Following this lecture you will understand:

• Basic triage practices and why triage may be necessary in the primary care setting
• Initial triage assessment, including review of primary and secondary survey
• Point-of-care diagnostics and their usefulness in the initial assessment
• Definition of the emergent versus urgent patient and how the approach to their care may differ for the primary care clinician
• Basic stabilization of the emergency patient
• Recognizing when patients should be referred to the Emergency Room for additional care
• Strategies for working with the Emergency Room staff to facilitate successful patient transfer

This lecture will be hosted Wednesday, October 25th at 7PM ET via Zoom​​. Upon registering for this event, you will receive an additional Zoom Meeting Registration link in order to track attendance to our sessions.

This program has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit for veterinarians and veterinary technicians in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. Our program is also approved for 1 hour of NYSED CE.

Requesting Continuing Education Credit

In order to request your CE credit for attending this event, a link to a Google Form will be provided in the Zoom Chat Box during the event. You must click the link and fill out the Google Form in order to receive CE credit and a Certificate of Attendance.