Emergency cases can be some of the most challenging and rewarding patients to deal with in practice.
This programme will increase your knowledge and confidence enabling you to act swiftly and calmly resulting in a positive impact on the clinical outcome of your emergency patients.
The programme is a collaboration between AniCura Continuing Education (ACE) and Improve, intended to give tools suitable for you who wish to develop your skills and improve in all different areas of ECC. If you are a qualified nurse the programme entitles you to sit an examination. A Nurse Certificate in ECC (NCert E&CC) will be awarded the candidates passing the examination.
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
The Nurses Certificate in ECC programme covers key emergency and critical care areas such as triage, monitoring and stabilisation, surgical emergency procedures, fluid therapy in the emregency patient and more. The programme will increase confidence in this vital area of veterinary nursing.
LECTURERS
The lecturers are from the UK and all are ECC specialists with a strong driving force to share their knowledge to others. Read more about them in the attachment"Lecturers".
TARGET GROUP AND COURSE LANGUAGE
The target group for this course are qualified AniCura nurses with practical and theoretical experience of ECC but wish to deepen their knowledge and develop their skills.
Please note that this course is accredited by ISVPS and leads to a title depending on the background of delegates:
- Certified Nurses* – NCert
- Assistants or non certified nurses – VPPCert
*Certified Nurses have to provide their university diplomas to ISVPS.
To know more about requirements for NCert / VTCert / VPPCert Certification, please refer to the attached document.
The course language is English.
HOTEL and TRAVEL
Travel arrangements for the on-site modules have to be arranged by each participant.
Accommodation will be arranged and covered by AniCura.
MODULES
The Nurses Certificate in ECC programme is built on ten different modules. See enclosed document "Programme". Four modules will be conducted on-site in Improve's training center in Madrid, Calle Julián Camarillo, 29 Edificio D2 bajo. Five modules will be live streamed online. The dates for the different modules are:
Module 1 - Triage, Monitoring & Stabilisation
28 January 2025 (09:30)
On-site, face-to-face
Module 2 - Fluid Therapy in the Emergency Patient
29 January 2025 (09:30)
On-site, face-to-face
Module 3 - Surgical Emergency procedure
12 Feb 2025 (08:30)
Live stream, online
Module 4 - Analgesia and Anaesthesia
24 March 2025 (08:30)
Live stream, online
Module 5 - Emergency and Critical Care in Exotic patients
11 April 2025 (08:30)
Live stream, online
Module 6 - Nursing the critical patient
12 May 2025 (08:30)
Live stream, online
Module 7 - Medical emergencies
2 June 2025 (08:30)
Live stream, online
Module 8 - Diagnostic imaging and the Trauma patient
29 July 2025 (09:30)
On-site, face-to-face
Module 9 - CPR and Key practical skills
30 July 2025 (09:00)
On-site, face-to-face
Nurses attending the ECC programme will receive:
- A defined course syllabus with learning objectives for each taught module
- Access to a learning management system for pre- and post- module questions and self-reflections, course notes library, discussion forums and other study resources
- A dedicated programme lecturer to provide course support
- Reading lists relevant to each module and extra information sources given by the module lecturer. These may include textbook chapters, journals, papers or web-based material.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
For detailed learning objectives see details for each module in the enclosed document "Learning objectives".
COURSE VALUE
The value of the whole programme is EUR 3228 excl VAT. Included is access to all platforms for 2 years; Online lessons and recordings; Access to improve facilities and face-to-face classes with specialist; hotel 2 nights, 1 dinner, refreshments and lunch at the Face-to-Face modules; Assessments of ISVPS; 1 year access to RCVS library; Online module of RECOVER; Accreditation of course.
If a re-examination is needed this will be the clinic/delegate responsibility to pay for. It is only possible to register for the whole programme.
Costs for AniCurians will be handled internally. If you have any questions, read our FAQs or contact your practice manager or education@anicuragroup.com. Late cancellation/no-show fees will be invoiced.
Places are filled on a 'first come, first served' basis.
For "General Terms and Conditions", see attachment.
REGISTRATION
To sign up to the programme start by selecting quantity in the booking option below. Secondly you fill in your personal details, email address and answer the questions. Thirdly select payment by card and fill in requested information. To finalise your booking press the button "Book" at the end. Confirm your registration by pressing the button "Confirm" in the pop-up window. Within a few minutes you will receive a booking confirmation to your email, follow the link in the email to complete your booking. When you have done that you will receive another email with a receipt for the event. Once you have received the receipt for the event, you are registered. If you have any questions about this you are more than welcome to contact us at education@anicuragroup.com
SUSTAINABILITY
At AniCura we work actively to take responsibility for the environment. We also aim to provide course notes digitally whenever possible. Thus we save on the environment. Thank you in advance!
QUESTIONS
Please contact education@anicuragroup.com if you have any questions.