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Veterinarians (from left) Gregory R. Lisciandro,
Dennis T. (Tim) Crowe, Jennifer Devey, Claire
R. Sharp and Tony Mann have formed the Veterinary Committee on Trauma
Education Subcommittee. They met at the CVM recently to develop a
certification course for Veterinary Trauma Centers.
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Each
year, approximately 1 in 10 seen at large veterinary referral centers are
a result of traumatic injury. Trauma is the second leading cause of death
in companion animals, with only infection claiming more lives of pets
younger than 1, and cancer being responsible for more deaths in older
pets. In an effort to improve emergency care and try to save more lives,
the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC)
Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT) is
establishing a network of Veterinary Trauma Centers that will be seeded
by a network of lead hospitals around the country. These Veterinary
Trauma Centers will work together to define high standards of care and
share information to improve trauma patient management and recovery.
Dr. Tony
Mann, MU professor and director of Small Animal Emergency and Critical
Care Service at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, is chairman of
the VetCOT Education Subcommittee, which is
tasked with developing the Veterinary Advanced Trauma and Life Support
(VATLS) certification course. One of the requirements for a veterinary
institution to maintain the verification as a Veterinary Trauma Center
will be to have designated staff members
complete certification in VATLS. The ACVECC diplomates
who are working with Mann to develop the course curriculum met at the MU
College of Veterinary Medicine recently to prioritize which skills and
techniques are most crucial for veterinarians to know in a trauma
emergency.
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