Nurses Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing

Course content:

• Triage
• Monitoring Clinical Parameters
• Dyspnoeic patients/oxygen supplementation
• Acid-base and blood gases

 Speaker: Elle Haskey RVN BSc(hons) PGCert FHEA VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

Elle Haskey

RVN BSc(hons) PGCert FHEA VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

I graduated in 2008 from the University of Bristol with an honours degree in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administration. I worked in a mixed practice in the Midlands for 2 years before returning to the University of Bristol as Senior ICU nurse for 4 years. I gained the VTS(ECC) qualification in 2012. In 2013 I moved to join the Royal Veterinary College ECC team where I took on the role of head nurse for four years. In 2020 I stepped back into the team to focus on a clinical role working within the emergency and critical care unit and supporting the students on clinical rotations at the hospital.

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Course content:

• Vascular Access
• Intravenous fluid therapy
• Hypovolaemia and shock
• Blood Transfusions in practice

Key learning objectives:

• Gain confidence in standard and advanced vascular access techniques
• Dehydration versus hypovolaemia – what is the difference?
• Crystalloids, colloids and beyond
• Improve your fluid therapy calculations
• Understand the practical application of blood transfusions and products

 Speaker: Elle Haskey RVN BSc(hons) PGCert FHEA VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

Elle Haskey

RVN BSc(hons) PGCert FHEA VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

I graduated in 2008 from the University of Bristol with an honours degree in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administration. I worked in a mixed practice in the Midlands for 2 years before returning to the University of Bristol as Senior ICU nurse for 4 years. I gained the VTS(ECC) qualification in 2012. In 2013 I moved to join the Royal Veterinary College ECC team where I took on the role of head nurse for four years. In 2020 I stepped back into the team to focus on a clinical role working within the emergency and critical care unit and supporting the students on clinical rotations at the hospital.

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Course content:

• The cardiac patient
• Renal failure
• Endocrine emergencies
• Dealing with poisoned patients
• The parvovirus patient

Key learning objectives:

• How medical emergencies present and why
• Practical ECGs – arrhythmias and dysrhythmias – what’s the difference?
• Diagnosis and treatment of common endocrine emergencies
• The principles of managing poisoned patients
• Common poisonings; their presentation and treatment

 Speaker: Paul Aldridge BVSc Cert SAS

Paul Aldridge

BVSc Cert SAS

Paul graduated from Liverpool University and is currently Staff Surgeon at Vets Now Referrals in Manchester where he deals with soft tissue, orthopaedic, and emergency surgical referrals. Paul is widely involved in the education of both vets and nurses, and lectures extensively in the UK and internationally on surgical and emergency topics. His main clinical interests are wound reconstruction, acute abdominal surgery, and all aspects of traumatology. Paul is co-author of Practical Emergency and Critical Care Nursing published by Wiley.

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Course content:

• Patient preparation
• Preparation for abdominal surgery and instrumentation
• GDV
• Septic peritonitis
• Haemoabdomen
• Caesarean section

Key learning objectives:

• Learn the importance of correct asepsis when prepping patients for surgery
• Ensure an understanding of the commonly used instruments for emergency surgery
• Understand which diagnostic tests indicate emergency surgery is required
• Gain an understanding of what is required in the emergency surgical patient

 Speaker: Paul Aldridge BVSc Cert SAS

Paul Aldridge

BVSc Cert SAS

Paul graduated from Liverpool University and is currently Staff Surgeon at Vets Now Referrals in Manchester where he deals with soft tissue, orthopaedic, and emergency surgical referrals. Paul is widely involved in the education of both vets and nurses, and lectures extensively in the UK and internationally on surgical and emergency topics. His main clinical interests are wound reconstruction, acute abdominal surgery, and all aspects of traumatology. Paul is co-author of Practical Emergency and Critical Care Nursing published by Wiley.

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Key learning objectives:

• Which analgesics are suitable for emergency patients and why
• Anaesthetic protocols for emergency patients
• Safe anaesthetic monitoring
• Cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies during anaesthesia

 Speaker: Amy Homer RVN PGCERTVAA GradDipVN NCertA&CC

Amy Homer

RVN PGCERTVAA GradDipVN NCertA&CC

Amy qualified in 2008 and after a brief spell in referral nursing, she returned to a head nurse/ clinical team leader role in a busy first opinion practice in Bristol. She is currently a Lecturer in Veterinary Practice (Anaesthesia), at Bristol University, Langford. She enjoys all aspects of nursing, but has a special interest in anaesthesia and analgesia, having completed the NCert(A&CC), followed by the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Veterinary Nursing through the Royal Veterinary College. Amy Is currently in the final year studying towards the Masters Degree in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia through Edinburgh University.

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Course content:

• Managing recumbent patients
• Nutrition and feeding tubes
• Managing urinary catheters, chest drains, tracheostomy tubes

Key learning objectives:

• Learn nursing techniques to improve the care of recumbent patients
• The importance of early enteral nutrition and techniques which are available to achieve this
• Management of the common tubes and drains in the critical patient
• Infection control considerations for the critical patient – prevention of healthcare associated infections

 Speaker: Elle Haskey RVN BSc(hons) PGCert FHEA VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

Elle Haskey

RVN BSc(hons) PGCert FHEA VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

I graduated in 2008 from the University of Bristol with an honours degree in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administration. I worked in a mixed practice in the Midlands for 2 years before returning to the University of Bristol as Senior ICU nurse for 4 years. I gained the VTS(ECC) qualification in 2012. In 2013 I moved to join the Royal Veterinary College ECC team where I took on the role of head nurse for four years. In 2020 I stepped back into the team to focus on a clinical role working within the emergency and critical care unit and supporting the students on clinical rotations at the hospital.

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Course content:

• Initial management of wounds and fractures
• Urinary tract trauma and obstruction
• Head injuries
• Thoracic trauma

Key learning objectives:

• Stabilisation and initial treatment of traumatic wounds and fractures
• Effective assessment, lavage and debridement of wounds
• What’s new in wound dressings
• How urinary trauma presents and what we can do to stabilise the patient prior to surgery
• How the prognosis for head trauma can be determined by effective nursing

 Speaker: Paul Aldridge BVSc Cert SAS

Paul Aldridge

BVSc Cert SAS

Paul graduated from Liverpool University and is currently Staff Surgeon at Vets Now Referrals in Manchester where he deals with soft tissue, orthopaedic, and emergency surgical referrals. Paul is widely involved in the education of both vets and nurses, and lectures extensively in the UK and internationally on surgical and emergency topics. His main clinical interests are wound reconstruction, acute abdominal surgery, and all aspects of traumatology. Paul is co-author of Practical Emergency and Critical Care Nursing published by Wiley.

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Advances in CPR and dry lab

Case studies- presentation, discussion, seminar and revision of the principles covered.

Delegates will have the opportunity to undertake the following practical exercises-

• Suturing & dressings
• Tracheostomy and chest drains
• Oxygen supplementation
• Vascular access- jugular, cut-downs, intraosseus – dry lab
• Feeding tubes – dry lab

 Speaker: Elle Haskey RVN BSc(hons) PGCert FHEA VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

Elle Haskey

RVN BSc(hons) PGCert FHEA VTS(ECC) VPAC A1

I graduated in 2008 from the University of Bristol with an honours degree in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administration. I worked in a mixed practice in the Midlands for 2 years before returning to the University of Bristol as Senior ICU nurse for 4 years. I gained the VTS(ECC) qualification in 2012. In 2013 I moved to join the Royal Veterinary College ECC team where I took on the role of head nurse for four years. In 2020 I stepped back into the team to focus on a clinical role working within the emergency and critical care unit and supporting the students on clinical rotations at the hospital.

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 Speaker: Paul Aldridge BVSc Cert SAS

Paul Aldridge

BVSc Cert SAS

Paul graduated from Liverpool University and is currently Staff Surgeon at Vets Now Referrals in Manchester where he deals with soft tissue, orthopaedic, and emergency surgical referrals. Paul is widely involved in the education of both vets and nurses, and lectures extensively in the UK and internationally on surgical and emergency topics. His main clinical interests are wound reconstruction, acute abdominal surgery, and all aspects of traumatology. Paul is co-author of Practical Emergency and Critical Care Nursing published by Wiley.

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