• Join Matt Gurney BVSc CertVA PgCertVBM DipECVAA MRCVS for three 2-hour online sessions
• Comprehensive notes to downloaded
• Self-assessment quizzes to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification (don’t worry, you can take them more than once if you don’t quite hit the mark first time)
• A whole year’s access to recorded sessions for reviewing key points
• Superb value for money – learn without travelling
• Watch the recordings on your iPad!
• This Mini Series was originally broadcast in November 2018

Programme

Getting started with local anaesthesia

Interest in optimal pain management has led to renewed interest in local anaesthesia. It really is the gold standard in analgesia and will keep your patients as comfortable as possible.

What you’ll learn:

• How local anaesthesia fits into an anaesthetic plan
• Easy pharmacology of local anaesthetics and which drugs to choose
• Which analgesics to use alongside local anaesthetics
• An update on pain scoring & why its use is essential in these cases

Every local technique you ever need to know

Local anaesthetic techniques are quick and easy to perform, meaning you can incorporate them in the vast majority of procedures.

What you’ll learn:

• Routine cases and which techniques you should try
• Local techniques for dental patients
• Techniques for comfortable cruciate patients
• All techniques covered from tip to tail

Advanced local anaesthetic techniques

Having mastered the basics and practiced between webinars, it’s time to move your skills to the next level.

What you’ll learn:

• Local techniques for the trauma patient
• Keeping your critical cases comfortable
• Mastering epidural anaesthesia
• Using nerve location to improve success