NAVTA CE: RECOGNITION AND ASSESSMENT OF PAIN IN DOGS, CATS AND EXOTIC PETS
NAVTA Journal CE Overview |
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) publishes The NAVTA Journal on a bi-monthly basis. Each issue contains an article approved by RACE for technicians. The applicable article is included within the course therefore access to The NAVTA Journal is not required to enroll. These articles are open to all members of the veterinary community for the fee stated in the payment area below.
Article CE Free For NAVTA Members:
All current NAVTA paid members may take any or all CE opportunities at no cost as a member benefit.
The special enrollment code is sent directly to each member by NAVTA.Visit NAVTA Membership to learn more.
Free CE Opportunity For Everyone: NAVTA publishes an annual convention issue. The CE in the convention issues are free for all. To view NAVTA's free offerings please visit the Free CE page here on VetMedTeam.
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RACE Approved For Veterinary Technicians/Nurses |
Course meets the requirements for 1 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.
RACE Subject Category: Medical; Delivery Method: Non-interactive Distance; Program Number 1317431
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Article Author |
Mary Ellen Goldberg LVT, CVT, SRA, CCRVN, CVPP, VTS-lab animal medicine (research anesthesia-retired), VTS-Physical rehabilitation-retired, VTS-H (anesthesia/analgesia)
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Course Focus and Learning Objectives |
Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Dogs, Cats and Exotic Pets is a self study course.
This course provides coverage of pain physiology, recognition, and management in animal patients. It differentiates between types of pain, including acute, chronic, maladaptive, and neuropathic, as well as exploring their physiological and behavioral manifestations across species. The course will help technicians hone the skills necessary to identify signs of pain and distress and apply effective treatment strategies in clinical practice.s.
At the end of the presentation, attendees should be able to:
- list definitions and categories of pain
- discuss how behavioral keys fit into recognition of pain and distress
- explain how to assess acute surgical pain
- recognize when to use a pain score
- discuss how mental behavior affects animals
- recognize chronic pain behaviors in dogs and cats
- recognize neuropathic pain behavior in dogs and cats
- explain how cancer pain affects animals
- recognize pain behaviors in exotics and pocket pets
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Open Enrollment with Immediate Access and Individual Scheduling |
This is an open enrollment course. Participants may enroll at any time. Upon submission of enrollment the participant is immediately added to the course. The course welcome email provides login and other important information.
This is an asynchronous course, meaning it does not contain real time components. Participants do not need to be logged into the course at specific times to attend lectures or view presentations. Participants do not need to complete the course in one sitting.
Completion Deadline:
Participants have 30 days from date of enrollment to view the presentation, as often as desired, as well as submit the two completion requirements outlined below. If after 30 days the completion requirements have not been submitted, the participant will be graded out of the course as incomplete.
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Completion Requirements |
The completion requirements for this course are:
- complete the quiz with a score of 80% or better - multiple attempts are permitted
- submit the course survey
Upon submission of the final completion requirement, the participant will automatically be marked as completed and the course completion email will be sent out. The participant will have immediate access to the certificate.
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Pricing |
Price: $25.00 USD
Practices may enroll individual team members. To learn how to assign a specific team member to a course, please visit the Assigning Students page.
Please use this link to view the Withdrawal Policy for this course.
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