Speaker
Dr. Thomas Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Dr. Thomas Edwards, born outside of Chicago (Illinois, USA), grew up wanting to work with animals. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelors degree in Animal Science, and later, from the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine, with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree with honours.
He completed a year-long internship at the U.S. Department of Defense Military Working Dog Center in San Antonio, TX. After completing his internship, he practiced both, small animal and equine medicine, in Arizona and Georgia.
Dr. Edwards has practiced small animal emergency medicine at a number of emergency veterinary practices since graduating from Veterinary School. In 2014, he completed a 3 year residency in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care medicine at the University of Georgia and concurrently earned a Masters degree in Veterinary Biosciences.
He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
Information
Date: | 4 and 5 November 2015 (Wednesday and Thursday) |
Time: | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm |
Venue: | Multi-function Room 8210, 8/F, Academic 3, City University of Hong Kong |
Fee: | HKD 3500 per day (Participant can attend one or both days) |
CPD: | 5.5 CPD credits - 4 November Workshop 5.5 CPD credits - 5 November Workshop |
Programme Schedule
Time | Topic |
09:30-10:00 | Registration |
10:00-10:30 | Demonstration by Instructor |
10:30-12:30 | Placement of central lines, cut downs, arterial and intraosseous access. Oxygenation lines (tracheostomy tubes, nasal lines placement) |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
13:30-14:00 | Demonstration by Instructor |
14:00-15:30 | Chest tube placement, endotracheal wash |
15:30-16:00 | Break |
16:00-18:00 | Open chest CPR, urinary catheterisation |
Time | Topic |
09:30-10:00 | Registration |
10:00-10:30 | Demonstration by Instructor |
10:30-12:30 | Centesis (Thoracic, abdominal, pericardial). Feeding tube placement (oesophageal, nasogastric) |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
13:30-14:00 | Demonstration by Instructor |
14:00-15:30 | Gastric decompression and proptosed eye management |
15:30-16:00 | Break |
16:00-18:00 | Open chest CPR, urinary catheterisation |