Course Open: May 22, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Level and Prerequisites:
This basic course is open to all VSPN staff members with an interest in equine surgery.
VSPN CE Course: “This program has been approved for 2.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval."(22-41698)
The veterinary technician plays a vital role in the equine surgical team. Knowing all aspects of the equine surgery process, from what instruments are needed to how to safely recover the patient is key to a safe and successful outcome. This course will cover commonly used surgical instruments, the sterilization process, safety concerns, and the order of procedures during both standing and general anesthesia surgeries, as well as some of the more advanced surgical procedures. This course will consist of 7 (seven) non-interactive segments that are in the form of videos to be watched. Segments will include, handouts to be read, and a mandatory end of course test. Module 1 Surgical Instruments
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Identify and name common equine surgical instruments
- Understand what each instrument is used for
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Properly clean surgical instruments
- Understand the different types of sterile wrapping materials
- Understand how to wrap individual instruments and packs of multiple instruments
- Understand the difference between gas and steam sterilization
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Identify safety risks in all areas of equine surgery
- Anticipate and prevent injury to patients and staff throughout the surgery process
- Understand what PPE is required when using lasers and radiology equipment
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Set up for standing surgery
- Make a sedation CRI and hook it up
- Prep a patient for standing surgery
- Understand which equine surgical procedures are most commonly done standing
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Set up the induction and surgery prep area
- Set up a surgical instrument table
- Understand how to properly pad a patient both in dorsal and lateral recumbency
- Prep a patient for surgery under general anesthesia
- Assist with the recovery
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Identify the equipment and surgical instruments used in laparoscopy surgery
- Understand what each instrument and piece of equipment is used for
- Understand the reasons a laparoscopy would be performed
- Understand the importance of how the patient is positioned
- Understand what colic is and what causes it
- Identify the clinical signs of colic
- Identify the equipment and surgical instruments used in colic surgery
- Understand what each instrument and piece of equipment is used for
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
- Identify the equipment and surgical instruments used in arthroscopy surgery
- Understand what each instrument and piece of equipment is used for
- Understand the reasons a arthroscopy would be performed
- Identify the difference between the two lasers
- Understand what procedures each laser is used for
- Understand what PPE is required
- Identify the specialized equipment and surgical instruments used in these procedures
- Understand what each instrument and piece of equipment is used for
To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate. Course Materials: Course materials will be available in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook: There is no required textbook for this course. About the Presenter:
Shana Lemmenes, CVT, VTS-EVN has worked as a technician since 2011 in small animal, and academia. She is a surgery technician and senior veterinary technician at the University of Minnesota Large Animal Veterinary Medical Center. Shana has also co-edited a textbook for Elsevier: Mosby's Comprehensive Review for Veterinary Technicians, 5th edition. Total CE Credit: 2.5
Tuition: $52.50
Prices are listed in US dollars. *To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on December 1, 2020 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached. *For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center. To Enroll:
- Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
- Each person is individually responsible for his/her own registration. To ensure that all information received is secure and correct, please do not enroll for a course on behalf of another individual.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email VSPNCE. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
VSPN CE Coordinator VSPN CE Services: VSPNCE
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357