Emergency Club Archive
Teamwork and communication
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC DipECVECC MSc MVMedSc PGCert
Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Teamwork and communication skills are key non-technical skills which contribute to improved patient outcomes. These skills are especially important in emergency and critical care medicine where we work with critically ill patients in which high performing team dynamics can be paramount in negotiating different medical challenges. In human medicine and…
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Feline Dyspnoea
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA
European Specialist in Internal Medicine, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Feline dyspnoea is a genuine emergency. Cats are prey species and very good at hiding their clinical signs. By the time we see respiratory distress, we know that it is representing significant underlying disease. This webinar will look at the pathophysiology of the most common causes of dyspnoea, ways to…
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Stabilization of trauma patients
Presenter: Meredith 't Hoen
DVM, DACVECC, DECVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Trauma patients are often presented to a veterinary hospital with true medical emergencies. Understanding trauma patterns and what to look for will give the attending clinician confidence in their case management. This lecture will focus on a systematic approach that can be applied to all trauma patients. A thorough discussion…
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Perioperative arterial blood gases: Step by step
Presenter: Miguel Martinez
Ldo Vet, Cert VA, Dip ECVAA, MRCVS
EBVS & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar aims to explain in a logical, step wise and simple manner how to interpret the basics of an arterial blood gas in any clinical scenario. From how to take an arterial sample to a few examples of interesting cases where arterial blood gas analysis is required or indicated,…
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Blocked Cat
Presenter: Dr Dominic Barfield
BSc BVSc MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
Deputy Clinical Director QMHA & Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Urethral obstruction is a common feline emergency presentation. We have been taught about it at university and treated many in practice. As with many diagnostics and treatments which we perform what is the evidence behind those, and what has been investigated? We know that if can take considerable time even…
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Fluid choices/types beyond isotonic crystalloids
Presenter: April Blong
DVM, Diplomate ACVECC and Clinical Associate Professor at Iowa State
Category: Emergency Club
“Fluids: Beyond Isotonic Crystalloids” is a review of all fluid types available for clinical use. The majority of the talk will discuss how fluids are classified, the movement of water between body fluid compartments, and when types of fluids other than isotonic crystalloids may be indicated. Additional information such as…
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Managing electrolyte derangements in hospitalized patients
Presenter: Meredith 't Hoen, DVM, DACVECC, DECVECC
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will review sodium, chloride, potassium and magnesium. Derangements of these electrolytes are frequently encountered in hospitalized patients. Small changes in some electrolyte concentrations can have life or death consequences and require prompt intervention. And often the astute clinician can glean clues about their patient’s underlying disease from the…
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Updates on the blocked cat
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC DipECVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
This lecture will cover recent updates and tricks of the trade for treating cats with urethral obstructions. From managing the stabilisation of the critically ill cat, to the most recent recommendations for home care, you will be confident about the A to Zs of managing the blocked cat. We will…
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Oesophageal Disease
Presenter: Dr Rebecca Littler
Head of Internal Medicine
MA, VetMB, PhD, DSAM, MRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar explores oesophageal disease. Oesophgeal diseases are frustrating conditions to both diagnose and treat. The talk uses case based examples to develop a structured problem based approach to diagnosis which will be applicable to both a busy primary care setting and referral work. We will discuss various diagnostic modalities.…
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The Trauma Cat
Presenter: Rachel Hattersley
BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DECVS MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
This one hour webinar explores initial triage and stabilisation of the feline trauma patient and then explores in more detail the management of common soft tissue trauma conditions seen in cats such as diaphragmatic rupture, abdominal wall rupture including pre-pubic tendon rupture and management of urethral rupture via a detailed…
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Anaesthetic approach to the cardiac patient
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis
DVM CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
Head of Anaesthesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
Cardiac disease is a relatively common condition in our small animal patients. It can range from subclinical cardiac disease to severe heart failure. Very often we need to sedate or anaesthetise these patients for elective or emergency procedures and it is well known that anaesthetic drugs affect the cardiovascular system.…
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Approach to Leishmania
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty
BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Category: Emergency Club
'Leishmaniosis is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite (L. Infantum) which is endemic in southern Europe and other parts of the world. The disease is usually transmitted by the sand-fly, which is not present in the UK, but due to the importation of many infected dogs from mainland Europe,…
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Feline Anaemia
Presenter: Dr Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed (Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Internal Medicine and RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on the underlying causes of feline anaemia and will discuss treatments including transfusion medicine. The unique features of feline transfusion medicine will be discussed. We will also work through some clinical case studies to consolidate the knowledge.
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Updates on Toxicities
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
What’s new in toxicology? The evolving nature of toxicology brings challenges and many rewards to our everyday practice. How would you approach a case with a toxin you have never even heard of before? I’ve never used intralipid, is it safe? Despite all my efforts, the patient is still showing…
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What to do with the cat that won't eat?
Presenter: Mayank Seth
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Member of European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals
Category: Emergency Club
Loss of appetite is a common presenting complaint in feline clinics. In some cases the cause is readily apparent but in others it can present a diagnostic challenge. This webinar will look at some of the causes of poor appetite and how they can be investigated. It will then go…
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Maximising the use of the pulse oximeter as a diagnostic tool in the critical care patient
Presenter: Miguel Martinez
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia
LdoVet Cert VA DipECVAA MRCVS EBVS and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar gives a practical and comprehensive overview of the use of pulse oximetry in a critical care environment. You can find physiological and technical aspects as well as case base examples of how to make the most of this inexpensive and simple to use diagnostic tool
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Septic peritonitis: from the diagnosis to the treatment
Presenter: Dr Daniela Murgia DVM GPCert (SASTS) DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar is addressed to general practitioners with some degree of experience in soft tissue surgery and is intended to describe the recommended steps in the diagnosis and treatment of septic peritonitis. We will start to explore the meaning and classification of peritoneal disease to focus on the septic peritoneal…
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The clinical utility of monitoring lactate
Presenter: Dr. Meredith 't Hoen Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
In recent years, the clinical utility of lactate in a variety of emergency and critical care conditions has been investigated. Whether in states of sepsis, hypovolemia or hemolytic anemia, lactate can give us various insights into our patient’s status. During this lecture, the physiology of lactate production will be reviewed,…
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Emergency management of electrolyte and calcium disorders
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed (Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Internal Medicine and RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will explore causes of common electrolyte and calcium abnormalities as well as diagnostic and treatment recommendations. We will explore the pathophysiology to attain a greater understanding and will work through clinical cases to see how patients are managed in practice.
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Urethral obstruction: tips and tricks
Presenter: Daniela MurgiaDVM GPCert (SASTS) DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar for the Emergency club is intended to suggest some tricks for the successful management of dogs and cats with urethral obstruction. The first and most important step for urethral obstructed patients is rapid recognition and aggressive stabilization. Knowing the pathophysiological consequences of urinary flow obstruction helps to prioritize…
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The management of Status Epilepticus
Presenter: Miguel Martinez
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia
LdoVet Cert VA DipECVAA MRCVS EBVS and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
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Breath in, breath out. All the information capnography can give
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis
DVM CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
Head of Anaesthesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
Capnography is a very important and often underestimated piece of monitoring equipment. Mainly (but not only) giving information about ventilation, cardiac output and metabolism, it can help troubleshooting in several different, and sometimes life-threatening situations. In this webinar, the physics, uses and secrets of capnography will be revealed and explained.
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What’s new in the management of canine gastrointestinal disease?
Presenter: Nick Bexfield
BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE FHEA MRCVS
Clinical Director of Small Animal Services
Category: Emergency Club
Acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases are commonly encountered in dogs in general practice, and diarrhoea is a common manifestation of these. Acute diseases are frequently caused by diet and parasites, and causes of chronic gastrointestinal diseases include conditions such as idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, food allergy and neoplasia. Diagnosis of…
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Monitoring the critically ill patient
Presenter: Dr Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed (Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Internal Medicine and RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will look at how to treat and nurse critically ill patients. We will look at individual patient factors such as breed specific differences and age related considerations as well as looking at fluid therapy, nutritional support and analgesia. Nursing critical cases can be demanding, but often very rewarding.…
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So much bleeding, how do I make it stop?
Presenter: Mayank Seth
BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
Specialist in Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Bleeding is a dramatic and often life threatening component of emergencies seen in small animal practice. In many cases the cause is obvious but in others it can be less so. In any instance the best course of action can be confusing. This webinar will briefly cover the principles of…
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Antibiotics in the Critically Ill
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Appropriate antibiotic use can be life saving in our critically ill patients. However, inappropriate use can lead to increase in morbidity and mortality. This lecture will cover why antibiotic use can be challenging in the critically ill, considering pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles. We will walk through a step by step…
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Where have the red cells gone? Myth-busting in anaemia
Presenter: Helen Wilson
BVSc(Hons) MVetMed PGCertVetEd DipACVECC DipECVECC FHEA MRCVS
Clinical Lead in Emergency and Critical Care
Langford Vets, University of Bristol
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar, we will cover the different causes of anaemia and how to differentiate acute from chronic anaemias. We will discuss how to take a logical diagnostic approach to anaemic patients, including what tests you can perform in your practice. We will look at how to stabilise anaemic patients…
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Investigation of Liver Disease: What Do All the Tests Mean?
Presenter: Nick Bexfield
BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Diseases of the liver are commonly encountered in dogs and cats in primary care practice, but their diagnosis can be frustrating. In addition, many animals have elevated liver enzymes on routine clinical pathology, but their significance can be difficult to determine. When therefore should serum bile acids be assessed and…
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Coagulation Abnormalities
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty
BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Coagulation abnormalities can be frightening conditions to deal with in practice due to the complexities of the coagulation system, and the speed at which they can become life threatening. In this webinar we will cover both congenital haemostatic disorders in cats and dogs (such as Von Willebrand Disease, Haemophilia and…
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Feline and canine blood transfusions- how, what and when
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA
European Specialist in Internal Medicine
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on the indications for transfusions in dogs and cats and how to choose the right product for each particular condition. We will discuss factors involved in deciding upon suitability of donors and how to safely obtain blood for use in practice. We will also discuss the…
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Transfusion Medicine
Presenter: Neus Elias LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS
European (EBVS) and RCVS recognised Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will discuss transfusion medicine including the transfusion of red cell containing fluids and the importance of blood typing and crossmatching in canine and feline species. An overview of coagulopathies and the transfusion of plasma products will also be discussed. Finally, description, diagnosis and treatment of the…
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Blood transfusion
Presenter: Dr Chiara Valtolina Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Blood transfusion should be considered a lifesaving procedures for many animals: it is often used in the resuscitation period of animals suffering of acute blood loss and it can prolong life of a patient that suffers from serious chronic anaemia. Blood and blood products thanks to private blood banks are…
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Making the most of your blood gas machine
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Blood gas measurement can be useful in identifying critical abnormalities in your patients. This lecture will cover the basic fundamentals of blood gas analysis, including how performing these tests can be lifesaving. A step-by- step approach to venous blood gas analysis will be covered, including how to use it as…
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Approach and management of the Icteric cat
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Internal Medicine
RCVS Recognised Feline Specialist
Director at Canine & Feline Medicine Consultancy Ltd
Director at The Mindful Vet Ltd
Category: Emergency Club
Jaundice can be due to pre-hepatic, hepatic or post hepatic disorders. Diagnostic investigations start with performing haematology and serum biochemistry. In cases of haemolytic anaemia causing jaundice, the anaemia will be severe and regenerative. S Serum biochemistry should be performed and will reveal increased bilirubin in jaundiced cases and the…
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Recognition and acute management of raised intracranial pressure
Presenter: Miguel Martinez, Ldo Vet, Cert VA, Dip ECVAA, MRCVS
EBVS and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
The webinar will cover the different presentations of raised intracranial pressure in dogs and cats as well as the diagnostic tools necessary to confirm the diagnosis. Once the problem is identified we discuss the therapeutic options available and the importance of rapid detection and intervention in this life threatening situation.…
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Acute liver injury and failure in the emergency patient
Presenter: Dr Chiara Valtolina
Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Acute hepatic failure is a relatively common entity in emergency and critical care medicine and presents some unique challenges in terms of diagnosis and therapy. In this webinar we will discuss some of the most common disease or intoxications that can cause liver failure and review diagnostic and therapeutic options…
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Anaesthesia of the septic patient
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis
DVM, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Category: Emergency Club
In the veterinary patient, sepsis can present in a number of forms and often anaesthesia is required to control the source of infection. Stabilisation of the septic patient is a dynamic and essential step prior to proceeding to anaesthetising these patients. Fluidtherapy, analgesia, antimicrobial therapy and often pressor therapy are…
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Management of Thromboembolic Disease
Presenter: Mayank Seth Bsc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) Dip-ECVIM-CA DACVIM(SAIM) MRCVS
American, EBVS® European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Hon. Assoc. Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine – University of Nottingham
Internal Medicine Consultant
Dick White Referrals,
Category: Emergency Club
Thrombosis has been a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in small animal patients for a long time. This can either be as the major presenting problem or as a significant complication of an otherwise already serious disease. In the past decade the availability of tools to pre-empt and recognise…
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Analgesia for critical cases
Presenter: Matt Gurney - BVSc CertVA PgCertVBM DipECVAA FRCVS
Head of Anaesthesia, RCVS and EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we look at the classes of drugs suitable for use in critical cases in dogs and cats. We review 3 cases and discuss which analgesics are useful in certain situations.
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Recognition and management of the septic patient
Presenter: Erica Tinson
BSc (Hons), BVSc, MVS, MVSc, FHEA, DACVECC
Recognised specialist with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Category: Emergency Club
Rapid diagnosis and treatment of the septic patient is paramount to improving success rates. This webinar focuses on the recognition and diagnosis of septic dogs and cats and will also review some of the treatment strategies used to stabilise them. We will review some of the differences between sepsis identification…
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How to deal with the shocked patient
Presenter: Neus Elias LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS
European Diplomate in Emergency and Critical Care
Vets Now Referrals Hospital, Glasgow
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will discuss different types of trauma and diagnostic work up of traumatised patients. Detailed information regarding initial resuscitation and on-going therapeutic strategies will be given including oxygen therapy, fluid resuscitation and blood transfusion. We will also discuss how to approach specific traumatic conditions and we will…
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Emergency Management of BOAS Patients
Presenter: Rachel Hattersley
BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DECVS MRCVS
European Specialists in Small animal surgery
Category: Emergency Club
The popularity of brachycephalic dogs continues to rise despite the wider spread dissemination of concerns about their welfare to the general public. Due to the complex nature of the issues seen, these patients can present in severe respiratory distress. This webinar will look at assessment and decision making of dogs…
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The Ins and Outs of Fluid Therapy
Presenter: Dr. Meredith 't Hoen
Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
There isn't always a clear cut answer on how to best administer fluids to our patients, especially those with comorbidities complicating fluid administration. So how do we make good clinical decisions? The basis to answering this question lies in understanding where various fluids end up in the body after we…
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Analgesia of the Critical Care Patient
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis
DVM, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Specialist in Anaesthesia
Category: Emergency Club
Critically ill patients often appear depressed and may be unstable from a cardiorespiratory point of view inducing the attending clinician to worry about analgesic drug administration. Will this tip the patients over the edge or make them even more obtunded? Because sick patients can respond differently to analgesics drugs compared…
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Common Misconceptions
Presenter: Simon Cook
BSc BVSc MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will take you through a number of commonly encountered conundrums and the evidence bases behind available recommendations. Topics include nutritional management of critically ill in patients, antibiotic use, urethral obstructions and much more.
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Rationale approach to drug therapy for the management of acute pain in cats and dogs
Presenter: Elizabeth Leece
BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
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Biliary emergencies
Presenter: Rachel Hattersley
BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DECVS MRCVS, RCVS and EBVS specialist in small animal surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar aims to provide an introduction to surgical biliary cases such as cholecystectomy for gall bladder mucoceles and management of biliary peritonitis. We will cover anatomy and physiology of the extrahepatic biliary system and diagnosis, surgical treatment and post-operative management of the more commonly encountered conditions of the extrahepatic…
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Fluid overload in critical care patients: the new iatrogenic syndrome
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina
DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Fluids are considered the cornerstone of therapy for many shock states, particularly states that are associated with relative or absolute hypovolemia. Fluids are also commonly used for many other purposes, such as renal protection from endogenous and exogenous substances, for the safe dilution of medications and as “maintenance” fluids and…
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Help This Animal is Bleeding - What Do I Do?!
Presenter: Nick Bexfield
BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE AFHEA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
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The dreaded GDV – Top tips for surgery
Presenter: Zoe Halfacree
MA VetMB CertVDI CertSAS FHEA DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS and ECVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and Head of Soft Tissue at The Royal Veterinary College
Category: Emergency Club, Free Webinars for Vets
GDV is a true surgical emergency. Whilst an often-feared emergency call, it is a hugely rewarding condition to treat and with the correct management, in a large percentage of cases outcome can be excellent. In this webinar you will learn to confidently diagnose and stabilise dogs with gastric dilatation and…
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Body wall ruptures
Presenter: Dr Laura Cuddy
MVB, MS, DACVS-SA, DECVS, DACVSMR, DECVSMR, MRCVS
EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Category: Emergency Club
Traumatic body wall hernias may occur due to blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma. The timing of hernia closure depends on whether organs are incarcerated or strangulated, and whether the patient is systemically stable. Where possible, delayed hernia repair may be preferable to optimise the health of the tissue surrounding the…
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Management of the dog with Addison’s disease
Presenter: Nick Bexfield
BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE FHEA MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will begin by briefly reviewing the pathophysiology, aetiology, clinical features and diagnosis of hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease). We will discuss that primary hypoadrenocorticism is due to an absence of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, and is a disease of young to middle age dogs and certain breeds are predisposed.…
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Approach to the dyspneic patient
Presenter: Emma Donnelly
BSc (Hons) BVMS MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
In this session we will cover the approach to the dyspneic patient including preparation and triage of such fragile patients. Reduction of stress is imperative and we will discuss sedation and cage-side imaging with ultrasound to enable us to make decisions regarding emergency treatments. We will cover oxygen delivery and…
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Point Of Care Ultrasound For Emergency and Critical Care
Presenter: Kris Gommeren
DVM MSc PhD DipECVIM DipECVECC
European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
This Point Of Care Ultrasound For Emergency and Critical Care will discuss the clinical scenarios in which POCUS can provide rapid and useful information. The different protocols that have been described will be discussed, highlighting their current use at our institution. From abdominal POCUS to detect free abdominal fluid, to…
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Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia
Presenter: Mayank Seth
BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European, American and RCVS-recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Immune mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) is a commonly encountered disease in small animal patients. Challenges occur due to frequent misdiagnosis, failure to respond to treatment, thrombotic complications or medication side effects. There are a wide array of treatment options available for clinicians and clients to navigate their way through and…
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Stabilisation, Assessment and Treatment of Feline Urethral Obstructions
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA
RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on the stabilisation and assessment of feline patients with urethral obstruction. Particular emphasis will be placed on the correction of fluid deficits and electrolyte derangements which can occur and can be profound. Management of the hyperkalaemic patient will be discussed in detail as this can lead…
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An update on Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Presenter: Amanda Paul BSc(Hons) BVSc(Hons) MVetSt MVIM MANZCVS MRCVS DipECVIM-CA
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Diabetic ketoacidosis can cause severe illness and death. Serum hyperosmolarity, osmotic diuresis, and vomiting are common and cause hypovolemia and severe dehydration. Altered mentation from serum hyperosmolarity and oedema, ketosis and increased capillary permeability, acidosis, and electrolyte disturbances can increase the risk for aspiration, nervous tissue injury and seizure activity.…
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Top 5 mistakes to avoid in your poisoned patient
Presenter: Daniel Lewis
MA VetMB CertVA DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS
(North American, European & RCVS Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care)
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar, Dan will discuss 5 mistakes we can commonly make, but easily avoid in our intoxicated patients. He will discuss in detail the types and nature of toxins that we tend to commonly see in UK clinical practice, the essential practice of assuming the ‘maximum possible dose’ when…
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Effusion Confusion
Presenter: Garret Pachtinger
VMD, DACVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Regardless of whether the patient is a dog or a cat, the criteria for the classification of effusions are the same. As simple as it gets, there are transudates, modified transudates, and exudates. Simply put, that sounds boring! Rather than focus on boring fluid dynamics, this lecture will be a…
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Lifesaving in Leptospirosis
Presenter: Sarah Spencer BVSc BSc DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Canine leptospirosis can present in many different ways but is commonly a life-threatening emergency. As a systemic disease, it can affect many different body systems, meaning it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from differential diagnoses. Furthermore, making a definitive diagnosis can be challenging. This webinar will consider the acute…
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Emergency Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
When diabetes mellitus is uncontrolled, insulin deficiency leads to production of ketone bodies which subsequently lead to metabolic acidosis, dehydration and ketoacidosis (DKA). DKA can be precipitated by factors such as insufficient insulin therapy, bacterial infections, co-morbidities and drugs that antagonise the action of insulin. Dehydration associated with DKA can…
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Stabilisation of the Acute Haemoabdomen
Presenter: Daniel Lewis MA VetMB CertVA DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS
(North American, European & RCVS Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care)
Category: Emergency Club
Patients with haemoabdomen can be difficult to get a handle on. The majority of these patients will either present following trauma or following rupture of intra-abdominal masses and can quickly become critical if appropriate, timely action is not taken. This webinar will guide you through how to assess these patients,…
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Head Trauma Headaches
Presenter: Helen Wilson BVSc(Hons) MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will take you through how to assess and treat a patient presenting with head trauma. We will discuss the pathophysiology involved in traumatic brain injury. You will learn how to use the Modified Glasgow Coma Score, neurologic posture and pupil sizes to help you assess traumatic brain injury…
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Urine trouble! Dealing with urinary emergencies
Presenter: Laura C. Cuddy
MVB MS DACVS-SA DECVS DACVSMR DECVSMR MRCVS
Specialist, Small Animal Surgery and Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Category: Emergency Club
Blocked cats, road traffic accidents, uroliths galore…urinary emergencies are never far from our door. In this webinar, we will comprehensively review the practical approach to the common, and less common, urinary emergencies. Learn how to assess and stabilise urinary emergencies, achieve a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, all with…
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Presenter: Stefano Cortellini DMV MVetMed Dip. ACVECC Dip. ECVECC MRCVS
RCVS recognised specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care, Royal Veterinary College
Category: Emergency Club
Up to 50% of our patients involved in trauma have signs of traumatic brain injury (TBI). This can be an incredibly challenging, yet rewarding, condition to manage but requires attention to key steps: - Recognition: which are the key clinical features of TBI and how can we assess severity -…
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Emergency Approach to the Abdominal Fluid Patient
Presenter: Laura C. Cuddy
MVB MS DACVS-SA DECVS DACVSMR DECVSMR MRCVS
Specialist, Small Animal Surgery and Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Category: Emergency Club
Abdominal fluid is not an uncommon finding in patients presenting for emergency evaluation. Whilst abdominal distension may be identified on clinical examination, smaller volumes of free peritoneal fluid are often only recognised on abdominal imaging. In this webinar, we will review the most common reasons for the presence of abdominal…
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Assessment and Stabilisation of the Dyspnoeic Patient
Presenter: Karen Walsh BVetMed DVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Category: Emergency Club
Treating dyspnoeic patients can be stressful for all concerned- you, the owner and the pet. This webinar will look at the use of clinical examination and ancillary testing to aid in the assessment of the dyspnoeic patient. Often these patients require stabilisation at the same time as assessment, so an…
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Bandaging broken limbs whilst awaiting definitive repair
Presenter: Davinia Arnott BVMS CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European & RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This lecture will cover the stabilisation of fractured limbs in the emergency situation. It will be a very practical lecture, using case based examples. It aims to allow you to use your knowledge immediately in general practice.
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Emergency diagnostics….how to maximise your practice
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DACVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Do you want to learn how a drop of blood could save a life? Emergency medicine requires critical decision making and immediate action plans to optimise patient outcome. Many clinical decisions are based on our diagnostic tests and correct interpretation of their results. In emergency medicine, these tests must be…
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What to do in traumatic brain injury
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina DVM, Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Utrecht University
Category: Emergency Club
Traumatic brain injury is a common emergency presentation in veterinary patients, especially after a traumatic accident. It is important that the emergency clinician recognizes rapidly the clinical signs and presentation of traumatic brain injury and initiates rapidly the stabilization of the patient to limit any further neurological damage. Stabilization should…
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Atrial Fibrillation in the Dog
Presenter: Domingo Casamian-Sorrosal
DVM CertSAM DVC DECVIM-CA MRCVS
RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology
European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common arrhythmias in the dog. It is frequently encountered in clinical daily practice. The webinar will help you recognising this arrhythmia by a systematic and careful approach to the ECG. We will discuss “tricks” to help diagnosing this rhythm and avoid confusing it…
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Managing Penetrating Wounds
Presenter: Laura C. Cuddy MVB MS DACVS-SA DECVS DACVSMR MRCVS
American, European, RCVS and VCI Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
American Specialist in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Category: Emergency Club
Penetrating wounds disrupt the body surface and extend into underlying tissue or into a body cavity, whether it be from outside-in (for example, bite wounds) or inside-out (for example, stick injuries). Bite wounds are the most common penetrating injuries seen in small animal practice. With appropriate treatment, uncomplicated bite wounds…
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What’s new in toxicology?
Presenter: Lindsay Kellett-Gregory BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care
Lecturer in Emergency & Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Toxicological emergencies are common in small animal patients, can be challenging to manage, and may result in a high degree of morbidity and even mortality. During this webinar we will discuss an approach to the intoxicated small animal patient, with a focus on practical techniques that can be used within…
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CPR: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Team
Presenter: Helen Wilson BVSc(Hons) MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Having to perform CPR is a situation that we unfortunately all find ourselves in from time to time. It is also one of the most stressful and intense clinical experiences we go through, not least because most of us don’t do it very frequently. This webinar will take you through…
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Shock Tactics: Management of haemorrhagic shock
Presenter: Miguel Martínez Ldo. Vet, Cert VA, Dip ECVAA, MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will discuss how to recognise circulatory shock and make decisions rapidly and effectively to achieve the best possible outcome. A simple, goal directed approach that allows the veterinary team to use all the available skills and equipment in these stressful clinical scenarios. What are the cardinal…
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Surgical bleeding - what to do next
Presenter: Catherine Sturgeon BVetMed (hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS & ECVS recognised specialist in veterinary soft tissue surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Today's webinar will hopefully give you a calm and confident approach when faced with surgical haemorrhage. Its up to you to resolve the problem in a safe and efficient manner, such that you know 100% you have control and are not concerned about ongoing blood loss through poor haemostatic techniques.…
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When a respiratory emergency needs surgery
Presenter: Daniela Murgia DipECVS MRCVS DVM
European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
RCVS Recognized Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue)
Category: Emergency Club
In presence of respiratory emergencies stabilization and adequate work up in order to obtain a diagnosis are the key steps for successful management. The diagnostic work up varies depending on whether the upper or the lower respiratory tract is involved. In this webinar it will be dealt with emergency upper…
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Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Techniques in Small Mammal Patients
Presenter: Emma Keeble BVSc Dip ZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Lecturer in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will cover common emergency conditions in pet rabbits and rodents, and how to diagnose and treat them. It will also cover critical care of these small mammal species with information on intensive nursing techniques, fluid therapy and analgesia. Blood transfusions in rabbits will also be discussed. An essential…
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Avoid the peek and shriek! How to do a good emergency Ex-lap
Presenter: Aidan B. McAlinden MVB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
ECVS & RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
The ability to perform an Exploratory Laparotomy in a consistent and confident manner is one of the most important and frequently required skills required of a veterinary surgeon in practice. Whilst most of the time the procedure is completed without difficulty, we can all relate to the more challenging cases…
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Where did all the platelets go… and how do I get them back?
Presenter: Lindsay Kellett-Gregory BSc(Hons), BVetMed(Hons), DACVECC, FHEA, MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Lecturer in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Disorders of primary haemostasis, otherwise known as platelet disorders, are a common cause of bleeding in small animal patients. The bleeding seen may be the reason the patient is presented to the veterinary clinic, or may even be an unexpected complication following a surgical procedure. Whilst the severity of the…
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Diagnosis and Management of Feline Arterial Thromboembolism
Presenter: Nuala Summerfield BSc BVM&S DipACVIM(Cardiology) DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology) MRCVS
RCVS & European Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology
Category: Emergency Club
Feline arterial thromboembolism (ATE) is a very serious and fairly common complication of myocardial disease in cats. Most cats presenting with ATE will have underlying Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), although many of these cats will have had no symptoms of heart disease prior to experiencing an acute arterial thromboembolic episode. Typically,…
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Sepsis/SIRS/MODs…. but how do I actually manage septic peritonitis in practice?
Presenter: Lindsay Kellett-Gregory
BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Septic peritonitis is a life-threatening condition seen in veterinary practice which is often associated with a high mortality rate. This webinar will cover significant recent updates in the diagnosis and management of the condition to help improve outcome in a practice setting. Special consideration will be given to the practical…
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Can’t Eat, Won’t Eat- Practical Approach to Tube Feeding
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Anorexia is a common clinical sign in small animal practice and is associated with a wide variety of diseases. In many cases, failure to provide nutritional support can lead to a catabolic state associated with increased morbidity and prolonged hospital stays. Assisted feeding allows the clinician to supply nutrition to…
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Approach to the RTA Dog
Presenter: Rachel Hattersley BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European & RCVS specialist in small animal surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Ever had that sinking feeling when an RTA patient arrives at the surgery at 6pm on a Friday evening? This 60 minute webinar will examine triage, stabilisation and initial assessment of the trauma patient on a body system by system basis to allow you to approach management of these complex…
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The Dos and Don’ts in an Emergency
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
It’s important to realise that everyone makes often involuntary mistakes and making mistakes it Is not per se a terrible thing if we learn from them.. repeating them it is. Emergency doctors often have to deal with multiple patients at the time and when the pressure is high, it is…
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Acute Paralysis
Presenter: Dr Laurent Garosi DVM Dip ECVN MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
Head of Neurology/Neurosurgery- Davies Veterinary Specialists
Category: Emergency Club
Disc herniation, ischaemic myelopathy and exogenous spinal trauma are three of the most common causes of acute myelopathy. Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is often divided into two distinct categories, referred to as Hansen type I and Hansen type II. Acute onset disc disease is less common with Hansen type II…
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How to Recognise and Deal with Acute Pain in the Critically Ill Patient
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina
DVM Dipl ACVECC Dipl ECVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Accurate recognition and effective management of pain are an extremely important part of our patient management and as clinician we have both an ethical reason towards our patients that cannot speak for themselves and a medical reason (to reduce morbidity associated to a painful experience) to address pain. Many diseases…
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Anaesthesia for the Patient with a Urinary Tract Obstruction
Presenter: Carl Bradbrook BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on pre-anaesthetic examination, stabilisation and anaesthesia of the small animal patient with acute onset urinary tract disruption or obstruction. Providing appropriate analgesia and focusing on pre-anaesthesia stabilisation will be discussed to ensure patient status is optimised prior to induction of anaesthesia. The patient with urinary tract…
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A Practical Approach to GDV
Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue), European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on how to manage a GDV in general practice and how to optimize outcomes. Risk factors will be briefly described so that advice can be given to owners of at risk dogs. Pathophysiology of the disease will be outlined in order for potential effects of GDV…
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Exotic Emergencies
Presenter: Kevin Eatwell BVSc (hons) DZooMed (Reptilian) Dip ECZM (Herp) MRCVS
RCVS & ECZM Diplomate in zoological medicine
RCVS recognised specialist in zoo and wildlife medicine
ECZM Recognised Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Herpetological)
Category: Emergency Club
Exotic animals are often seen as emergency cases. As clinicians we need to use our existing skills and clinical approaches and apply them to different species, however a little bit of knowledge about how exotic cases are different is important. This webinar discusses the similarity and differences in approaches taken…
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Management of the Damaged Post-Traumatic Thoracic Wall
Presenter: Daniela Murgia DipECVS MRCVS DVM
RCVS & European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Patients that have experienced known or suspected thoracic trauma should be carefully evaluated for flail chest, pulmonary contusion or laceration, and diaphragmatic rupture. Skin lacerations in the thoracic region should be examined for deeper wounds that might communicate with the pleural space. Dog bite injuries can be particularly severe because…
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Approach to the Thoracic Trauma Patient
Presenter: Lindsay Kellett-Gregory BSc(Hons), BVetMed(Hons), DACVECC, FHEA, MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Lecturer in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Thoracic trauma may be blunt or penetrating in origin and can cause life-threatening injuries in dogs and cats. Rapid patient assessment and appropriate stabilisation is essential for a good outcome. Common injuries include pneumothorax, pulmonary contusions, rib fractures and flail chest, diaphragmatic rupture, penetrating wounds, haemothorax and myocardial contusions. Multiple…
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Assessing and Managing the Bleeding Patient
Presenter: Dr Kit Sturgess MA VetMB PhD CertVR DSAM CertVC MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Spontaneous bleeding can occur for a variety of reasons and is a life-threatening presentation that requires: 1) Rapid recognition that haemorrhaging is occurring 2) Localisation of the source of bleeding or mechanism that is resulting in haemorrhage 3) Effective management to stabilise the patient This emergency webinar will focus on…
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The Risk of Anaesthesia: How to Minimise Anaesthetic Morbidity and Mortality
Presenter: Miguel Martinez DVM Cert VA DipECVAA MRCVS
European & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
The lecture will discuss current knowledge on anaesthetic morbidity (complications) and mortality extracted from the most recent scientific studies. The anaesthetic risk factors are identified, analised and understood. This will enable us to implement simple and cost effective measures to reduce anaesthetic deaths and complications in veterinary practice. In the…
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Ketamine - More Than Just a "Horse Tranquiliser"!
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VETMB MRCVS DACVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist that has been in clinical use for many years. However this agent is receiving increase attention in more recent times in both human and veterinary medicine as more comes to be known about its dose-dependent spectrum of action from analgesia to sedation to dissociation,…
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Caesarean Section - Optimise Your Approach
Presenter: Catherine Sturgeon BVetMed (hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS & ECVS recognised specialist in veterinary soft tissue surgery
Category: Emergency Club
There is always a buzz in the air with the news that a ‘caesar ‘ is on its way into the practice, with the expectation that we will safely deliver some healthy puppies or kittens and all will be well. But like a number of situations in every day practice,…
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Managing Complications of Surgery
Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue), European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Unfortunately it is not possible to perform surgery without the risk of complications. It is therefore important to recognize which complications may occur and to know how to reduce the chance of them occurring. Measures can be taken in patient preparation, decision-making and surgical technique to reduce the risk. Owners…
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Investigating the Dyspnoeic Cat - Conscious, Sedated or Asleep?
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis DVM CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Category: Emergency Club
The presentation of a dyspnoeic cat is a common emergency in general practice. Often these patients are very vulnerable and incorrect management could ‘tip them over the edge’ with dramatic consequences. Most cats may require some sort of chemical restraint to allow investigations to be performed. Due to the fragile…
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Corneal Ulcers – Recognising and Managing Emergencies
Presenter: Claudia Busse Dr.med vet MRCVS CertVOphthal DipECVO
Category: Emergency Club
Dogs and cats with corneal lesions are commonly presented in general practice. This webinar will help the practitioner to distinguish simple corneal ulcers from corneal defects that present true ocular emergencies, such as deep stromal defects, perforations, corneal lacerations and corneal foreign bodies. The management of these defects will be…
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Emergency Management of Open Fractures
Presenter: Karen Harris BVetMed DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Though open fractures may be relatively uncommon even in an emergency case load, the correct early assessment and management of open fractures is considered critical for uneventful healing. The value of the classification systems used for open fractures will be explained, and the most commonly used system will be presented…
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Anaesthesia for the Head Trauma Patient
Presenter: Matt Gurney BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
One of the key factors in managing the head trauma patient relates to stabilisation prior to anaesthesia. With knowledge of the pathophysiology with head trauma you can start to understand how best to manage these cases. Ensuring the pet is comfortable is a prime concern and we will examine the…
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Ventilator Therapy in Small Animals
Presenter: Liza Koster BVSc BVSc(Hons) MMedVet(Med)
Dipl. ECVIM-CA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
The main goal of ventilation is to reduce the work of breathing until the cause of respiratory failure is reversed. Mechanical ventilation is indicated for any patient whose arterial partial pressure oxygen (PaO2) drops below 50 – 60 mmHg on supplemental oxygen or arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2)…
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Rational Antibiotic Use in Emergency and Critical Care Situations
Presenter: Daniel L. Chan DVM DACVECC DACVN DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Veterinary use of antimicrobial agents has come under close scrutiny as the global healthcare problem of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections has become one of the most important issues for healthcare providers. Although many think this is mostly due to use of antimicrobials by the food animal industry it is clear…
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Emergency Endoscopy – Is There Such a Thing?
Presenter: Paul Higgs MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
As endoscopes become cheaper and more readily available in general practice it is important to recognise the scenarios in which endoscopy may be usefulThere are some clear indications for emergency endoscopy such as gastric foreign bodies, however, there are other situations in which endoscopy is not appropriate. This webinar will…
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Neonates Are Not Just Small Adults! Physiological Differences and How to Recognise and Deal With Shock and Dehydration
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina DVM, Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Utrecht University.
Category: Emergency Club
Neonates and pediatric patients (puppy and kittens) are often presented as emergency and it is our task as emergency clinicians, to recognize rapidly life threatening underlying problems, like hypoglycaemia and shock, so that stabilization can be promptly initiated. What we often tend to forget, is that crucial differences exist in…
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Anaesthesia for Acute Abdominal Disease
Presenter: Carl Bradbrook BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will discuss management of acute abdominal disease from initial patient stabilisation to the recovery period. A patient with acute abdominal disease is a common presentation to the veterinary practice and challenges all members of the team to ensure a successful outcome. The focus of this webinar will be…
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Pericardial Disease
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will review both congenital and acquired pericardial disease in small animals. The logical approach to the patient with suspected pericardial effusion will be discussed alongside treatment options. Treatment options and prognosis for pericardial effusion vary considerably dependent on the underlying diagnosis. It is important to identify…
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The Critical In-Patient Essential Checklist
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VETMB MRCVS DACVECC
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Taking care of critically ill patients can be very rewarding if at times also quite challenging. These patients may have more than one primary disease process, may have had surgery, and may also have one or more concurrent comorbidities. Although they vary to some extent in terms of their importance,…
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The Disease Got Better But the Patient Got Worse! Common Complications During Hospitalisation
Presenter: Mayank Seth BSc(Hons), BVetMed(Hons), DACVIM(SAIM),
DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS
American, European and Royal College Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Head of Small Animal Internal Medicine, The Animal Health Trust
Category: Emergency Club
Critically ill patients are often hospitalised for several days while their underlying disease is investigated and treated. It is not uncommon for patients to develop new clinical signs during their hospitalisation, despite an apparent improvement in their primary disease process. Sometimes these new clinical signs represent a complication of the…
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Upper Airway Obstruction and Emergency Tracheostomy
Presenter: Daniela Murgia DVM, MRCVS, Dip.ECVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Upper airway obstruction is a common cause of morbidity in veterinary emergency and critical care medicine. There are numerous causes of upper respiratory airway disease, and the clinical signs are variable depending on the species, underlying etiology, chronicity, and severity of the airway obstruction. Although treatment varies depending on the…
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How to Deal with Acute Kidney Injury
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a rapid reduction in renal function that may be due to a variety of causes broadly classified as pre-renal, renal and post-renal. Intrinsic renal causes include toxins, including nephrotoxic drugs, as well as infections. In this webinar we will consider the causes, pathogenesis (initiation, extension,…
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Disc Disease – How to Deal with the Emergency Spinal Patient
Presenter: Davinia Arnott BVMS CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This lecture will focus on the emergency spinal patient with particular reference to disc disease. We will discuss how to perform an effective neurological examination with lots of practical tips. In depth we shall consider your options on how to deal with the neurological spinal emergency in a busy general…
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
Presenter: Simon Tappin MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Category: Emergency Club
Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex disorder caused by hepatic dysfunction, leading to neurological effects of increased levels of toxins that are normally cleared from the circulation by the liver. This webinar will start with a review of the pathophysiology behind hepatic encephalopathy, the disease processes that cause it and how…
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Dealing with Acute Pancreatitis
Presenter: Dr Rebecca Littler MA VetMB PhD DSAM MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Pancreatitis can be a challenging condition to diagnose and treat. It varies in severity of clinical signs from mild abdominal discomfort and vomiting to severe gastrointestinal signs with associated systemic shock. Various aetiologies have been suggested but in the majority of cases this remains unknown. Diagnosis relies on a combination…
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Pleural Diseases
Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue)
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
The webinar will start with how to recognize different respiratory patterns in order to differentiate pleural disease from other causes of dyspnoea. Following the recognition of suspected pleural disease, one has to consider how to provide emergency treatment to a dog or cat. Diagnostic tests will be described and the…
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When the Liver goes Critical – A Rational Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Presenter: Kit Sturgess MA VetMB PhD CertVR DSAM CertVC MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Acute liver disease can be life threatening and requires rapid diagnosis and intervention. This webinar is aimed at outlining the presentation of acute liver disease and discussing how to achieve a working diagnosis in primary care practice when results from external laboratories may not be immediately available. Using case examples,…
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Trauma and the Urinary Tract
Presenter: Catherine Sturgeon BVetMed(hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Surgery
(Soft Tissue)
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will take you on a guided tour through the upper and lower urinary tract and how different traumatic events such as a road traffic accident or an iatrogenic injury can impact on those organs. How do these patients present, which diagnostic tests are most useful and how can…
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How to Recognise and Manage Ophthalmic Emergencies
Presenter: Claudia Busse Dr. med vet., CertVOphthal, DipECVO
European Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology
Category: Emergency Club
This Webinar will deal with some of the most common ocular emergencies encountered in general practice. Topics covered include proptosis of the globe, retrobulbar abscesses, deep corneal ulcers and a guide on how to easily distinguish an ocular surface problem from intraocular disease. The latter will help the veterinary surgeon…
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Management of a Hypoadrenocortical Crisis
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Canine hypoadrenocorticism is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening condition which requires rapid diagnosis and emergency treatment to optimise outcome. In this webinar we will discuss the clinical presentation and diagnosis of this unusual disease in dogs. The initial challenge is to recognise and correctly diagnose the Addisonian patient; the current…
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Transfusion Medicine
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Transfusion products are increasingly accessible in small animal veterinary medicine and it is essential that this valuable resource is put to the best and safest use. In this webinar we will look at some of the important considerations in transfusion medicine such as: Deciding whether an anaemic patient needs red…
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CPR: BLS, ALS and New Guidelines from RECOVER
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina DVM Dipl ACVECC
Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University
Category: Emergency Club
Cessation of effective circulating blood flow and ventilation constitutes cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) that leads to inadequate oxygen delivery to tissue, shock and death. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation refers to re-establishing blood flow to the cerebral and coronary systems in the event of CPA by performing manual cardiac and thoracic compressions and manual…
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The Acute Abdomen
Presenter: Aidan McAlinden MVB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
University College Dublin
Category: Emergency Club
The 'acute abdomen' is a common, life-threatening condition to be dealt with by the small animal clinician. It is not a single disease entity but rather an all encompassing clinical syndrome that indicates the presence of serious intra-abdominal pathology. There is a long list of differential diagnoses and a wide…
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Do Strokes Happen in Dogs?
Presenter: Dr Laurent Garosi DVM Dip ECVN MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
Head of Neurology/Neurosurgery- Davies Veterinary Specialists
Category: Emergency Club
The term cerebrovascular disease is defined as any abnormality of the brain resulting from a pathological process compromising its blood supply. Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the most common clinical presentation of cerebrovascular disease and is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by the abrupt onset of a neurological…
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Anaesthesia for the Critical Patient
Presenter: Matthew Gurney BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
So you’re comfortable with your routine anaesthetics, but how do you modify those everyday protocols in critical cases? And yes, fingers, eyes and ears are fine for monitoring of your daily anaesthetic caseload, but which monitoring modalities are going to help you in those challenging cases? And it’s often not…
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The Emergency Approach to Anaemia
Presenter: Simon Tappin MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
RCVS and European Veterinary Specialist in Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Anaemia is a common presentation for emergency patients, but has a variety of underlying causes, with quite different aetiologies and treatments. This webinar will focus on the approach to these, often unstable, patients. Starting initially with a review of red cell physiology before focusing initially on the presentation, clinical examination…
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An Update on Feline Urethral Obstructions
Presenter: Martha Cannon BA VetMB DSAM(fel)
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
A cat presenting with a urethral obstruction represents a genuine and potentially life-threatening emergency, but clearing the obstruction without causing further urethral damage requires time and patience and cannot be rushed. This webinar provides a practical approach to the problem: Emergency management of the life threatening metabolic complications of the…
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A Simple Approach to Acid-Base
Presenter: Dr Amy Dickinson DVM DACVECC
Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center
Category: Emergency Club
Disturbances of acid-base occur commonly in small animal emergency and critical care patients, and it is becoming standard practice to have rapid access to point of care analyzers that can measure acid base and blood gas values. Changes in acid-base status reflect abnormalities in the metabolic system, respiratory system, or…
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Spinal Trauma
Presenter: Professor Simon R Platt BVM&S, MRCVS, Dipl. ACVIM (Neurology) Dipl. ECVN
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar Professor Simon Platt will present a case and review the pathogenesis of acute spinal cord injury, the diagnostic approach to patients with vertebral fractures and describe the various techniques used for vertebral stabilisation.
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Management of SIRS and Sepsis
Presenter: Ava Firth BS DVM MVS MANZCVSc DACVECC MRCVS
Clinical Training Specialist, Vets Now Nottingham
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar Ava Firth will discuss the basic mechanisms of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis and show how they result in organ dysfunction in the critically ill patient. Ava will also discuss common conditions that predispose to SIRS – the Six Icky Sickies! Early recognition is…
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Haemoabdomen – From the Surgeon’s Perspective
Presenter: Aidan McAlinden MVB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
University College Dublin
Category: Emergency Club
Haemoabdomen is a common and potentially life-threatening problem encountered in veterinary practice. Given the diverse range of causes coupled with the variable history and clinical signs at presentation, it can be challenging to treat. This webinar addresses the common differential diagnoses, initial patient stabilisation and confirmation of the diagnosis, together…
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The Emergency Lab Database
Presenter: Dan Holden BVetMed DVA DipECVA CertSAM MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Not every sick entire bitch is a pyo! Many emergencies present with very non-specific clinical signs (collapse, vomiting, seizures, dyspnoea), and physical examination alone may not provide all the answers. Some basic laboratory data is therefore invaluable as part of the process of assessment & stabilisation, whether it be managing…
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A Pot-Pourri of Poisons
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Suspected or witnessed poisoning is a relatively common presentation in small animals. In this webinar we will first briefly review the general approach to the poisoned patient and in particular to the patient with neuromuscular toxicity. Attendees will be updated on the potential use of intravenous lipid emulsion for some…
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Heat Stroke
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina DVM Research Doctorate Dipl. ACVECC
Specialist of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
Category: Emergency Club
Severe hyperthermia or heat stroke, is a relatively common condition in the emergency and critical care settings, secondary to increased muscular activity (working dogs, seizuring animals) or secondary to inadequate heat dissipation ( heatstroke). Severe hyperthermia and heat stroke are responsible for significant deleterious cardiovascular, respiratory , neurological and metabolic…
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Managing the Traumatic Wound
Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Traumatic wounds occur in small animals as a result of RTAs, bites, burns and after surgical wound breakdown. This webinar will discuss principles of first aid of wounds and how to manage the wound with dressings until a healthy bed of granulation tissue forms; how to choose an appropriate dressing;…
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A Rational Approach to the Collapsed Dog – What Do I Need to Do in the First Hour?
Presenter: Dr Kit Sturgess MA VetMB PhD CertVR DASM CertVC MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar, Dr Kit Sturgess discusses how to approach collapsed dogs from preparing for their arrival, key historical questions for the owner, interpretation of physical examination findings through to delivery of initial treatment. He reviews appropriate in-house testing with the emphasis on which tests need to be done, how…
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Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC
Royal Veterinary College, Queen Mother Animal Hospital
Category: Emergency Club
Traumatic brain injury secondary to a closed head injury is relatively common in small animals, especially cats hit by cars. As always major systems examination and stabilisation of life-threatening injuries, extra- or intracranial, is essential. Nothing can be done about the primary injury to the brain that already exists but…
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Status Epilepticus
Presenter: Professor Simon Platt BVM&S Dipl. ACVIM (Neurology) Dipl. ECVN MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar Professor Simon Platt discusses the different stages of seizures and Status Epilepticus, the various effects it may have on your patients and how to effectively manage them.
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Teamwork and communication
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC DipECVECC MSc MVMedSc PGCert
Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Teamwork and communication skills are key non-technical skills which contribute to improved patient outcomes. These skills are especially important in emergency and critical care medicine where we work with critically ill patients in which high performing team dynamics can be paramount in negotiating different medical challenges. In human medicine and…
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Feline Dyspnoea
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA
European Specialist in Internal Medicine, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Feline dyspnoea is a genuine emergency. Cats are prey species and very good at hiding their clinical signs. By the time we see respiratory distress, we know that it is representing significant underlying disease. This webinar will look at the pathophysiology of the most common causes of dyspnoea, ways to…
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Stabilization of trauma patients
Presenter: Meredith 't Hoen
DVM, DACVECC, DECVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Trauma patients are often presented to a veterinary hospital with true medical emergencies. Understanding trauma patterns and what to look for will give the attending clinician confidence in their case management. This lecture will focus on a systematic approach that can be applied to all trauma patients. A thorough discussion…
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Perioperative arterial blood gases: Step by step
Presenter: Miguel Martinez
Ldo Vet, Cert VA, Dip ECVAA, MRCVS
EBVS & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar aims to explain in a logical, step wise and simple manner how to interpret the basics of an arterial blood gas in any clinical scenario. From how to take an arterial sample to a few examples of interesting cases where arterial blood gas analysis is required or indicated,…
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Blocked Cat
Presenter: Dr Dominic Barfield
BSc BVSc MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
Deputy Clinical Director QMHA & Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Urethral obstruction is a common feline emergency presentation. We have been taught about it at university and treated many in practice. As with many diagnostics and treatments which we perform what is the evidence behind those, and what has been investigated? We know that if can take considerable time even…
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Fluid choices/types beyond isotonic crystalloids
Presenter: April Blong
DVM, Diplomate ACVECC and Clinical Associate Professor at Iowa State
Category: Emergency Club
“Fluids: Beyond Isotonic Crystalloids” is a review of all fluid types available for clinical use. The majority of the talk will discuss how fluids are classified, the movement of water between body fluid compartments, and when types of fluids other than isotonic crystalloids may be indicated. Additional information such as…
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Managing electrolyte derangements in hospitalized patients
Presenter: Meredith 't Hoen, DVM, DACVECC, DECVECC
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will review sodium, chloride, potassium and magnesium. Derangements of these electrolytes are frequently encountered in hospitalized patients. Small changes in some electrolyte concentrations can have life or death consequences and require prompt intervention. And often the astute clinician can glean clues about their patient’s underlying disease from the…
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Updates on the blocked cat
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC DipECVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
This lecture will cover recent updates and tricks of the trade for treating cats with urethral obstructions. From managing the stabilisation of the critically ill cat, to the most recent recommendations for home care, you will be confident about the A to Zs of managing the blocked cat. We will…
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Oesophageal Disease
Presenter: Dr Rebecca Littler
Head of Internal Medicine
MA, VetMB, PhD, DSAM, MRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar explores oesophageal disease. Oesophgeal diseases are frustrating conditions to both diagnose and treat. The talk uses case based examples to develop a structured problem based approach to diagnosis which will be applicable to both a busy primary care setting and referral work. We will discuss various diagnostic modalities.…
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The Trauma Cat
Presenter: Rachel Hattersley
BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DECVS MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
This one hour webinar explores initial triage and stabilisation of the feline trauma patient and then explores in more detail the management of common soft tissue trauma conditions seen in cats such as diaphragmatic rupture, abdominal wall rupture including pre-pubic tendon rupture and management of urethral rupture via a detailed…
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Anaesthetic approach to the cardiac patient
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis
DVM CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
Head of Anaesthesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
Cardiac disease is a relatively common condition in our small animal patients. It can range from subclinical cardiac disease to severe heart failure. Very often we need to sedate or anaesthetise these patients for elective or emergency procedures and it is well known that anaesthetic drugs affect the cardiovascular system.…
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Approach to Leishmania
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty
BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Category: Emergency Club
'Leishmaniosis is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite (L. Infantum) which is endemic in southern Europe and other parts of the world. The disease is usually transmitted by the sand-fly, which is not present in the UK, but due to the importation of many infected dogs from mainland Europe,…
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Feline Anaemia
Presenter: Dr Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed (Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Internal Medicine and RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on the underlying causes of feline anaemia and will discuss treatments including transfusion medicine. The unique features of feline transfusion medicine will be discussed. We will also work through some clinical case studies to consolidate the knowledge.
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Updates on Toxicities
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
What’s new in toxicology? The evolving nature of toxicology brings challenges and many rewards to our everyday practice. How would you approach a case with a toxin you have never even heard of before? I’ve never used intralipid, is it safe? Despite all my efforts, the patient is still showing…
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What to do with the cat that won't eat?
Presenter: Mayank Seth
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Member of European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals
Category: Emergency Club
Loss of appetite is a common presenting complaint in feline clinics. In some cases the cause is readily apparent but in others it can present a diagnostic challenge. This webinar will look at some of the causes of poor appetite and how they can be investigated. It will then go…
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Maximising the use of the pulse oximeter as a diagnostic tool in the critical care patient
Presenter: Miguel Martinez
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia
LdoVet Cert VA DipECVAA MRCVS EBVS and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar gives a practical and comprehensive overview of the use of pulse oximetry in a critical care environment. You can find physiological and technical aspects as well as case base examples of how to make the most of this inexpensive and simple to use diagnostic tool
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Septic peritonitis: from the diagnosis to the treatment
Presenter: Dr Daniela Murgia DVM GPCert (SASTS) DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar is addressed to general practitioners with some degree of experience in soft tissue surgery and is intended to describe the recommended steps in the diagnosis and treatment of septic peritonitis. We will start to explore the meaning and classification of peritoneal disease to focus on the septic peritoneal…
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The clinical utility of monitoring lactate
Presenter: Dr. Meredith 't Hoen Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
In recent years, the clinical utility of lactate in a variety of emergency and critical care conditions has been investigated. Whether in states of sepsis, hypovolemia or hemolytic anemia, lactate can give us various insights into our patient’s status. During this lecture, the physiology of lactate production will be reviewed,…
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Emergency management of electrolyte and calcium disorders
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed (Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Internal Medicine and RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will explore causes of common electrolyte and calcium abnormalities as well as diagnostic and treatment recommendations. We will explore the pathophysiology to attain a greater understanding and will work through clinical cases to see how patients are managed in practice.
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Urethral obstruction: tips and tricks
Presenter: Daniela MurgiaDVM GPCert (SASTS) DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar for the Emergency club is intended to suggest some tricks for the successful management of dogs and cats with urethral obstruction. The first and most important step for urethral obstructed patients is rapid recognition and aggressive stabilization. Knowing the pathophysiological consequences of urinary flow obstruction helps to prioritize…
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The management of Status Epilepticus
Presenter: Miguel Martinez
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia
LdoVet Cert VA DipECVAA MRCVS EBVS and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
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Breath in, breath out. All the information capnography can give
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis
DVM CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
Head of Anaesthesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
Capnography is a very important and often underestimated piece of monitoring equipment. Mainly (but not only) giving information about ventilation, cardiac output and metabolism, it can help troubleshooting in several different, and sometimes life-threatening situations. In this webinar, the physics, uses and secrets of capnography will be revealed and explained.
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What’s new in the management of canine gastrointestinal disease?
Presenter: Nick Bexfield
BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE FHEA MRCVS
Clinical Director of Small Animal Services
Category: Emergency Club
Acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases are commonly encountered in dogs in general practice, and diarrhoea is a common manifestation of these. Acute diseases are frequently caused by diet and parasites, and causes of chronic gastrointestinal diseases include conditions such as idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, food allergy and neoplasia. Diagnosis of…
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Monitoring the critically ill patient
Presenter: Dr Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed (Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Internal Medicine and RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will look at how to treat and nurse critically ill patients. We will look at individual patient factors such as breed specific differences and age related considerations as well as looking at fluid therapy, nutritional support and analgesia. Nursing critical cases can be demanding, but often very rewarding.…
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So much bleeding, how do I make it stop?
Presenter: Mayank Seth
BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
Specialist in Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Bleeding is a dramatic and often life threatening component of emergencies seen in small animal practice. In many cases the cause is obvious but in others it can be less so. In any instance the best course of action can be confusing. This webinar will briefly cover the principles of…
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Antibiotics in the Critically Ill
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Appropriate antibiotic use can be life saving in our critically ill patients. However, inappropriate use can lead to increase in morbidity and mortality. This lecture will cover why antibiotic use can be challenging in the critically ill, considering pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles. We will walk through a step by step…
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Where have the red cells gone? Myth-busting in anaemia
Presenter: Helen Wilson
BVSc(Hons) MVetMed PGCertVetEd DipACVECC DipECVECC FHEA MRCVS
Clinical Lead in Emergency and Critical Care
Langford Vets, University of Bristol
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar, we will cover the different causes of anaemia and how to differentiate acute from chronic anaemias. We will discuss how to take a logical diagnostic approach to anaemic patients, including what tests you can perform in your practice. We will look at how to stabilise anaemic patients…
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Investigation of Liver Disease: What Do All the Tests Mean?
Presenter: Nick Bexfield
BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Diseases of the liver are commonly encountered in dogs and cats in primary care practice, but their diagnosis can be frustrating. In addition, many animals have elevated liver enzymes on routine clinical pathology, but their significance can be difficult to determine. When therefore should serum bile acids be assessed and…
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Coagulation Abnormalities
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty
BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Coagulation abnormalities can be frightening conditions to deal with in practice due to the complexities of the coagulation system, and the speed at which they can become life threatening. In this webinar we will cover both congenital haemostatic disorders in cats and dogs (such as Von Willebrand Disease, Haemophilia and…
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Feline and canine blood transfusions- how, what and when
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA
European Specialist in Internal Medicine
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on the indications for transfusions in dogs and cats and how to choose the right product for each particular condition. We will discuss factors involved in deciding upon suitability of donors and how to safely obtain blood for use in practice. We will also discuss the…
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Transfusion Medicine
Presenter: Neus Elias LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS
European (EBVS) and RCVS recognised Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will discuss transfusion medicine including the transfusion of red cell containing fluids and the importance of blood typing and crossmatching in canine and feline species. An overview of coagulopathies and the transfusion of plasma products will also be discussed. Finally, description, diagnosis and treatment of the…
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Blood transfusion
Presenter: Dr Chiara Valtolina Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Blood transfusion should be considered a lifesaving procedures for many animals: it is often used in the resuscitation period of animals suffering of acute blood loss and it can prolong life of a patient that suffers from serious chronic anaemia. Blood and blood products thanks to private blood banks are…
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Making the most of your blood gas machine
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DipACVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Blood gas measurement can be useful in identifying critical abnormalities in your patients. This lecture will cover the basic fundamentals of blood gas analysis, including how performing these tests can be lifesaving. A step-by- step approach to venous blood gas analysis will be covered, including how to use it as…
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Approach and management of the Icteric cat
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell
BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Internal Medicine
RCVS Recognised Feline Specialist
Director at Canine & Feline Medicine Consultancy Ltd
Director at The Mindful Vet Ltd
Category: Emergency Club
Jaundice can be due to pre-hepatic, hepatic or post hepatic disorders. Diagnostic investigations start with performing haematology and serum biochemistry. In cases of haemolytic anaemia causing jaundice, the anaemia will be severe and regenerative. S Serum biochemistry should be performed and will reveal increased bilirubin in jaundiced cases and the…
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Recognition and acute management of raised intracranial pressure
Presenter: Miguel Martinez, Ldo Vet, Cert VA, Dip ECVAA, MRCVS
EBVS and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
The webinar will cover the different presentations of raised intracranial pressure in dogs and cats as well as the diagnostic tools necessary to confirm the diagnosis. Once the problem is identified we discuss the therapeutic options available and the importance of rapid detection and intervention in this life threatening situation.…
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Acute liver injury and failure in the emergency patient
Presenter: Dr Chiara Valtolina
Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Acute hepatic failure is a relatively common entity in emergency and critical care medicine and presents some unique challenges in terms of diagnosis and therapy. In this webinar we will discuss some of the most common disease or intoxications that can cause liver failure and review diagnostic and therapeutic options…
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Anaesthesia of the septic patient
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis
DVM, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Category: Emergency Club
In the veterinary patient, sepsis can present in a number of forms and often anaesthesia is required to control the source of infection. Stabilisation of the septic patient is a dynamic and essential step prior to proceeding to anaesthetising these patients. Fluidtherapy, analgesia, antimicrobial therapy and often pressor therapy are…
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Management of Thromboembolic Disease
Presenter: Mayank Seth Bsc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) Dip-ECVIM-CA DACVIM(SAIM) MRCVS
American, EBVS® European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Hon. Assoc. Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine – University of Nottingham
Internal Medicine Consultant
Dick White Referrals,
Category: Emergency Club
Thrombosis has been a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in small animal patients for a long time. This can either be as the major presenting problem or as a significant complication of an otherwise already serious disease. In the past decade the availability of tools to pre-empt and recognise…
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Analgesia for critical cases
Presenter: Matt Gurney - BVSc CertVA PgCertVBM DipECVAA FRCVS
Head of Anaesthesia, RCVS and EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we look at the classes of drugs suitable for use in critical cases in dogs and cats. We review 3 cases and discuss which analgesics are useful in certain situations.
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Recognition and management of the septic patient
Presenter: Erica Tinson
BSc (Hons), BVSc, MVS, MVSc, FHEA, DACVECC
Recognised specialist with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Category: Emergency Club
Rapid diagnosis and treatment of the septic patient is paramount to improving success rates. This webinar focuses on the recognition and diagnosis of septic dogs and cats and will also review some of the treatment strategies used to stabilise them. We will review some of the differences between sepsis identification…
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How to deal with the shocked patient
Presenter: Neus Elias LMV PgCert CertAVP(ECC) DipECVECC MRCVS
European Diplomate in Emergency and Critical Care
Vets Now Referrals Hospital, Glasgow
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will discuss different types of trauma and diagnostic work up of traumatised patients. Detailed information regarding initial resuscitation and on-going therapeutic strategies will be given including oxygen therapy, fluid resuscitation and blood transfusion. We will also discuss how to approach specific traumatic conditions and we will…
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Emergency Management of BOAS Patients
Presenter: Rachel Hattersley
BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DECVS MRCVS
European Specialists in Small animal surgery
Category: Emergency Club
The popularity of brachycephalic dogs continues to rise despite the wider spread dissemination of concerns about their welfare to the general public. Due to the complex nature of the issues seen, these patients can present in severe respiratory distress. This webinar will look at assessment and decision making of dogs…
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The Ins and Outs of Fluid Therapy
Presenter: Dr. Meredith 't Hoen
Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
There isn't always a clear cut answer on how to best administer fluids to our patients, especially those with comorbidities complicating fluid administration. So how do we make good clinical decisions? The basis to answering this question lies in understanding where various fluids end up in the body after we…
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Analgesia of the Critical Care Patient
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis
DVM, CertVA, DipECVAA, MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Specialist in Anaesthesia
Category: Emergency Club
Critically ill patients often appear depressed and may be unstable from a cardiorespiratory point of view inducing the attending clinician to worry about analgesic drug administration. Will this tip the patients over the edge or make them even more obtunded? Because sick patients can respond differently to analgesics drugs compared…
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Common Misconceptions
Presenter: Simon Cook
BSc BVSc MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will take you through a number of commonly encountered conundrums and the evidence bases behind available recommendations. Topics include nutritional management of critically ill in patients, antibiotic use, urethral obstructions and much more.
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Rationale approach to drug therapy for the management of acute pain in cats and dogs
Presenter: Elizabeth Leece
BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
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Biliary emergencies
Presenter: Rachel Hattersley
BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DECVS MRCVS, RCVS and EBVS specialist in small animal surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar aims to provide an introduction to surgical biliary cases such as cholecystectomy for gall bladder mucoceles and management of biliary peritonitis. We will cover anatomy and physiology of the extrahepatic biliary system and diagnosis, surgical treatment and post-operative management of the more commonly encountered conditions of the extrahepatic…
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Fluid overload in critical care patients: the new iatrogenic syndrome
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina
DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Fluids are considered the cornerstone of therapy for many shock states, particularly states that are associated with relative or absolute hypovolemia. Fluids are also commonly used for many other purposes, such as renal protection from endogenous and exogenous substances, for the safe dilution of medications and as “maintenance” fluids and…
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Help This Animal is Bleeding - What Do I Do?!
Presenter: Nick Bexfield
BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE AFHEA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
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The dreaded GDV – Top tips for surgery
Presenter: Zoe Halfacree
MA VetMB CertVDI CertSAS FHEA DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS and ECVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and Head of Soft Tissue at The Royal Veterinary College
Category: Emergency Club, Free Webinars for Vets
GDV is a true surgical emergency. Whilst an often-feared emergency call, it is a hugely rewarding condition to treat and with the correct management, in a large percentage of cases outcome can be excellent. In this webinar you will learn to confidently diagnose and stabilise dogs with gastric dilatation and…
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Body wall ruptures
Presenter: Dr Laura Cuddy
MVB, MS, DACVS-SA, DECVS, DACVSMR, DECVSMR, MRCVS
EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Category: Emergency Club
Traumatic body wall hernias may occur due to blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma. The timing of hernia closure depends on whether organs are incarcerated or strangulated, and whether the patient is systemically stable. Where possible, delayed hernia repair may be preferable to optimise the health of the tissue surrounding the…
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Management of the dog with Addison’s disease
Presenter: Nick Bexfield
BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE FHEA MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will begin by briefly reviewing the pathophysiology, aetiology, clinical features and diagnosis of hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease). We will discuss that primary hypoadrenocorticism is due to an absence of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, and is a disease of young to middle age dogs and certain breeds are predisposed.…
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Approach to the dyspneic patient
Presenter: Emma Donnelly
BSc (Hons) BVMS MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
In this session we will cover the approach to the dyspneic patient including preparation and triage of such fragile patients. Reduction of stress is imperative and we will discuss sedation and cage-side imaging with ultrasound to enable us to make decisions regarding emergency treatments. We will cover oxygen delivery and…
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Point Of Care Ultrasound For Emergency and Critical Care
Presenter: Kris Gommeren
DVM MSc PhD DipECVIM DipECVECC
European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
This Point Of Care Ultrasound For Emergency and Critical Care will discuss the clinical scenarios in which POCUS can provide rapid and useful information. The different protocols that have been described will be discussed, highlighting their current use at our institution. From abdominal POCUS to detect free abdominal fluid, to…
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Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia
Presenter: Mayank Seth
BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European, American and RCVS-recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Immune mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) is a commonly encountered disease in small animal patients. Challenges occur due to frequent misdiagnosis, failure to respond to treatment, thrombotic complications or medication side effects. There are a wide array of treatment options available for clinicians and clients to navigate their way through and…
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Stabilisation, Assessment and Treatment of Feline Urethral Obstructions
Presenter: Stephanie Sorrell BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA
RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on the stabilisation and assessment of feline patients with urethral obstruction. Particular emphasis will be placed on the correction of fluid deficits and electrolyte derangements which can occur and can be profound. Management of the hyperkalaemic patient will be discussed in detail as this can lead…
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An update on Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Presenter: Amanda Paul BSc(Hons) BVSc(Hons) MVetSt MVIM MANZCVS MRCVS DipECVIM-CA
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Diabetic ketoacidosis can cause severe illness and death. Serum hyperosmolarity, osmotic diuresis, and vomiting are common and cause hypovolemia and severe dehydration. Altered mentation from serum hyperosmolarity and oedema, ketosis and increased capillary permeability, acidosis, and electrolyte disturbances can increase the risk for aspiration, nervous tissue injury and seizure activity.…
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Top 5 mistakes to avoid in your poisoned patient
Presenter: Daniel Lewis
MA VetMB CertVA DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS
(North American, European & RCVS Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care)
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar, Dan will discuss 5 mistakes we can commonly make, but easily avoid in our intoxicated patients. He will discuss in detail the types and nature of toxins that we tend to commonly see in UK clinical practice, the essential practice of assuming the ‘maximum possible dose’ when…
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Effusion Confusion
Presenter: Garret Pachtinger
VMD, DACVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Regardless of whether the patient is a dog or a cat, the criteria for the classification of effusions are the same. As simple as it gets, there are transudates, modified transudates, and exudates. Simply put, that sounds boring! Rather than focus on boring fluid dynamics, this lecture will be a…
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Lifesaving in Leptospirosis
Presenter: Sarah Spencer BVSc BSc DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Canine leptospirosis can present in many different ways but is commonly a life-threatening emergency. As a systemic disease, it can affect many different body systems, meaning it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from differential diagnoses. Furthermore, making a definitive diagnosis can be challenging. This webinar will consider the acute…
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Emergency Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
When diabetes mellitus is uncontrolled, insulin deficiency leads to production of ketone bodies which subsequently lead to metabolic acidosis, dehydration and ketoacidosis (DKA). DKA can be precipitated by factors such as insufficient insulin therapy, bacterial infections, co-morbidities and drugs that antagonise the action of insulin. Dehydration associated with DKA can…
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Stabilisation of the Acute Haemoabdomen
Presenter: Daniel Lewis MA VetMB CertVA DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS
(North American, European & RCVS Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care)
Category: Emergency Club
Patients with haemoabdomen can be difficult to get a handle on. The majority of these patients will either present following trauma or following rupture of intra-abdominal masses and can quickly become critical if appropriate, timely action is not taken. This webinar will guide you through how to assess these patients,…
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Head Trauma Headaches
Presenter: Helen Wilson BVSc(Hons) MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will take you through how to assess and treat a patient presenting with head trauma. We will discuss the pathophysiology involved in traumatic brain injury. You will learn how to use the Modified Glasgow Coma Score, neurologic posture and pupil sizes to help you assess traumatic brain injury…
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Urine trouble! Dealing with urinary emergencies
Presenter: Laura C. Cuddy
MVB MS DACVS-SA DECVS DACVSMR DECVSMR MRCVS
Specialist, Small Animal Surgery and Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Category: Emergency Club
Blocked cats, road traffic accidents, uroliths galore…urinary emergencies are never far from our door. In this webinar, we will comprehensively review the practical approach to the common, and less common, urinary emergencies. Learn how to assess and stabilise urinary emergencies, achieve a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, all with…
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Presenter: Stefano Cortellini DMV MVetMed Dip. ACVECC Dip. ECVECC MRCVS
RCVS recognised specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care, Royal Veterinary College
Category: Emergency Club
Up to 50% of our patients involved in trauma have signs of traumatic brain injury (TBI). This can be an incredibly challenging, yet rewarding, condition to manage but requires attention to key steps: - Recognition: which are the key clinical features of TBI and how can we assess severity -…
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Emergency Approach to the Abdominal Fluid Patient
Presenter: Laura C. Cuddy
MVB MS DACVS-SA DECVS DACVSMR DECVSMR MRCVS
Specialist, Small Animal Surgery and Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Category: Emergency Club
Abdominal fluid is not an uncommon finding in patients presenting for emergency evaluation. Whilst abdominal distension may be identified on clinical examination, smaller volumes of free peritoneal fluid are often only recognised on abdominal imaging. In this webinar, we will review the most common reasons for the presence of abdominal…
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Assessment and Stabilisation of the Dyspnoeic Patient
Presenter: Karen Walsh BVetMed DVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Category: Emergency Club
Treating dyspnoeic patients can be stressful for all concerned- you, the owner and the pet. This webinar will look at the use of clinical examination and ancillary testing to aid in the assessment of the dyspnoeic patient. Often these patients require stabilisation at the same time as assessment, so an…
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Bandaging broken limbs whilst awaiting definitive repair
Presenter: Davinia Arnott BVMS CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European & RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This lecture will cover the stabilisation of fractured limbs in the emergency situation. It will be a very practical lecture, using case based examples. It aims to allow you to use your knowledge immediately in general practice.
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Emergency diagnostics….how to maximise your practice
Presenter: Duana McBride
BVSc DACVECC MVMedSc FHEA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Do you want to learn how a drop of blood could save a life? Emergency medicine requires critical decision making and immediate action plans to optimise patient outcome. Many clinical decisions are based on our diagnostic tests and correct interpretation of their results. In emergency medicine, these tests must be…
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What to do in traumatic brain injury
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina DVM, Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Utrecht University
Category: Emergency Club
Traumatic brain injury is a common emergency presentation in veterinary patients, especially after a traumatic accident. It is important that the emergency clinician recognizes rapidly the clinical signs and presentation of traumatic brain injury and initiates rapidly the stabilization of the patient to limit any further neurological damage. Stabilization should…
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Atrial Fibrillation in the Dog
Presenter: Domingo Casamian-Sorrosal
DVM CertSAM DVC DECVIM-CA MRCVS
RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology
European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common arrhythmias in the dog. It is frequently encountered in clinical daily practice. The webinar will help you recognising this arrhythmia by a systematic and careful approach to the ECG. We will discuss “tricks” to help diagnosing this rhythm and avoid confusing it…
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Managing Penetrating Wounds
Presenter: Laura C. Cuddy MVB MS DACVS-SA DECVS DACVSMR MRCVS
American, European, RCVS and VCI Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
American Specialist in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Category: Emergency Club
Penetrating wounds disrupt the body surface and extend into underlying tissue or into a body cavity, whether it be from outside-in (for example, bite wounds) or inside-out (for example, stick injuries). Bite wounds are the most common penetrating injuries seen in small animal practice. With appropriate treatment, uncomplicated bite wounds…
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What’s new in toxicology?
Presenter: Lindsay Kellett-Gregory BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care
Lecturer in Emergency & Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Toxicological emergencies are common in small animal patients, can be challenging to manage, and may result in a high degree of morbidity and even mortality. During this webinar we will discuss an approach to the intoxicated small animal patient, with a focus on practical techniques that can be used within…
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CPR: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Team
Presenter: Helen Wilson BVSc(Hons) MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Having to perform CPR is a situation that we unfortunately all find ourselves in from time to time. It is also one of the most stressful and intense clinical experiences we go through, not least because most of us don’t do it very frequently. This webinar will take you through…
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Shock Tactics: Management of haemorrhagic shock
Presenter: Miguel Martínez Ldo. Vet, Cert VA, Dip ECVAA, MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will discuss how to recognise circulatory shock and make decisions rapidly and effectively to achieve the best possible outcome. A simple, goal directed approach that allows the veterinary team to use all the available skills and equipment in these stressful clinical scenarios. What are the cardinal…
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Surgical bleeding - what to do next
Presenter: Catherine Sturgeon BVetMed (hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS & ECVS recognised specialist in veterinary soft tissue surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Today's webinar will hopefully give you a calm and confident approach when faced with surgical haemorrhage. Its up to you to resolve the problem in a safe and efficient manner, such that you know 100% you have control and are not concerned about ongoing blood loss through poor haemostatic techniques.…
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When a respiratory emergency needs surgery
Presenter: Daniela Murgia DipECVS MRCVS DVM
European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
RCVS Recognized Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue)
Category: Emergency Club
In presence of respiratory emergencies stabilization and adequate work up in order to obtain a diagnosis are the key steps for successful management. The diagnostic work up varies depending on whether the upper or the lower respiratory tract is involved. In this webinar it will be dealt with emergency upper…
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Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Techniques in Small Mammal Patients
Presenter: Emma Keeble BVSc Dip ZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Lecturer in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will cover common emergency conditions in pet rabbits and rodents, and how to diagnose and treat them. It will also cover critical care of these small mammal species with information on intensive nursing techniques, fluid therapy and analgesia. Blood transfusions in rabbits will also be discussed. An essential…
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Avoid the peek and shriek! How to do a good emergency Ex-lap
Presenter: Aidan B. McAlinden MVB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
ECVS & RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
The ability to perform an Exploratory Laparotomy in a consistent and confident manner is one of the most important and frequently required skills required of a veterinary surgeon in practice. Whilst most of the time the procedure is completed without difficulty, we can all relate to the more challenging cases…
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Where did all the platelets go… and how do I get them back?
Presenter: Lindsay Kellett-Gregory BSc(Hons), BVetMed(Hons), DACVECC, FHEA, MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Lecturer in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Disorders of primary haemostasis, otherwise known as platelet disorders, are a common cause of bleeding in small animal patients. The bleeding seen may be the reason the patient is presented to the veterinary clinic, or may even be an unexpected complication following a surgical procedure. Whilst the severity of the…
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Diagnosis and Management of Feline Arterial Thromboembolism
Presenter: Nuala Summerfield BSc BVM&S DipACVIM(Cardiology) DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology) MRCVS
RCVS & European Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology
Category: Emergency Club
Feline arterial thromboembolism (ATE) is a very serious and fairly common complication of myocardial disease in cats. Most cats presenting with ATE will have underlying Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), although many of these cats will have had no symptoms of heart disease prior to experiencing an acute arterial thromboembolic episode. Typically,…
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Sepsis/SIRS/MODs…. but how do I actually manage septic peritonitis in practice?
Presenter: Lindsay Kellett-Gregory
BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVECC DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Septic peritonitis is a life-threatening condition seen in veterinary practice which is often associated with a high mortality rate. This webinar will cover significant recent updates in the diagnosis and management of the condition to help improve outcome in a practice setting. Special consideration will be given to the practical…
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Can’t Eat, Won’t Eat- Practical Approach to Tube Feeding
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Anorexia is a common clinical sign in small animal practice and is associated with a wide variety of diseases. In many cases, failure to provide nutritional support can lead to a catabolic state associated with increased morbidity and prolonged hospital stays. Assisted feeding allows the clinician to supply nutrition to…
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Approach to the RTA Dog
Presenter: Rachel Hattersley BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European & RCVS specialist in small animal surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Ever had that sinking feeling when an RTA patient arrives at the surgery at 6pm on a Friday evening? This 60 minute webinar will examine triage, stabilisation and initial assessment of the trauma patient on a body system by system basis to allow you to approach management of these complex…
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The Dos and Don’ts in an Emergency
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
It’s important to realise that everyone makes often involuntary mistakes and making mistakes it Is not per se a terrible thing if we learn from them.. repeating them it is. Emergency doctors often have to deal with multiple patients at the time and when the pressure is high, it is…
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Acute Paralysis
Presenter: Dr Laurent Garosi DVM Dip ECVN MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
Head of Neurology/Neurosurgery- Davies Veterinary Specialists
Category: Emergency Club
Disc herniation, ischaemic myelopathy and exogenous spinal trauma are three of the most common causes of acute myelopathy. Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is often divided into two distinct categories, referred to as Hansen type I and Hansen type II. Acute onset disc disease is less common with Hansen type II…
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How to Recognise and Deal with Acute Pain in the Critically Ill Patient
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina
DVM Dipl ACVECC Dipl ECVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Accurate recognition and effective management of pain are an extremely important part of our patient management and as clinician we have both an ethical reason towards our patients that cannot speak for themselves and a medical reason (to reduce morbidity associated to a painful experience) to address pain. Many diseases…
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Anaesthesia for the Patient with a Urinary Tract Obstruction
Presenter: Carl Bradbrook BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on pre-anaesthetic examination, stabilisation and anaesthesia of the small animal patient with acute onset urinary tract disruption or obstruction. Providing appropriate analgesia and focusing on pre-anaesthesia stabilisation will be discussed to ensure patient status is optimised prior to induction of anaesthesia. The patient with urinary tract…
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A Practical Approach to GDV
Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue), European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will focus on how to manage a GDV in general practice and how to optimize outcomes. Risk factors will be briefly described so that advice can be given to owners of at risk dogs. Pathophysiology of the disease will be outlined in order for potential effects of GDV…
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Exotic Emergencies
Presenter: Kevin Eatwell BVSc (hons) DZooMed (Reptilian) Dip ECZM (Herp) MRCVS
RCVS & ECZM Diplomate in zoological medicine
RCVS recognised specialist in zoo and wildlife medicine
ECZM Recognised Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Herpetological)
Category: Emergency Club
Exotic animals are often seen as emergency cases. As clinicians we need to use our existing skills and clinical approaches and apply them to different species, however a little bit of knowledge about how exotic cases are different is important. This webinar discusses the similarity and differences in approaches taken…
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Management of the Damaged Post-Traumatic Thoracic Wall
Presenter: Daniela Murgia DipECVS MRCVS DVM
RCVS & European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Patients that have experienced known or suspected thoracic trauma should be carefully evaluated for flail chest, pulmonary contusion or laceration, and diaphragmatic rupture. Skin lacerations in the thoracic region should be examined for deeper wounds that might communicate with the pleural space. Dog bite injuries can be particularly severe because…
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Approach to the Thoracic Trauma Patient
Presenter: Lindsay Kellett-Gregory BSc(Hons), BVetMed(Hons), DACVECC, FHEA, MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Lecturer in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Thoracic trauma may be blunt or penetrating in origin and can cause life-threatening injuries in dogs and cats. Rapid patient assessment and appropriate stabilisation is essential for a good outcome. Common injuries include pneumothorax, pulmonary contusions, rib fractures and flail chest, diaphragmatic rupture, penetrating wounds, haemothorax and myocardial contusions. Multiple…
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Assessing and Managing the Bleeding Patient
Presenter: Dr Kit Sturgess MA VetMB PhD CertVR DSAM CertVC MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Spontaneous bleeding can occur for a variety of reasons and is a life-threatening presentation that requires: 1) Rapid recognition that haemorrhaging is occurring 2) Localisation of the source of bleeding or mechanism that is resulting in haemorrhage 3) Effective management to stabilise the patient This emergency webinar will focus on…
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The Risk of Anaesthesia: How to Minimise Anaesthetic Morbidity and Mortality
Presenter: Miguel Martinez DVM Cert VA DipECVAA MRCVS
European & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
The lecture will discuss current knowledge on anaesthetic morbidity (complications) and mortality extracted from the most recent scientific studies. The anaesthetic risk factors are identified, analised and understood. This will enable us to implement simple and cost effective measures to reduce anaesthetic deaths and complications in veterinary practice. In the…
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Ketamine - More Than Just a "Horse Tranquiliser"!
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VETMB MRCVS DACVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist that has been in clinical use for many years. However this agent is receiving increase attention in more recent times in both human and veterinary medicine as more comes to be known about its dose-dependent spectrum of action from analgesia to sedation to dissociation,…
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Caesarean Section - Optimise Your Approach
Presenter: Catherine Sturgeon BVetMed (hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS & ECVS recognised specialist in veterinary soft tissue surgery
Category: Emergency Club
There is always a buzz in the air with the news that a ‘caesar ‘ is on its way into the practice, with the expectation that we will safely deliver some healthy puppies or kittens and all will be well. But like a number of situations in every day practice,…
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Managing Complications of Surgery
Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue), European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Unfortunately it is not possible to perform surgery without the risk of complications. It is therefore important to recognize which complications may occur and to know how to reduce the chance of them occurring. Measures can be taken in patient preparation, decision-making and surgical technique to reduce the risk. Owners…
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Investigating the Dyspnoeic Cat - Conscious, Sedated or Asleep?
Presenter: Alessandra Mathis DVM CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
Category: Emergency Club
The presentation of a dyspnoeic cat is a common emergency in general practice. Often these patients are very vulnerable and incorrect management could ‘tip them over the edge’ with dramatic consequences. Most cats may require some sort of chemical restraint to allow investigations to be performed. Due to the fragile…
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Corneal Ulcers – Recognising and Managing Emergencies
Presenter: Claudia Busse Dr.med vet MRCVS CertVOphthal DipECVO
Category: Emergency Club
Dogs and cats with corneal lesions are commonly presented in general practice. This webinar will help the practitioner to distinguish simple corneal ulcers from corneal defects that present true ocular emergencies, such as deep stromal defects, perforations, corneal lacerations and corneal foreign bodies. The management of these defects will be…
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Emergency Management of Open Fractures
Presenter: Karen Harris BVetMed DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Though open fractures may be relatively uncommon even in an emergency case load, the correct early assessment and management of open fractures is considered critical for uneventful healing. The value of the classification systems used for open fractures will be explained, and the most commonly used system will be presented…
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Anaesthesia for the Head Trauma Patient
Presenter: Matt Gurney BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
One of the key factors in managing the head trauma patient relates to stabilisation prior to anaesthesia. With knowledge of the pathophysiology with head trauma you can start to understand how best to manage these cases. Ensuring the pet is comfortable is a prime concern and we will examine the…
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Ventilator Therapy in Small Animals
Presenter: Liza Koster BVSc BVSc(Hons) MMedVet(Med)
Dipl. ECVIM-CA MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
The main goal of ventilation is to reduce the work of breathing until the cause of respiratory failure is reversed. Mechanical ventilation is indicated for any patient whose arterial partial pressure oxygen (PaO2) drops below 50 – 60 mmHg on supplemental oxygen or arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2)…
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Rational Antibiotic Use in Emergency and Critical Care Situations
Presenter: Daniel L. Chan DVM DACVECC DACVN DECVECC FHEA MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care
Category: Emergency Club
Veterinary use of antimicrobial agents has come under close scrutiny as the global healthcare problem of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections has become one of the most important issues for healthcare providers. Although many think this is mostly due to use of antimicrobials by the food animal industry it is clear…
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Emergency Endoscopy – Is There Such a Thing?
Presenter: Paul Higgs MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
As endoscopes become cheaper and more readily available in general practice it is important to recognise the scenarios in which endoscopy may be usefulThere are some clear indications for emergency endoscopy such as gastric foreign bodies, however, there are other situations in which endoscopy is not appropriate. This webinar will…
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Neonates Are Not Just Small Adults! Physiological Differences and How to Recognise and Deal With Shock and Dehydration
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina DVM, Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Utrecht University.
Category: Emergency Club
Neonates and pediatric patients (puppy and kittens) are often presented as emergency and it is our task as emergency clinicians, to recognize rapidly life threatening underlying problems, like hypoglycaemia and shock, so that stabilization can be promptly initiated. What we often tend to forget, is that crucial differences exist in…
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Anaesthesia for Acute Abdominal Disease
Presenter: Carl Bradbrook BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will discuss management of acute abdominal disease from initial patient stabilisation to the recovery period. A patient with acute abdominal disease is a common presentation to the veterinary practice and challenges all members of the team to ensure a successful outcome. The focus of this webinar will be…
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Pericardial Disease
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Small Animal Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar we will review both congenital and acquired pericardial disease in small animals. The logical approach to the patient with suspected pericardial effusion will be discussed alongside treatment options. Treatment options and prognosis for pericardial effusion vary considerably dependent on the underlying diagnosis. It is important to identify…
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The Critical In-Patient Essential Checklist
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VETMB MRCVS DACVECC
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Taking care of critically ill patients can be very rewarding if at times also quite challenging. These patients may have more than one primary disease process, may have had surgery, and may also have one or more concurrent comorbidities. Although they vary to some extent in terms of their importance,…
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The Disease Got Better But the Patient Got Worse! Common Complications During Hospitalisation
Presenter: Mayank Seth BSc(Hons), BVetMed(Hons), DACVIM(SAIM),
DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS
American, European and Royal College Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Head of Small Animal Internal Medicine, The Animal Health Trust
Category: Emergency Club
Critically ill patients are often hospitalised for several days while their underlying disease is investigated and treated. It is not uncommon for patients to develop new clinical signs during their hospitalisation, despite an apparent improvement in their primary disease process. Sometimes these new clinical signs represent a complication of the…
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Upper Airway Obstruction and Emergency Tracheostomy
Presenter: Daniela Murgia DVM, MRCVS, Dip.ECVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Upper airway obstruction is a common cause of morbidity in veterinary emergency and critical care medicine. There are numerous causes of upper respiratory airway disease, and the clinical signs are variable depending on the species, underlying etiology, chronicity, and severity of the airway obstruction. Although treatment varies depending on the…
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How to Deal with Acute Kidney Injury
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a rapid reduction in renal function that may be due to a variety of causes broadly classified as pre-renal, renal and post-renal. Intrinsic renal causes include toxins, including nephrotoxic drugs, as well as infections. In this webinar we will consider the causes, pathogenesis (initiation, extension,…
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Disc Disease – How to Deal with the Emergency Spinal Patient
Presenter: Davinia Arnott BVMS CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
This lecture will focus on the emergency spinal patient with particular reference to disc disease. We will discuss how to perform an effective neurological examination with lots of practical tips. In depth we shall consider your options on how to deal with the neurological spinal emergency in a busy general…
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
Presenter: Simon Tappin MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Category: Emergency Club
Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex disorder caused by hepatic dysfunction, leading to neurological effects of increased levels of toxins that are normally cleared from the circulation by the liver. This webinar will start with a review of the pathophysiology behind hepatic encephalopathy, the disease processes that cause it and how…
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Dealing with Acute Pancreatitis
Presenter: Dr Rebecca Littler MA VetMB PhD DSAM MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Pancreatitis can be a challenging condition to diagnose and treat. It varies in severity of clinical signs from mild abdominal discomfort and vomiting to severe gastrointestinal signs with associated systemic shock. Various aetiologies have been suggested but in the majority of cases this remains unknown. Diagnosis relies on a combination…
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Pleural Diseases
Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue)
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
The webinar will start with how to recognize different respiratory patterns in order to differentiate pleural disease from other causes of dyspnoea. Following the recognition of suspected pleural disease, one has to consider how to provide emergency treatment to a dog or cat. Diagnostic tests will be described and the…
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When the Liver goes Critical – A Rational Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Presenter: Kit Sturgess MA VetMB PhD CertVR DSAM CertVC MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Acute liver disease can be life threatening and requires rapid diagnosis and intervention. This webinar is aimed at outlining the presentation of acute liver disease and discussing how to achieve a working diagnosis in primary care practice when results from external laboratories may not be immediately available. Using case examples,…
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Trauma and the Urinary Tract
Presenter: Catherine Sturgeon BVetMed(hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Surgery
(Soft Tissue)
Category: Emergency Club
This webinar will take you on a guided tour through the upper and lower urinary tract and how different traumatic events such as a road traffic accident or an iatrogenic injury can impact on those organs. How do these patients present, which diagnostic tests are most useful and how can…
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How to Recognise and Manage Ophthalmic Emergencies
Presenter: Claudia Busse Dr. med vet., CertVOphthal, DipECVO
European Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology
Category: Emergency Club
This Webinar will deal with some of the most common ocular emergencies encountered in general practice. Topics covered include proptosis of the globe, retrobulbar abscesses, deep corneal ulcers and a guide on how to easily distinguish an ocular surface problem from intraocular disease. The latter will help the veterinary surgeon…
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Management of a Hypoadrenocortical Crisis
Presenter: Yvonne McGrotty BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Canine hypoadrenocorticism is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening condition which requires rapid diagnosis and emergency treatment to optimise outcome. In this webinar we will discuss the clinical presentation and diagnosis of this unusual disease in dogs. The initial challenge is to recognise and correctly diagnose the Addisonian patient; the current…
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Transfusion Medicine
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC
Category: Emergency Club
Transfusion products are increasingly accessible in small animal veterinary medicine and it is essential that this valuable resource is put to the best and safest use. In this webinar we will look at some of the important considerations in transfusion medicine such as: Deciding whether an anaemic patient needs red…
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CPR: BLS, ALS and New Guidelines from RECOVER
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina DVM Dipl ACVECC
Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University
Category: Emergency Club
Cessation of effective circulating blood flow and ventilation constitutes cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) that leads to inadequate oxygen delivery to tissue, shock and death. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation refers to re-establishing blood flow to the cerebral and coronary systems in the event of CPA by performing manual cardiac and thoracic compressions and manual…
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The Acute Abdomen
Presenter: Aidan McAlinden MVB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
University College Dublin
Category: Emergency Club
The 'acute abdomen' is a common, life-threatening condition to be dealt with by the small animal clinician. It is not a single disease entity but rather an all encompassing clinical syndrome that indicates the presence of serious intra-abdominal pathology. There is a long list of differential diagnoses and a wide…
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Do Strokes Happen in Dogs?
Presenter: Dr Laurent Garosi DVM Dip ECVN MRCVS
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
Head of Neurology/Neurosurgery- Davies Veterinary Specialists
Category: Emergency Club
The term cerebrovascular disease is defined as any abnormality of the brain resulting from a pathological process compromising its blood supply. Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the most common clinical presentation of cerebrovascular disease and is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by the abrupt onset of a neurological…
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Anaesthesia for the Critical Patient
Presenter: Matthew Gurney BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Category: Emergency Club
So you’re comfortable with your routine anaesthetics, but how do you modify those everyday protocols in critical cases? And yes, fingers, eyes and ears are fine for monitoring of your daily anaesthetic caseload, but which monitoring modalities are going to help you in those challenging cases? And it’s often not…
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The Emergency Approach to Anaemia
Presenter: Simon Tappin MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
RCVS and European Veterinary Specialist in Internal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
Anaemia is a common presentation for emergency patients, but has a variety of underlying causes, with quite different aetiologies and treatments. This webinar will focus on the approach to these, often unstable, patients. Starting initially with a review of red cell physiology before focusing initially on the presentation, clinical examination…
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An Update on Feline Urethral Obstructions
Presenter: Martha Cannon BA VetMB DSAM(fel)
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
A cat presenting with a urethral obstruction represents a genuine and potentially life-threatening emergency, but clearing the obstruction without causing further urethral damage requires time and patience and cannot be rushed. This webinar provides a practical approach to the problem: Emergency management of the life threatening metabolic complications of the…
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A Simple Approach to Acid-Base
Presenter: Dr Amy Dickinson DVM DACVECC
Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center
Category: Emergency Club
Disturbances of acid-base occur commonly in small animal emergency and critical care patients, and it is becoming standard practice to have rapid access to point of care analyzers that can measure acid base and blood gas values. Changes in acid-base status reflect abnormalities in the metabolic system, respiratory system, or…
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Spinal Trauma
Presenter: Professor Simon R Platt BVM&S, MRCVS, Dipl. ACVIM (Neurology) Dipl. ECVN
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar Professor Simon Platt will present a case and review the pathogenesis of acute spinal cord injury, the diagnostic approach to patients with vertebral fractures and describe the various techniques used for vertebral stabilisation.
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Management of SIRS and Sepsis
Presenter: Ava Firth BS DVM MVS MANZCVSc DACVECC MRCVS
Clinical Training Specialist, Vets Now Nottingham
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar Ava Firth will discuss the basic mechanisms of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis and show how they result in organ dysfunction in the critically ill patient. Ava will also discuss common conditions that predispose to SIRS – the Six Icky Sickies! Early recognition is…
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Haemoabdomen – From the Surgeon’s Perspective
Presenter: Aidan McAlinden MVB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
University College Dublin
Category: Emergency Club
Haemoabdomen is a common and potentially life-threatening problem encountered in veterinary practice. Given the diverse range of causes coupled with the variable history and clinical signs at presentation, it can be challenging to treat. This webinar addresses the common differential diagnoses, initial patient stabilisation and confirmation of the diagnosis, together…
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The Emergency Lab Database
Presenter: Dan Holden BVetMed DVA DipECVA CertSAM MRCVS
Category: Emergency Club
Not every sick entire bitch is a pyo! Many emergencies present with very non-specific clinical signs (collapse, vomiting, seizures, dyspnoea), and physical examination alone may not provide all the answers. Some basic laboratory data is therefore invaluable as part of the process of assessment & stabilisation, whether it be managing…
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A Pot-Pourri of Poisons
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC
Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club
Suspected or witnessed poisoning is a relatively common presentation in small animals. In this webinar we will first briefly review the general approach to the poisoned patient and in particular to the patient with neuromuscular toxicity. Attendees will be updated on the potential use of intravenous lipid emulsion for some…
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Heat Stroke
Presenter: Chiara Valtolina DVM Research Doctorate Dipl. ACVECC
Specialist of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
Category: Emergency Club
Severe hyperthermia or heat stroke, is a relatively common condition in the emergency and critical care settings, secondary to increased muscular activity (working dogs, seizuring animals) or secondary to inadequate heat dissipation ( heatstroke). Severe hyperthermia and heat stroke are responsible for significant deleterious cardiovascular, respiratory , neurological and metabolic…
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Managing the Traumatic Wound
Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Category: Emergency Club
Traumatic wounds occur in small animals as a result of RTAs, bites, burns and after surgical wound breakdown. This webinar will discuss principles of first aid of wounds and how to manage the wound with dressings until a healthy bed of granulation tissue forms; how to choose an appropriate dressing;…
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A Rational Approach to the Collapsed Dog – What Do I Need to Do in the First Hour?
Presenter: Dr Kit Sturgess MA VetMB PhD CertVR DASM CertVC MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar, Dr Kit Sturgess discusses how to approach collapsed dogs from preparing for their arrival, key historical questions for the owner, interpretation of physical examination findings through to delivery of initial treatment. He reviews appropriate in-house testing with the emphasis on which tests need to be done, how…
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Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC
Royal Veterinary College, Queen Mother Animal Hospital
Category: Emergency Club
Traumatic brain injury secondary to a closed head injury is relatively common in small animals, especially cats hit by cars. As always major systems examination and stabilisation of life-threatening injuries, extra- or intracranial, is essential. Nothing can be done about the primary injury to the brain that already exists but…
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Status Epilepticus
Presenter: Professor Simon Platt BVM&S Dipl. ACVIM (Neurology) Dipl. ECVN MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Category: Emergency Club
In this webinar Professor Simon Platt discusses the different stages of seizures and Status Epilepticus, the various effects it may have on your patients and how to effectively manage them.
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