Postgraduate Course: Clinical Anaesthesia: Equipment and the Patient (VESC11255)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will teach students about anaesthetic equipment used during veterinary anaesthesia. The areas covered will include, but are not limited to, equipment for delivering gaseous anaesthesia and equipment for monitoring the patient. The course will cover how to safely and effectively use equipment during the peri-anaesthetic period.
Students will also learn about assessment of the patient during the peri-anaesthetic period and develop an understanding of how to manage critical incidents during anaesthesia. The course will cover the current guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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| Course description |
This course will include the following areas:
- Knowledge and understanding of anaesthetic machines and related equipment.
- Knowledge and understanding of monitoring equipment function and limitations.
- Knowledge and understanding of patient assessment during the peri-anaesthetic period
- Knowledge and understanding of the theory behind current cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
Summative feedback will be provided on assessments.
Formative feedback to students via discussion boards.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the function and use of anaesthetic equipment during the peri-anaesthetic period, including being able to draw and/or describe the parts of the anaesthetic machine.
- Select appropriate types of anaesthetic equipment for specific situations and troubleshoot equipment related problems.
- Describe how to assess patients and recognise problems that may occur in the peri-anaesthetic period.
- Discuss factors which may lead to critical incidents and/or anaesthesia accidents and describe appropriate actions and treatments.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Veterinary Anaesthesia,Equipment,Monitoring,Patient Assessment,Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: stephen.mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
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