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.

1. Triage, Stabilization and Endpoints of Resuscitation Part 1: 1 HOUR January 27, 2022
2. To review what triage systems are available and how to utilize them in practice
3. To review the basics of stabilizing a patient in shock
4. To review the process for discontinuing resuscitation using specific endpoints
5. Triage, Stabilization and Endpoints of Resuscitation Part 2: 1 HOUR February 24, 2022
6. To review what triage systems are available and how to utilize them in practice
7. To review the basics of stabilizing a patient in shock
8. To review the process for discontinuing resuscitation using specific endpoints
9. Bleeding Disorders and Hemostasis: 1 HOUR March 24, 2022
10. To review the physiology of the coagulation system and how this translates into clinical relevance
11. To review disorders of primary hemostasis including diagnosis and treatment
12. To review disorders of secondary hemostasis including diagnosis and treatment
13. Introduction to Transfusion Medicine: 1 HOUR April 28, 2022
14. To review Blood donor selection and testing
15. To review what blood products are available and how to use them
16. To review pre-transfusion testing
17. To review how to administer a blood transfusion
18. To review potential adverse reactions associated with blood transfusions
19. A Brief Review of Veterinary Toxicology…What You Really Need to Know! Part 1: 1 HOUR May 26, 2022
20. To review the general approach to the acutely poisoned patient including various forms of decontamination
21. To review advanced therapies like lipid administration and extracorporeal therapies
22. To review some the clinical approach to patients intoxicated by some of the most common toxicities in veterinary medicine
23. A Brief Review of Veterinary Toxicology…What You Really Need to Know! Part 2: 1 HOUR June 30, 2022
24. To review the general approach to the acutely poisoned patient including various forms of decontamination
25. To review advanced therapies like lipid administration and extracorporeal therapies
26. To review the clinical approach to patients intoxicated by some of the most common toxicities in veterinary medicine
27. Endocrine Emergencies: 1 HOUR July 28, 2022
28. To review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of hypoglycemia
29. To review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of acute hypothyroid crisis
30. To review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of hypoadrenocorticism
31. To review the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis
32. Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury: 1 HOUR August 25, 2022
33. To review the physiology of the cranium and pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury
34. To review how to diagnose a patient with TBI
35. To review treatments for TBI including intracranial and extracranial therapies
36. Clinical Approach to the Icteric Patient: 1 HOUR September 29, 2022
37. To review the physiology of hemoglobin metabolism and pathophysiologic changes that lead to icteric
38. How to determine various causes of icterus (pre-hepatic, hepatic or post-hepatic)
39. To review some real life case examples that demonstrate how to go about diagnosis and treating icteric patients in practice
40. Acute Kidney Injury: 1 HOUR October 27, 2022
41. To review the definition of AKI, various causes and different staging systems that have been described
42. To review general treatment for AKI including advanced therapies like dialysis
43. To review various causes of AKI, their diagnosis and treatment including toxins and infectious diseases