What’s covered in the part one?

    1. 1 - Why is sustainability important for us in anaesthesia?

    2. 2 - Introduction to pre-meds

    3. 3 - Equipment

    4. 4 - Which cases to use low flow on

    5. 5 - Getting set up and running low-flow cases

    6. 6 - Monitoring with capnography

    7. 7 - Challenges and how we’ll manage them

    8. 8 - Sixty-second summary videos of how to set up for low flow

    9. 9 - Change management - how to take low-flow anaesthesia and implement in your practice

    10. 10 - What to do next?

    11. 11 - Course Wrap Up

Course summary

  • Free
  • 11 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Parts two and three:

What is the Sustainable Anaesthesia Course?

The Sustainable Anaesthesia Course provides a practical approach to improving your knowledge and skills in small animal anaesthesia, enhancing the quality of care for your patients and reducing the environmental impacts of volatile anaesthetic usage.

What’s covered in the course?

In this introductory course, we explore sustainable anaesthesia, the equipment needed for low-flow anaesthesia, and planning and selecting premeds. We’ll then look at setting up and running low-flow anaesthesia for your cases and troubleshooting common challenges. Finally, we’ll explore how to implement new protocols and manage change within your practice.

Why sustainable anaesthesia?

Delivering our Better World Pledge

Inhalation anaesthetic gases account for 11% of our operational carbon footprint (the carbon in our control) across the whole of the Pets at Home business. Reducing the volume of volatile anaesthetics is one of the easiest ways to make a tangible impact on reducing the environmental carbon impact of your practice.

What’s next?

Sign up for the Sustainable Anaesthesia Course now to develop your skills around low-flow anaesthesia.
Enrol for free

Who Should Enrol?

No matter your role in the practice, if you’re passionate about delivering high-quality care while reducing environmental impact, you’ll benefit from this program.

  • Veterinary clinicians and nurses who want to adopt lower impact anaesthesia practices

  • Veterinary practices aiming to reduce costs, waste and their carbon footprint

FAQs

Got questions?

  • How long is the course?

    Part 1 - the Introduction to Low-flow Anaesthesia course is approximately an hour in duration. Part 2 is approximately 3 hours, and Part 3 is about 2 hours.

  • Will the course come out of my CPD budget?

    The course is entirely free to access and won’t affect your CPD budget.

  • Will I get a CPD certificate?

    Yes, you’ll get a CPD certificate for completing each part of the course, which you can download.

  • Is the course for vets or vet nurses?

    The course is designed for both vet nurses and vets to give a practical approach to sustainable anaesthesia.

  • Is the whole course available now?

    Yes, all three parts of the course are available now with over six hours of Specialist-led CPD.

  • What comes after the introduction course?

    The first part of the programme focuses on the foundations of small animal anaesthesia and how we can have an impact using low-flow techniques. The second part explores more advanced anaesthetic monitoring and decision-making. The final part addresses emergency situations, the use of infusions to deliver higher levels of pain relief, and total intravenous anaesthesia. Each module also incorporates elements of change management to help you plan and embed these improvements into your practice.

  • I heard I will be able to access support from Vet CT’s teleconsulting anaesthesia team. How do I do that?

    Only teams who have had a colleague complete the ambassador course can access this support. Full details are provided on completion of the course.

  • Where can I find out more about the wider support available on the sustainable anaesthesia initiative for Vets For Pets?

    You can access more details on the whole initiative here:

Meet your instructor

Toby Trimble

BVM BVS, BVMedSci, MVM, PG Cert, Dip. ECVAA, FRCVS

Toby completed his residency at Glasgow vet school and has worked in university and private referral hospitals. He is passionate about teaching and making anaesthesia practical and has developed the course in collaboration with the clinical teams at Vets for Pets. His interests are sustainability, locoregional anaesthesia and sedation in dogs and cats.