Central venous pressure (or CVP) monitoring has been used in veterinary medicine as a tool for monitoring cardiac function and managing fluid therapy. In critical patients and complex anaesthetics, the technique expands the availability of information we have for patient management and helps provide a more complete picture of how the cardiovascular system is operating in conjunction with other monitoring techniques. As veterinary nurses/technicians, is it important to understand when, how and why to use central lines for critical patients and the importance of central line care and maintenance post-operatively. This webinar will discuss the use of CVP monitoring in small animal practice with an overview of placement and management of central lines, techniques for monitoring CVP, interpretation of CVP and its limitations. We will also cover some of the controversies with its use in human medicine and briefly touch on other uses for central lines in our critical patients. Being comfortable with CVP monitoring will provide benefits in monitoring those complicated anaesthetics in critical patients and confidence in helping to make correct management decisions for better patient outcomes.

Heat Stroke has a high mortality in the patients that we treat. Prompt recognition and initiation of treatment can be life saving. There are many pathophysiological interactions and consequences for organs that can significantly affect patient outcome. This webinar will present 10 things to consider about treating these patients; including cooling, coagulation and decision making. Whether you believe in global warming or not, there is a current fashion with brachycephalic dogs across the globe who do not actually need the outside temperature to be that high to find themselves in a world of problems. If you can handle the irony of a pom discussing heat stroke to Aussies then please log on and enjoy the webinar.

A patient's blood pressure gives the nursing team valuable information about patient perfusion, fluid balance, and disease status. Are you confident understanding what blood pressure readings mean? Are you comfortable both setting up and interpreting direct arterial blood pressure monitoring? How can you troubleshoot and treat both hyper and hypotension? Are you aware of the disease processes that can change blood pressure? The webinar will answer all of those questions and more!