Elevate your anaesthesia and analgesia skills with this intensive two-day loco-regional veterinary anaesthesia course. Designed for nurses who want to stay at the forefront of this fast-moving field, this programme combines expert-led theory with hands-on practical training. You’ll learn a pragmatic, holistic approach to loco-regional techniques that enhances patient comfort, improves clinical outcomes, and builds real-world confidence in anaesthesia and analgesia management. Walk away with practical skills and strategies you can immediately implement in your daily clinical practice.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the core principles of loco-regional anaesthesia and the pharmacology of commonly used local anaesthetic agents.
- Describe and compare a range of loco-regional anaesthesia techniques, including head, abdominal, forelimb, and hindlimb blocks.
- Select appropriate loco-regional techniques based on patient, procedure, and clinical context.
- Apply ultrasound guidance to identify relevant anatomical landmarks for loco-regional anaesthesia.
- Demonstrate correct performance of head, limb, and neuraxial blocks using safe and effective technique.
- Evaluate block success and modify anaesthetic and analgesic plans accordingly.
Instructors:
Sarah Gibson - BVSc MRCVS CertVA ECVAA
Heide Kloppel -Dr med vet, CertVA
Agenda
DAY 1
- GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LOCAL/REGIONAL ANAESTHETIC TECHNIQUES
- BLOCKS OF THE HEAD, EYE AND EAR (all blind blocks)
- TOPICAL AND OTHER TECHNIQUES (e.g. dermal, wound soaker catheters)
- PRACTICAL SESSION COVERING TECHNIQUES ABOVE
- CASE DISCUSSION - APPLICATION OF TECHNIQUES TO CLINICAL CASES
DAY 2
- BLOCKS OF HINDLIMB (nerve stimulator or US guided) Theory (indications, approach, complications)
- BLOCKS OF FORELIMB
- BLOCKS FOR ABDOMINAL SUGERY (indications, approach, complications)
- PRACTICAL SESSION COVERING TECHNIQUES ABOVE
- CASE DISCUSSION - APPLICATION OF TECHNIQUES TO CLINICAL CASES (TPLO, forelimb amputation, sternotomy, polytrauma)