Training
We are passionate about educating and building the confidence of those individuals providing anesthetic and analgesic care on a daily basis: the technicians and veterinarians in your practice. Workshops and seminars are tailored to meet the needs of your team. We emphasize problem solving and hands-on learning to enhance the training experience.
Popular workshop and seminar topics:
- Anesthesia protocol design considerations
- Blood pressure monitoring and management
- Anesthetic considerations for dental patients
- Peri-operative pain management
- Capnography and other anesthesia monitors
- Advanced anesthetic and analgesic techniques
- Recognition and treatment of anesthetic complications
Team members may receive approved Continuing Education credits for participation.
In addition to providing in-house continuing education, Dr. Shafford routinely speaks at local, regional and national veterinary conferences. Here's an overview of her speaking schedule:
2012
- Anesthesia Seminar Series for Technicians – Winter 2012
- Technicians and assistants seeking to advance their understanding of anesthesia and pain management are invited to attend these interactive, case-based seminars. Seminars are held in the Community Room at Dove Lewis Animal Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
- Download the flyer for the
2011 - 2012 Anesthesia Seminar Series topics and schedule.
- Indiana Veterinary Medical Association Conference – February 10, 2011, Indianapolis, IN.
- Western Veterinary Conference – February 21 & 22, 2012, Las Vegas, NV. Hands-on laboratory on local anesthetic blocks; lectures on pain management.
- American Animal Hospital Association – March 16 & 17, 2012, Denver, CO
Contact us if you are interested in having Dr. Shafford share her enthusiasm for anesthesia and pain management at your clinic or conference venue.
Looking back at 2011
- Anesthesia Seminar Series for Technicians – Fall 2011
- Technicians and assistants seeking to advance their understanding of anesthesia and pain management are invited to attend these interactive, case-based seminars. Seminars are held in the Community Room at Dove Lewis Animal Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
- Download the flyer for the 2011 - 2012 Anesthesia Seminar Series topics and schedule.
- Interior Alaska Veterinary Medical Association – February 16 & 27, 2011, Fairbanks, AK. Fourteen hours of anesthesia and pain management lectures for vets and techs.
- Oregon Veterinary Conference – March 5, 2011, Corvallis, OR. Six hours of lectures for technicians and assistants.
- Managing Challenging Veterinary Dental Cases – A Technician’s Perspective – Workshop team-taught with Dr. Patricia Frost-Fitch, Portland, OR, March 27, 2011
- Canine Dental Workshop– Two-day workshop team-taught with Dr. Patricia Frost-Fitch, Portland, OR, May 14 & 15, 2011. Held at Sanford-Brown College’s new Veterinary Technician training program facility.
- Portland Veterinary Medical Association – May 12, 2011, Portland, OR. Anesthesia Safety: Focus on Equipment.
- American Association of Feline Practitioners – September 10 & 11, 2011, Boston, MA. Lectures on monitoring and managing anesthesia for cats with cardiovascular disease.