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RECOVER Newborns —
Resuscitation in Dogs and Cats Course

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RECOVER Evidence-based newborn resuscitation training
for veterinary professionals.

Online Course Overview

Confidence for Life’s First Critical Moments

This online continuing education course provides evidence-based training in newborn resuscitation for puppies and kittens, grounded in the RECOVER Initiative’s Newborn Resuscitation for Dogs and Cats Clinical Guidelines. The course focuses on the unique physiology of the newborn transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life and explains how this transition drives the priorities and structure of the RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Algorithm.

Learners will learn to use knowledge of physiology to interpret newborn condition, recognize compromise, prioritize interventions, and apply the RECOVER algorithm for newborn resuscitation, structuring escalation of care when initial interventions are not successful. The course also addresses: preparation of the team, environment, and equipment; key differences between newborn and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation; principles of supportive care; and ethical decision-making during prolonged resuscitation attempts.

Using case-based scenarios, interactive decision points, and knowledge checks, this program is designed to improve clinical confidence and promote consistent, physiology-driven care during the first critical minutes of life in newborn dogs and cats.

RECOVER – Newborns Resuscitation in Dogs and Cats Course

Veterinarians: $99 USD
Veterinary Technicians, Veterinary Staff, and Students: $50 USD

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the key changes that the newborn undergoes at birth to allow it to breathe in the outside world.
  • Interpret newborn examination findings to determine initial actions recommended by the RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Algorithm.
  • Sequence the key steps of the RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Algorithm to ensure correct application in practice.
  • Differentiate newborn and adult arrest characteristics to explain the differences between the RECOVER adult CPR and newborn resuscitation algorithms.
  • Develop a plan to prepare the team, space, and equipment for newborn resuscitation so the RECOVER Newborn Resuscitation Algorithm for Dogs and Cats can be used effectively.

Whether you work in general practice, emergency medicine, specialty practice, or reproduction, this course provides the knowledge and confidence to deliver evidence-based newborn resuscitation when every second counts.

  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Total Modules: 4
  • RACE CE: 3 hours
  • Self-paced
  • Fully online

Testimonials

”Excellent comprehensive course! Practical, clear, and easy to follow. Perfect balance of evidence-based content, real-world applications, and self-learning. It’s an essential resource for improving neonatal survival outcomes. Highly recommended to all veterinarians involved in dogs' and cats' reproduction and neonatology.

Prof. Maria Cristina Veronesi DVM, PhD, ECAR DiplDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali (DIVAS)
Università degli Studi di Milano
Via Dell'Università, 6 - 26900 Lodi (LO), Italia

”I enthusiastically endorse the new RECOVER (Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation) online Newborns-Resuscitation Course (N-RC) as an excellent method of acquiring expertise in canine newborn resuscitation. The course delivers expertise in both the physiology behind the techniques now advised for newborn resuscitation and the mechanical methods, timeline, and equipment now known to be superior for successful newborn resuscitation.

Resuscitation of the newborn is fundamentally different from resuscitation for cardiopulmonary arrest. The N-RC outlines these differences and how they apply to the techniques improving outcome in canine newborn resuscitation. The comprehension of these techniques is then reinforced by short quizzes, reinforcing learning.

Teaching newborn resuscitation during an actual newborn resuscitation is really challenging. Inevitably, the quality of instruction is impacted by the priority of the resuscitation of, commonly, multiple newborns requiring it. Using models is never as illustrative as “the real thing.” This course provides excellent real-time examples of optimal resuscitation, both techniques and associated affordable equipment.

Finally, the demonstration of optimal positive pressure ventilation, evaluation of chest excursions, evaluation of newborn breathing efforts, and cardiac compression (position, technique, and coordination with ventilation) is amazingly enlightening.

Autumn Davidson DVM, MS, DACVIM, ACT (Hons)UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine
Clarion Reproductive Services