Enhance your veterinary anesthesia expertise with our specialized course focusing on less commonly treated species, including rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, birds, and reptiles.
This program is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively administer anesthesia to these unique animals, facilitating handling as well as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Participants will apply their fundamental knowledge and skills in anaesthesia to devise anaesthetic protocols by taking into consideration the risks associated with anaesthesia, the unique anatomy and physiology and responses to anaesthesia , and to be able to respond to common peri-anaesthetic complications.
This is the final course in our Anaesthesia and Analgesia program and takes a deep dive into the special considerations needed when confronted with rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, birds and reptiles. The Fundamentals course aims to develop and update your understanding of the principles underpinning anaesthetic care. The program then looks to expand your understanding of and ability to deal with the complications associated with compromised patients. For more information about the other courses in the program:
Anaesthesia & Analgesia: Fundamentals
Anaesthesia & Analgesia: The Compromised Patient
Prerequisite: participants are assumed to have spent at least 2 years in clinical practice and have a sound knowledge of foundational principles in small animal anaesthesia, such as those covered in the ‘Anaesthesia & Analgesia: Fundamentals’ course.
Past Participant:
I have learned a lot of crucial information that an anaesthetist has to know about the animal especially anatomy, physical examination, restraint, pre and post operative management, pain assessment and drugs that are usually used.
Chalitta Prasertwong
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Assess anaesthetic risk factors specific to pocket pets and unusual species
- Develop sedation/anesthetic and analgesia protocols specific for pocket pets and unusual species
Course Delivery
This online course comes with:
- comprehensive digital notes, images, videos and journal articles
- Self-assessed quizzes to test your knowledge and understanding
- A discussion forum for conversation, debate and sharing cases with your peers and tutor
- Assignments based on case studies and practice enhancers. Individual feedback and explanations will be provided by your tutor
- A virtual Q&A session with your tutors
Modules
- Guinea pig, rabbit, and ferret anaesthesia (4 weeks)
- Avian and reptile anaesthesia (2 weeks)
What is Distance Education?
Premium, intensive online veterinary CE
All CVE Distance Education (DE) programs are mentored by leading veterinary experts who will provide individual feedback and advice on completion of the modules. Each module may include written content, technique videos, self-reflections, quizzes and online submission of assignments.
Maximise the opportunity to expand and consolidate your learning by participating in the tutor moderated group discussion forum.
Digital Badge
On completion of this course, participants will earn a Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia micro-credential digital badge. Digital badges are verified credentials that allow earners to easily communicate their skills and qualifications online. A digital badge can be used in email signatures, websites and social media platforms and contains verified metadata describing the qualification and the process required to earn it. Please note: this is not a higher education award and not a qualification recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Who should enrol?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinarians.
Assumed knowledge: It is expected that participants in this course are already competent at the following learning objectives in small animal anaesthesia which were covered in Anaesthesia & Analgesia Course 1 - Fundamentals:
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of clinical anaesthesia by devising an anaesthetic protocol and management plan aimed at minimising risk and optimising safety of anaesthesia
- Inform on inhalation anaesthesia equipment including on use, maintenance, testing, and patient-appropriate set up
- Suggest patient-individualized drug protocols that demonstrate sound understanding of the pharmacology of drugs commonly used for sedation, anaesthesia and analgesia
- Rationalise the importance of peri-anaesthetic monitoring including the choice of methods of monitoring
- Inform on the appropriate application, usefulness, advantages, disadvantages and limitations of commonly used monitoring techniques.
- Competently and confidently recognize and manage common peri-anaesthetic complications through application of a systematic approach
- Apply sound understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of pain to integrate optimal analgesia into the anaesthetic protocol and post anesthesia care plan for the surgical patient.
| Registrant Type |
Non-Member Price |
Member Discount |
Super Early Bird Price |
Early Bird Price |
Full Rate Price |
| Non-Member / eMember |
$1,391
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- |
-
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$1,391 |
| CVE Members* |
- |
10% |
$1,252
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$1,287 |
$1,322
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*Members include: Practice, Professional, Part-time Professional and Recent Graduate members.