Original price was: £155.00.£77.50Current price is: £77.50. Ex VAT
Type: Flexi CPD (converted from a tutored course)
Start: On-demand / Unlimited Lifetime Access
CPD: 8 hours (UK), 8 points (approved in AUS, NZ and ZA)
Level: Intermediate
Last chance to buy – this course has now been archived
SAVC and AVNAT Approved Course
This flexi CPD course is aimed at vet nurses and vet technicians in general practice and is available on-demand with unlimited lifetime access. Each module consists of a tutorial, quiz and further reading articles
This flexi online CPD course will cover all aspects of preventing, identifying and treating many anaesthetic complications and emergencies including cardiovascular emergencies such as hypotension, hypovolaemia, haemorrhage, arrhythmias and hypoxaemia. We will also discuss difficult intubations, respiratory complications, hypothermia, hyperthermia, anaphylaxis and regurgitation. Additionally, we will cover management of cardiopulmonary arrests and instigation of effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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The course will be available immediately following purchase, with unlimited lifetime access and will provide a total of:
8 hours of CPD (UK)
8 points (Australia and New Zealand)
8 points (South Africa – SAVC Accreditation Number AC/2294/25).
Release date: Oct 2021
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.
This course has been allocated to our archived collection – meaning that the course has now been retired. This course is still relevant to general practice, but the sound quality isn’t is as great as our newer courses, and the learning materials aren’t as recent. If you purchase this course whilst is is archived, you will still have unlimited lifetime access to all the learning materials.
If you would prefer to wait, a new version of Anaesthetic Complications and Emergencies is due to be released at the end of 2026 / early 2027. Please note that this will be completely re-written by a different speaker, and so if you have already bought this original course, you will not have access to the new version.
Upon purchase you will be immediately registered to attend the course, with unlimited lifetime access. The course will consist of four modules, where each module provides 2 hours of CPD, in the form of a tutorial, a quiz and also a selection of further reading journals, articles or book chapters.
The course is completely flexible, where all the learning resources are provided immediately – it is designed for you to 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.
Looking for some further information? – please have a look at our Flexi Online CPD Courses – PDF Guide
The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 8 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.
This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 8 CPD points.
The South African Veterinary Council (SAVC) has allocated 8 CPD points to this continuing education activity. Accreditation Number AC/2294/25)
This online course is worth 8 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.
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
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:
Please note the following:
Robyn T –
Very thorough and comprehensive course content for RVNs, with an engaging speaker who explains her slide notes, rather than just reading them! A great selection of further reading provided as well.
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate / Advanced
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Carla G –
Good refresher
Tamsin K –
A good helpful and informative course.
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate level
(Referral or specialist RVN – UK)
Gemma G –
The course is very user friendly and broken up into manageable modules. The lectures are very informative with good explanations.
Rated: Intermediate level
(Referral or specialist RVN – UK)
Cammi B-N –
Good informative course, i liked the quizzes at the end of each module to help consolidate learning
Rated: Intermediate level
Bethan L –
Great course. Combination of refresher on basics and more in depth information on subjects. Extra reading material good quality.
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate level
Sam T –
Concise and well presented information
Jodie H –
Amazing! Emma is super knowledgeable and the lectures are very detailed. I really liked that you were quizzed at the end of each lecture and given additional resources. The course being ‘flexi’ is also really great when you have a busy life!
Laura M –
Excellent! Really easy to fit around working as bitesize learning, hence I’ve stuck with Excel for 2 years now for CPD as covers a wide range of topics
Ruth C –
I felt this course was extremely helpful, I have always struggled to understand ECGs and capnography in depth which is why I decided to do this course, I found it very interesting and will use the information I have learned in everyday practice.