Things I can do for you and your practice!
I love to teach and make things better, be it your staff or technique. I have multiple different areas I can be of assistance. Check them out!
In house staff training
I have been fortunate to work in some pretty sophisticated environments but feel a good foundation in basic skills is what helped me succeed. Let me show your staff some of those foundations with a little mixing of advanced technical skills as well.
Anesthetic Monitoring (routine to neuro, critical condition and emergency)
Surgical Preparation
Aseptic Technique
Intubation (wide array of species)
IV catheterization, including jugular, arterial and intra-cath placement
Femoral and carotid sheath placement
Intra-osseous catheterization
General Veni puncture
Anesthesia and Critical Care ventilators
Urinary catheterization, male and female for multiple species
Drug calculations/ Administration
Radiology and Ultrasound
Endoscopy and Bronchoscopy, Laparoscopic and Arthroscopic setup, cleaning and maintenance
Blood typing/cross matching
Bandaging and applying casts
Emergency and critical care of patients
Arterial line placement/ Invasive blood pressure monitoring and setup, including cut downs with ligation
CVP monitoring
Using a ventilator in ICU and surgical settings
TPN, PPN administration and nursing care
CRI dosage calculations
Blood transfusion collection and administration
Critical Care Nursing
Surgery and other expert technical services
This section is focused for the research orientated folk. I have extensive experience in minor to moderately invasive surgical procedures and would love to help you and your project! My surgical experience includes but is not limited to:
Digit/tail amputation, P, R
SQ device implant P, S, O, L, R
Vaginal and cervical biopsy P
Laparoscopic assistance including trocar placement P, S
Laparotomy & Thoracotomy P, S,C,O
Tracheotomy P, S, C, R, L
Various dental surgical extractions C, P
GI biopsy using endoscopy P, C
Skin and Muscle closer P, C, S, O, L, R
Fluoroscopy guided catheterization of coronary, renal, carotid and femoral arteries S, O, C
Chest/peg/J/tracheal and esophageal tube placement, care and maintenance C, P
Lymph node biopsy P, C
CSF taps P, L, C
Stereo tax placement trained P
Skin grafting P, C
Joint taps P, C
Vital pulpotomy P, C
AV graft and aneurysm creation S, O, C
Interventional work S, O, C
P=Primate model S=Swine model O= Sheep Model C=Canine model L=Rabbit model R= Rodent model M=Multiple Species other than listed
Consulting
Let me help you go over a project protocol. I have a keen eye for project feasibility and patient management for chronic procedures with particular interest in anesthesia and pain management.
Advertising/Marketing
Expert Interviews
Formula Creation
Device Creation
R&D
Lecturing
*VSPN, NAVTA, and IVAPM Speakers Bureau member
Speaker for Pfizer, Elanco, Aratana, Masimo, Practivet
Topics are now limited to anesthesia, pain management and cannabinoid therapy in companion and exotic animals.