Critical Care

Nursing Course

Critical Care

Nursing Course

Start Date

16th September 2025

Training

Theoretical - practical

Number of Modules

4 modules

Modality

Online

Start Date

16th September 2025

Training

Theoretical - practical

Number of Modules

4 modules

Modality

Online

Specialisation area

Critical Care

Structure and benefits

The course is structured into four modules with theoretical and practical content, where students will be educated on many aspects of critical care medicine. They will start by gaining a better understanding of the fundamentals of critical care, and how to recognise patients requiring this level of supportive treatment. Each module will be taught by one, or more, skilled veterinary professionals (nurses and vets) with experience and specialist qualifications in this field. Upon completion of the course, participants should feel more confident in utilising specialist equipment/facilities and managing critical care patients in a hospital setting.

Target Audience

This course is aimed at professions working in small animal clinics and hospitals with a keen interest in broadening both their knowledge and practical skill set in critical care veterinary medicine.

Katarina Saranovic

Course Coordinator | BVSc BSc(Hons) MRCVS

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Victoria Knott

Course Coordinator | RVN, RNPD (Inpatient Care), RECOVER Certified BLS and ALS Rescuer® BSc Animal Behaviour Science

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Alice Williams

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Tilly Woodward

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Katie Potter

RVN

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Betina Gomes

DVM MSc MRCVS | RECOVER Certified BLS And ALS Rescuer®

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Meggie Rix

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Ipek Seyis

Registered Veterinary Nurse

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Hamish Glover

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Susan Keefe

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Samara Brunning

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Cassandra Morrison

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Temi Ogundimu

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Stergios Alexopoulos

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MODULE 1: Basics of critical inpatient care

Module Summary:

  • Monitoring the critical care patient
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ALS & BLS)
  • Analgesia and pain management
  • Nutrition

Speakers: Katarina Saranovic, Victoria Knott, Alice Williams, Tilly Woodward

MODULE 2: Lines, drains, fluids and transfusions in critical care

Module Summary:

  • Management of arterial, peripheral venous and PICC lines
  • Intravenous fluid therapy
  • Importance of monitoring ins and outs
  • Urinary catheters and drain care
  • Transfusions

Speakers: Katie Potter, Alice Williams, Betina Gomes

MODULE 3: Discipline-specific critical care

Module Summary:

  • Wounds and traumatic injury patients
  • Respiratory patients
  • Neurological patients 1 – spinal disease
  • Neurological patients 2 – epilepsy and traumatic brain injuries
  • Chemotherapy patients

Speakers: Meggie Rix, Victoria Knott, Ipek Seyis, Hamish Glover, Susan Keefe, Samara Brunning, Cassandra Morrison

MODULE 4: Case examples

Module Summary:

  • Polytrauma
  • Herbivore gut stasis
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Septic peritonitis
  • Feline urethral obstruction

Speakers: Temi Ogundimu, Cassandra Morrison, Stergios Alexopoulos, Hamish Glover, Katarina Saranovic

We offer two payment options:

  • Pay in full via credit or debit card, or BACS
  • Interest-free instalments

For more details on interest-free instalment options, please complete the ‘Request for More Information’ form.

· Price (exam included):

  • United Kingdom:
    • United Kingdom – £ 1,150
  • Other countries:
    •  Australia – $ 2,300
    • New Zealand – $ 2,600
    • USA – $ 1,500

Please note: An additional fee of £70 (GBP) / $150 (AUD) / $160 (NZD) / $90 (USD) is required by the university for the issuance of the Postgraduate Certificate.

Terms and conditions of payment

To complete your enrolment, kindly submit the online registration form by selecting ‘Register Now’ and proceed with your first payment, either in full or as the initial instalment.

If you have chosen our instalment plan, the monthly payments must be made via direct debit within the first 10 days of each month.

All payments must be completed before the final exam in order for the Nursing course and credentials to be issued.

Request more information

Specialisation area

Critical Care

Structure and benefits

The course is structured into four modules with theoretical and practical content, where students will be educated on many aspects of critical care medicine. They will start by gaining a better understanding of the fundamentals of critical care, and how to recognise patients requiring this level of supportive treatment. Each module will be taught by one, or more, skilled veterinary professionals (nurses and vets) with experience and specialist qualifications in this field. Upon completion of the course, participants should feel more confident in utilising specialist equipment/facilities and managing critical care patients in a hospital setting.

Target Audience

This course is aimed at professions working in small animal clinics and hospitals with a keen interest in broadening both their knowledge and practical skill set in critical care veterinary medicine.

Katarina Saranovic

Course Coordinator | BVSc BSc(Hons) MRCVS

Read more

Victoria Knott

Course Coordinator | RVN, RNPD (Inpatient Care), RECOVER Certified BLS and ALS Rescuer® BSc Animal Behaviour Science

Read more

Alice Williams

Read more

Tilly Woodward

Read more

Katie Potter

RVN

Read more

Betina Gomes

DVM MSc MRCVS | RECOVER Certified BLS And ALS Rescuer®

Read more

Meggie Rix

Read more

Ipek Seyis

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Read more

Hamish Glover

Read more

Susan Keefe

Read more

Samara Brunning

Read more

Cassandra Morrison

Read more

Temi Ogundimu

Read more

Stergios Alexopoulos

Read more

MODULE 1: Basics of critical inpatient care

Module Summary:

  • Monitoring the critical care patient
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ALS & BLS)
  • Analgesia and pain management
  • Nutrition

Speakers: Katarina Saranovic, Victoria Knott, Alice Williams, Tilly Woodward

MODULE 2: Lines, drains, fluids and transfusions in critical care

Module Summary:

  • Management of arterial, peripheral venous and PICC lines
  • Intravenous fluid therapy
  • Importance of monitoring ins and outs
  • Urinary catheters and drain care
  • Transfusions

Speakers: Katie Potter, Alice Williams, Betina Gomes

MODULE 3: Discipline-specific critical care

Module Summary:

  • Wounds and traumatic injury patients
  • Respiratory patients
  • Neurological patients 1 – spinal disease
  • Neurological patients 2 – epilepsy and traumatic brain injuries
  • Chemotherapy patients

Speakers: Meggie Rix, Victoria Knott, Ipek Seyis, Hamish Glover, Susan Keefe, Samara Brunning, Cassandra Morrison

MODULE 4: Case examples

Module Summary:

  • Polytrauma
  • Herbivore gut stasis
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Septic peritonitis
  • Feline urethral obstruction

Speakers: Temi Ogundimu, Cassandra Morrison, Stergios Alexopoulos, Hamish Glover, Katarina Saranovic

We offer two payment options:

  • Pay in full via credit or debit card, or BACS
  • Interest-free instalments

For more details on interest-free instalment options, please complete the ‘Request for More Information’ form.

· Price (exam included):

  • United Kingdom:
    • United Kingdom – £ 1,150
  • Other countries:
    •  Australia – $ 2,300
    • New Zealand – $ 2,600
    • USA – $ 1,500

Please note: An additional fee of £70 (GBP) / $150 (AUD) / $160 (NZD) / $90 (USD) is required by the university for the issuance of the Postgraduate Certificate.

Terms and conditions of payment

To complete your enrolment, kindly submit the online registration form by selecting ‘Register Now’ and proceed with your first payment, either in full or as the initial instalment.

If you have chosen our instalment plan, the monthly payments must be made via direct debit within the first 10 days of each month.

All payments must be completed before the final exam in order for the Nursing course and credentials to be issued.

Request more information

Contact us

If you would like to request information about any of our training services, please fill in the following form or contact us by phone or email

Request for information

Contact us

If you would like to request information about any of our training services, please fill in the following form or contact us by phone or email

Request for information