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Deeper Plane of Anaesthesia – Flexi CPD

£175.00 Ex VAT

Type:  Flexi CPD (converted from a tutored course)
Start:  On-demand / Unlimited Lifetime Access
CPD:    10 hours (UK), 10 points (approved in AUS, NZ and ZA)
Level:  Intermediate

 

Description

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

 

Module 1

Pre-anaesthetic Assessment and Patient Preparation for Anaesthesia
  • Patient preparation
  • ASA status and patient assessment
  • Use of checklists
  • Breathing systems and checks
  • What are the aims of anaesthetic premedication
  • Practical considerations
  • What agents are available

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Correctly identify an appropriate breathing system and safe fresh gas flow rates for individual patients
  • Confidently check an anaesthesia machine and breathing system to ensure they are safe to use
  • Have an understanding of the ASA grading system and be able to designate and apply which status is appropriate for their individual patients
  • Identify the benefits of using a peri-anaesthetic checklist and decide whether this can be advocated for their working environment
  • List the reasons for patient premedication and be able to identify practical aspects and factors within the clinic which may affect the efficacy of premedication
  • Identify the most common pharmacological agents used for sedation and anaesthesia

Module 2

Anaesthetic Monitoring – Neurological and Respiratory System
  • Basic, hands on monitoring (neurological system)
  • Respiratory monitoring
  • Other

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Recognise what are normal physiological parameters with regards to the neurological and respiratory systems for individual patients undergoing anaesthesia
  • Name the most common pieces of monitoring equipment for the respiratory system and be able to recognise what is a normal value/trace for each of these pieces
  • Start to develop the skills to apply this knowledge to individual cases within the clinic with use of the available equipment

Module 3

Anaesthetic Monitoring – Cardiovascular System
  • Cardiovascular monitoring
    • Basic, hands on
    • Blood pressure
    • Pulse oximetry
    • ECG

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Recognise what are normal physiological parameters with regards to the cardiovascular system for individual patients undergoing anaesthesia
  • Name the most common pieces of monitoring equipment for the cardiovascular system and be able to recognise what is a normal value/trace for each of these pieces
  • Start to develop the skills to apply this knowledge to individual cases within the clinic with use of the available equipment

Module 4

Principles of Perioperative Care including Anaesthetic Recovery
  • Anaesthetic risk
  • Airway management including tracheal intubation
  • Patient positioning
  • Eye care
  • Temperature
  • Fluid therapy
  • Patient recovery

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Identify important factors which require attention and care during a patient’s anaesthetic in order to optimise the patient’s peri-anaesthetic experience
  • Accurately calculate fluid rates for individual patients and apply this to their clinical setting, whether this be with use of fluid pumps/syringe drivers or via gravity (calculating a drop rate)
  • List available methods for patient warming, with recognition of the need to counteract patient hypothermia and the potential risks associated with warming device use
  • Recognise the critical importance of patient monitoring during anaesthetic recovery.
  • Describe the potential difficulties that may be encountered during the anaesthetic recovery period

Module 5

Pain Assessment
  • Importance of pain assessment and management
  • Challenges of pain assessment in veterinary species
  • Pain assessment tools

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Recognise the potential difficulties in performing pain assessment in veterinary species.
  • Name a number of pain assessment tools
  • Advocate a pain assessment tool that would be suitable for their working environment
  • Recognise when patients (cats and dogs) are deemed to be painful

Module 6

Analgesia for Acute Perioperative Pain
  • A brief overview on the pain pathway with introduction to the concepts of multimodal and pre-emptive analgesia
  • Analgesic options, including:
    •  A brief overview of the pharmacological means
    • Non-pharmacological methods

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Explain why provision of analgesia is important for patient welfare
  • Describe the concepts of multimodal and pre-emptive analgesia, with emphasis on why these are important for patient analgesia
  • Explain why provision of analgesia is important
  • List potential analgesic options and apply this knowledge to consider appropriate therapeutic plans for individual patients
  • Have an appreciation of the important role that a veterinary nurse can play in providing non-pharmacological methods of analgesia and improving the patient experience

 

The course will be available immediately following purchase, with unlimited lifetime access and will provide a total of:
10 hours of CPD (UK)
10 points (Australia and New Zealand)
10 points (South Africa – SAVC Accreditation Number AC/2352/25)

Release date: Mar 2025

18 reviews for Deeper Plane of Anaesthesia – Flexi CPD

  1. Nichola C –

    This course was very informative, the tutor was excellent and supportive

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)

  2. Saffron T-E –

    Inspiring CPD that has taught me so much that I am already implementing in practice!

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)

  3. Lauren S –

    Very well spaced and planned out.

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)

  4. Imogen B –

    Good explanation and resources

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)

  5. Ellie D –

    I enjoyed this course and I am glad that I chose this. I will be carrying out other courses with excell.

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)

  6. Emma K –

    Really informative course, a lot of information that can be put into practice

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)

  7. Samantha T –

    excellent course, really easy to follow. enjoyed doing it and have learnt some good things

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)

  8. Michelle N –

    Its been a while since a qualified so it was a good fresher.

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)

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Speaker

Rebecca Robinson BVSc MVetMed DipECVAA FHEA MRCVS
European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, Davies Veterinary Specialists

 

Becky graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2008. After a short spell in first opinion small animal practice, she completed a 12 month rotating internship in the Small Animal Teaching Hospital at the University of Liverpool. Upon conclusion of this internship, Becky spent a further 6 months in first opinion practice before embarking on a 3 year residency programme in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2010. She passed her European Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2013 and subsequently became an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia.

SAVC

South Africa

The South African Veterinary Council (SAVC) has allocated 10 CPD points to this continuing education activity. Accreditation Number AC/2352/25)

AVNAT

Australia and New Zealand 

The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 10 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

 

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 10 CPD points.

 

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 10 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.

Information

Upon purchase you will be immediately registered to attend the course, with unlimited lifetime access.  The course will consist of six modules, where each module provides one hour and forty minutes 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

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

Pawprints

You will earn 175 Pawprint Points (£17.50 website credit) when you purchase this course

 

Our loyalty scheme rewards you with 10% in website credit to spend on future courses.  Choose pay with Pawprint Points during checkout.

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  • Email address for delegate
  • Course(s) booking
  • Any discounts / promotions being redeemed
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  • Practice code (eg Vet4Pets practices)
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  • 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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