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Course Information:
This course is designed to review what essential knowledge and skills veterinary technicians/technologists need to be prepared on day one working in the small animal emergency room setting. This course will focus on the concepts of triage, CPR, venous access, basic monitoring equipment (ECG, blood pressure), medical math, and the team approach to working and providing patient care in an emergency care environment (i.e. multi-tasking, asking questions).

• Understand the triage process and perform triage on emergent patients.
• Follow the RECOVER CPR guidelines to provide basic life support (BLS).
• Calculate basic medical math, including drug dosages, fluid therapy rates, fluid additives, nutritional needs, and urine output.
• Perform venous access on critically ill patients.
• Setup, interpret, and monitor patients using ECG equipment.
• Setup, interpret, and monitor patients using Doppler blood pressure equipment.
• Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to provide patient care in the emergency room.

RACE Accreditation: This program has been submitted (but is not yet approved) for 4.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.

Week 2 (Real Time Session January 20): CPR and Emergent Patient Care
This real time session will discuss all aspects of CPR and the RECOVER Initiative.

Week 3 (Real Time Session January 27): Medical Math and Team Dynamics
This real time session will cover the five ‘rights’ of drug administration and calculation (medication, IV fluid therapy, CRI, RER, urine output) and the importance of communication.

Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.

Tuition: $99 ($89 early bird special if enrolled by December 23, 2021)
Prices are listed in US dollars.

* Students currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited or CVMA approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status).

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext.792 or email VSPNCE. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.