PBB UK Media Training

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Introduction

At Pet Blood Bank, we are very lucky to receive a lot of media attention. When people first hear about us, they are often fascinated that such a thing exists and eagerly want to learn more. This lends itself very well to positive and engaging conversations, perfect for the media.

Media interviews are a wonderful opportunity for us to talk directly to an audience about Pet Blood Bank. They are a free advertisement in a prime location.

This course will teach you the golden rules of communication. It will demonstrate how to communicate clearly and simply, and it will give you the skills you need to give your best interview. The media will amplify our message but for this to work, we need to have a strong message to give.

 

 

We must use the media to our advantage and play to our agenda. We use every interview as an opportunity to put across what we want to say. This course will teach you how to do that.

VS & VN CPR Refresher 2019

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The following presentation is based on the RECOVER Initiative CPR guidelines and intended to be a quick refresher on how to perform CPR in the event that a donor becomes unresponsive whilst on session.

 

VN WEBINAR: Canine Blood Transfusions: Why and when, who and how

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The following webinar was recorded live for Pet Blood Bank UK on the 4th December 2019 as part of their commitment to their charitable remit to provide the veterinary profession free access to high quality transfusion medicine CPD.

This webinar is the third in a series of 4 that will be made available from September 2019 to April 2020. The next free webinar will be Live on The Webinar Vet on 21st April 2020 and is titled: An Introduction to Feline Transfusion Medicine. The webinar will then be made available a few days later on the PBB UK website to view anytime.

To receive a certificate for this course to enable you to claim 1 hour of CPD please email CPD@petbloodbankuk.org

 

Speaker Biography: Kate Murphy BVSc (Hons) DSAM DipECVIM – CA FRCVS PG Cert (HE)

Kate has been working in referral internal medicine for over 20 years. Firstly as a medicine resident and later Senior Clinical Fellow in Small Animal Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care at the University of Bristol. She has since worked in three private referral practices with busy first opinion practices attached and was Clinical Director in one of these. Kate joined Idexx as an Internal Medicine Consultant in 2017 and enjoys sharing her experience and pragmatic approach to medical cases. She is a European and RCVS Veterinary Specialist, co-author of two textbooks, peer-reviewed publications, continuing education articles and book chapters and has lectured widely on internal medicine.

An Introduction to CPR and the Emergency Kit for Donor Assistants

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Introduction

The following short course explains the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the very unlikely event that a donor should suffer a cardiac arrest at a session.

This has never happened and there is no reason it should, but this is the sort of situation where you need to act quickly and decisively to save a life.

The first lesson provides a brief overview of the theory of CPR and the techniques for artificial respiration and cardiac compressions.

The second lesson shows how the emergency equipment would be used during resuscitation.

 

 

 

Regional Coordinator Training

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The following course is intended to serve as a reference for use of the rota,  in-particular in relation to staff training. It will also cover the way in which the rota and the training department need to integrate so that there is full visibility of the tasks that staff are trained in and when, where and what training is taking place.

VN WEBINAR: The Nurses Role in Transfusion Medicine

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The following webinar was recorded live for Pet Blood Bank UK on the 29th October 2019 as part of their commitment to their charitable remit to provide the veterinary profession free access to high quality transfusion medicine CPD.

This webinar is the second in a series of 4 that will be made available from September 2019 to April 2020. The next webinar will be available from the 4th December and is titled: Canine Blood Transfusions – selecting the right donor, the right product and when and how to use the products.

To receive a certificate for this course to enable you to claim 1 hour of CPD please email CPD@petbloodbankuk.org

The password to access the webinar is: PBBWebinar2

Speaker Biography: Charlotte Fennel

Charlotte studied at the Royal Veterinary College in 2011-2015 for the BSc Honours in Veterinary Nursing. Working in busy first opinion hospitals and predominantly current referral hospital Charlotte has spent the last 2 years working as an Internal Medicine Nurse at Southfields Veterinary Specialist.

Charlotte is currently working towards her Vets Now Emergency and Critical Care certificate to support her work in referral and further her knowledge. Charlotte is responsible for assisting with the organisation of blood transfusions at Southfields including maintaining stock, patient transfusion monitoring and assisting other staff with these procedures.

 

For more information on training please contact cpd@petbloodbankuk.org

WEBINAR: Immune-mediated Haemolytic Anaemia: Diagnosis to Management

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The following webinar was recorded live for Pet Blood Bank UK on the 30th September 2019 as part of their commitment to their charitable remit to provide the veterinary profession free access to high quality transfusion medicine CPD.

This webinar is the first of a series of 4 that will be made available from September 2019 to April 2020. The next webinar will be available from the 6th November and is titled: The Nurses Role In Transfusion Medicine.

To receive a certificate for this course to enable you to claim 1 hour of CPD please email CPD@petbloodbankuk.org

Adverse Donor Reaction Webinar

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Adverse Donor Reactions

The following is a recorded webinar delivered by Simon Tappin exclusively for Pet Blood Bank collection staff covering:

  • Triage of emergency patients
  • Assessment of the major body systems
  • Cardiovascular system assessment
  • Vascular access
  • Ventilation, oxygen support and respiratory system assessment
  • Categories of shock
  • Fluid therapy
  • Effective CPR

The aim of the webinar is to support the collection team when assessing a donor and making treatment decisions following an adverse donor reaction at a collection session.

Although aimed at adverse donor reactions, the webinar is a comprehensive account of how to assess and manage any emergency patient.

It should be noted that oxygen will not be available at all our venues and in these situations room air can be used to ventilate patients.

IDEXX VetConnect Plus Training

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IDEXX VetConnect Plus Training Introduction

The following lesson contains a 7-8 minute video presentation covering the basics of using the IDEXX VetConnect Plus online system.

The training covers:

  • Additional IDEXX Training Support
  • How to log-in
  • Finding and viewing donor results
  • The results format
  • Viewing past results
  • Graphical representations of sequential results
  • Printing and saving results
  • Sharing/emailing results
  • Requesting an IDEXX expert consult
  • Ordering additional tests

 

To log in go to:

Log In

Use the username: p273admin

Password: petbloodbank

 

The IDEXX Learning Center can be found here:

IDEXX Learning Center

As always, please get in touch with the Training Department if you feel you need additional training on this topic.

PBB Mobile Unit Training

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Overview

The following course provides training on the Mobile Unit, showing all the features and how they are used.

 

 

The course is split into four lessons explaining:

  1. The chargers
  2. The external features of the Mobile Unit
  3. The internal features of the Mobile Unit
  4. The control panels within the Mobile Unit

 

 

In addition, there is a guidance document (below) INF.EQU.15 which covers setting up and closing down the MU:

  1. Setting up the MU before you leave for a session
  2. What to do when you arrive at a session
  3. What to do before leaving a session
  4. What to do when you arrive back at Loughborough

This document can also be found on Nexus, on the collection USB and in the collection folder.

Guide to Mobile Unit Set Up

Once you have completed the course there is a short quiz to take before your completion certificate is generated.

Ancillary Blood Products Guide

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This course is to help you familiarise yourself with the consumables that veterinary practices can order from Pet Blood Bank in addition to blood products. It is not intended to be a full clinical guide, but instead an overview of what each product is used for in practice.

Each consumable has a very short video explanation showing the product and highlighting any key features.

The consumables are separated into 3 areas based on their clinical use:

  • Diagnostic testing
  • Blood collection
  • Blood administration

There is a quick interactive activity at the end of each section for you to complete.

Line Manager Training Course

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The term “line manager” relates to individuals who have members of staff or teams directly reporting to them and who have responsibility for them to a higher level of management.

Examples of typical responsibilities a line manager may carry out include:

 

  • Day-to-day people management
  • Organisation of work allocation and rotas
  • Monitoring work processes
  • Checking quality
  • Dealing with customers/clients
  • Measuring operational performance
  • Recruitment and selection
  • On-going performance management and undertaking performance appraisals.

This course is designed to cover all the processes and tasks which are required by the Line Managers at Pet Blood Bank. Along with providing some helpful tips and tools in Line Managing.

Please select each lesson below to take you through the course. There will be a mini quiz at the end of each lesson which requires 100% to allow you to move onto the next lesson.

Hope you enjoy it and if there is anything else that you feel would be useful to be covered in this course please email cpd@petbloodbankuk.org.