This 75 minute eCPD tutorial discusses the process of triage and stabilisation of our veterinary patients
What is triage?
Importance of efficient telephone triage
How to efficiently perform a primary survey of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems
Initial stabilisation of emergency patients
Other body system assessments
Summary of abdominal and thoracic focussed assessment with sonography for trauma, triage and tracking (A&T FAST)
Course Tutor
Lindsey Ashburner VTS (ECC), CertVNECC, RVN, AFHEA University of Edinburgh
Course Length
The course is worth 75 minutesof CPD for UK delegates and 1.25 AVNAT point 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 to accompany this tutorial
Release date: Sept 2022
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Speaker
Lindsey Ashburner VTS (ECC), CertVNECC, RVN, AFHEA University of Edinburgh
Lindsey is an Emergency and Critical Care Nurse at the Edinburgh University Hospital for Small Animals. She graduated in 2012 from the College of Animal Welfare and started her career in mixed practice. She soon discovered her passion for ECC nursing and achieved the Vets Now certificate in emergency and critical care. In 2015 she started her current job with the Edinburgh University as a dedicated ECC nurse in a busy ICU department. In 2017 Lindsey was awarded a scholarship from Edinburgh University which enabled her to complete the Vet Tech Specialist (ECC) qualification in 2019 and she has a particular interest in trauma, blood transfusions and acid-base and electrolyte disturbances.
Information
Upon purchase, the tutorial will be immediately available to view from ‘My Courses’ (along with your course notes, if available). Every eCPD tutorial now comes with lifelong access, so you can view the tutorial as may times as you like, with no time limits!
If you make any personal notes during the tutorial using ‘take notes’, these will be saved, along with your certificate and CPD record for permanent access in ‘My Courses’.
CPD Hours
This online course is worth 75 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 1.25 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.
This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 1.25 CPD points
Levels
This course has been listed as ‘Introduction / 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
Pawprints
You will earn 20 Pawprint Points (£2 website credit) when you purchase this course
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Invoice
Debit or credit card is the preferred payment method
Please ask your practice manager or accounts department to visit the website, register an account in their own name, and during checkout, complete the ‘delegate name’ and ‘delegate email’ sections with your personal details. We will then register you a personal account on your behalf, and transfer the course booking over to your new personal account. We will of course email you all the information you need to access this new account and your CPD course.
If you need an invoice and no other payment method is available to you, then please email [email protected] with all the following information:
Full name of delegate
Email address for delegate
Course(s) booking
Any discounts / promotions being redeemed
Practice name and address
Invoice name and address (if different)
Corporate group name (Linnaeus, IVC, Medivet, VetPartners etc) (if applicable)
Practice code (eg Vet4Pets practices)
Booking / invoice reference (if required)
Email address to send the invoice (practice manager, accounts department or head office – not your own email address please)
Please note the following:
Invoices must be requested a minimum of 4-6 weeks prior to a course starting, to allow time for the payment to be received
Delegates will not be allowed access to any course without prior payment
An invoice will be emailed to the contact provided and the course booking will be reserved for 7 days, whilst payment via debit / credit card or BACS is arranged
There will be an administration fee of £2.50 +VAT per invoice generated. You may book multiple delegates / multiple courses on a single invoice to the same practice
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