Analgesia—Opioids and Their Alternatives
In this session: Ellen Williamson, DVM, MS, Dip. ACVAA, discusses pain treatment modalities in small animal practice.
Analgesia—Opioids and Their Alternatives
In this session: Ellen Williamson, DVM, MS, Dip. ACVAA, discusses pain treatment modalities in small animal practice.
Elevating team morale and retention
Industry surveys have begun to paint a clearer picture of these issues and how veterinary practices are tackling them. However, data specific to the emergency and specialty sector has typically been limited. This summer, the Instinct Science team set out to better understand how hospitals in this vital sector are evolving amidst mounting team morale challenges.
Don’t forget about CE for vet techs
Requiring a CrVT to obtain a certain amount of CE to continue to be certified allows them to stay up to date on veterinary medicine and will make them more utilizable within a veterinary facility. A properly educated and trained CrVT will be able to not only complete more complex tasks, but is able to share that education with others within the facility.
Keep the Beat: Anesthetic Considerations for Cardiac Disease
Stephanie Johnson, BAS, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), (Dentistry), covers considerations for veterinary patients with co-existing cardiac diseases. We will cover anesthetic considerations and tips for patients with cardiac disease, focusing on concerns associated with specific cardiomyopathies. This discusses pharmacology in relation to cardiac disease as well as potential complications associated with anesthesia in these patients.
Are you disappointed in your profession?
It has finally happened. I’ve turned into that veterinarian: the crotchety, 30-year veteran of private practice so disillusioned by her own profession’s evolution she has begun actively planning a definitive exit strategy.
Are you disappointed in your profession?
It has finally happened. I’ve turned into that veterinarian: the crotchety, 30-year veteran of private practice so disillusioned by her own profession’s evolution she has begun actively planning a definitive exit strategy.
December pet- and vet-related calendar
The first day of winter, Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa come to mind quickly for dates to remember in December, but there are some animal-related ones, too. Mutts, horses, and zoo animals each have their own day, as does ugly sweaters. What a perfect in-clinic mixer or photo opportunity on socials with both two- and four-legged friends showing off their “ugly” look!
Tech Talk: Empathy and the human animal bond goes a long way
Up until it is time for them to cross the Rainbow Bridge, the relationship a person has with their pet is special in its own way. They all hold different meanings to each person. I am no different in that way. I am just as human as the next person, remembering how important my pets are to my family is what helps to bring me closer to my clients. It allows me to be able to truly see their experiences as my own, bringing my knowledge and expertise to the table to help them as I am able to do so.
Intraoperative Fluid Therapy and the Hypotension Algorithm
Michelle Albino, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), reviews the basics of intraoperative fluid therapy for general anesthesia and how to determine arterial blood pressure and cardiac output in anesthetized patients. Attendees will familiarize themselves with more novel fluid therapy recommendations and how they apply to a balance anesthesia approach utilizing an algorithm to treat intraoperative hypotension.