Anesthesia Safety – Checklists and Troubleshooting the Anesthetized Patient
This course will cover basic anesthesia safety including use of checklists to help prevent problems and troubleshooting algorithms to quickly recognize and safely treat problems in the anesthetized patient. A brief review of checklist development and implementation, particularly the surgical safety and anesthesia machine checklists. The lecture will include discussion of peri-anesthetic troubleshooting and a logical safe approach to managing common anesthesia problems.
Program Agenda:
• Checklists for anesthesia and surgery
• Why and how to use checklists in veterinary anesthesia
• How checklists can prevent common anesthesia problems and mishaps
• Common problems during anesthesia and troubleshooting in a logical manner
o Hypotension
o Hypoventilation
o Hypothermia
o Bradycardia
o Other common concerns
Learning Objectives:
• Attendees will be able to describe basic anesthesia and surgical safety checklists
• Attendees will be able to understand how to implement checklists to improve safe anesthesia and the role in preventing complications and mishaps
• Attendees will be able to describe troubleshooting of common anesthesia problems and basic approaches to prevention and treatment to improve safe anesthesia delivery
Kris Kruse Elliot
DVM, PhD, DACVAA
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Knock ‘em Down, Wake ‘em Up
This is an introductory course covering the fundamentals of veterinary anesthesia for the veterinary technician. We will start with understanding the basics of vital parameters and the impact that anesthesia has on them, and transition into what is needed to prepare for an anesthetic case. As the course progresses, equipment necessities, intubation approaches, anesthetic maintenance, and troubleshooting are addressed. The final portion of this course focuses on the process of recovery and reviews how we traversed from knocking our patients down to truly waking them up.
Learning Objectives:
• What the impact of anesthesia is on a patient both physically & physiologically
• How to prepare – yourself & your patient – for anesthesia
• What the proper technique(s) are for intubation
• How to maintain a stable plane of anesthesia
• What to do when things go wrong – with your patient or your equipment
• How to recover your patient appropriately & safely
Alyssa Mages
BS, CVT
Time: 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm
Capnography: Monitoring in Thin Air
Our goal is to create understanding around both the capnometric value and the capnographic waveform. Attendees can expect to learn about blood gas analysis which will lead into discussions about pulse oximetry and its usefulness in patients who are ventilating in enriched oxygen environments.
Program Agenda:
• Discuss pulse oximetry vs. capnography in a compare and contrast of limitations and challenges.
• Display errors in the face of respiratory condensation and monitor limits in capnography and show corrections or workarounds.
• Challenge the attendee with a breakdown of the waveform in a normal capnograph and the origin of the phase in the wave to further application of malfunction.
• Review waveforms, both normal and abnormal, to aid in identification of common issues in this diagnostic monitoring tool.
Learning Objectives:
• For the user to gain a better understanding of limitations in pulse oximetry in patients who are under anesthesia or on enhanced oxygen.
• Understand a baseline collection of waveforms and how to ‘take apart’ the wave, thereby isolating the challenge in respiration or perfusion.
• How to apply HMEs, respiratory condensation reducers and other ‘gadgets’ used in capnograph study.
Christine Crick
CVT, RVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia)(ECC)
Time: 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm
Snooze-Proof Anesthesia CE
April 23, 2022 @ 12 pm - 3:20 pm ET
Why Attend?
The VetCE Virtual series of micro-conferences are a convenient alternative to in-person events that are designed to deliver multiple approved RACE and/or CVPM CE credits in a concise, half-day virtual format with three consecutive one-hour presentations. The series not only provides you with the opportunity to benefit from educational sessions presented by expert speakers but also gives you an easy way to learn and earn credits in the comfort of your home or office!
VetCE Virtual events cover everything from detailed medical topics to practice management topics relevant to everyday clinical situations.
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Agenda
Speakers
Kris Kruse Elliot
DVM, PhD, DACVAA
Dr. Kruse received her DVM from Oregon State University in 1984. The following year was spent in mixed animal practice in Seattle, WA before moving on to advanced specialty training in anesthesiology. She completed her anesthesia residency at North Carolina State University from 1985-1988, becoming board certified and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia in 1989. Dr. Kruse received her PhD in pulmonary physiology from North Carolina State University in 1992 and joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison the same year. Dr. Kruse was a member of the UW faculty for 15 years and then she moved to California with her husband and their various bird and cat family members.
Since 2006 she has worked as an anesthesiologist in private specialty practice and is currently the anesthesiologist for Sage Veterinary Centers in the San Francisco Bay area and AnimalScan MRI Centers. She also consults on anesthesia and analgesia in a wide variety of species in private practice and research settings and is a frequent speaker at continuing education events. Dr. Kruse is currently the President of the newly formed North American Veterinary Anesthesia Society (NAVAS). In her spare time she can be found outdoors biking, hiking, and most especially skiing down whatever slopes she can find.
Alyssa Mages
BS, CVT
Co-Founder/Chief Visionary Officer (CVO)
Empowering Veterinary Teams, LLC™
Alyssa is the Chief Visionary Officer (CVO) of EVT (Empowering Veterinary Teams) where she oversees the content development, clinical skills training, and overall vision of the company. She co-founded EVT to provide training programs, materials & coaching/learning opportunities for veterinary practices, as well as content development and training directives for veterinary industry service providers. The EVTeam consists of veterinary professionals, industry leaders & coaches.
Alyssa graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a BS in Marine Biology which led her to the education/conservation track. Ultimately her desire to learn and do more led her to transition to the veterinary field where she attained an AS in Veterinary Technology from Manor College and added CVT to her credentials.
She has 18 years of veterinary experience and has worked in numerous sectors of the industry. Throughout her tenure she has held multiple leadership roles including Lead Veterinary Technician, Adjunct Professor and Education & Development Coordinator.
Alyssa’s love of teaching and her passion for the education, evolution & empowerment of the support team members in veterinary medicine led to the launch of EVT in October of 2019. Throughout the past year she has spoken at multiple national conferences has co-authored a guidebook, been featured in several articles, and been on multiple podcasts.
Christine Crick
CVT, RVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia)(ECC)
Since 2011, Christine has been with VCA Inc and currently serves as the Director of Specialty Technicians in Medical Operations.
Clinically, Chris has been dedicated to veterinary surgical and critical care medicine for over 25 years and has a strong interest in emergent anesthesia & dynamic patient care. In 2003, she attained board specialization with the Academy of Veterinary Technician Anesthetists, followed by the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses in 2007.
It became apparent to her that medical expertise in specialty and emergency medicine disciplines is essential to global care of the patient. With the many layers of care needed, Chris believes the future sustainability of veterinary medicine hinges on leveraging highly skilled nursing staff. Learning from both essential successes and challenges in human nursing, she has a focus on aptitude, engagement and systems of quality to ensure safe and reliable outcomes.
Outside of the hospital, she speaks with the industry and technicians on the future of the profession, is an instructor with the Midmark Animal Health AMTEN network and enjoys publishing and lecturing both domestic and internationally. She has served with various boards including the AVTAA, AVECCTN and the IVAPM. When called Chris is dedicated to supporting disaster operations and working dog activities.
