eLearning modules
The eModules below support UK Personal Licence, Category C (PIL C) training and may be assigned by your course leader.
Study Time: 9-11 hours.
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eModule – Pre-Anaesthetic Preparations (EU21-1)
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eModule – Choosing an Anaesthetic (EU21-2)
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eModule – Anaesthetic Monitoring and Intraoperative Care (EU21-3)
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eModule – Anaesthetic Breathing Systems, Airway Management and Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (EU21-4)
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eModule – Anaesthetic Management and Preventing Problems (EU21-5)
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eModule – Post Anaesthetic Care (EU21-6)
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eModule – Pain Alleviation (EU21-7)
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eModule – Pain Assessment (EU21-8)
Course articles
The articles listed below support the learning outcomes required for all the modules needed for a UK Personal Licence, category C.
This site allows you to track which articles you have read. Remember to mark articles as read when you’ve finished each one. have been marked read. Your overall read completion for the PIL C course can be seen in the circular graph below.
Advanced Anaesthesia for Surgical or Prolonged Procedures (EU21)
Reading Time: 2h 30m
- An introduction to anaesthesia for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Planning anaesthesia for surgical or prolonged procedures
- An introduction to anaesthetic regimens for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Pre-anaesthetic medication
- An introduction to inhalational agents for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Using inhalational agents for surgical or prolonged procedures
- An introduction to injectable agents for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Administering injectable anaesthetics for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Scientific and welfare considerations when selecting anaesthetic agents for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Practical issues when selecting anaesthetic agents for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Safety issues with anaesthetics for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Maintaining and monitoring anaesthesia for surgical or prolonged procedures
- Assessing anaesthetic depth during surgical or prolonged procedures
- Monitoring respiratory function during surgical or prolonged procedures
- Monitoring the cardiovascular system during surgical or prolonged procedures
- Monitoring blood pressure during surgical or prolonged procedures
- Maintaining fluid balance during surgical or prolonged procedures
- Monitoring and maintaining body temperature during surgical or prolonged procedures
- Endotracheal intubation
- Mechanical ventilation
- Use of neuromuscular blocking agents for surgical or prolonged procedures
- An introduction to post-operative and post-anaesthetic care after surgical or prolonged procedures
- Managing animals during recovery from anaesthesia
- Management of post-operative pain after surgical procedures
- Assessing post-operative pain
- Analgesics used for pain relief
- Practical aspects of analgesic use
- Recommendations for the management of post-operative pain after surgical procedures
Principles of Surgery (EU22)
Reading Time: 45m
- An introduction to experimental surgery
- Advance preparations for surgery
- An introduction to aseptic technique
- Preparing for surgery – the surgical team
- Preparing for surgery – the animal
- Examining the myth that rodents do not get post-operative infection
- Compromising on full asepsis – batch surgery
- Acute, non-recovery surgery
- Preparing for surgery – the operating theatre and atmosphere
- Preparing for surgery – equipment
- Peri-operative antibiotics and post-operative infection
- An introduction to the principals of surgical technique
- Surgical technique – incisions
- Surgical technique – haemostasis
- Surgical technique – wounds
- An introduction to suture techniques
- Suture and needles
- Selection of suture material
- How to place a suture in 10 easy steps
- The theory of knot tying
- Suture patterns
- Skin clips, staples and tissue adhesive