Description
Course Summary
This 30 minute eCPD tutorial discusses the different ways of administering local anaesthetics, encouraging you to utilise them regularly. Providing adequate analgesia is crucial for patients in pain or undergoing painful procedures. Local anaesthetics are often under-utilised in veterinary medicine, but with knowledge and understanding can contribute enormously to analgesia, meaning a pain-free and comfortable patient. There are many local anaesthetic techniques which may be easily utilised in veterinary practice.
Course Tutor
Emma Archer DipAVN(Surg), VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), RVN
Retired Anaesthesia Nurse
Course Length
The course is worth 30 minutes of CPD for UK delegates and 0.5 AVNAT points for Australian and New Zealand delegates
The course is provided with unlimited lifetime access for on-demand learning
Course Notes
Unfortunately course notes are not available with this tutorial
Release date: Mar 2018
Speaker
Emma Archer DipAVN(Surg), VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), RVN
Retired Anaesthesia Nurse
Emma qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2001 and spent a further year in general practice before joining The Animal Health Trust in 2002. She gained the Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Surgical) in 2006 and later passed the Veterinary Technician Specialist in Anaesthesia exams (VTS Anaesthesia/Analgesia) and she is also a member of Academy of Veterinary Technician Anesthetists (AVTA). Emma worked as a locum anaesthesia nurse at Cambridge Veterinary School, for several years, where her interests were in anaesthesia, analgesia, critical care and teaching. Emma retired from the profession in 2021.
CPD Hours
This online course is worth 30 minutes of CPD.
A certificate will be available from the ‘My Courses’ section, for you to download and print, once you have completed the course. A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.
AVNAT
Australia and New Zealand
The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 0.5 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.
This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 0.5 CPD points.
Levels
This course has been listed as ‘Intermediate’ level
All of our courses are aimed at veterinary nurses in general practice, but everyone who works in the veterinary profession is very welcome to attend, whether you are a clinical receptionist, veterinary surgeon, student nurse or have been a qualified nurse for over 20 years!
The courses are not formally assessed for skill level, so the following CPD levels are just a rough guide to help you decide if a course may be more or less suitable:
Introduction
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice approaching a new topic or looking for a refresher course
Intermediate
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice along with referral / specialist nurses looking for a refresher course
Advanced
– maybe most suitable for referral / specialist nurses and highly experienced qualified nurses in general practice
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