EMRG102-0614: Getting Thru the Night, Module I
The lectures for this course will be presented in a predominantly audio format.
Please come prepared to listen.

Enrollment is closed.

INSTRUCTOR(S): Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC
COURSE OPEN: June 9-July 3, 2014
REAL TIME SESSIONS (RTS): Mondays, June 16 and 23; 9:00-11:00 pm ET (USA)
Course RTS Times in Your Area: World Clock Converter

Practice Sessions: In order to prepare you for a successful experience in your CE course, we request you attend a Practice Session prior to the first Real Time Session. Please arrive promptly at the start time; each Practice Session is up to 1 hour in length. For more information, please visit the CE Practice Area.

*The instructors for this course will be using audio which will require you to have a headset or speakers to listen. If you have any concerns regarding your computer's audio capabilities, please be sure to attend one of the Practice Sessions.

Level and Prerequisites: This basic course is geared toward new grads looking for practical guidance as they venture forth into the unpredictable world of veterinary medicine, but can be useful to those already experienced with ER work.
VIN CE Course: Open to ALL recent grads and VIN members. This course has been submitted for RACE approval for veterinarians. The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) is RACE Provider #22.

Course Description:
You recently were or soon will be diagnosed with a new condition -- DOCTOR!
The transition from NOT doctor to THE doctor is a scary one. You don't know it yet, but you already know a lot and are ready to do this.
You have the knowledge and many of the skills. Transforming that competence into confidence is the next big step in your journey.
"Getting Thru the Night" Part I is the first of a series of 3 CE modules offered yearly FREE to New Graduates, thanks to the VIN Foundation. (The VIN Foundation: http://vinfoundation.com is committed to helping you (and all new graduates) feel supported as you journey into and through our profession. As part of this commitment to the new grad, the VIN Foundation is covering your enrollment fee.)

There will be minimal emphasis on pathophysiology and a strong emphasis on diagnostic testing, client management, time management and therapy for various common emergencies. Common mistakes will be highlighted so YOU don't make them and common pitfalls will be mentioned so YOU can avoid them. Many revelations will be made and many long-held beliefs will be shattered. This will be a whirlwind magical tour through the whimsical world of blood and guts ER stuff! Wear your running shoes! This is the opposite of the Ivory Tower.

This course consists of two (2) 2-hour Real Time Sessions, supplemental library materials, interactive message board discussions, and a mandatory end-of-course test. Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course.

To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.

*The lecture portion of this course will be an audio presentation, please be prepared to listen.

Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to

• understand and be comfortable with many common ER diseases and their management.
• develop more confidence in general ER case management.
• be able to unleash your inner ER doctor and realize your untapped potential for general life-saving and ass-kicking.
• be able to see through walls, read minds, tap dance and shoot paralyzing barbs from your fingers. Simultaneously.

Course Materials: Course materials will be available in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.

Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course.
Recommended Textbook(s):

• Hopper K, Silverstein D. Small Animal Critical Care Medicine. Saunders 2008.
  ISBN-13: 978-1416025917

• Mathews K. Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Manual, 2nd Edition. Lifelearn Publishers 2006.
  ISBN-13: 978-1896985473

About the Instructors:
Dr. Johnson is a 1996 graduate of Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing a one-year internship in California, he chose to pursue a three-year residency in emergency medicine and critical care at Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital in Portland, Oregon. In October, 2003 he became ACVECC board certified. Dr. Johnson went on to practice critical care medicine in Chicago, Illinois and Gaithersburg Maryland before joining VIN as Minister of Happiness. He has lectured at several local, national and international veterinary conferences. He was inadvertently voted Speaker of the Year for the Western Veterinary Conference for 2010, and has somehow won several teaching awards. Dr. Johnson's special interests include pain management, bacon, mechanical ventilation, trauma, blood banking and transfusion medicine. In his free time, he enjoys woodworking, blogging, counting his vast fortune in debt, cooking, SCUBA diving and raising his 3 young children. He is married to Gretchen Statz, also a veterinary criticalist.

Course Outline:
Week 1 (Real Time Session June 16)
Content:

• Vascular access
• Acute vomiting
• Hit by car
• Discussing and collecting finances as well as being able to identify what "do everything, cost is not a concern" means
• Fun things to do with a glucometer
• Heat Stroke
• Seizures - especially cluster and status

Week 2 (Real Time Session June 23)
Content:

• It's DKA- now what?
• Management of CHF
• Chest tubes
• How to unblock a cat
• Pneumonia
• Hemoabdomen
• Head trauma
• How to formulate a fluid therapy plan, including shock management

CE CREDITS: 4

Tuition: FREE for 2012, 2013, and 2014 graduates
VIN Member $84 ($76 early bird special if enrolled by May 26, 2014)

The course content, the course transcript, message board and library will be made available to the general VIN membership after the course closes, but VIN members who just can't wait may enroll at the standard course cost.

Both veterinary students (scheduled to graduate in 2015 and later) and VIN members can access the course content from previous years' for FREE from the CE Course Archives:

Start on the CE Portal page (https://www.vin.com/CE, click on the ARCHIVED CE Courses button (on the bottom left of the page). Select Getting Through the Day/Night from the Course Archives menu.
Or you can use this direct link: http://beta.vin.com/doc/?id=5374153

*Enrollment WILL CLOSE on Monday, June 9 at 5 pm ET or as soon as the course capacity is reached.
Awesome free courses like this fill up quickly, so enroll now!

** NOTE: As space is limited, we request that you enroll in this course only if you will be attending the Real Time Sessions on June 16 and 23 or will be completing the requirements for a CE certificate. If your interest is solely in the course content, the course transcript, message board and library will be available to the general VIN membership directly after the course closes.

*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center.

TO ENROLL:
Enrollment is closed.

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Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course. If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN/VSPN office 1-800-700-INFO (4636) to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.
* Note: To ensure rapid handling of your request for withdrawal, we recommend that you call the VIN/VSPN office at 1-800-700-INFO (4636).

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The CE team:

Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Coordinator

VIN CE Services: CEonVIN@vin.com
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01452226154

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