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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

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