ON-demand
Emergency and Intensive Care – Basic Course
This course is fully online and consists entirely of pre-recorded material. Once you have purchased and paid for the course, you will have access to it for 14 days. The course is provided through a course portal where all materials are gathered and includes recorded lectures, quizzes, case studies, and other course resources. It is structured so that you need to complete one module to unlock the next. No live sessions are included, but if you have questions for the instructors, there is a discussion forum available.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed for veterinary nurses or animal caretakers who want an introduction to working with small animals in the ICU or emergency setting. You may be newly graduated or coming from a completely different department or type of animal. We cover monitoring, triage, fluid therapy, case studies, and much more, providing you with tools to feel more prepared for the challenges you may face in emergency care and the ICU.
CONTENT
Ensuring a safe experience for both patient and owner – triage and communication
Fluid therapy – learn the basics of how, when, and why
Shock – what does it mean?
Electrolytes and blood gases – is it possible to understand?
Care of the ICU patient
Approach to typical emergency patients – case studies
CPR according to RECOVER guidelines
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completing the course, participants are expected to:
Feel confident with the initial management of critical emergency patients arriving at a clinic or animal hospital.
Have basic knowledge of fluid therapy, blood gases, and electrolyte imbalances in both theory and practice.
Have basic understanding of the concept of shock – pathophysiology, clinical signs, and fundamentals of treatment.
Be familiar with the basics of proper care for ICU patients.
Be able to explain, in theory, the CPR guidelines established by RECOVER.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
This course is entirely online. The course language is Swedish. After registration, you will receive an email with a confirmation and an invoice. Once the invoice is paid, you will gain access to the course through the course portal. Cancellation or refund is not possible once the participant has been granted access to the portal.
INFORMATION
Duration
The course includes approximately 7 hours of pre-recorded material, as well as quizzes, a course compendium, and review questions. Once you gain access to the course, you will have access for 14 days. A digital course certificate will be issued upon completion.
Location
Online
Course language
Swedish
Price
SEK 3,100 excluding VAT
Group discount: Four participants from the same clinic purchasing the course at the same time pay SEK 10,000 excluding VAT in total.
Contact
[email protected]
What people say about the course
“The course structure was really good, with written materials, videos, and review questions, and the ability to jump back and forth between different sections. Some of the terms could be a bit difficult at times, but since you could go back and review them, it wasn’t a problem.”
At her workplace, several team members from the ICU and emergency department also took the course.
“It was great that many of us from the same department took it together because you can talk to your colleagues and discuss things. We took it at the same time, so the information was relevant for everyone, and we could gain additional ideas and insights,” says Rosanna.
INSTRUCTORS
Anna Forsblom, licensed veterinary nurse, Cert. VNECC, NCert Anesth
Anna has worked with a focus on emergency and intensive care for 20 years and began her career at the first small animal intensive care unit in Scandinavia, Regiondjursjukhuset in Helsingborg. She has since contributed to the development of intensive care, emergency care, and blood banking as a department manager at both Regiondjursjukhuset Bagarmossen and Specialistdjursjukhuset Strömsholm, and has also worked for several years as a operations developer at MittNorrlands Djursjukvård. Anna is currently working at Awake Animal Hospital in Stockholm. She has lectured at numerous conferences and trained staff in a variety of organizations.
Emelie Pettersson, licensed veterinarian, MSc, PhD
Emelie Pettersson graduated as a veterinarian from The University of Melbourne in 2008. After six months working in mixed practice in Sweden, she returned to Australia to work as an emergency veterinarian at the Animal Emergency Centre, a leading emergency and intensive care animal hospital in Melbourne. She returned to Sweden in 2012 and initially worked at Specialistdjursjukhuset Strömsholm, where she was the senior veterinarian responsible for the emergency department, and later at UDS in Uppsala. Emelie now works at SVA, but she remains a highly valued lecturer with extensive experience in teaching emergency and intensive care.