This course provides an introduction to emergency medicine with particular emphasis on treating cats, including triage, shock and fluid therapy and treatment of common toxicities.
Much of what we do in veterinary emergency medicine is extrapolated from human medicine and while we learn more about the unique pathophysiology of disease and responses to treatment in cats, evidence for emergency treatment in cats is scarce.
This course will present the latest evidence-based approach to feline emergencies, combined with the tutor’s personal experience treating cats in the emergency setting, and will get you up to speed in the key areas needed to provide effective emergency care to cats. The unique aspects of caring for cats in the emergency and critical care settings will also be addressed.
Past Participant:
'Great course dealing with the challenge of feline emergencies, recommended to any vet in practice.'
Dr Ildiko Plaganyi, Lort Smith Animal Hospital
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Confidently assess a cat that is presented as an emergency, perform emergency database blood tests and monitor emergency treatment
- Confidently recognise the clinical signs of shock in the cat and apply their newly developed knowledge of the pathophysiology of shock to guide treatment
- Understand the clinical implications of the numbers generated by the monitoring equipment and know when intervention is required to treat deviations from normal in your patients
- Provide emergency treatment to a cat with a suspected intoxication.
Modules
- Emergency triage of the cat, emergency database blood tests
- Shock and fluid therapy in cats including transfusion medicine
- Feline critical care
- Feline toxicities
What is a TimeOnline?
Flexible and accessible online CPD
TimeOnline is quality online education delivered by veterinary experts in short, manageable timeframes.
Build in-demand skills in key clinical areas. Engage with your tutor/s and other participants through an active discussion forum. The programs are further enhanced by concise core notes, video presentations, case studies, images, useful links and interactive quizzes to test your knowledge and round out the program. Earn 10 CPD point with completion of each TimeOnline course.
Who should enrol?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinarians. Veterinary students are welcome to enrol.
Veterinary nurses/technicians with a special interest in the topic are also welcome to enrol in this course. Please be aware that the course is designed for qualified veterinarians and you should consider this in light of your knowledge and experience before you register.
RACE Approved - 10 CE hours
This program 1147-29639 was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 10 hours of continuing education. Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call CVE +61 2 9351 7979 for further questions.
Registrant Type |
Price |
Member* |
$486 |
Recent Graduate / Part-time Professional Member |
$303 |
Nurse Member |
$303 |
Student Member |
$152 |
eMember / Non-Member |
$607 |
*Members include: Practice, Professional and Academic members.