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Congress on Demand 2021: Veterinary Nursing
Selected lectures from BSAVA virtual congress 2021
We are pleased to present a selection of lectures from BSAVA virtual Congress 2021 that are of interest to veterinary nurses. This collection can be purchased as a standalone item, with a discount for BSAVA members including veterinary nurse student members. Visit our Congress on Demand information page for information about how to access the rest of our 2021 congress lectures.
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Addison’s disease: “the great imitator”
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2021Author Sophie McMurroughPrimary hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease) is known as the great imitator for many reasons. Learn about the anatomy and physiology to gain an understanding of how the adrenal glands function and what happens when things start to go wrong. Awareness of the pathophysiology and typical signalment can increase the likelihood of diagnosis. Hallmark signs and electrolyte imbalances are all part of the Addisonian crisis. This talk helps you understand the emergency patient and what to do in a crisis.
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Anaesthesia in BOAS patients: protocols and pitfalls
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2021Authors: Liz Leece, Sarah Gibson and Jen BusbyVet perspective: Although the nursing care for the brachycephalic patient is the most vital part of hospitalisation and peri-anaesthetic care, there are recent clinical investigations that may help guide veterinary care for brachycephalics undergoing anaesthesia. This lecture helps to guide our anaesthetic care, provide brachycephalic checklists whilst incorporating the recent updates into our management to help minimise complications and provide effective treatment if they are encountered.
Vet nurse perspective: Brachycephalic breeds are now all too common in our veterinary practices whether it be general practice or referral. At some point, regardless of the reason, they will require anaesthesia for a procedure. This session aims to provide awareness of the common pitfalls we as nurses may encounter. The nursing responsibilities to these patients throughout all the stages of the anaesthetic are fundamental to ensuring these tricky patients survive and walk away! They can be some of the riskiest patients to monitor and manage during the anaesthetic period but with good preparation, a solid basic protocol and fantastic teamwork, there should be no reason why these patients need to be any more troublesome. Some key preparations and protocols needed to ensure the safety of these patients are discussed, together with increasing the awareness of common pitfalls that might occur and what to do during them.
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Are safety checklists your new best friend?
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2021Authors: Angela Rayner and Helen SilverThe practice and vet perspective: There is increasing evidence within the veterinary profession that the use of a surgical safety checklist reduces post-operative complications. In this presentation, we will present the science behind why checklists work and how they can help improve our performance by promoting teamwork and communication and increasing situational awareness. We will also give tips on implementing checklists in your practice.
The vet nurse perspective: Everyone knows that horrible sinking feeling when they realise that they have made a mistake, but to err is human – so how can we prevent error and keep our patients safe? In 1999, Atul Gawande suggested that at least 50% of surgical complications in people could be avoided by improving perioperative routines. The launch of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Safe Surgery Saves Lives campaign and the publication of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) in 2008 inspired veterinary hospitals to modify the WHO SSC for use with their surgical patients. Studies on the success of the World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist reported a 47% reduction in deaths, a 36% reduction in post-operative complications and a 48% reduction in infections. Checklists have also been found to improve communication and teamwork in the operating theatre. Checklists are quick to perform, cheap, easily modified to suit the intended clinical environment and straightforward to implement. The checklist is completed in three stages; sign in (before induction), time out (before skin incision) and sign out (before recovery). By performing each of these stages at the correct time errors which may occur due to slips, lapses, cognitive overload, and distraction can be avoided.
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