PAVECC (The Polish Association of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care)
The RECOVER Initiative is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the global leader in evidence-based veterinary CPR education, guidelines development, and research funding. RECOVER CPR is the only veterinary CPR certification program recognized by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) and the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS).
Less than 6% of dogs and less than 20% of cats that experience cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) survive to hospital discharge. Before evidence-based guidelines and standardized training in human medicine, survival rates in people were similar to those of animals. In veterinary medicine, the absence of standardized CPR protocols historically led to significant variation in resuscitation practices and likely contributed to poor patient outcomes.
In 2010, the RECOVER Initiative brought together more than 100 board-certified veterinary specialists from around the world to review the available experimental and clinical evidence in veterinary CPR. This landmark effort resulted in the development of the first evidence-based consensus CPR guidelines for dogs and cats and established a new standard for veterinary resuscitation care.
Originally published in 2012 in a special issue of the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, the RECOVER CPR Guidelines were comprehensively updated in 2024 using the rigorous GRADE methodology for evidence evaluation. The 2024 RECOVER CPR Guidelines provide recommendations for Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Monitoring Domains, along with algorithms and visual resources designed to help veterinary professionals deliver high-quality, evidence-based CPR.
The 2024 RECOVER CPR Guidelines are available in Polish. They can be accessed on the 2024 Guidelines Translations webpage along with several translated clinical resources to support veterinary teams, including the RECOVER 2024 Initial Assessment Algorithm, RECOVER 2024 CPR Algorithm for Dogs and Cats, RECOVER 2024 CPR ECG Algorithm, and the RECOVER 2024 Drug Dosing Chart. These resources help make evidence-based veterinary CPR guidance more accessible to veterinary professionals throughout Poland.
Building upon the 2024 RECOVER CPR Guidelines, the RECOVER Initiative offers a comprehensive portfolio of evidence-based education, including the following online courses:
Together, these programs equip veterinary professionals with the knowledge and skills to deliver high-quality, evidence-based patient care.
The RECOVER Initiative continues to advance veterinary resuscitation through education, certification, research, and guideline development to improve outcomes for veterinary patients experiencing cardiopulmonary arrest worldwide.
RECOVER CPR Courses | 2024 RECOVER CPR Guideline Translations & Resources
III-rd International Conference of Veterinary Emergency Medicine PAVECC
€212.50 – €350.00Price range: €212.50 through €350.00 included VAT
Date: 5-6 october 2024
Venue: Hotel Warsaw Plaza
Warszawa, ul. Łączyny 5
VETS PROGRAM
Saturday 5 october 2024
Time
Lecture
Speaker
Opening of the conference
9.00
Hospital preparation
Kelly Hall
10.00
Primary and secondary survey; Trauma triage: what we have learned and how do we apply it?
Kelly Hall
11.00
Coffe break
11.30
Acute abdomen after trauma
Tobias Grave
12.30
Tips and Tricks for challenging multitrauma patients
Tobias Grave
13.30
Lunch break
14.30
Feline trauma
Tobias Grave
15.30
Transfusion in patients after trauma
Kenichiro Yagi
16.30
Coffe break
17.00
Penetrating chest injury
Daniel Lewis
18.00
Anaesthesia and analgesia protocols for post-traumatic cases
Daniel Lewis
Sunday 6 october 2024
Time
Lecture
Speaker
9.00
Evidence-based CPR: the RECOVER guidelines on basic and advanced life support with 2024 updates
Kenichiro Yagi
10.00
CPR success! Now what? Post cardiac arrest care.
Kenichiro Yagi
11.00
Coffe break
11.30
War dogs: Case reports on our four-legged heroes
Thomas Edwards
12.30
Spinal trauma – cervical, thoracic, lumbar – lesion localization in neurological examination
Marcin Wrzosek
13.30
Lunch break
14.30
Eyeball and orbit trauma.
Aleksandra Rawicka
15.30
Tips and tricks – gold advice regarding enucleation
Aleksandra Rawicka
End of the conference
Saturday 5 october 2024
Time
Lecture
Speaker
Opening of the conference
9.00
Lessons learned from the battlefield: Application to Veterinary Medicine
Thomas Edwards
10.00
Compensation in haemorrhagic shock: Physiology and new directions
Thomas Edwards
11.00
Coffe break
11.30
Post op care of the trauma patient
Thomas Edwards
12.30
Head trauma –Traumatic brain injury. Increased intracranial pressure vs Intracranial haemorrhage – similarities and differences – assessment, diagnostics, treatment.
Marcin Wrzosek
13.30
Lunch break
14.30
Ultrasonography in the Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Trauma: Beyond the Basics
Olga Szaluś-Jordanow
15.30
Was it trauma? Ultrasonography in Cats with Thromboembolic Disease and Its Impact on Long-Term Survival
Olga Szaluś-Jordanow
16.30
Coffe break
17.00
Deep corneal injuries
Aleksandra Rawicka
18.00
Trauma efforts (VetCOT, VetATLS, registry, etc.)
Kelly Hall
Sunday 6 october 2024
Time
Lecture
Speaker
9.00
Are you ready for the worst trauma cases? Triage, tools and checklists
Kelly Hall
10.00
Are you ready for the worst trauma cases? Fluids, pain relief, surgical timing
Kelly Hall
11.00
Coffe break
11.30
Trauma-induced coagulopathy and how it affects trauma triage.
Kelly Hall
12.30
CT in trauma: what is the evidence?
Kelly Hall
13.30
Lunch break
14.30
Post trauma complications – SIRS in cats
Daniel Lewis
15.30
Crisis Resource Management – helping the team deal with major trauma cases
Daniel Lewis
End of the conference
TECHNICIANS PROGRAM
Saturday 5 october 2024
Sunday 6 october 2024
A choice of sessions conducted in English (Vets Basic or Advanced streams)
BASIC :
ADVANCED:
Terms and Conditions
Regulations of applications for participation in conferences organized by PAVECC.
1. Condition of participation in conferences (workshops, trainings) is sending properly filled form with all personal data and making all payments on time. The form is available on website: www.pavecc.pl.
2. In case of any inadequacy in confirmation of the application one should contact immediately with PAVECC’s office: info@pavecc.pl.
3. Participation is decided by the order of correctly filled applications. (The form is available on website: www.pavecc.pl)
4. PAVECC’s office is sending within 5 bussines days confirmation of application, all conference details (location, iterinary) and payment confirmation or bank account details for making payment.
5. Exceeding the payment deadline will result in the cancellation of the application.
6. Invoice will be sent till 10th day of the next month from the date of payment. (According to art. 106 Polish Law of VAT)
7. In case of resignation from participation 30 days before the date of the canference payment will be returned to one’s bank account. In case of resignation from participation 14 days before the date of the confrence refund will be returned in 65% of the payment to one’s bank account. In case of resignation from participation in less than 14 days before conference no refund is made. In such case there is a possibility to desigante a person to participate in conference instead. All payment settlements are made between these persons.
8. All participants are entitled to a complaint within 14 days after conference, worshop, training. The complaint should be in form of letter sent to PAVECC via registered letter. Adress: Polskie Towarzystwo Weterynaryjnej Medycyny Ratunkowej. Mysłowicka 65a, 40-453 Katowice, Poland
9. Resignation should be sent to PAVECC’s office in form of letter. The date of receipt decides. The refund will be made within 30 days from the end of the conference. Adress: Polskie Towarzystwo Weterynaryjnej Medycyny Ratunkowej. Mysłowicka 65a, 40-453 Katowice, Poland
10.The Organizer reserves the right to cancel the conference (trainig, workshop) for reasons beyond his control (force majeure, death od lecturer, riot, strike). In such case payment will be refund after deducting operating costs in amount of 100 zł. In extraordinary cases The Organizer reserves the right to change/modify topics, lecturers, location or time of conference. In this case no refund is made.
In case of any doubts do not hesitate and contact PAVECC’s office: info@pavecc.pl