Nurses Course
VTCert 動物看護士臨床基礎テクニック
VTCert in Practical Techniques
ISVPS Veterinary Paraprofessional Certificate (VPPCert)
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モジュールではエマージェンシー時のトリアージに関する知識や手順、創傷管理、検査技術や理学療法について学びます。すべてのモジュールには、講義ノートによる予習復習、ウェブサイトへのアクセスによる自習が必須です。
このコースは動物看護師やテクニシャンを対象にしており、小動物臨床における主要分野のより深 い知識や自身のキャリア育成を目的とした人に向けられています。すべての講師は非常に質の高いトレーニング内容を提供できる経験を十分に積んだ講師を日本のみならずアメリカ、ヨーロッパからお迎えしています。学習内容は能力開発や系統立った講義と実習、さらに症例ごとのディスカッションを提供できるよう綿密に考えられています。本コースでは受講生において自信を高め、新しい方法を実践し、専門家としての満足度を高め、キャリア育成へもつながる非常に双方向性の高い刺激に満ちた内容を学ぶことができます。
Venue: Osaka
Date: To be confirmed
VTCert in Practical Techniques
To be confirmed
Osaka
8 Modules
6 Practical sessions
VTCert in Practical Techniques
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01 - Emergency skills for the small animal nurse – preparation, triage & patient evaluation
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To be confirmed
- Understand the need for effective preparation for emergency patients
- Equipment & materials necessary for emergencies
- Understand the concept of triage and perform triage in single patients and groups of patients
- Perform a primary survey, major body system assessment and record the findings
- Recognise immediately life-threatening syndromes and institute emergency therapy
- Understand basic life support
02 - Practical emergency skills for the small animal nurse – Monitoring, therapy and specific procedures
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To be confirmed
- Understand the need for re-assessment and monitoring
- Perform monitoring of respiratory, cardiovascular and central nervous systems
- Perform peripheral and central vascular access
- Understand concepts relating to circulatory shock, dehydration & fluid therapy
- Administer oxygen and perform endotracheal intubation
- Assist in a variety of emergency procedures (thoracocentesis, abdominocentesis, chest tube placement, tracheotomy, emergency thoracotomy).
03 - Wounds and wound healing I - Wound physiology and wound healing
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To be confirmed
- Understand the historical development and scientific direction of wound management today
- Describe the physiology of wound healing and how we can influence it positively
- Be able to recognise different wound aetiologies
- Understand the principle of advanced wound care and how the nurse fits into this role
- Recognise the key factors that contribute to healing delay
04 - Wounds and wound healing II – Practical wound management
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To be confirmed
- Assess wounds of varied aetiology while recognising positive signs of wound progression
- Be able to plan a progressive management strategy for wound care
- Recognise the importance of wound preparation including methods of lavage and debridement
- Understand wound closure methods and be able to perform basic suture techniques and appropriate bandaging
- Be able to describe individual reasons for delayed primary intention, reconstruction, grafting or second intention healing.
- Understand reasons for the use of drains and their function
- Have confidence about the roles and ranges of dressings available and able to decide what to use and when dependent on the status of the wound
05 - Canine physiotherapy I – Manual techniques
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To be confirmed
- Explain the purpose of physiotherapy
- Understand the legalities of performing physiotherapy on animals
- Explain the role of the nurse, vet and physiotherapist in veterinary physiotherapy
- Identify the major anatomical structures of the dog
- Explain the indications, contraindications and safe application of massage, passive movements and stretches
- Perform a variety of massage techniques, passive movements and stretches on dogs, and introduce them into daily practice
06 - Canine physiotherapy II – Postoperative rehabilitation
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To be confirmed
- Explain the indications, contraindications and safe application of hot / cold therapy and therapeutic exercise
- Describe the benefits and principles of hydrotherapy
- Perform hot / cold therapy and simple exercises on dogs, and introduce them into daily practice
- Explain the benefits of muscle stimulation and TENS
- Understand the principles of postop rehabilitation
- Plan and execute simple postop rehab programmes
07 - Laboratory Techniques I – The practice laboratory, biochemistry and haematology
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To be confirmed
- Understand how the animal, the sampling method and the machines can affect your results
- Have an overview of biochemistry results and how the different analytes need to be handled in the laboratory
- Understand how red cells and leucocytes are used and distributed, making sense of abnormalities on the haematology panel
- Put the theory into practice by examining blood smears and recognising normal red and white cells, platelets, and examples of pathological change
08 - Laboratory Techniques II -Urine analysis, sampling for virology and interpreting in-house virology tests, cytology
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To be confirmed
To be confirmed
- Understand how the sampling and handling can alter urine results. Appreciate the limitations and information to be gained from dipsticks, specific gravity and sediment examination
- Sample cats for ‘cat flu’ viruses. Appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of in- house and referral laboratory tests for FeLV and FIV.
- Understand the best way to collect and prepare samples for cytology
- Practice screening cytology using case-based materials in microscopy practical work
Venue: Osaka
Date: To be confirmed
VTCert in Practical Techniques
To be confirmed
Osaka
8 Modules
6 Practical sessions
VTCert in Practical Techniques

