RACE APPROVED FOR VET TECHS & VETS (1.0 CE HOURS)
Itsy-Bitsy ICU: Nursing Hacks for Your Smallest Patients
(RACE 1.0 CEU)
Pediatric and neonatal patients appear
frequently at both general and ER practices but evaluating and treating them
can be difficult due to the variations in anatomy, physiology, vital signs,
immune, and neurologic function that make them different from adults. This lecture provides an overview of the
challenges and successes that can be found in the care of
neonatal and pediatric cases.
RACE 1.0 Hours for Vet Techs & Vets
RACE Program #: 20-1155404
RACE Provider #: 50-36598
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Meet the Instructor
Kelly Foltz CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC)
Kelly Foltz is a 1999 graduate of Mercer University
with a bachelor’s degree in English and a 2006 graduate of Athens Technical
College with an associate of applied technology degree in Veterinary
Technology. She joined the Academy of
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses (AVECCTN) in 2012
with recertifications in 2017 and 2022.
Interested in a VTS of your own? For information on technician specialties in general, visit https://navta.net/veterinary-technician-specialties/ and https://www.avecct.org/ for information about AVECCTN.
From 2012-2020, Kelly was employed by Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine as an inpatient/urgent care technician and supervisor and in August of 2020 she relocated to Gainesville, FL to accept a position as an ICU shift lead at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.
In 2022, Kelly joined BluePearl as their Mid-Atlantic Regional Nursing Partner, where she serves as a nurse administrator for hospitals in MD, VA, KY, TN, NC, SC, and GA.
For more information about BluePearl, please visit https://bluepearlvet.com/
In addition to her clinical work, Kelly is a lecturer, author, educator, and served on the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) from 2017-23, serving as Vice Chair in 2021-2022 and as Chair in 2022-2023. During that time, she was involved in the creation of the AVMA Committee for the Advancement of Veterinary Technicians and Technologists (CAVTT). She has also represented technicians on the AVMA Task Force on Veterinary Technician Utilization in 2019 and the Working Group on Veterinary Technician Utilization in 2020-21. Information about CVTEA can be found here, including accreditation standards, policies, and procedures: https://www.avma.org/education/center-for-veterinary-accreditation/accreditation-veterinary-technicians For information on CAVTT, please visit https://www.avma.org/membership/volunteering-avma/councils-committees-task-forces-and-trusts/committee-advancing-veterinary-technicians-and-technologists-cavtt
Her professional interests include technician engagement and education, feline medicine, neonatal and pediatric nursing, trauma, and vascular access. Kelly maintains active credentials in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. In an alternate universe, she is a flower farmer, pickle entrepreneur, and full-time beekeeper.
Kelly’s favorite critical care textbooks, journals, and websites:
1) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14764431
2) https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/small-animal-critical-care-medicine-9780323764698.html https://eclinpath.com/
3)https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jfm
And an incredible recipe for dill pickle dip: https://noblepig.com/2015/07/dill-pickle-dip/
Interested in a VTS of your own? For information on technician specialties in general, visit https://navta.net/veterinary-technician-specialties/ and https://www.avecct.org/ for information about AVECCTN.
From 2012-2020, Kelly was employed by Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine as an inpatient/urgent care technician and supervisor and in August of 2020 she relocated to Gainesville, FL to accept a position as an ICU shift lead at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.
In 2022, Kelly joined BluePearl as their Mid-Atlantic Regional Nursing Partner, where she serves as a nurse administrator for hospitals in MD, VA, KY, TN, NC, SC, and GA.
For more information about BluePearl, please visit https://bluepearlvet.com/
In addition to her clinical work, Kelly is a lecturer, author, educator, and served on the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) from 2017-23, serving as Vice Chair in 2021-2022 and as Chair in 2022-2023. During that time, she was involved in the creation of the AVMA Committee for the Advancement of Veterinary Technicians and Technologists (CAVTT). She has also represented technicians on the AVMA Task Force on Veterinary Technician Utilization in 2019 and the Working Group on Veterinary Technician Utilization in 2020-21. Information about CVTEA can be found here, including accreditation standards, policies, and procedures: https://www.avma.org/education/center-for-veterinary-accreditation/accreditation-veterinary-technicians For information on CAVTT, please visit https://www.avma.org/membership/volunteering-avma/councils-committees-task-forces-and-trusts/committee-advancing-veterinary-technicians-and-technologists-cavtt
Her professional interests include technician engagement and education, feline medicine, neonatal and pediatric nursing, trauma, and vascular access. Kelly maintains active credentials in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. In an alternate universe, she is a flower farmer, pickle entrepreneur, and full-time beekeeper.
Kelly’s favorite critical care textbooks, journals, and websites:
1) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14764431
2) https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/small-animal-critical-care-medicine-9780323764698.html https://eclinpath.com/
3)https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jfm
And an incredible recipe for dill pickle dip: https://noblepig.com/2015/07/dill-pickle-dip/
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