Practical Anesthesia (VTAN 1300)

Course Content

By the end of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to:

• Use, maintain, leak test, and troubleshoot common anesthetic equipment
• Troubleshoot common monitoring equipment
• Choose appropriate anesthetic protocols for selected patients
• Accurately calculate drug doses for routine anesthetic protocols
• Safely and efficiently intubate a model patient
• Correctly and accurately complete anesthetic monitoring sheets, controlled drug logs and medical records
• Safely demonstrate dental blocks, line block, testicular block, ring block
• Safely administer and monitor anesthetics in dogs and cats
• Predict, recognize and/or treat anesthetic complications and emergencies
• Apply protocols for CPR to a cardiac arrest simulation
• Work as part of a team and effectively communicate with team members

Course Outline

Instruction Method

Synchronous, in person wet lab

To pass the lab course, students must successfully demonstrate mastery of the skills.

Pre-Requisites

• Admission to the Veterinary Anesthesia Refresher Certificate.
• Successful completion of VTAN 1000, VTAN 1100, and VTAN 1200 or;
• Successful final exam challenge. Contact the CEHS department for more information.

Grading

Minimum grade to pass is B (75%).

Learning Resources

All resources are provided within the course. There are no additional textbooks required.

Completion Timeframe

24 hours (4 days).

Tuition & Fees

$969.00

• June 2025 (tentative, subject to change)
  Location: Douglas College Coquitlam Campus
  1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7X3

June 2024 lab cancelled due to low registration. 

NOTE: The wet lab requires six (6) registrants to run.  If there are not enough registrants, the wet lab will be postponed.

Registration information will be provided to eligible participants upon successful completion of VTAN 1200.