RACE APPROVED: 1.0 Hours for Vet Techs & Vets
Getting a Birds Eye View on Avian Anesthesia and Analgesia
(RACE 1.0 hrs)
This program reviews the details of avian analgesia protocols based off patient status and types of surgical procedures performed. It also dives into the specifics of preparation including diagnostics, equipment, pre-surgical skills, and monitoring and recovery post-op. The goal is to provide enough knowledge to allow the staff to become more comfortable overall with this species. It is essential to collaborate as a team to develop the best treatment plan to streamline diagnostics, treatments, and surgical procedures for a successful outcome.
RACE 1.0 Hours for Vet Techs & Vets
RACE Program #: 20-1332503
RACE 1.0 Hours for Vet Techs & Vets
RACE Program #: 20-1332503
RACE Provider #: 50-36598
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Meet the Instructor
Liz Vetrano, BS, CVT, VTS (Exotics)
From a young age, Liz started working with animals by volunteering at Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey throughout high school. She graduated from Towson University with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Towson University in 2009. During that time, she completed an internship at the Philadelphia Zoo and was able to land a job just after graduation as a Children’s Zoo keeper. From there, she became a bird show trainer with Animal Behavior and Conservation Connections.
She continues her work with them outside of veterinary medicine today. The following years, she worked for an avian boarded veterinarian as a technician and became a CVT in 2015. She then migrated over to Mount Laurel Animal Hospital, a large privately-owned referral hospital in South Jersey, to help establish and build their exotics department.
During that time she achieved her VTS in exotics companion animals and supervised multiple departments including exotics as a nursing supervisor.
She continues her work with them outside of veterinary medicine today. The following years, she worked for an avian boarded veterinarian as a technician and became a CVT in 2015. She then migrated over to Mount Laurel Animal Hospital, a large privately-owned referral hospital in South Jersey, to help establish and build their exotics department.
During that time she achieved her VTS in exotics companion animals and supervised multiple departments including exotics as a nursing supervisor.
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