The first week of the emergency medicine course will cover initial telephone contact with the client – including the dos and don’ts of telephone advice, and how to get the most from your conversation in the shortest time! We will also cover giving advice of first aid at the scene of an emergency, and how to best prepare your clinic for the arrival of an emergency patient!
Additionally, we will cover the principles and practice of triage, along with how to conduct the patients’ first clinical examination on arrival at the vet clinic (the Primary Survey). We will also cover the essentials of history extraction from the owner, and those essential patient samples required to assist you and your veterinarian manage the case effectively!
This week, we’ll cover management of the patient with breathing difficulty. Learn a methodical and proven method to evaluate and treat patients with breathing difficulties - from airway obstruction, diaphragmatic hernia, and pneumonia to pneumothorax, and a lot in-between - the nurses role is critical! You will also learn how to correctly administer oxygen therapy, provide short-term ventilation therapy, and how to monitor the effectiveness of a patient's breathing. We'll even take a look at blood gas analysis too!
Shock is a serious complication of many emergency illnesses, that can result in significant illness, and even death if it is not diagnosed and treated appropriately. Shock can be caused by many things, including trauma, heart disease, anaphylaxis, and infectious organisms, among other things. This week, you’ll learn how to diagnose different types of shock, the principles behind recommended treatment, and how to monitor your patient for effective treatment. You’ll also learn transfusion medicine as it relates to the emergency patient, acute traumatic coagulopathy, and much more!
What if your patient looks worse after your treatment? Or what if they initially look OK - but then clinically deteriorate? This topic will examine what to monitor, how to monitor, and when to raise the alarm when the patient is not improving. You’ll also learn why our patients sometimes deteriorate or 'crash' - and what YOU can do to help prevent this from happening!
This week, we’ll discuss the best way to monitor and manage your emergency patients following acute resuscitation. We will not only discuss monitoring techniques, but will give you an introduction to nursing the critically ill or injured patient! What’s more, we’ll also look at specific emergencies, such as GDV, head trauma, pancreatitis and more!
BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Stud MACVSc (Vet. Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine of Dogs)
The 5-week course starts on February 21, 2022 with live tutorials by Dr Philip Judge on Mondays at 19:30 AEST.
You can join us from almost anywhere you have an internet connection! Click Here to check the course tutorial times where you are!
This course is ideal for Veterinary Nurses/Technicians and is RACE-approved for 25 CE credits!
All live tutorials are being recorded. If you are unable to attend the live tutorial, a link to the recording will be shared with you a few days following the tutorial.
Not only will you get a great course, with the latest information, practice protocols, interaction, and case studies – but you also get a FREE ebook in addition to your course notes, full of useful chapters on procedures and emergency monitoring and disease management, courtesy of our great friends at CRC Press!
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Following his residency, Philip worked for nearly 6 years at the Animal Emergency Centre in Melbourne, becoming the Senior Veterinarian at the centre in 2004. In 2006, Philip undertook a 1-year surgical externship before moving to Townsville to take up the position of Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care at JCU. Philip is also co-founder, and director of Vet Education Pty Ltd (www.veteducation.com) – one of Australia’s leading providers of online continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary nurses.
Philip has published numerous manuals and guides concerning emergency medicine, including a CRI manual, haematology and biochemistry interpretation guide, emergency anaesthesia guide, and a ventilation therapy manual for small animals, in addition to being published in peer reviewed literature.
Philip’s key interests in veterinary science include respiratory emergencies, ventilation therapy, envenomations and toxicology.
