Key Information
Online
CPD Hours: 16 hours
Course Length: Four weeks
Course Format: A mixture of pre-recorded weekly webinars (which can be reviewed throughout the course), a live Q&A session each week with the tutors, self-assessment quizzes, case discussions, supplementary reading material and tutor-moderated online discussion forums
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Course Information
- Wound management
- Anaesthesia of the multiple-trauma patient
- Thoracic and neck trauma patients – initial stabilisation, imaging, surgical management and post-operative care
- Ophthalmologic trauma including diagnosis, stabilisation and definitive treatment
Do you worry about how to manage patients with multiple- traumatic injuries and serious wounds? Do traumatic eye injuries terrify you and the thought of penetrating wounds to the neck or thorax fill you with dread?
If so then this course will help you learn tips to cope with these complex patients and manage high-risk anaesthetics more safely.
This course covers extensive soft tissue injuries including the management of skin wounds (triage, dressing, surgical techniques), neck and thoracic trauma cases, ophthalmologic emergencies and how to anaesthetise patients with complex injuries. We will provide you with a comprehensive guide so you can review, consolidate and update your knowledge on the management of these challenging patients. This is the second of a two-part series, can be taken independently to the first trauma management or as a follow-on course.
Why do this course?
The course aims to equip you with the tools that are required to manage the trauma patient and so increase your confidence and reduce your stress! This course will be excellent for anyone in general practice or vets working in emergency practices. It will also be useful for vets with a specific interest in surgery, anaesthesia and ophthalmology or studying for advanced practitioner certificates.
The webinars for this course will be pre-recorded and can be viewed as recorded versions throughout the course. Live Q&A sessions with the tutors will run on the following dates at 1.00pm London time.
Webinar dates:
Wednesday 1st November
Wednesday 8th November
Wednesday 15th November
Wednesday 22nd November
Discount offer:
This course can be purchased on its own or as part of a series with: Webinar Plus: Management of the small animal trauma patient: Part 1
The cost of the courses are £399 for one course or £748 for parts 1 and 2. These discounts will automatically be calculated when the courses have been added to your shopping basket.
Carolina Palacios Jimenez, DVM CertVA PGCertVetEd PhD DipECVAA MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
The Royal Veterinary College
Roser Tetas Pont, LV MSc DipECVO MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology
The Royal Veterinary College
Lynda Rutherford, BVM&S MVetMed DipECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery
The Royal Veterinary College
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Webinar Plus: Management of the small animal trauma patient: Part 1
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Webinar: Ocular emergencies in small animals – the do’s and don’ts
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