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Anaesthesiology Back to Basics

R590,00

COURSE DETAILS

  • 3 months‘ access to the online Khula Classroom
  • Work through course material at your own pace
  • 4 comprehensive modules
  • Over 4 hours of content
  • Downloadable course material
  • Fully CPD accredited for 4 CPD points
  • This course is for qualified, SAVC registered vets and vet nurses
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Course Overview

Safe and effective anaesthesia is a cornerstone of high-quality veterinary care, requiring careful planning, precise drug selection, and vigilant monitoring. This refresher course is designed to reinforce fundamental anaesthetic principles for small animal general practitioners and veterinary nurses, ensuring confidence in every stage of the anaesthetic process.

Across four structured modules, you will revisit essential topics, including patient preparation and planning, anaesthetic and analgesic drug selection, inhalational anaesthesia, and intra-operative fluid administration. Whether you’re looking to refine your existing skills or refresh your knowledge, this course provides a practical and accessible way to strengthen your anaesthetic expertise.

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Course Outline

Module 1: Patient Preparation and Planning

    • Pre-admission and admission considerations
    • Clinical assessment and ASA
    • Recovery planning
    • Use of checklists and team coordination

Module 2: Anaesthetic Drug Selection

    • Recap on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
    • Practicalities to consider
    • Drug selection
      • Premedication
      • Induction
      • Maintenance
      • Recovery

Module 3: Inhalational Anaesthesia

    • Inhalational anaesthetic drugs and their properties
    • Vapourisers
    • Inhalational anaesthetic delivery apparatus (IADA)
    • Practical advice

Module 4: Intra-operative Fluid Administration

    • Basic fluid physiology
    • Assessment of hydration and cardiovascular stability
    • Fluid types
    • Practical fluid therapy strategies

Speaker

Prof Gareth Zeiler

BVSc(Hons), MMedVet(Anaesth), PhD(UP), PhD(WITS), Dipl. ECVAA, Dipl. ACVAA, Dipl. ECVECC

Prof Gareth Zeiler runs the anaesthesia and critical care service at Valley Farm Animal Hospital. Apart from these duties he also actively trains residents who are specialising in veterinary anaesthesia.

He graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria in 2006 and returned in 2011 to specialise in veterinary anaesthesia. Since then he has passed board examinations in Europe (Dipl. ECVAA), and America (Dipl. ACVAA).

In addition to his duties at Valley Farm Animal Hospital, Dr Gareth is an extraordinary lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria, where he trains undergraduate and postgraduate students. His fields of interest in research are fluid dynamics and management in domestic animals, and the physiology of wildlife immobilisation and anaesthesia.

Prof Gareth and his wife enjoy hiking, travelling, and spending time with family and friends.

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Course Reviews

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    Marelize Clasen
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    Very informative! With practical tips for everyday use.

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    Practical. good visual aids

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    Anonymous
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    Good lecture

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