Continuing Education VetECC Zurich

As leading experts in the field of emergency and critical care, our mission is to empower veterinary professionals with cutting-edge, hands-on education to elevate patient outcomes and advance their clinical skills.

Actionportrait von Tommaso Rosati, Oberarzt in der Notfallmedizin des Universitären Tierspitals der Vetsuisse-Fakultät der Universität Zürich

Empowering veterinary care through focused CE

RECOVER Rescuer (BLS+ALS) Certification

To attend this course, participants must have successfully completed the RECOVER online BLS and ALS courses.

Please note: You have to organize and pay for this online training module yourself, via recoverinitiative.org. If you use the coupon “Rescuer20” during check-out, you receive a 20% discount on the course!

Course Description

The in-person RECOVER Certification workshop in BLS + ALS is a hands-on workshop held by RECOVER Certified BLS Instructor® composed of a review of key concepts and practical training using simulated scenarios.

The training is approximately 5 hours long with a practical assessment the participants must pass in order to obtain certification as a RECOVER Certified BLS Rescuer®.

Learning Objectives

BLS Technique

  1. Rapidly recognize patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
  2. Properly administer high-quality chest compressions using the most up-to-date approaches in dogs and cats
  3. Provide mouth-to-snout or intubated ventilation according to current evidence-based guidelines
  4. Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients


ALS Technique

  1. Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients
  2. Choose the most useful monitoring devices for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest and interpret data from them
  3. Rapidly diagnose the arrest ECG rhythm to determine the best ALS therapies for the patient
  4. Administer the most effective drugs and other adjunctive therapies for patients with cardiopulmonary arrest.

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Notfallbetrieb am Sechseläuten

Am Montag, 20. April 2026, arbeitet das gesamte Tierspital ab 12.00 Uhr im Notfallbetrieb

Für Notfälle sind wir rund um die Uhr für Sie und Ihre Tiere da – bitte melden Sie sich telefonisch im Voraus an. Für Terminvereinbarungen und nicht dringende Anliegen kontaktieren Sie uns bitte wieder ab Dienstag, 21. April 2026.

Vielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis und einen schönen Sechseläuten-Tag!