Loco legends - advanced loco-regional anaesthesia techniques
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Advanced Clinical Stream - Eureka 1
| Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Eureka 1 |
Overview
Rhonda Ponder
Speaker
Rhonda Ponder
Greencross Veterinary Centre
Loco legends - advanced loco-regional anaesthesia techniques
Abstract
With our increasing understanding of balanced anaesthesia and multi-modal analgesia, the value of local anaesthetics is more evident than ever. These versatile drugs can effectively block pain in specific areas, offering excellent analgesia, reducing our reliance on inhalant anaesthesia, and enhancing overall pain management.
In this lecture, we will explore advanced loco-regional anaesthesia techniques, including dental blocks, regional nerve blocks, and epidurals. These techniques, while requiring specialized training and equipment, are integral to high-quality patient care and provide crucial benefits across various clinical settings. Whether you are in general practice, emergency medicine, dentistry, or referral surgery, join me to discover how incorporating these advanced methods can elevate your practice and improve patient outcomes.
In this lecture, we will explore advanced loco-regional anaesthesia techniques, including dental blocks, regional nerve blocks, and epidurals. These techniques, while requiring specialized training and equipment, are integral to high-quality patient care and provide crucial benefits across various clinical settings. Whether you are in general practice, emergency medicine, dentistry, or referral surgery, join me to discover how incorporating these advanced methods can elevate your practice and improve patient outcomes.
Biography
Rhonda Ponder RVN, AVN, DipVN(GP), DipVN(Surgery)
With 20 years of experience in the veterinary industry, Rhonda's career encompasses general practice, specialty surgery and anaesthesia, emergency and critical care, management, and education. She holds Diplomas in Veterinary Nursing in both General Practice and Surgery, has maintained continuous AVN Accreditation since 2009, and was among the first in Australia to achieve AVNAT Registered Veterinary Nurse status. Rhonda is also RECOVER certified and an accredited Mental Health First Aid Officer.
In 2023, Rhonda was honored with the VNCA Veterinary Nurse of the Year award—a career highlight that still feels surreal. Beyond her clinical work, Rhonda is actively engaged with the veterinary community both in Australia and internationally. She is passionate about advancing veterinary care and is dedicated to ongoing learning, regularly lecturing and conducting workshops across the country. Her clinical interests include anaesthesia, loco-regional analgesia, surgery, and critical care. Rhonda is a firm believer in lifelong learning and continually seeks new knowledge to stay at the forefront of the industry.
