Program Overview
The Need for Standards in Veterinary CPR
In human medicine, CPR certification is a universally recognized standard, ensuring that healthcare providers are trained to offer lifesaving care in emergencies. Surprisingly, this critical standard has not been uniformly adopted in veterinary medicine, leaving a significant gap in the preparedness of veterinary professionals.
At present, there is no mandatory CPR certification requirement for veterinary teams. This lack of standardization not only varies the quality of emergency response but also has a direct impact on outcomes for our beloved pets during critical situations. Changing this paradigm is essential to having uniform standards of care, increasing confidence in pet care, and enhancing professional training.
Together, we can save more lives. Let’s make CPR certification a standard in veterinary medicine.
Overview and Courses
Over 100 board-certified veterinary specialists from around the world collaborated to develop the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER) evidence-based veterinary CPR guidelines. Two of RECOVER’s leaders have designed these courses with the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine for veterinary professionals and students to learn the core veterinary CPR skills needed to increase survival rates in animals experiencing cardiopulmonary arrest in clinical settings.
Choose between our Basic and Advanced Life Support courses or bundle the two for additional savings. Special pricing is available for technicians, non-DVM veterinary staff, students, and practices with 5+ staff. These comprehensive and highly engaging courses include videos, assignments, and quizzes covering the latest in CPR techniques.
These courses are peer-reviewed, AAVSB RACE accredited, and offer official certificates of completion by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC). They are endorsed by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS), and teach the most current, evidence-based guidelines developed by the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER) initiative, making them the gold standard in veterinary CPR training.
Certificates granted are valid for a 2-year period, at which point veterinary professionals are required to complete the recertification courses in order to renew their certification status.
The online courses are prerequisites for the hands-on RECOVER Certified Rescuer® workshops.
Course Fees
CPR: Basic Life Support
Veterinarians: $90
Vet tech/nurses, vet staff: $45
Students: $45
CPR: Advanced Life Support
Veterinarians: $65
Vet tech/nurses, vet staff: $35
Students: $35
CPR: Basic & Advanced Life Support Bundle
Veterinarians: $150
Vet tech/nurses, vet staff: $75
Students: $75
CPR Recertification: Basic Life Support
Veterinarians: $45
Vet tech/nurses, vet staff: $35
Students: $45
CPR Recertification: Advanced Life Support
Veterinarians: $45
Vet tech/nurses, vet staff: $35
Students: $35
CPR Recertification: Basic & Advanced Life Support Bundle
Veterinarians: $75
Vet tech/nurses, vet staff: $60
Students: $60
Volume Pricing
If you have 5 or more people registering for your organization, please contact us through the Group Order Form.
Accreditation
Students who successfully complete courses in this certificate program receive the appropriate certificate – CPR: Basic Life Support Certificate, CPR: Advanced Life Support Certificate, CPR: Basic Life Support Recertification Certificate and a CPR: Advanced Life Support Recertification Certificate – from the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (http://www.acvecc.org) valid for 2 years.
The CPR Basic and Advanced Life Support Courses and the CPR Basic and Advanced Recertification Courses are the only CPR courses endorsed by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (http://www.veccs.org), and are the only courses that provides official certificates in veterinary CPR through the American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care (ACVECC).
Register or Continue Your Course
Visit AVECC Learning to register for RECOVER online courses or to sign into your existing online learning account.
Support
Should you need any technical support while taking the online course, please contact us at learning@acvecc.org.
CPR: Basic Life Support
CPR: Basic Life Support is the first peer-reviewed small animal CPR course that teaches the essential concepts needed to maximize outcomes in patients with cardiopulmonary arrest. When a cardiopulmonary arrest occurs in your practice, having a well-trained team ready to provide high-quality CPR may be the difference between life and death for your patient.
Authored by Daniel J. Fletcher, PhD, DVM, DACVECC, Associate Professor of Emergency and Critical Care at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, this course teaches the evidence-based Basic Life Support (BLS) guidelines developed by the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER) Initiative.
A certificate in BLS by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care will be conferred upon completion.
Overview:
Duration: 5 hours
Total Modules: 5
RACE C.E. Credits: 5.0
NY Credits: 5.0
CPR: Advanced Life Support
Topics include use and interpretation of important monitoring equipment, how to diagnose the ECG arrest rhythm, and drug therapies and other advanced interventions that can improve the likelihood of saving a life.
After completing both courses, you’ll have an understanding of the entire CPR algorithm. This course, authored by Daniel J. Fletcher, PhD, DVM, DACVECC, Associate Professor of Emergency and Critical Care at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, will help prepare your team and maximize the chance of a successful outcome for your patients.
A certificate in ALS by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care will be conferred upon completion.
Overview:
Duration: 3.5 hours
Total Modules: 3
RACE C.E. Credits: 3.5
NY Credits: 3.5
CPR Recertification Courses
The online recertification courses in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) are made available for veterinary professionals that have taken the original online veterinary CPR courses based on the evidence-based RECOVER CPR guidelines. The certificates that were granted are valid for a 2-year period, at which point the veterinary professionals are required to complete the recertification courses in order to renew their certification status.
The online recertification courses are also used as requirements to maintain one’s status as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer® or RECOVER Certified Instructor®.
To keep your online status current, it’s essential to enroll in recertification courses prior to the expiration of your current courses. There is no grace period. You will receive notices from ACVECC Learning regarding your course expiration. In addition, we recommend putting your course enrollment and completion information on your calendar to ensure that you do not miss your recertification enrollment window. If you miss the window, you will be unable to enroll in recertification and will need to repeat the original courses.
BLS Recertification:
Duration: 1 hour
Total Modules: 1
RACE C.E. Credits: 1.0
NY Credits: 1.0
ALS Recertification:
Duration: 1.5 hours
Total Modules: 1
RACE C.E. Credits: 1.5
NY Credits: 1.5
