We all know the dread that follows arrival of an emergency patient at the clinic in the middle of a busy evening surgery. This webinar series aims to provide a step by step approach to managing common surgical emergencies seen in first opinion practice. We will cover all aspects of patient management from initial diagnosis, anaesthesia, surgical technique and post-operative management.

• Join European Rachel Hattersley BVetMed(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS 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 August 2019

Programme

A to Z of Trauma

What you’ll learn:

• Initial patient triage
• Imaging the trauma patient
• Analgesia and anaesthesia
• Surgical management of common trauma emergencies e.g. diaphragmatic rupture, degloving injuries

A to Z of Respiratory Emergencies

What you’ll learn:

• Patient stabilisation and initial management
• Imaging for the respiratory emergency
• Surgical management of respiratory emergencies e.g. pneumothorax
• Managing the respiratory patient post surgery e.g. tracheostomy tube placement and management

A to Z of Emergency Abdominal Surgery

What you’ll learn:

• Making a diagnosis
• Analgesia and anaesthesia
• Surgical management of common abdominal emergencies e.g. septic peritonitis
• Post-operative patient management