Emergency Medicine: Dealing With The Poisoned Patient

Can you safely and effectively deal with the poisoned patient?

Do you know about the new vertebrate toxins that could poison your patients?

Are you still using decontamination techniques that are at best, ineffective and at worst, contraindicated?

Course overview

The last 15 years have seen dramatic changes in the clinical management of poisoned animals. Outdated decontamination techniques, such as emesis, gastric lavage and ion trapping, may be ineffective or at worst, contraindicated. New approaches to removing poisons from the systemic circulation are producing exciting results. Practitioners cannot afford to be out of date. New pesticides for controlling feral species in Australasia have been introduced and companion animals are likely to be exposed to them. This course will help practitioners recognise poisoning from these new agents and update your skills for managing cases of intoxication. Be aware that what you thought was the right thing to do, might be the wrong thing to do.

Who should do this course?

This course will be useful to Australasian general and emergency practitioners and veterinary technical staff who wish to be up to date in their knowledge about treating the poisoned patient and the new types of poisons that may cause intoxication.

Benefits

Increase your skill and confidence in treating poisoned animals and maximise the positive outcomes for both animals and owners.

Aims

• To update and refresh your emergency treatment approaches to the poisoned animal
• To inform you about the new mammalian pesticides that could poison your patients
• To work through practical examples and case studies putting the above aims into practice

Tutors

Rosalind Dalefield - BVSc PhD DABTVT DABT

Kathy Parton - BS (Ani Sci) DVM MSc (Pharmacology and Toxicology)

Topics

Topic 1: New approaches to managing the poisoned patient

Topic 2: New mammalian pesticides

Topic 3: Case studies and practical exercises to hone your response to poisoning emergencies

These topics are covered in more detail in our downloadable flyer.

When

14 May - 24 June

CPD points

This course qualifies as continuing veterinary education (CVE).  One hour = 1 point under the VCNZ framework.  Participants should gain 3 - 6 points.