Kate L White MA VetMB DVA Dipl ECVAA MRCVS European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Kate White is an anaesthesia consultant working in the UK and Europe in private referral practices, pharmaceutical companies, and university departments. She also spends time in first opinion practices updating and training vets and nurses in anaesthesia and critical care. She is particularly keen to help improve the standards of anaesthesia and analgesia in the UK.

Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia have advanced significantly during recent years. This course will review the latest advances and will help increase confidence in this vital area of veterinary nursing.

Pre-anaesthetic assessment and premedication. Intravenous and inhalant anaesthetics

At the end of the module the delegates should: 

• Understand the role of pre-anaesthetic assessment
• Understand the reasons and ways to use premedication and sedation
• Have an overview of injectable anaesthetics
• Have an overview of the inhalation anaesthetics
• Be able to review the principles, practical use of the newer agents

This course forms part of the Anaesthesia and Critical Care Nurse Certificate modular course, so if you are interested in this topic there are seven other modules available. For full details search for anaesthesia and nursing using the search facility.