RACE APPROVED: 1.0 Hours for Vet Techs & Vets
From the ER to the OR: Gastrointestinal Emergencies
(RACE 1.0 Hrs)
This lecture utilizes a case-based learning format to help emphasize important concepts, as well as foster critical thinking skills. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of diligent patient monitoring techniques during all phases of the veterinary visit and a brief review of essential monitoring modalities will be included.
RACE 1.0 Hours for Vet Techs & Vets
RACE Program #: 20-1315102
RACE 1.0 Hours for Vet Techs & Vets
RACE Program #: 20-1315102
RACE Provider #: 50-36598
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Meet the Instructor
Meg Dakin, CVT, VTS (ECC), VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)
Meg studied pre-veterinary medicine at the University of New Hampshire and has worked in the veterinary medical field for over 20 years. She became a certified veterinary technician in 2008, worked with several amazing mentors, and knew early on that she wanted to pursue veterinary technician specialization. She began working as a small animal veterinary anesthetist and despite wanting to work towards a VTS in Anesthesia, the hospital she worked for simply didn’t see enough high-level anesthesia cases to meet the requirements of the Academy.
Around that time, the opportunity to work in an Emergency department and Intensive Care Unit presented itself. While very different from her home base of “everything planned out and just so” anesthesia-land, Meg discovered the thrill of the Emergency and Critical Care world. Under the guidance of another amazing mentor, she applied to the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses (AVECCTN) in 2016 and was approved to take their examination. After a challenging 5-year process, Meg was thrilled to learn she had passed the exam in 2017 and was now a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in Emergency and Critical Care (ECC).
Despite enjoying Emergency and Critical Care, her original love of managing anesthesia cases returned stronger than ever. She started working full time on the surgery service again and began the process of preparing to apply to the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia and Analgesia (AVTAA). Meg applied to the AVTAA in 2023 and was approved to take their examination. In a full circle career moment, she earned the additional title of VTS in Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2024, just over 20 years to the day she started her first job in veterinary medicine.
Thanks to the many amazing mentors she had the privilege of learning from over the years, Meg has developed a passion for teaching and training veterinary support professionals, from veterinary assistants to those studying for the VTNE and beyond.
She currently works full time as a Technician Learning and Development Specialist, working directly with hospital teams to advance skill sets, while also working on developing CE and training programs to further support the learning and training of the many hospital teams.
She has also presented CE at local, national, and international conferences and is thrilled to have her lectures on the fabulous VetTeamTraining platform. Meg is a firm believer in veterinary technician empowerment and truly believes "Knowledge is Empowerment"
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Meg has volunteered for her veterinary technician state association since 2018 and is also a certified instructor of basic and advanced life support through the RECOVER Initiative. She loves veterinary medicine but knows the importance of work-life balance (although still struggles with this from time to time). She is in her happy place in the summer sunshine on her paddleboard or kayak in the ocean.
If you have interest in CE and training for your veterinary team, please feel free to email VetMEDucation@gmail.com for more information.
Around that time, the opportunity to work in an Emergency department and Intensive Care Unit presented itself. While very different from her home base of “everything planned out and just so” anesthesia-land, Meg discovered the thrill of the Emergency and Critical Care world. Under the guidance of another amazing mentor, she applied to the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses (AVECCTN) in 2016 and was approved to take their examination. After a challenging 5-year process, Meg was thrilled to learn she had passed the exam in 2017 and was now a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in Emergency and Critical Care (ECC).
Despite enjoying Emergency and Critical Care, her original love of managing anesthesia cases returned stronger than ever. She started working full time on the surgery service again and began the process of preparing to apply to the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia and Analgesia (AVTAA). Meg applied to the AVTAA in 2023 and was approved to take their examination. In a full circle career moment, she earned the additional title of VTS in Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2024, just over 20 years to the day she started her first job in veterinary medicine.
Thanks to the many amazing mentors she had the privilege of learning from over the years, Meg has developed a passion for teaching and training veterinary support professionals, from veterinary assistants to those studying for the VTNE and beyond.
She currently works full time as a Technician Learning and Development Specialist, working directly with hospital teams to advance skill sets, while also working on developing CE and training programs to further support the learning and training of the many hospital teams.
She has also presented CE at local, national, and international conferences and is thrilled to have her lectures on the fabulous VetTeamTraining platform. Meg is a firm believer in veterinary technician empowerment and truly believes "Knowledge is Empowerment"
.
Meg has volunteered for her veterinary technician state association since 2018 and is also a certified instructor of basic and advanced life support through the RECOVER Initiative. She loves veterinary medicine but knows the importance of work-life balance (although still struggles with this from time to time). She is in her happy place in the summer sunshine on her paddleboard or kayak in the ocean.
If you have interest in CE and training for your veterinary team, please feel free to email VetMEDucation@gmail.com for more information.
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