Acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills of initial patient care and the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures needed in the most common emergency situations”

In emergency medicine there is a series of understandings, procedures and techniques which are common in the majority of cases, independent of the specialty or specialties involved in each case. Across ten comprehensive modules, we will develop the fundamental concepts to help veterinarians to carry out clinical activity in emergency services. We will approach topics such as the correct triage management of patients, how to take a correct medical history, how to perform an initial examination and a detailed explanation of the most relevant techniques and tests for attending to a critical patient. Likewise, management guidelines are established to facilitate working with difficult patients. 

We will cover how to approach patients who arrive at the center with acute problems such as pneumonia or pulmonary thromboembolism, or with aggravated or complicated secondary chronic problems, such as feline patients with asthma or dogs with heart failure and respiratory complications. We will also cover procedures for caring for patients with cardiovascular problems from their arrival at the emergency department, their initial stabilization, through to complementary tests and subsequent medical treatment.  

Veterinary professionals will acquire the latest knowledge in Small Animal Emergencies thanks to this comprehensive program. All of this is presented in a 100% online format, which offers you the possibility to study anywhere, allowing you to adapt your study schedule to other aspects of your life. In short, it offers the most complete program in which we cover all the areas of knowledge you need in order to become the best prepared specialist.  

You will learn about the procedures used in Emergency Respiratory situations, thereby perfecting therapeutic procedures” 

This professional master’s degree in Veterinary Emergencies in Small Animals contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program

Acquire the skills required to practice as an expert in the field of Veterinary Emergencies in Small Animals by mastering the latest techniques and advances in this type of intervention” 

The teaching staff includes leading professionals who contribute their experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists belonging to leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive educational experience to learn in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the physician will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by renowned experts in the field of veterinary medicine who have extensive teaching experience. 

This professional master’s degree in Veterinary Emergencies in Small Animals will take you through different teaching approaches which will allow you to learn in a dynamic and efficient way"

You will be provided with multimedia tools meticulously designed by experts, which will favor the speed of assimilation and learning"

The professional master’s degree in Veterinary Emergencies in Small Animals compiles the most up-to-date information based on the latest scientific research. Our ultimate goal is that the veterinary professional can deal with practically all the emergencies that arise, both in a center dedicated exclusively to emergency medicine and in a general veterinary center where this service is available.  

Our objective is simple: provide you will the knowledge and skills needed to increase your competency in emergency veterinary care” 

General Objectives

• Acquire knowledge and fundamental skills related to the initial attention of the patient and the necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the most common emergency situations
• Identify the main emergency situations related to respiratory pathology
• Establish the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to care for a patient with respiratory problems with the aim of improving the specific skills needed in this professional field
• Demonstrate the action procedures in emergency respiratory situations, with solid command of the treatment procedures
• Establish the knowledge and skills that veterinary professionals need to care for a patient with cardiovascular problems, with the aim of improving the specific skills needed in this professional field
• Analyze the main dermatological diseases in the field of Veterinary Science
• Develop knowledge of the different dermatological treatments in Clinical Veterinary
• Develop the most advanced knowledge in ophthalmologic emergencies as a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common ophthalmologic diseases in small animals
• Gain a deeper understanding of the most advanced treatment and therapy in gastrointestinal emergencies in small animals
• Establish the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to care for a patient with gastrointestinal problems, with the aim of improving the specific skills needed in this professional field
• Compile the knowledge and skills needed to care for a patient with hematologic and/or oncologic emergency problems, with the aim of improving the specific skills needed in this professional field
• Offer the most appropriate treatments or therapies for the patient with a hematologic and/or oncologic emergency problem after correct anamnesis and initial assessment
• Establish the action protocol for patients in pain or with behavioral problems, according to the latest scientific advances
• Gain a deeper understanding of the most appropriate medical-surgical techniques for patients with nephrological, urological and/or reproductive problems
• Offer the most up-to-date treatments for a patient with metabolic and/or toxicologic problems, according to the latest research in the field

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Introduction to Emergency Medicine in Small Animals

• Perform the correct triage of patients who arrive at the emergency department
• Assess, manage and provide primary care to patients in an emergency
• Establish management guidelines to facilitate working with difficult patients (aggressive, fearful, etc.)
• Improve knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia in order to successfully perform a sedation, anesthesia and/or pain control procedure in critical patients
• Highlight the most common medication and treatments used in emergency medicine and their practical application
• Establish the diagnostic imaging tests and their practical application in emergency medicine in small animals
• Specify the characteristics and operations in an intensive care unit in small animal veterinary medicine
• Implement the use of medical protocols in each critical situation in order to facilitate the correct management of the patients
• Specify the patients which require specialized care in the intensive care unit
• Establish the management of nutritional therapy and metabolic support in patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Module 2. Management of Respiratory Emergencies 

• Identify the main emergency situations in clinical practice that are related to respiratory pathology
• Perform correct anamnesis and physical examination to make an accurate diagnosis Perform stabilization techniques in patients with respiratory problems (thoracic drainage, intubation etc.) 
• Interpret the most commonly used diagnostic imaging tests in respiratory emergencies
• Administer drugs to patients with respiratory problems
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures based on consensus and the latest scientific evidence

Module 3. Management of Cardiovascular Emergencies

• Perform and interpret routine complementary tests in a patient with cardiovascular problems. These could include ECG, blood pressure measurement using different types of non-invasive measuring devices, oxygen saturation measurement, etc.
• Perform a diagnosis based on the data from the physical examination and laboratory tests, ECG and the diagnostic imaging
• Administer drugs to patients with cardiovascular problems
• Perform stabilization techniques in patients with cardiovascular problems (CPR, cardioversion, etc.)

Module 4. Management of Dermatological Emergencies

• Perform and interpret the most commonly used complementary tests in veterinary dermatology, such as scrapings, cytology, use of UV lamps, Scotch test, trichogram, etc.
• Establish differential diagnoses based on patient symptoms and the results of the tests performed: physical examination, laboratory and imaging tests
• Administer drugs to patients with severe dermatological lesions (burns, toxic products, etc.)

Module 5. Management of Ophthalmologic Emergencies

• Perform and interpret the routine tests in an emergency ophthalmology consultation, including the use of a direct and indirect ophthalmoscope, a slit lamp, a tonometer, Schirmer’s test, fluorescein test, etc.
• Establish diagnoses based on physical examination data and laboratory tests, specific tests and diagnostic imaging tests
• Use the most appropriate drugs and therapies in treating patients with emergency ophthalmologic problems
• Perform emergency anesthetic and surgical techniques on patients with loss of vision

Module 6. Management of Gastrointestinal Emergencies

• Perform and interpret the routine tests in a gastroenterology consultation, such as a stool analysis, rapid diagnostic test, etc.
• Establish diagnoses based on physical examination data, laboratory and imaging tests and develop differentials based on the patient's clinical condition and the results of the tests performed
• Insert enteral feeding tubes, both nasogastric and esophageal
• Administer food and medication via the enteral route
• Apply the most appropriate treatment and therapies in the treatment of patients with emergency gastrointestinal problems

Module 7. Management of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

• Establish a differential diagnosis based on the clinical framework of the patient and on the results of the tests in order to make a diagnosis
• Perform and interpret the routine tests in a hematologic or oncologic consultation, such as a blood smear, staining of samples, cytology of biological samples, fine needle puncture, etc.
• Administer chemotherapy medication correctly and in a risk-free way
• Use the most appropriate treatment and therapies on patients with emergency hematologic/ oncologic problems

Module 8. Management of Neurological, Behavioral and Orthopedic Emergencies

• Stabilize patients with neurological and behavioral emergencies and correctly perform anamnesis and initial evaluations
• Establish protocol or good practice clinical guides and friendly management techniques, especially in patients feeling pain, fear or any other medical or paramedical problem that makes them more sensitive to bad care
• Perform and interpret routine tests in clinical neurology and etiology consultations
• Use the most appropriate treatments and therapies on patients with neurological and/or behavioral emergencies, paying special attention to new therapeutic administration routes such as transmucosal and intranasal routes
• Perform and interpret the routine tests in a trauma or orthopedic consultation, paying special attention to functional tests, walking assessment, etc.
• Establish a differential diagnosis based on the clinical framework of the patient and on the results of the tests in order to make a diagnosis
• Successfully perform the most common immobilization and stabilization techniques in fractures and polytraumatized patients
• Use the most appropriate treatment and therapies on patients with emergency trauma or orthopedic problems

Module 9. Management of Urologic and Reproductive Emergencies

• Perform and interpret the routine tests in a nephrology, urology or reproductive medicine consultation such as a vaginal cytology, urinary sediment examination, abdominal ultrasound, urinalysis, etc.
• Perform a presumptive and differential diagnosis based on the data from the physical examination, laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging tests
• Apply the most appropriate treatment and therapies in the treatment of patients with emergency nephrologic, urologic and/or reproductive problems
• Perform medical-surgical techniques to stabilize patients with genitourinary problems such as urethral catheterization in patients with urethral obstruction or cystocentesis

Module 10. Metabolic and Toxicological Emergencies

• Perform and interpret routine tests in metabolic and/or toxicology emergency consultations, such as rapid drug tests or glucose curves
• Establish differential diagnoses based on physical examination data, laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging tests
• Use the most appropriate treatment and therapies on patients with emergency metabolic and/or toxicology problems
• Perform precise medical-surgical techniques to stabilize patients with metabolic and toxicology emergency problems, such as gastric lavage or glucose measurement devices 

A path to achieve specialization and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the employment market"