Anesthesia & Pain Management Bootcamps (October 2023)

2280 Junction Place,Boulder CO 80301

02 October, 2023

Description

Anesthesia Bootcamp - October 2nd & 3rdThe Anesthesia Bootcamp is ideally suited for doctor / technician teams, but is also great for individuals.Day 1 is a full didactic day of anesthesia concepts from A to Z. The day starts with a discussion of oxygen delivery to the tissues, which is emphasized throughout all discussions. The day’s discussion continues with all common and sometimes less common drugs, plus all new and emerging drugs and important gas anesthesia concepts. Anesthesia monitoring is covered in detail to include blood pressure and ECG analysis. Methods of treating adverse events are covered. Case discussions and protocol ideas are included along the way. Day 2 is made up of two components, a morning discussing pulse oximetry and capnography followed by an afternoon covering advanced anesthesia topics including the geriatric patient, patients with liver and kidney disease and the hemodynamic approach to the patient with cardiac disease. Participants will receive a full set of notes and a copy of the Handbook of Veterinary Anesthesia. Participants will be asked in advance to submit particular areas of interest for Dr. Gaynor to include in the syllabus along with cases to discuss. CE Credits = 16 Pain Management Bootcamp - October 4th & 5thTopics include NSAIDs in greater detail than you can imagine, with an emphasis on mechanisms of action to explain adverse events and individual drug’s client communication. Non- drug approaches to inflammation, including therapeutic laser, target pulsed electromagnetic therapy and nutraceuticals are described in order to provide participants with a data-based rationale for choosing appropriate interventions. Nutraceuticals related to joint protection are also described. Stem cell therapy, the gold standard for osteoarthritis, is described in great detail along with a discussion of the different laboratory systems, which are available to veterinarians. Other injection options are also presented. There is an up to date discussion of medical cannabis. Newer diagnostic techniques including gait analysis and ultrasound will also be presented Case discussions will be plentiful. The capstone session details the Canine Osteoarthritis Staging System as a framework for creating a logical approach to osteoarthritis pain. Participants will receive a full set of notes and a copy of Dr. Gaynor’s latest edition of the Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management. Participants will be asked in advance to submit particular areas of interest for Dr. Gaynor to include in the syllabus along with cases to discuss. CE Credits = 16 REGISTER FOR BOTH BOOTCAMPS AND SAVE 10%Anesthesia Bootcamp ScheduleMonday, October 2nd 7:30-8:00 Sign in & continental breakfast 8:00-9:50 Introduction, Protocols, Predmedication and Post-Op Drugs 10:00- 10:50 From Awake to Asleep: Induction Agents 11:00-11:50 Maintenance of Anesthesia 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00 -14:50 A Logical Approach to Blood Pressure 15:00-15:50 Rational Approach to ECGs 16:00-17:00 Respiratory Monitoring: Capnography Tuesday, October 3rd 7:30-8:00 Sign in & continental breakfast 8:00-8:50 Anesthesia: Older and Younger Patients 9:00-10:50 The Hemodynamically Unstable Patient 11:00-11:50 The Hemodynamic Approach to the Cardiac Patient 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00 -14:50 Local Blocks and Epidurals 15:00-17:00 Anesthesia Machines and Other Interesting Devices Pain Management Bootcamp ScheduleWednesday, October 4th 7:30-8:00 Sign in & continental breakfast 8:00-8:50 Pain: Why and How 9:00-10:50 Osteoarthritis and NSAIDs 11:00-11:50 Non- NSAID Approaches to Inflammation 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-14:50 Energetic Approaches: Laser and tPEMF 15:00-16:50 Fringe Benefits: Important Nutraceutical Information Thursday, October 5th 7:30-8:00 Sign in & continental breakfast 8:00-9:50 Gait Analysis and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound 9:00-11:50 Cannabis Therapy in Veterinary Medicine 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-14:50 Stem Cell and Advanced Therapy 15:00-1700 Chronic Pain Logic Cancellation PolicyPeak Performance Veterinary Group reserves the right to cancel any CE program 35 days in advance of the program due to lack of adequate number of registrants. We recommend that you wait until this point before making travel reservations. If we cancel 35 days or greater before the program, registrants can either request a full refund or transfer to a program at a later date. Registrants may cancel 35 days in advance of a program and receive a full refund. Registrants who cancel less than 35 days in advance can transfer their registration fee towards a future CE event but will not be entitled to a refund.