MedVet Vancouver: Module 2 – Optimizing Anesthesia Equipment Safety

Join us for light bites and lectures at MedVet Vancouver on Wednesday, December 10, 2025! This event is pending RACE approval for 2.0 credit hours for veterinary technicians and veterinarians. This event is sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition.

Please check in as early as 6:00 pm at our front desk upon arrival and enjoy a tour of our hospital if time allows prior to the lecture which will start at 6:30 pm.

Registration is required, and this event is FREE to veterinary professionals.

About This Session

This session is Module 2 of a three-part Anesthesia Academy series, designed to be taken in order to build a comprehensive understanding of safe and effective anesthesia practices.

Safe anesthesia begins with a deep understanding of the equipment you rely on every day. In this module, we’ll take you beyond button-pushing to explore the essential systems that keep your patients safe and procedures running smoothly.

Dr. Julie Smith, DVM, DACVAA will review the components and functions of anesthesia machines, delivery circuits, and ventilators. Through practical tips, demonstrations, and case-based discussions, participants will gain confidence in optimizing their setup and troubleshooting in real time.

You’ll learn how to:

• Identify the key parts of the anesthesia machine and understand their functions.
• Perform and interpret leak tests effectively to ensure safety.
• Compare delivery circuits by type, selection criteria, advantages, and disadvantages.
• Evaluate ventilator types, understand how to use them correctly, and recognize their benefits and limitations.

What Makes This Series Different?

To ensure every session is practical and relevant, participants receive a brief pre-event questionnaire. Your input helps tailor case discussions so the material directly addresses the challenges you face in practice.

Whether you’re a veterinary technician or DVM, this session will give you actionable tools to improve anesthetic safety and patient outcomes—skills you can bring back to your patients immediately.

Why Attend?

• Gain hands-on insight into the equipment behind every safe anesthetic.
• Learn to perform effective leak tests and select appropriate circuits and ventilators.
• Understand how to integrate monitoring tools for more precise, patient-centered care.
• Participate in collaborative case discussions that connect theory to real-world practice.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Time: Check in starts at 6:00 pm PT, with the lecture from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PT

Where: MedVet Vancouver, 2913 NE 72nd Dr., Vancouver, WA 98661

Advance registration is required.