Description:

2 CE credits approved by ABVMA & CVBC. SK, MB, and other VMAs self-declare.

To register for the online live Zoom option: login to our website first, add to cart below, checkout and make the payment if required. You can add multiple sessions to the shopping cart before checking out.

A Zoom link will be emailed to you within 48 hours. *Check your junk/spam folder if you can’t find it.

 

Email info@cavm.ab.ca if you need a username and password to log in. Please include your first/last name, title, personal email address, and the clinic/province you work at.

Please join the Zoom session at least 10 minutes early. Ensure your microphone is muted and camera is off. 

This session WILL be recorded and available for on-demand viewing for a limited time. If viewing the recording, a short quiz must be completed to get the CE credits. You must get 80% or higher on the quiz to pass. 

Please do not register here for the recording. When the recording is ready it will be posted under the Education tab/CAVM Recorded Sessions. An email will be sent out when the recording is ready.

Topics:

Lecture 1: Under Pressure: Taking Control of Anesthetic Complications (60 – 75 min). This lecture focusses on the three “H’s” of anesthesia: hypotension, hypoventilation and hypothermia. Particular emphasis will be placed on drug selection and administration for treating hypotension in practice. 

Lecture 2: Finding Your Rhythm: ECGs Under Anesthesia (45 – 60 min). ECG interpretation often causes the greatest uncertainty among monitoring modalities. This session builds confidence in distinguishing arrhythmia from artefact, and determining when — and how — intervention is required.

Lecture 3: Beyond Non-Steroidals: The Chronic Pain Armoury (60 min). Chronic pain is complex and challenging to treat, but fortunately we have an expanding pharmacy of options. This lecture reviews validated assessment tools and evidence-based, multimodal pharmaceutical strategies for managing osteoarthritis and other chronic pain conditions. 

Lecture 4: The Bread & Butter Blocks: Hitting the Target with Locoregional Anesthesia (60 min). Ultrasound-guided locoregional blocks are becoming increasingly popular in veterinary medicine — and for good reason. They enhance patient comfort, reduce systemic drug requirements and improve anesthetic quality. This session covers the essential “bread and butter” blocks, along with signposting to resources that will allow you to take these skills into practice.  

Lecture 5: ASA 3+ Anesthesia: A Comorbidity Challenge (60 – 75 min). This interactive, case-based session explores the approach to higher risk anesthetic patients, from heart murmurs to brachycephalics. We will tailor anesthetic protocols to specific comorbidities and discuss drug selection strategies, including the various applications of Alfaxan. 

Lecture 6: Perioperative Nausea and Vomiting: The Big “Little” Problem of Veterinary Anesthesia? (45 – 60 min). Post-operative nausea and vomiting afflicts 30-80% of people, many of whom rate it as worse than surgical pain. A similar proportion of dogs may be affected and we are all familiar with the emetic effects of dexmedetomidine in cats. Our perioperative care prioritizes pain management, but many analgesics are nauseating. This lecture tackles how we can improve the recovery of patients facing this underrecognized complication.

To register for this In-Person Event: CAVM Members get priority registration until Mar 15/26. Please email us at info@cavm.ab.ca to register. We will add the item to your shopping cart and then you will need to login, go to your shopping cart, checkout and make the payment to secure your seat. If there are seats left over we will open to others. 

Cancellations & Refunds: For in-person sessions, at least 1 week’s notice is required to receive a full refund unless we have a waiting list and can find someone to take your spot. This is to cover catering and admin costs. 

Email info@cavm.ab.ca if you require a username/password to login. Please include your first/last name, title, personal email address, and the clinic/province you work at.

In-Person Option

Lecture 8:30am-4:30pm Mountain Time (includes breakfast, lunch, AM coffee break, PM snack/drink break)

We try our best to record our in-person sessions but this is not guaranteed (AV permitting). If the recording is successful it will be available for on-demand viewing for 6 months following the live session.  If viewing the recording, a quiz must be completed to get the CE/CPD credits.  You must get 80% or higher on the quiz to pass.  
Please do not register here for the recording.  An email and registration instructions will be sent out once the recording and quiz are available.