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A frantic client on the phone with a pet that will not stop seizing; a HBC cat rushed through the front door; a patient in treatment who is critical and requires ICU level medical care - one of the realities of veterinary medicine is that emergencies can and will happen. As a veterinary technician are you prepared to respond? Do you have the skills and knowledge needed to provide advanced critical care for hospitalized patients?
Advanced Principles in Emergency Patient Care: Part Three is designed to build on the knowledge base of experienced technicians. This 6 week advanced level course covers respiratory, urinary and reproductive emergencies. It includes challenging assignments that will require the student to utilize professional experience and critical thinking skills, along with new concepts and knowledge acquired through the course materials.
Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians:
The Advanced Principles of Emergency Patient Care: Part Three course may be used towards the CE requirements for initial credentialing or towards recertification. For more information visit their website at AVECCT - VTS
Note: Each of the courses in the Advanced Principles of Emergency Patient Care series is free-standing and participants may take the courses in any order. |
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- differentiate between parenchymal and non-parenchymal diseases
- appraise a patient’s respiratory pattern and recognize abnormalities along with possible causes
- recognize upper airway, chest wall, and pleural space diseases and discuss the pathophysiology
- provide monitoring for patients receiving oxygen supplementation and discuss the advantages and risks of oxygen supplementation
- calculate and analyze a patient’s A-a gradient
- distinguish between a V/Q mismatch, diffusion impairment, and shunt
- discuss the uses of respiratory, urinary, and reproductive medications
- differentiate between ALI and ARDS
- determine when a patient is in respiratory failure and implement appropriate medical care
- distinguish between ARF and CRF
- assist with a thoracocentesis or tracheostomy
- manage a patient with a urinary catheter and calculate urinary production
- discuss the causes and treatments for dystocia
- recognize a patient with pyometra
- discuss other reproductive diseases including mastitis and paraphimosis
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This is an advanced 6 week course designed for veterinary technicians who already have a good baseline knowledge of emergency and critical care medicine.
Some of the topics discussed in this course are parenchymal and non-parenchymal respiratory emergencies and considerations such as pulmonary thromboembolism, pneumonia, respiratory failure, pleural space disease along with thoracocentesis, tracheostomy and other related topics. It covers procedures and treatment of urinary and reproductive emergencies as well such as ARF/CRF and dystocia.
This course will cover dogs and cats; it does not include large animals or exotics.
Many of the assignments and case studies for this course require the use of hospital resources for completion. Students must have prior work experience or be presently employed in a veterinary practice in order to complete the assignments. In addition, research outside of the course materials may be required to complete some assignments. The examinations are designed to assess the retention of the student’s newly achieved knowledge in advanced emergency patient care. |
Small Animal Critical Care Medicine
Authored by: Deborah Silverstein DVM, DACVECC and Kate Hopper BVSc, MVSc, DACVECC
It is mandatory that each participant has access to this textbook as the content of the book is not reproduced within the course. It is up to each person to determine the best way to acquire the text. Some will already have the text in their library and therefore will not need to purchase another copy. Where to purchase and in what format is totally up to the participant. The text is not included in the fee for this course.
The text is available as a print publication and as an eBook. One option is to purchase the text from Elseiver. The following link to the text on their website is provided as a courtesy.
Purchase Text From Elsevier
Important: Regardless of which option the participant chooses, access to a copy of the textbook is mandatory. Without the text the student will not be able to complete the assignments, case studies and examinations. If enrolling close to or beyond the course start date, it is recommended that the text be purchased as an eBook to prevent text acquisition related delays. VetMedTeam has no control over shipping delays and other related problems.
Limited Quantity eBook Code Offer:
VetMedTeam has a limited number of eBook text codes available for purchase. The cost of the eBook via this option is $71.00. If you are interested in purchasing a code please email us at CE@vetmedteam.com. VetMedTeam cannot guarantee the availability of codes so please look into other options while waiting for a reply. |
...The case studies and the assignments that were realistic case based assignments were the most challenging, but also the most beneficial, as they allowed me the opportunity to incorporate what I was learning with real clinical scenarios.
...The whole course was beneficial and highly relevant to what I do on a daily basis. I particularly enjoyed the cases provided by the instructor. They allowed me to put my knowledge to practical use and practice the critical thinking skills that are so important in patient care. The instructor, Brandy Tabor, was excellent!!! She was thorough and helpful, always responding quickly and with constructive feedback. I learned a great deal and would absolutely take a class with her again. She has a great deal of knowledge and is very willing to share that with her students. The class was excellent!!!
...The instructor was always very helpful
...Although it was difficult I enjoyed learning the physiological reasons for respiratory issues. I needed to do a lot of outside the course studying to understand the concepts fully.
...Brandy has great feedback. This course was incredibly informative!
...The case reviews were definitely cool
...The case studies that were given to us that we had to answer questions for were the most helpful in putting everything together. |
VetMedTeam courses are asynchronous - they do not contain real time components. Students log in while the course is in session at times convenient to personal schedules. |
Completed students are awarded a certificate of completion. Completion requirements include:
- Interactive Assignments: Practical in nature - designed to help the student apply the newly learned material
- Examinations: All examinations must be submitted with a score of 80% or better.
- Course survey
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This course was developed for students currently working in a veterinary hospital. The assignments are practical and the student will need to use practical resources to complete.
The average student will spend 3 to 5 hours per week in order to complete all the mandatory requirements.
This course is appropriate for participants who already have a strong foundation in basic emergency care and who wish to increase skills and knowledge in this area. It is recommended that students first complete the Basic Principles of Emergency Response course or have equivilent training.
Note: Each of the courses in the Advanced Principles of Emergency Patient Care series is free-standing and participants may take the courses in any order. |
Course meets the requirements for 20.00 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, 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. |
Participants may enroll in this course after it has begun, up to the enrollment deadline date. Participants who enroll after the start date do not miss out on any components of the course.
There are no real time sessions.
The design of this course allows each participant to proceed based on individual schedule, as long as all assignments are submitted by the assignment submission deadline |
This course utilizes content from Small Animal Critical Care Medicine by Deborah Silverstein DVM, DACVECC and Kate Hopper BVSc, MVSc, DACVECC |
 Brandy Tabor, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
A native of Colorado, Brandy graduated from Colorado State University in the spring of 2003 with a BS in Equine Sciences. While attending CSU, she worked as a nurse’s assistant in the Critical Care Unit at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Here, she learned just how far you can go with a career as a veterinary technician. She enrolled in Front Range Community College in Loveland, CO, graduating in 2005. Brandy then moved to Parker, CO where she currently works as an emergency and critical care technician. She had the honor of becoming a member of the Academy of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Technicians in 2008.
Brandy has a passion for writing and has written several for Veterinary Technician magazine including ”Recognizing and Treating Diabetic Ketoacidosis”, “Heatstroke in Dogs”, and “Osteoarthritis”
Brandy currently lives with two birds, three cats, and one crazy dog.
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