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BASIC CARDIOLOGY                                                                                                       ULTRASOUND TRIAGE FOR
            FOR NURSES                                                                                                             THE EMERGENCY PATIENT




                 Course Length:          This course will allow you to triage small animal cardiac patients more                        Course Length:          This course is suitable for qualified veterinary nurses in general practice
                 1 day course            efficiently by improving your clinical examination skills, helping you acquire                 1 day course            and referral centres – learn how ‘FAST’ ultrasound scanning can help you
                                         representative BP measurements and diagnostic ECGs.                                                                    triage and support your emergency and critical patient by becoming adept
                 Venue & Date:                                                                                                          Venues & Dates:
                 Alexandra House, Swindon   Heidi will guide you during lectures through the practical techniques you                   Alexandra House, Swindon   at POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound), AFAST™ and TFAST™.
                 15 June 2021                                                                                                           8 January 2021
                                         need to perfect and with interactive case discussion you will gain a huge                                              This course would also be suitable for candidates working towards
                                         amount from this highly applicable course.                                                     Benchmark House, Sheffield
                 Speaker:                                                                                                                                       a Nurse Certificate in Emergency & Critical Care.
                 Heidi Ferasin                                                                                                          17 November 2020
                                         Learning objectives                                                                            19 August 2021
                                                                                                                                                                Learning objectives
                 CPD Hours:              •  Understand the structure and function of the heart and what goes wrong                      Speaker:                •  Learn how to rapidly triage the emergency patient using ultrasound – and save lives!
                 6                         in heart failure                                                                                                     •  Emergency assessment of the acute abdomen – with confidence
                                         •  Perfect your examination of the cardiac patient using ‘hands-off’ techniques –              David MacKenzie         •  Quick and safe evaluation of the dyspnoeic dog and cat
                                           observing and understanding signs                                                            Sponsored by:
                                         •  Enhance your examination of the cardiac patient using ‘hands-on’ techniques –               IMV                     •  Is this cardiac or respiratory? – in seconds!
                                                                                                                                                                •  Rapidly identify abdominal fluid/internal bleeding/pleural effusion/pneumothorax/
                                           physical exam, including lung and heart auscultation
                                                                                                                                                                  pulmonary oedema
                                         •  Acquire repeatable blood pressure measurements by choosing the right system                 CPD Hours:              •  Interactive, case-based approach to real emergencies and critical patients
                                           and measurement techniques                                                                   6
                                         •  Record a good ECG trace and recognise common abnormalities
                                         •  Obtain and read thoracic radiographs
                                         •  Explain the aim of echocardiography and assist in patient preparation for a scan         £ £395 + VAT
             £ £395 + VAT                •  Nurse the cardiac patient – acute and chronic cardiac disease







                                                                                                                                   PURELY PRACTICAL
            ADVANCED CARDIOLOGY                                                                                                    CYTOLOGY AND HAEMATOLOGY




                 Course Length:          This course will allow you to extend your knowledge of small animal                            Course Length:          This highly interactive workshop will give you the ideal grounding in
                 1 day course            cardiology to enable you to work confidently with experienced                                  1 day course            identifying common haematological and cytological abnormalities using
                                         veterinary cardiologists.                                                                                              the microscope of the in-clinic lab. During these sessions, carefully chosen
                 Venue & Date:                                                                                                          Venues & Dates:
                 Alexandra House, Swindon                                                                                               Benchmark House, Sheffield   smears from suitable haematology and cytology cases will allow a hands-on
                 16 June 2021            Learning objectives                                                                            9 September 2020        approach under guidance from the course tutor to ensure that confidence
                                         •  Advance the role of the cardiology nurse through client education:                                                  is built in cell identification and appreciation of morphological changes.
                 Speaker:                  –  Diet and exercise  |  SRR, compliance  |  Recognition of drug side effects                Speaker:
                 Heidi Ferasin           •  Approach cardiac emergencies confidently – stabilising and monitoring                       Kostas Papasouliotis    Learning objectives
                                           the acute cardiac patient
                 CPD Hours:              •  Undertake effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)                                     CPD Hours:              •  Appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of haematology analysers
                 6                       •  Understand the basic principles of echocardiography – 2D, M-mode and Doppler                6                       •  Prepare diagnostic blood smears including selection and application of stains
                                         •  Perform advanced ECG techniques:                                                                                    •  Demonstrate the ability to differentiate between normal and abnormal red blood
                                                                                                                                                                  cells, white blood cells and platelets
                                           –  6 vs 12 leads  |  Holter and event recorders                                                                      •  Produce a good quality cytology slide from a skin mass including selection
                                         •  Discuss current trends in cardiac therapy through your understanding                                                  and application of stains
                                           of treatment strategies
                                         •  Assist with interventional cardiology:                                                                              •  Analyse a cytology slide to differentiate between inflammatory, infectious
                                                                                                                                                                  and malignant cells
                                           –  Pacemakers  |  Valvuloplasty  |  PDA occlusion                                                                    •  Contrast the features of benign and malignant neoplastic cells

              £ £395 + VAT                                                                                                           £ £395 + VAT










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