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RECOVER Initiative

The Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER) initiative is a non-profit program focused on providing high-quality education, conducting evidence-based research, and developing CPR guidelines.

Elevate your team’s emergency response skills with our comprehensive RECOVER certification program. Through hands-on training and expert guidance, we empower veterinary professionals to save lives when every second counts.

Personalized – Efficient – In-depth

2-3 Hour Course

To become RECOVER certified, team members must first complete an online RECOVER training module. Although separate from AVTS, we can help you register for this module. After the online course, our certification sessions led by Dave Cowan, CVT, VTS (ECC) , provide course review in combination with hands-on CPR training. Each session is limited to 10 participants, ensuring personalized attention and in-depth learning. We offer multiple sessions to accommodate your entire staff and verify that every team member can successfully and efficiently perform CPR. We bring all necessary equipment and only need a space for 10 people, such as a conference room, treatment area, or even your hospital’s waiting room.

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Our BLS course focuses on the most essential CPR techniques: compressions and ventilation. After reviewing the online material, attendees will practice on CPR models under guidance and coaching from our instructor. Following multiple practice rounds, we move to certification, ensuring each team member can competently perform BLS CPR.

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Building on BLS, our ALS course covers advanced techniques such as monitoring, IV fluids, medication administration, and reversals. Participants engage in guided practice scenarios until the team feels confident. Certification includes running “mega codes,” where the instructor evaluates the team’s proficiency in both BLS and ALS.

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Our BLS course focuses on the most essential CPR techniques: compressions and ventilation. After reviewing the online material, attendees will practice on CPR models under guidance and coaching from our instructor. Following multiple practice rounds, we move to certification, ensuring each team member can competently perform BLS CPR.

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Building on BLS, our ALS course covers advanced techniques such as monitoring, IV fluids, medication administration, and reversals. Participants engage in guided practice scenarios until the team feels confident. Certification includes running “mega codes,” where the instructor evaluates the team’s proficiency in both BLS and ALS.