Surface Anatomy of Vertebral Column in Adult and Child
Jan Cernovsky
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the surface anatomy of the vertebral column. This includes an investigation of the spinal regions and a section on how to identify the level of the various vertebrae.
Surgical Repair of Ischial Pressure Sores
Mohsin Choudry, Yazan Al-Ajam and Haroon Siddiqui
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the flaps that can be used to cover ischial pressure sores and outline the advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of each flap.
Toxic Shock Syndrome in Patients with Burns
Sarah Chadwick and Mamta Shah
0.5 Hours
This session describes the clinical features of toxic shock syndrome in burns and identifies those patients at greatest risk. Later sections offer guidance on the treatment of toxic shock syndrome and explore the role of prophylactic antibiotics.
Step I: Inhalational Analgesics
Martin Watson
0.5 Hours
This session explains the use of analgesia provided by the inhalational route. It concentrates on the use of nitrous oxide and oxygen mixtures.
Supraclavicular Block - Anesthesiology
Iain Christie and Matt Oldman
0.5 Hours
This session examines the supraclavicular block including its indications, contraindications and complications, and explores the anatomy relevant to this regional anaesthetic technique.
Suxamethonium Apnoea - Anesthesiology
Julian Chilvers
0.5 Hours
This session will explain the metabolism of suxamethonium with particular reference to plasma cholinesterase. It will describe the causes of a reduced plasma cholinesterase and the clinical consequence of this. The session will then discuss the recognition and treatment of patients who present with suxamethonium apnoea and their....
STIs in HIV infected MSM
Daniel Richardson, Tristan Barber
0.5 Hours
This session aims to provide a comprehensive overview of STIs in HIV infected men who have sex with men (MSM).
Vigilance and Anticipation of Problems - Anesthesiology
Jeremy Corfe and Debbie O’Hare
0.5 Hours
The first part of this session will cover vigilance and what it means for the anaesthetist. It will discuss factors that can impact on vigilance and cause errors to occur. The second part of this session will lead on from this to discuss non-technical skills that are essential to ensure patient safety in theatre.
Secondary Peritonitis - ICM
Som Sarkar
0.5 Hours
This session describes the pathophysiology and critical care management of the patient with secondary peritonitis.
VCS 2020: The Orthopedic Oncologist: The Butcher, The Baker, AND The Candlestick Maker
Julia Visgauss
"The Orthopedic Oncologist: The Butcher, The Baker, AND The Candlestick Maker As knowledge and technology advance, the practice of medicine gets more and more specialized. This is especially true of practices based in large academic tertiarily referral centers, and physicians who care for patients with rare diseases. Furthermor....
VCS 2020: Visualization and characterization of cancer stem cells with low proteasome activity in a canine osteosarcoma cell line
Koangyong Sung
Visualized cancer cells with low proteasome activity have CSCs-like properties in a canine osteosarcoma cell line Exam offered and MVMA CE certificate issued following presentation.
VCS 2020: Safety and Feasibility of Whole Lung Irradiation in the Treatment of Canine Appendicular Osteosarcoma
Amanda Brehm
Safety and Feasibility of Whole Lung Irradiation in the Treatment of Canine Appendicular Osteosarcoma Exam offered and MVMA CE certificate issued following presentation.
VCS 2020: Technician or Therapist: Communication through Grief
Dani DeCormier
Communicating with clients and pet owners can be difficult at any time, but more so when dealing with with the topic of cancer. In previous sessions, I have discussed grief, compassion fatigue, and burnout along with some communication tips. While I will review those topics, the primary focus will be on anticipatory grief and co....
Spay and Neuter Techniques for Exotic Companion Animals
Barbara Oglesbee, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
Demonstrate lateral flank approach to ovariectomy and ovariohysterectomy the guinea pig; intra-abdominal castration technique in guinea pigs and rodents, approaches to ovariohysterectomy and castration in rabbits and ovariohysterectomy in hedgehogs.
Anglevator & mini 150 - #30 & 20 Root tips
Dr Eric Schuetz
Anglevator & mini 150 - #30 & 20 Root tips
Getting Healthy from Within
It's Time Texas
Setting new year health resolutions is empowering, but sometimes we can lose steam and feel stuck or in a rut when we’re building healthy habits—especially when so much is changing around us. Given challenging circumstances posed by COVID-19, join It’s Time Texas for a discussion about how educators can create change from within....
ALTA/NSPS 2021 Standards (Course 6) – Certification and Deliverables
Mr Gary Kent PS
Lenders’ certificates have long been the bane of surveyors; one reason that many surveyors simply avoided performing Land Title Surveys. With the 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, however, the surveying profession stood up and collectively said that it would no longer be dictated to on t....
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
25 Hours
Diabetes is a chronic illness that requires continuing medical care and patient self-management education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term complications. Diabetes care is complex and requires that many issues, beyond glycemic control, be addressed. A large body of evidence exists that supports a....
Spinal Cord Injuries: An Overview
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
6 Hours
This section describes the important genetic and in vitro tools that have been developed to advance spinal cord injury research; the key animal models that are used to mimic human spinal cord injuries and the major limitations of the existing animal models; and the outcome measures that have been developed to assess spinal cord....
West Nile Virus
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
2 Hours
Human illness from West Nile virus is rare, even in areas where the virus has been reported. The chance that any one person is going to become ill from a mosquito bite is low.
Whooping Cough
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
4 Hours
Whooping cough cases have tripled in California, health officials said Thursday, with the Central Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles area seeing sizable increases. There have been 584 confirmed cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis , between Jan. 1 to May 31, a threefold increase from the same ti....
Tracheostomy Tubes Care and Cleaning
Erika Probst, RNC, MSN
1 Hours
Tracheostomies are a common procedure in healthcare today with over 100,000 tracheostomies performed every year in the United States. This makes tracheostomies and tracheostomy tube care a critical component of nursing care. This course will discuss the reason tracheostomies are performed, components of the tracheotomy tube, cha....
Vaccine Administration
Jennifer Hamborsky, MPH, MCHES; Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH; and Charles Wolfe
2 Hours
This CEU course discusses staff training and education; patient care before administering vaccine and during vaccine administration; infection control; vaccine preparation; route and site; nonstandard administration; managing acute vaccine reactions; documentation; strategies to prevent administration error; and vaccine adverse....