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Equine and farm practice RVC CPD 2023 RVC CPD 2023 Equine and farm practice

Equine radiology online series A vets guide to small scale pig producers Webinar Plus: Introduction to equine Webinar Plus: Chickens and their relatives:
and pet pig owners physiotherapy and rehabilitation Understanding the health and welfare needs
The distal limb - Monday 23rd January to Sunday 5th March of backyard flocks, pheasants, minor species
The proximal limb - Monday 5th June to Sunday 16th July and waterfowl
The head, neck and back - Monday 23rd October NEW Monday 6th March UPDATED
to Sunday 3rd December Friday 3rd February to Sunday 2nd April Monday 24th April to Sunday 21st May

Would you like to be able to take better diagnostic radiographs and Ever dread a call to a sick pig? It is time to upskill your knowledge and Would you like to understand better what equine physiotherapy and Help, it’s a sick chicken! What advice can I give the owner? Is there
to interpret them with more confidence? gain practical advice from practicing farm vets on how to approach rehabilitation is all about and how to integrate it in your everyday practice? any treatment?
pig calls and practice surgical procedures and blood sampling on
This suite of courses will cover the essentials of equine radiography our pig simulator models. This course aims to provide delegates with a better understanding of the During this online course topics covered will include anatomy, husbandry,
and radiology of the distal limb, the proximal limb and the head, neck modalities available today in equine rehabilitation and how to best history taking, positive signs of health, correct handling, diagnostic tests,
and back. For each area, the practical approach on how to get the best This course aims to allow vets from all areas of veterinary practice who integrate them in a general equine practice. After a brief introduction of drug administration, reproductive problems, common medical conditions
images will be shown as well as how to optimise the quality of the images. are asked to see pigs in their daily work to strengthen and build on their what to expect from the course, delegates will be presented with the including external and internal parasites, notifiable diseases, nutritional
knowledge and skills. The course will include seminars which can be common modalities available in equine physiotherapy. After understanding disorders, poisons and toxins, fracture repair, vaccination, emergency and
Radiographic cases covering the most common, but also not so common, tailored to the specific needs of attending vets, as well as practical the basic principles of equine rehabilitation, lectures will focus on more critical care, anaesthesia and analgesia, euthanasia and both pedigree
lesions will be presented for individual study. Radiographic findings will sessions. The practical sessions will include models for castration, specific areas such as rehabilitation of tendons, joints and how to manage and ownership identification. Also avian influenza will be discussed, plus
be discussed in relation to their clinical significance with respect to the tailing, blood sampling and intracardiac injections to allow participants horses with back and sacro-iliac problems. lockdown measures and tips on how to keep poultry happy in lockdown.
medical evidence available.
to get hands on with the practical skills required by small scale pig
These courses can be purchased separately or as part of a series. producers and pet pig owners. Why do this course? An introduction to the poultry industry will be discussed for completeness
To increase your knowledge and understanding of what equine and how it impacts and supports the backyard keeper.
Why do this course? Key Areas rehabilitation can offer so that you are able to provide a better/extended Why do this course?
You will be involved in a multifaceted online tutored learning experience • Clinical examination service to your equine patients recovering from injury. You will gain greater confidence in advising about poultry welfare and
that will improve your knowledge about taking and interpreting • Common diseases and treatments Key areas correct handling as well as enhancing your poultry medicine and surgery
radiographs. • Sedations and surgical procedures (including practical on pig models) • Introduction to physiotherapy and rehabilitation skills. Species covered include chickens, pheasants, turkeys, domestic
• Biosecurity, pig health planning, and diagnostic testing (including blood
Key areas sampling practical on pig models) • The use of Shockwave therapy in equine rehabilitation waterfowl and ornamental waterfowl.
• How to take good radiographs of the different areas • Notifiable diseases • An overview of the common modalities used in equine rehabilitation Key areas
• Assessing and improving the diagnostic quality of radiographs • Euthanasia of pigs (including intracardiac injection practical on • Rehabilitation of the equine patient following tendon injury • Welfare, husbandry and health
• Developing a systematic approach to reading radiographs • Rehabilitation of the equine patient following joint injury
pig models) • Normal attributes and relevant anatomy of poultry species
Previous participants have commented… Why do this course? • Management of patient with back pain and sacro-iliac injury • Diagnostics
• Practical cases/case discussion
“One of the best courses I have ever done! It has given me much more If you are anxious or nervous about seeing pigs, we hope this friendly • Current diseases: avian influenza
vision in taking and interpreting radiographs.” Previous participants have commented… • Common diseases, treatment, prophylaxis and vaccines
and hands on one day course will encourage you to enjoy working with
“Excellent course, good material, excellent teaching quality.” small scale pig producers. “Great content and presentations full of latest knowledge of • Relevant medicines legislation including notifiable diseases
rehabilitation and sports medicines.” • Emergency and critical care, euthanasia
Course details This course is perfect for new graduates and experienced vets that Course details • Anaesthesia and analgesia
Course type: e-CPD are required to undertake pig work. Course type: Webinar Plus with a live weekly Q&A session • Surgery
Course format: An intensive tutor-moderated online learning experience. Course details Course format: A mixture of pre-recorded weekly webinars (which Previous participants have commented...
Resources include online presentations, electronic course notes, case Course type: Onsite can be reviewed throughout the course), live weekly Q&A sessions with “I feel better able to treat backyard poultry and offer my clients correct,
assessments, online quizzes, supplementary reading material and Course format: Lectures, case-based discussions and practical the tutors, online case assessment exercises, supplementary reading up to date information.”
discussion forums in which participants review and discuss cases with sessions using pig models material and tutor-moderated online discussion forums
their colleagues and the tutor Course length: 1 day Course length: 4 weeks “The course is very thorough and covers a wide range of topics.”
Course length: 6 weeks (each course) CPD hours: 7 hours CPD hours: Up to 16 “The tutor is an expert in this field with a vast amount of experience.
CPD hours: Up to 42 (each course) Course fee: £299 Course fee: £399 All the course work, notes and information in the webinars was thorough
Relevant to CertAVP modules: Large Animal Imaging (C-VDI.4 and 5) and relevant to vets working with or planning to work with poultry.”
Course fee: £729 for 1 course, £1,399 for 2 courses or £1,999 for all 3 Tutors Tutors
Beth Reilly BVetMed PGDipVCP MRCVS, Teaching Fellow in Clinical David Bolt Dr.med.vet. MS DipACVS DipECVS ECVDI LAIA FHEA Course details
Tutors Farm Animal Management, RVC MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery, RVC Course type: Webinar Plus
Dagmar Berner Dr.med.vet. DipECVDI MRCVS, Lecturer in Equine Pete Siviter BVetMed MRCVS, Farm Veterinary Surgeon, Synergy Barbara Boross, PGDip, NAVP Member, Equine Veterinary Course format: A mixture of weekly webinars (which can be viewed live
Diagnostic Imaging, RVC Farm Health Physiotherapist and/or as recorded versions throughout the course), comprehensive notes,
Maren Hellige Dr.med.vet. MRCVS, Senior Veterinarian in Radiology, Andy Fiske-Jackson BVSc MVetMed DipECVS FHEA MRCVS, case studies, quizzes and tutor-moderated online discussion forums
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Associate Professor of Equine Surgery, RVC Course length: 4 weeks
Gabriel Manso Díaz DVM MSc PhD DipECVDI MRCVS, Lecturer in Melanie Perrier Dr.med.vet. DipACVS DipECVS CERP MRCVS, CPD hours: Up to 16
Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Lecturer in Equine Surgery, RVC Course fee: £399
Consultant in Equine Diagnostic Imaging, RVC
Roger Smith MA VetMB PhD DEO DipECVSMR ECVDI LAIA FHEA Tutor
FRCVS, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics, RVC
Victoria Roberts BVSc MRCVS, Backyard Poultry Vet, Vicvet

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