Southern Animal Referral Centre News
There is always a great number of interesting and progressive activities going at the Southern Animal Referral Centre. The Centre is open every hour of every day of the year, and the number of pets and their owners using the service is constantly growing.
In line with this, the scope of the service and number of newsworthy events is also increasing rapidly. In this part of the website we'll keep you up to date with the latest titbits we think will be of interest to you.
News items will keep you in touch with the latest services available at the Centre, good news stories, and general events which enrich our daily lives.
17 Feb 2010
Tuning up with Top Tips
Top Tips is a new series of weekly tips full of useful tidbits for referring vets. They are designed to be both informative and relevant for primary care practice and to touch on topics which can make a real positive difference to the primary care vet clinics.
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20 Jul 2009
Lecture Theatre Makeover Complete
The Southern Animal Referral Centre lecture theatre has hosted numerous events over the past 5 years. The theatre has now received a well-needed makeover making it an even better venue for veterinary continuing education.
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03 Apr 2009
Breathing Easier at Southern – Ventilation Upgraded
Only a handful of cases admitted to the hospital require the use of a ventilator, but when ventilation is needed there is no time to be fiddling with dials and looking up tables to find the ‘right’ settings. It is reassuring to know some ventilators allow life-saving support to be commenced within seconds, with just a few simple steps. Introducing the Versamed iVent critical care patient ventilator, now available at the Southern Animal Referral Centre.
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01 Mar 2009
Abdominal Ultrasound Goes Gold
The Southern Animal Referral Centre has added dedicated abdominal ultrasound capabilities to its dedicated cardiac ultrasound services with the acquisition of the new Esaote MyLab Gold 30 Vet. Referrers and their clients can now benefit from top quality ultrasound diagnostics for a larger range of cases.
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01 Nov 2008
Melbourne Cardiology Lecture Announced
Cardiologist Richard Woolley will be holding a final lecture on Thursday November 27th in the veterinary cardiology roadshow series for 2008. The lecture will be held in Melbourne’s CBD at the Sofitel.
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30 Jul 2008
Regional Cardiology Roadshow Announced
Cardiologist Richard Woolley's second regional veterinary roadshow has been announced. The tour will visit major Victorian regional centres and is likely to include a major Melbourne venue. The tour will be held in either September or October. Stay tuned for dates in your area.
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12 Jul 2008
Emergency Service Now 24 hours
The Southern Animal Emergency Centre is proud to announce the commencement of a dedicated 24 hour emergency and critical care service. For some time now veterinary staff have been present at all times of the day but have had their duties shared between more than one department. We are pleased to inform referring vets that a dedicated emergency veterinarian will now be available to accept cases during the hours of 8am-6pm Monday to Friday, as well during traditional out-of-hours times.
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20 Jun 2008
GE Dash Range Patient Monitors Installed
The Southern Animal Emergency Centre has recently completed the installation and testing of a range of new patient care monitors to upgrade its emergency and critical care patient monitoring capabilities. These monitors are the same as those installed in some large human ICUs across Australia and offer an extremely comprehensive range of patient monitoring parameters.
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01 Nov 2007
Cardiologist Dr Richard Woolley now a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
We are pleased to announce that Dr Richard Woolley has now passed the ECVIM-CA exams in cardiology and is now a Diplomate of the College.
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04 May 2007
Interactive Directions to SARC Now Available
Ever wanted to know how to get to SARC from anywhere in Melbourne, Victoria or even interstate? Well, now you can have a tailored map from your doorstep to ours just by entering your address!
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