AD148 – Advance25 Anaesthesia Case Challenges

Advance25™: Anaesthesia Case Challenges

Fast facts
25 hours CPD · RACE approved (12 credits)· All content available immediately· 12 months access · Access to all forum discussions but tutor moderation has ended.

“Very useful cardiac disease section, routine neutering and emergencies as these are the main cases I have to anaesthetise myself.”

Overview
This course is designed for vets who regularly anaesthetise patients with underlying disease and want to feel more confident managing challenging, higher-risk cases.

If you are comfortable with routine anaesthesia but feel less certain when faced with cardiac disease, endocrine disorders, respiratory compromise, neurological cases or emergencies, this course provides a structured, practical framework to support better decision-making.

Using real clinical cases, the course focuses on how different disease processes affect anaesthetic planning, drug choice, monitoring and peri-operative management. Emphasis is placed on understanding physiology, anticipating complications, and adapting protocols to suit the individual patient rather than relying on fixed recipes.

By working through a wide range of common but challenging scenarios, you will develop a clearer, more confident approach to anaesthesia in complex medical, surgical and emergency cases, helping you make safer choices and feel more in control when it matters most.

How it works
Full access to recordings and materials immediately. You will have access to all forum discussion topics but active tutor moderation is no longer available. You’ll keep 12 months’ access to all materials and receive your certificate for 25 hours CPD. RACE approved (12 credits).

Syllabus at a glance
1. Cardiovascular Patients
2. Endocrine System
3. Neurological and Pregnant Patients
4. Renal and Hepatic
5. Emergencies
6. Urogenital and Oncological Patients

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Your tutors
Aurora Zoff DVM MRCVS CertAVP (VA) Dipl. ACVAA
RCVS Specialist in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Stefania Scarabelli DVM, MRCVS, Cert (AVP) VA, Dip ECVAA, Dip ACVAA
EBVS European Specialist and American Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Testimonials:
‘Very useful, good structure. The state-of-the-art information in regard to the latest doses and protocols was most useful.’

‘Helps me feel more comfortable with my drug choices during anaesthetics of patients with underlying health conditions.’

‘Very useful cardiac disease section, routine neutering and emergencies as these are the main cases I have to anaesthetise myself.’

‘Really informative course, high standard, loads of useful info and good course notes/ lectures. Really applicable knowledge for difficult cases’

‘Loved how direct and succinct the lectures are along with useful recaps of physiology and mechanics of action of medications.

Practicalities & pricing
• Price: £1,197 + VAT (UK).
• Overseas: No VAT for online courses.
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More Details

Advance25^TM Courses help you to develop your knowledge and clinical skills in a defined area of small animal practice. These fully flexible online courses include immediate access to recordings and materials for a 12 month period. Complete your learning and get your CPD Certificate for 25 Hours of CPD or a RACE Certificate for 12 Credits.

Fully flexible –  all course materials are recorded and you get full access for 12 months.

Session 1 – Cardiovascular Patients

Cardiovascular Cases

Patients that have congenital or acquired CV diseases that require anesthesia. Examples include: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral valve disease, PDA, aortic stenosis, pulmonic stenosis.

We will discuss the importance of obtaining a full diagnosis and cardiac work up before anaesthesia to tailor the anaesthetic plan around your specific patient.

Respiratory Patients

Including: pneumonia, pulmonary contusion, asthma. We will discuss signs of respiratory distress and the importance of imaging the animal before anaesthesia so that you can formulate the best plan.

Session 2 – Endocrine System

Endocrine system Part 1

Including: Cushing’s disease, pheochromocytoma, Addison’s disease, hyper and hypothyroidism. We will focus on reviewing the specific body system changes and how they might affect your anaesthetic plan. We’ll also look at how the treatment of these diseases can affect your anaesthetic management.

Endocrine system Part 2

Including patients with: Diabetes, insulinoma, hyperparathyroidism

Session 3 – Neurological and Pregnant Patients

Neurological Patients

Including patients suffering from: seizures, intracranial masses and tumours, raised intra cranial pressure and intervertebral disc disease. We will look at how to manage the suspicion of raised intracranial pressure prior to and under anaesthesia. We will also discuss different options for your epileptic patients (including what we should not be scared about).

Pregnant and Neonatal Patients

Considerations you should make for pregnant animals requiring anaesthesia for caesarean sections or other procedures. Physiological differences of neonates and paediatric cases and how they can impact the peri-operative period will be discussed so that you can manage these patients effectively in your practice.

Session 4 – Renal and Hepatic

Renal and hepatic Patients

Renal failure or impairment, hepatic failure or impairment, porto-systemic shunts: we will discuss how you can stabilise the patient before anaesthesia and which drugs should be used and which you should avoid.

Head, Neck and Throat Patients

We’ll include mandibulectomy, maxillectomy, dental cases, brachycephalic breeds and laryngeal paralysis.  All of these procedures may affect the airways. We’ll also discuss the challenges these cases can present in the post-operative period.

Session 5 – Emergencies

Emergencies 1

Including: sepsis and massive haemorrage. How can you stabilise these cases before anaesthesia and/or referral? What information do you really need before anaesthesia and how should you obtain it?

Emergencies 2

Including: GDV, trauma, pyometra. Is there anything you can do better or different for these emergency cases?

Session 6 – Urogenital and Oncological Patients

Urogenital Patients

Including: ovariohysterectomy, castration, urethral obstruction. These are commonly encountered cases in first opinion practice; this is your chance to discuss any issues or questions you have with these patients in the interactive forum.

Oncological cases

We will discuss sedation options, acute and chronic pain management. These cases often require a long term analgesic plan so we will present some specific cases for discussion and we will discuss further options and limitations in the forum to help you with the patients you’re likely to see in your practice.