Anaesthesia and Sedation for Cardiac Patients – Flexi CPD Module

£45.00 Ex VAT

Type:  Flexi CPD Module
Start:  On-demand / Unlimited Lifetime Access
CPD:    2 hours (UK), 2 points (approved in AUS, NZ)
Level:  Introduction

 

Book as a stand alone course or design your own flexi course – choose any four modules for £155 +vat (use code ‘flexi’ during checkout)

 

Description

 AVNAT Approved Course
This flexi CPD module is aimed at vet nurses and vet technicians in general practice and is available on-demand with unlimited lifetime access.  This module consists of a tutorial, quiz and further reading articles

 

Module 1

Anaesthesia and Sedation for Cardiac Patients

This CPD module addresses the concerns commonly faced when needing to anaesthetise patients with heart disease. It looks at drugs recommended for use, suggests those to avoid, and possible complications that may occur.

 

  • Brief overview of cardiac disease seen in practice
  • Planning and aims of anaesthesia
  • Drugs used for pre-med, induction and maintenance
  • Monitoring and complications
  • Drugs for sedation
  • Cardiac supporting drugs

This module will be available immediately following purchase, with unlimited lifetime access and will provide a total of:
2 hours of CPD (UK)
2 points (Australia and New Zealand)
2 points (South Africa – SAVC Accreditation Number – Awaiting)

Release date: Apr 2026

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Speaker

Charlotte Pace BA (Hons), RVN, VTS (Cardiology), PGCert (VetEd), FHEA
Cardiology Nurse

 

Charlotte qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2003, whilst working in practice in London. In the same year she moved to the Royal Veterinary College to work as a medicine nurse. In 2006 she became the dedicated cardiology nurse for the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. In 2010 she passed American veterinary technician exams and became the first nurse to hold the Cardiology qualification outside the US. From 2012 to 2015 she taught degree and diploma level veterinary nurses, and now enjoys working in busy private practice.

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 2 hours 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 2 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

 

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 2 CPD points.

 

Bespoke Flexi Courses

This single module can be attended as a stand alone course, or you can design your own flexi course by selecting any four single modules, to design a course truly individual to your own particular needs

 

Just add any four modules to your basket, and enter code ‘flexi’ during checkout

 

A flexi course is designed to be completely flexible, where all the learning resources are provided immediately. There are usually four modules, and most delegates complete one module per week, but it is completely up to you, how and when you decide to complete the course. You have unlimited lifetime access to all the supportive learning materials, and once you have completed the whole course, a certificate will be automatically generated.

Information

Upon purchase you will be immediately registered to attend this module, with unlimited lifetime access.  The module will consist of two hours of CPD, in the form of a tutorial, a quiz and also a selection of further reading journals, articles or book chapters.

 

This module can be studied as a stand alone course, and a certificate of attendance for two hours of CPD will be provided once the module has been completed.  Alternatively, this module can be combined with any other three modules to provide a bespoke Flexi course providing eight hours of CPD

 

Looking for some further information? – please have a look at our Flexi Online CPD Courses – PDF Guide

Levels

This course has been listed as ‘Introduction’ 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

Invoice My Practice

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:

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