Introduction to Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
This series will cover a variety of topics in emergency and critical care focusing on practical information that can be utilized by all practitioners.
Hi, I’m Adam Lancaster, DVM, DACVECC
I teach this course. I am Dr. Adam Lancaster is Board Certified Critical Care Specialist with BluePearl Veterinary Partners and a member of BluePearl's national Clinician Talent Acquisition team. I received my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a biomedical emphasis from the University of Northern Iowa. I was a Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Resident at Angell Animal Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. I am a Continuing Education speaker and lecturer, and I authored an article on sleep aid toxicosis in dogs for the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
Program Agenda and Learning Objectives
1-hour Live Interactive webinars (dates below), all starting at 5 p.m. Pacific, 7 p.m. Central, 8 p.m. Eastern time. 10 Anytime On-Demand courses, released one at a time about one month after each webinar.
- Triage, Stabilization and Endpoints of Resuscitation Part 1: 1 HOUR January 27, 2022
- To review what triage systems are available and how to utilize them in practice
- To review the basics of stabilizing a patient in shock
- To review the process for discontinuing resuscitation using specific endpoints
- Triage, Stabilization and Endpoints of Resuscitation Part 2: 1 HOUR February 24, 2022
- To review what triage systems are available and how to utilize them in practice
- To review the basics of stabilizing a patient in shock
- To review the process for discontinuing resuscitation using specific endpoints
- Bleeding Disorders and Hemostasis: 1 HOUR March 24, 2022
- To review the physiology of the coagulation system and how this translates into clinical relevance
- To review disorders of primary hemostasis including diagnosis and treatment
- To review disorders of secondary hemostasis including diagnosis and treatment
- Introduction to Transfusion Medicine: 1 HOUR April 28, 2022
- To review Blood donor selection and testing
- To review what blood products are available and how to use them
- To review pre-transfusion testing
- To review how to administer a blood transfusion
- To review potential adverse reactions associated with blood transfusions
- A Brief Review of Veterinary Toxicology…What You Really Need to Know! Part 1: 1 HOUR May 26, 2022
- To review the general approach to the acutely poisoned patient including various forms of decontamination
- To review advanced therapies like lipid administration and extracorporeal therapies
- To review some the clinical approach to patients intoxicated by some of the most common toxicities in veterinary medicine
- A Brief Review of Veterinary Toxicology…What You Really Need to Know! Part 2: 1 HOUR June 30, 2022
- To review the general approach to the acutely poisoned patient including various forms of decontamination
- To review advanced therapies like lipid administration and extracorporeal therapies
- To review the clinical approach to patients intoxicated by some of the most common toxicities in veterinary medicine
- Endocrine Emergencies: 1 HOUR July 28, 2022
- To review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of hypoglycemia
- To review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of acute hypothyroid crisis
- To review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of hypoadrenocorticism
- To review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis
- Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury: 1 HOUR August 25, 2022
- To review the physiology of the cranium and pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury
- To review how to diagnose a patient with TBI
- To review treatments for TBI including intracranial and extracranial therapies
- Clinical Approach to the Icteric Patient: 1 HOUR September 29, 2022
- To review the physiology of hemoglobin metabolism and pathophysiologic changes that lead to icteric
- How to determine various causes of icterus (pre-hepatic, hepatic or post-hepatic)
- To review some real life case examples that demonstrate how to go about diagnosis and treating icteric patients in practice
- Acute Kidney Injury: 1 HOUR October 27, 2022
- To review the definition of AKI, various causes and different staging systems that have been described
- To review general treatment for AKI including advanced therapies like dialysis
- To review various causes of AKI, their diagnosis and treatment including toxins and infectious diseases
Bundle Contents
You will be registered for Live Interactive webinars and enrolled in the accompanying 10 Anytime On-Demand courses, which reinforce and enhance content in each topic. People who enroll will receive confirmation emails as well as reminder emails prior to each webinar and when each Anytime On-Demand course is published.