This webinar addresses five critical summer threats to pets in Australia: snake envenomation, tick envenomation, heat stroke, and saltwater ingestion. Veterinary professionals will learn to recognise symptoms, provide immediate care, and implement preventive measures for these seasonal hazards. Emphasising real-life cases and practical solutions, this course aims to enhance preparedness and response, ensuring optimal patient outcomes during the high-risk summer months.
Learning outcomes:
Identify common symptoms and signs of snake and tick envenomation in pets.
Understand the immediate treatment protocols for heat stroke in veterinary patients.
Recognize the dangers and symptoms associated with saltwater ingestion in pets.
Implement preventive measures to protect pets from summer-specific hazards.
Enhance diagnostic and response strategies to improve patient outcomes during the summer months.
You have access to the course for 365 days with individual course purchase
Complete quiz activities to attain your certificate of achievement
Course Content:
6 video lessons with quiz questions.
Certificate of Achievement.
Jasmine Pengelly
Has worked in small animal, mixed practice and cat only practice in Sydney and on the mid north coast of NSW. She joined the Sydney University Teaching Hospital in 2000, completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2002, Advanced Certificate IV in Critical Care and Emergency Nursing in 2003 and a Diploma in Critical Care and Emergency Nursing in 2007. Jasmine was the head of nursing at Sydney University Teaching Hospital for 5 years and now is the nursing manager in a private small animal practice. She has a special interest in intensive care nursing and oncology..