Exotic Animal Anaesthesia Basics

One hour of online CPD!

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Speaker: Tawny Kershaw MSc BSc (Hons) RVN DipVNZS APVN(Zoo) NCert(AnaesthNsg) AFHEA

Tawny graduated from Nottingham Trent University as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2016, before moving on to complete her BSc Top Up in Veterinary Nursing Science. Following this she completed an MSc degree in Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation, a certificate in anaesthesia, and a certificate in nursing of zoological and exotic species. Tawny has worked in a wide variety of veterinary settings with over 30 different species, but has spent the most time working in emergency and referral clinics.

Tawny’s interests include anaesthesia care and monitoring, and evidence-based nursing. She shares her passion for nursing through her Instagram page @the_veterinary_nerd and regularly provides in house and online CPD on a range of veterinary nursing topics.

 
Lecture Synopsis:

Veterinary nurses are always striving to provide the best care to their patients but how can we do this when presented with an unfamiliar species? Providing high quality contextualised care should be second nature to veterinary nurses whether a cat, dog, rabbit, bird or reptile.

This talk will walk through the anatomical and anaesthesia challenges relating to commonly seen exotic species in veterinary practice. Attendees will be equipped with the knowledge required to mitigate peri-anaesthetic mortality in exotic species, how to apply hands-on monitoring techniques, and how best to utilise machine-based monitoring for a variety of species.

Learning Points:

1. To be able to identify peri-anaesthetic risks associated with a variety of species.
2. To be able to provide first aid and follow up nursing care to a range of species.
3. To be able to collate an equipment list tailored to your practice and feel confident identifying the practice’s additional needs.

BVNA Advocate: 

Samantha Bee RVN (Leicestershire Regional Representative) 

Sam has been an RVN for 3 years and has volunteered for BVNA for the same amount of time! She has 2 cats at home, and outside of working at Pride Veterinary Referrals as a surgery nurse, she is a competitive cheerleader and came 2nd with her team at the world championships in 2023!

Cancellation Policy 

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If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact; [email protected].