

Describe how to best nurse these patients whilst they are being cared for in the
hospital

Week 4

Secondary Coagulation Disorders

Congenital coagulation disorders

Acquired coagulation disorders

Treatment of coagulation disorders

Nursing considerations

Plasma transfusions

Learning outcomes:
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

List some of the congenital coagulation disorders and understand the physiology of each

List some of the common acquired coagulation disorders and understand the
physiology of each

Describe the treatment options for these conditions

Discuss the common nursing considerations and interventions which can be implemented in the nursing care of these hospitalised patients

Describe when and how to administer a fresh frozen plasma to support a patient with a coagulopathy

The course will be fully tutored by Elle Haskey and Katie Gray, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.

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Week 1

Nutritional Assessment and Calculations

How to perform a nutritional assessment

Calculate energy requirements and how much to feed

Treatment regimens for inappetence

Instigating nutritional support

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

Perform a nutritional history and assessment of the animal

Calculate BER and RERs and apply this to how much to feed

Identify when nutritional support is required and how to do this

Week 2

Clinical Nutrition – Renal, Urinary, Liver and Cardiac

Clinical nutrition for renal, urinary, liver and cardiac disease

Look at each of the nutrient requirements for each of these management regimes

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the second week, delegates will be able to:

Make recommendations for clinical diets for renal, urinary, liver and cardiac disease

Understand the nutrient specifications for these diets

Be able to discuss the benefits of these diets

Week 3

Clinical Nutrition – Gastrointestinal and Pancreatitis

Clinical nutrition for gastrointestinal and pancreatitis

Look at each of the nutrient requirements for each of these management regimes

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the third week, delegates will be able to:

Make recommendations for clinical diets for range of gastrointestinal and pancreatitis

Understand the nutrient specifications for these diets

Be able to discuss the benefits of these diets

Week 4

Nutritional Supplements and Trends

Supplements

Nutritional trends (including raw and homecooked diets)

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the fourth week, delegates will be able to:

Make recommendations for supplements for the diseases discussed in weeks 3 and 4.

Look at the nutritional evidence behind nutritional fashions.

Discuss raw and home cooked feeding with clients.

The course will be fully tutored by Nicola Ackerman, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.

Click here for further details

Week 1

Overview of the bleeding patient

What is coagulation

What is anaemia

What impacts coagulation ability in our patients

Learning outcomes:

After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Describe the physiology of coagulation

Understand regenerative and non-regenerative anaemia

Explain what might impact a patient to be able to coagulate normally (these will then
be expanded upon in weeks 3 and 4)

Week 2

Blood transfusions

When to transfuse a patient

Different blood products available

Blood typing

Blood donations

Administration of blood products

Learning outcomes:
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Describe how we identify patients in need of a blood transfusion

List the different blood products available on the veterinary market and which is the most suitable for the patient

Explain the process of blood typing and why this is necessary in cats and dogs

Describe how a blood donation is collected in a canine and feline donor – including donor selection, the donation procedure and processing of blood products

Discuss how to administer a blood transfusion and the common signs associated with a transfusion reaction

Week 3

Primary Coagulation Disorders

Platelet disorders (IMTP/DIC)

Diagnosis of primary coagulation disorders

Thrombosis

Management of these patients

Learning outcomes:
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

Describe the physiology behind the most common primary platelet disorders seen in veterinary patients

Describe how diagnosis of coagulation disorders can be made in practice

Explain thrombosis and why this might occur in veterinary patients

Understand the different treatments available to patients with each of these disorders

Describe how to best nurse these patients whilst they are being cared for in the
hospital

Week 4

Secondary Coagulation Disorders

Congenital coagulation disorders

Acquired coagulation disorders

Treatment of coagulation disorders

Nursing considerations

Plasma transfusions

Learning outcomes:
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:

List some of the congenital coagulation disorders and understand the physiology of each

List some of the common acquired coagulation disorders and understand the
physiology of each

Describe the treatment options for these conditions

Discuss the common nursing considerations and interventions which can be implemented in the nursing care of these hospitalised patients

Describe when and how to administer a fresh frozen plasma to support a patient with a coagulopathy

The course will be fully tutored by Elle Haskey and Katie Gray, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.

Click here for further details

Week 1

Nutritional Assessment and Calculations

How to perform a nutritional assessment

Calculate energy requirements and how much to feed

Treatment regimens for inappetence

Instigating nutritional support

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

Perform a nutritional history and assessment of the animal

Calculate BER and RERs and apply this to how much to feed

Identify when nutritional support is required and how to do this

Week 2

Clinical Nutrition – Renal, Urinary, Liver and Cardiac

Clinical nutrition for renal, urinary, liver and cardiac disease

Look at each of the nutrient requirements for each of these management regimes

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the second week, delegates will be able to:

Make recommendations for clinical diets for renal, urinary, liver and cardiac disease

Understand the nutrient specifications for these diets

Be able to discuss the benefits of these diets

Week 3

Clinical Nutrition – Gastrointestinal and Pancreatitis

Clinical nutrition for gastrointestinal and pancreatitis

Look at each of the nutrient requirements for each of these management regimes

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the third week, delegates will be able to:

Make recommendations for clinical diets for range of gastrointestinal and pancreatitis

Understand the nutrient specifications for these diets

Be able to discuss the benefits of these diets

Week 4

Nutritional Supplements and Trends

Supplements

Nutritional trends (including raw and homecooked diets)

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the fourth week, delegates will be able to:

Make recommendations for supplements for the diseases discussed in weeks 3 and 4.

Look at the nutritional evidence behind nutritional fashions.

Discuss raw and home cooked feeding with clients.

The course will be fully tutored by Nicola Ackerman, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.

Click here for further details

This 4 week tutored course will guide the candidates through the complexities of multiparameter monitoring. After completion of the course, candidates will better understand the effects of anaesthesia on the patient and causes of abnormalities encountered while monitoring anaesthetised patients. They will be able to use hands-on techniques and the multiparameter monitor to detect problems before they become serious, and to differentiate between artefacts and real patient issues to improve the safety of their patients.

Week 1

What are we monitoring and why?

What anaesthesia does to the patient and what we can do about it

Monitoring depth of anaesthesia

Temperature monitoring

Learning outcomes

Understand why good monitoring is essential for safe anaesthesia

Understand the challenges of monitoring depth of anaesthesia

Appreciate the importance of monitoring body temperature and the consequences of hypo- and hyperthermia

Week 2

Monitoring the respiratory system

Capnography

Pulse oximetry

Learning outcomes

Understand the physiology involved in the formation of the capnograph trace

Interpret normal and abnormal capnograph traces

Understand the physiology behind pulse oximetry, and its limitations

Confidently troubleshoot abnormal capnography traces and pulse-oximetry readings

Week 3

Monitoring the cardiovascular system

Physiology of heart rate and blood pressure control

The electrocardiogram

Blood pressure monitoring

Learning outcomes

Understand the causes of heart rate and blood pressure changes during anaesthesia

Describe how the electrocardiogram is generated

Interpret the electrocardiogram

Understand the different techniques for measuring blood pressure

Interpret blood pressure readings and understand causes of inaccurate readings

Week 4

Blood gas monitoring

Glucose monitoring and other tests

Monitor-related artefacts and technical problems

Learning outcomes

Understand when blood gas analysis is useful

Interpret blood gas analyses in the light of the patient’s history and clinical problems

Decide when glucose monitoring and other tests during anaesthesia are important

Troubleshoot monitor-related issues

The course will be fully tutored by Colette Jolliffe, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.

Click here for further details

This 4 week tutored course will guide the candidates through the complexities of multiparameter monitoring. After completion of the course, candidates will better understand the effects of anaesthesia on the patient and causes of abnormalities encountered while monitoring anaesthetised patients. They will be able to use hands-on techniques and the multiparameter monitor to detect problems before they become serious, and to differentiate between artefacts and real patient issues to improve the safety of their patients.

Week 1

What are we monitoring and why?

What anaesthesia does to the patient and what we can do about it

Monitoring depth of anaesthesia

Temperature monitoring

Learning outcomes

Understand why good monitoring is essential for safe anaesthesia

Understand the challenges of monitoring depth of anaesthesia

Appreciate the importance of monitoring body temperature and the consequences of hypo- and hyperthermia

Week 2

Monitoring the respiratory system

Capnography

Pulse oximetry

Learning outcomes

Understand the physiology involved in the formation of the capnograph trace

Interpret normal and abnormal capnograph traces

Understand the physiology behind pulse oximetry, and its limitations

Confidently troubleshoot abnormal capnography traces and pulse-oximetry readings

Week 3

Monitoring the cardiovascular system

Physiology of heart rate and blood pressure control

The electrocardiogram

Blood pressure monitoring

Learning outcomes

Understand the causes of heart rate and blood pressure changes during anaesthesia

Describe how the electrocardiogram is generated

Interpret the electrocardiogram

Understand the different techniques for measuring blood pressure

Interpret blood pressure readings and understand causes of inaccurate readings

Week 4

Blood gas monitoring

Glucose monitoring and other tests

Monitor-related artefacts and technical problems

Learning outcomes

Understand when blood gas analysis is useful

Interpret blood gas analyses in the light of the patient’s history and clinical problems

Decide when glucose monitoring and other tests during anaesthesia are important

Troubleshoot monitor-related issues

The course will be fully tutored by Colette Jolliffe, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.

Click here for further details

Week 1

Urinary Catheters

Indications for placing urinary catheters

Different types of urinary catheters

Placement of urinary catheters

Urinary catheter management

Complications

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

List the indications and contraindications for urinary catheter placement

Describe the different urinary catheter options currently for veterinary use

Explain how urinary catheters are placed

Discuss how to manage urinary catheters in practice

Describe the common complications associated with urinary catheters

Week 2

Chest Drains

When chest drains are placed

Different types of chest drain

Different placement techniques

Chest drain management

Complication

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

List the indications and contraindications for chest drain placement

Describe the different chest drain options currently on the veterinary market and their placement technique

Explain how to drain the chest drain and what options are available should the patient have a continuous pneumothorax

Discuss how to manage the chest drain and how to identify a drain that is ready for removal

Describe the common complications associated with chest drains and how to minimise them

Week 3

Tracheostomy Tubes

Indications for tracheostomy tube placement

Different types of tracheostomy tubes

Placement of tracheostomy tubes

Management of tracheostomy tubes

Complications

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

List the indications and contraindications for placing tracheostomy tubes

Understand the different types of tracheostomy tubes available for veterinary use

Describe how tracheostomy tubes are placed

Explain how to manage tracheostomy tubes in situ

Describe the common complications associated with tracheostomy tubes in practice

Week 4

Vascular Access

Indications for IV placement

Different types of IV catheter

Different placement techniques

IV catheter management

Complications

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

List the indications and contraindications for IV catheter placement

Understand the difference between peripheral and central venous catheterisation

Describe the different IV catheter options currently on the veterinary market and their placement technique

Discuss how to manage IV catheters – both peripheral and central

Describe the common complications associated with IV catheters and how to minimise them

The course will be fully tutored by Elle Haskey and Katie Gray, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.

Click here for further details

Week 1

Urinary Catheters

Indications for placing urinary catheters

Different types of urinary catheters

Placement of urinary catheters

Urinary catheter management

Complications

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

List the indications and contraindications for urinary catheter placement

Describe the different urinary catheter options currently for veterinary use

Explain how urinary catheters are placed

Discuss how to manage urinary catheters in practice

Describe the common complications associated with urinary catheters

Week 2

Chest Drains

When chest drains are placed

Different types of chest drain

Different placement techniques

Chest drain management

Complication

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

List the indications and contraindications for chest drain placement

Describe the different chest drain options currently on the veterinary market and their placement technique

Explain how to drain the chest drain and what options are available should the patient have a continuous pneumothorax

Discuss how to manage the chest drain and how to identify a drain that is ready for removal

Describe the common complications associated with chest drains and how to minimise them

Week 3

Tracheostomy Tubes

Indications for tracheostomy tube placement

Different types of tracheostomy tubes

Placement of tracheostomy tubes

Management of tracheostomy tubes

Complications

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

List the indications and contraindications for placing tracheostomy tubes

Understand the different types of tracheostomy tubes available for veterinary use

Describe how tracheostomy tubes are placed

Explain how to manage tracheostomy tubes in situ

Describe the common complications associated with tracheostomy tubes in practice

Week 4

Vascular Access

Indications for IV placement

Different types of IV catheter

Different placement techniques

IV catheter management

Complications

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the week delegates will be able to:

List the indications and contraindications for IV catheter placement

Understand the difference between peripheral and central venous catheterisation

Describe the different IV catheter options currently on the veterinary market and their placement technique

Discuss how to manage IV catheters – both peripheral and central

Describe the common complications associated with IV catheters and how to minimise them

The course will be fully tutored by Elle Haskey and Katie Gray, and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.

Click here for further details