Registered Veterinary Technologist

Course Competencies:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Basic muscular and skeletal anatomy for your canine partner.
• Learn practical exercises and strategies aimed at strengthening your dog's muscles safely and effectively. Whether you're looking to prevent injuries or simply enhance your dog's strength and endurance.
• Why it's crucial to establish proper warm-up and cool-down routines, prevent injuries, and maintain overall wellness for your furry companion.Identify dental and oral anatomy

Course Competencies:

• Identify dental and oral anatomy
• Proper steps and instruments used in COHAT procedure
• Identify instruments used in dental surgery and power tools used in dentistry

Course Competencies:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the phases and procedures of anesthesia to develop an anesthetic plan for a patient.
• Prepare anesthetic equipment and materials.
• Respond to changes in patient status during stages of anesthesia.

In this online asynchronous course, you will gain further knowledge in the aims and goals of hands-free radiology, the benefits of it, implementation and different hands-free techniques to ensure quality diagnostic x-rays. This three-hour course is one of a series of courses offered as a microcredential continuing education credit for RVTs by Olds College.

Dates: Offered 2nd Wednesday of every month
Cost: $175 + GST
Course Length: 3 hours (CE Approved by ABVMA & recognized by ABVTA)
Delivery Method: Online

Course Competencies:

• Identify the main aim and goals of hands-free radiology.
• Recognize the benefits of hands-free radiology in the context of veterinary medicine.
• Explain the steps to safely and successfully implement hands-free radiology.
• Describe hands-free techniques which can be used while also ensuring quality in different types of diagnostic x-rays.

This online instructor-less course is designed to assist animal health technologists and veterinary technicians refresh their knowledge of small animal emergency veterinary medicine. This course is one of a series of courses offered as Continuing Professional Development hours for RVTs by Olds College with Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) and Alberta Veterinary Technologist Association (ABVTA).

Dates: Offered 2nd Wednesday of every month
Cost: $265 + GST
Course Length: 11 hours (CE Approved by ABVMA & recognized by ABVTA)
Delivery Method: Online

Course Competencies:

• Identify the principles of triage and its role in small animal emergency medicine.
• Recognize common emergency conditions and diseases including clinical signs and symptoms. 
• List common small animal toxicities and how they are treated.
• Complete calculations for constant rate infusions, medication dilutions and fluid bag additives.
• Perform effective CPR on feline and canine patients.
• Explain how to perform blood and plasma transfusions on feline and canine patients. 
• Recognize common nursing procedures for the debilitated patient.