Location: Online (Canvas)
Category: DVMs, RVTs and Veterinary Assistants
Cost: DVM $39 | RVTs and Veterinary Assistants $29
Statutorily Approved CE Credit: Up to 2 on-demand self-study hours
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On-Demand Continuing Education Course - Regional Ultrasound in Action
This course is designed for Doctors of Veterinary Medicine, Registered Veterinary Technicians, and Veterinary Assistants. This session explores how point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is transforming small animal emergency and surgical care. Participants will learn to use POCUS for rapid, cageside decision-making, including detection of pericardial, pleural, and abdominal effusions, urinary system evaluation, and identification of gastrointestinal abnormalities—using a systematic, goal-directed approach for efficiency in high-pressure scenarios.
The session also covers ultrasound-guided locoregional anesthesia. Attendees will review sonographic anatomy, equipment selection, image acquisition, needle guidance, and safety for nerve blocks such as brachial plexus, femoral/sciatic, intercostal, and dental blocks.
Through clinical cases, participants will gain a practical framework for integrating diagnostic and anesthetic ultrasound into emergency and surgical workflows, improving diagnostic accuracy, pain management, and patient outcomes.
Upon completion, participants will receive a CE certificate indicating they have earned 2 hours of on-demand self-study credit.
Instructors
Sabrina N. Hoehne Dr. med. vet., PD Dr. habil., DACVECC, DECVECC
Dr. Sabrina Hoehne graduated from the University of Zurich Vetsuisse Faculty, Switzerland. She then spent a year at Cornell University to obtain her Dr. med. vet. degree, completed a small animal rotating internship, and underwent small animal Emergency and Critical Care training at the University of California, Davis. She became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2017 and the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2019.
After five years as on faculty at the University of Bern, Switzerland and Washington State University, she recently returned to the University of California, Davis as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Veterinary Simulation and Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. Her professional interests include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simulation-based research, and simulation-based teaching.
Amandeep S. Chohan BVSc & AH, MVSc, MS, DACVAA
Dr. Amandeep Chohan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. His primary research focuses on flow-directed, minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring and its application in optimizing fluid therapy using a goal-directed approach.
While flow-based hemodynamic monitoring has been shown to significantly improve patient outcomes in human medicine, its use in veterinary patients remains limited due to the invasive nature of traditional measurement techniques, such as those used for cardiac output assessment. Dr. Chohan's work aims to bridge this gap by evaluating and validating minimally invasive technologies in the laboratory setting, with the ultimate goal of translating these methods into routine clinical practice for veterinary patients.
Course Cancellation and Refund Policy
Refunds for cancellations will be considered if requested by email to [email protected] within two weeks of registration. Cancellations made before accessing the CANVAS platform will receive a refund minus a $5 processing fee. Cancellations are non-refundable once you have accessed the course on the CANVAS platform.
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