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Professional skills for the veterinary team RVC CPD 2023 RVC CPD 2023 Professional skills for the veterinary team

Webinar Plus: Journal club with critical Webinar Plus: Mentoring new graduates and Webinar Plus: Overcoming challenges Dr Internet, charity cases and social
appraisal of the veterinary literature: Focus on students for career satisfaction, employability to communication in practice media outrage: Ethical problem-solving for
small animal practice and emergency medicine and retention veterinarians online

Wednesday 19th April NEW Monday 5th June Monday 18th September NEW
to Tuesday 23rd May to Sunday 2nd July to Sunday 15th October Wednesday 11th October

Wanting to get more out of reading journal articles? Want to set up journal Do you want to support new graduates within your practice but are unsure Are great communicators born or made? Have you faced ethical dilemmas in your practice? Do you want to learn
club in your practice? This course will cover the approach to sourcing how to do so effectively to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome? Do you ever get to the end of the day and wonder… how to manage them in a structured and consistent way?
literature, critically appraising journal articles and how to set up your own New graduate career satisfaction and retention is an increasing concern In this four-hour live online course, we will examine common ethical issues
journal club. • Why do I feel so frustrated with clients?
within the profession. This course is focused on helping you support new in the veterinary profession, such as reasons for euthanasia, diet fads,
Typical journal clubs focus on simply summarising findings of an article graduates to reach their full potential, both professional and personal, and • What can I do to get my message across in an emergency? breeding issues, staff treatment and many more. We will look at the
• Why does it sometimes feel that the teamwork in my practice is a struggle?
and are designed to raise awareness of recent literature. This 5-week help you retain the new recruits you have invested so much in. veterinary surgeon’s role in dealing with challenging patients, clients and
Webinar Plus course will develop the approach to critically evaluating We know that the veterinary and veterinary nursing professions place If you find yourself nodding your head to any of these questions, this peers, and cover ethical frameworks which help to develop a systematic
journal articles and involve an in-depth discussion by tutors and delegates significant demands on new graduates who can often feel underprepared course is for you! and evidence-based approach. Case studies will be included to examine
on selected articles relevant to small animal practice with a bias toward for the wide-ranging challenges encountered in the workplace. Mentoring Why do this course? the intersection of legal, professional and welfare responsibilities. The
emergency medicine. Articles will be selected to cover different aspects new graduates to become resilient to these challenges (or mentoring We truly believe that great communicators are made and that we can course will include opportunities for discussion and peer learning.
of small animal practice (e.g. surgery, diagnostic imaging, internal students to become resilient new graduates!) is rewarding but can be help you improve on your skills for a more fulfilling life in practice. Why do this course?
medicine and emergency and critical care). Tutors will critically evaluate overwhelming. You will learn new ways of examining ethical issues, and how to develop
articles for their merits and limitations and involve delegates in that Key areas responses that are consistent with the values of the profession and the
process. Discussion forums will explore each article to a higher level This course will unpick some of the difficulties faced by new graduates • Clinical communication with clients individuals concerned. In this challenging profession, feeling confident
focusing on critical analysis rather than summary of findings. Delegates and explore ways you can support them to develop into professionally • Interprofessional communication that you have made the best possible decision is good for both our clients
will then be able to set up journal clubs in their own practices that use and emotionally confident members of the veterinary profession. • Communication in challenging situations and our own wellbeing.
the outlined approach. • Understanding yourself in communication at work
Questions on the RCVS’s new graduate programme will be welcomed
Why do this course? and tips will be provided on completing the portfolio. Previous participants have commented… This course can contribute points to the RCVS Practice Standards
Scheme ‘Professional Responsibility’ award.
Delegates will be guided in an approach to critical analysis and appraisal Why do this course? “I felt like after every week of the sessions I went to work with a different
of published veterinary literature. This will involve understanding principles To help you develop a supportive developmental environment for new outlook with respect to communication. I have changed the way my Key areas
of study design, basic statistical methods and integration of evidence into graduates that will be mutually beneficial to them, yourself and your practice. consults are now, mostly by listening to the clients. I have changed the • Common veterinary ethical issues
practice. By using the described approach delegates will be able to set way I interact with my colleagues, and have already seen an improvement • Ethical theory and frameworks
up journal clubs in their own practices and make best use of the literature Key areas in situations that beforehand would been awkward but are now not. Also, • The relationship of ethics to law and professional behaviour
to guide clinical decision making. • Mentor or teacher? What’s the difference and what’s the best way to help? I can see how I can think positively in a way that is kind to myself and • Developing policy and procedure
• Resilience and new graduate wellbeing: What’s the problem? others i.e. more mindful, which has made a big difference in my • Ethical problem-solving
Key areas • Old ways vs new? How to help your new graduates successfully integrate enjoyment of work and also life outside of work.”
• Critical analysis of current journal articles their university teaching into the realities of clinical practice Course details
• Basic statistical concepts to aid in interpretation of data • Preparing and sustaining yourself as a mentor: Self-management tools for Course details Course type: Online lectures and case discussions
• Evidence-based medicine busy people in supporting roles Course type: Webinar Plus Course format: A mixture of live lectures, case studies and discussions
• Presentation skills and leading discussions Course format: A mixture of weekly webinars (which can be viewed live with colleagues and the tutors
• Looking after the mentor: How can you help yourself when helping others?
Course details Previous participants have commented… and/or as recorded versions throughout the course), online and practical Course length: 4 hours
activities, quizzes, supplementary reading material and tutor-moderated
CPD hours: 4
Course type: Webinar Plus “Very helpful course - helped me look inward at how to improve as a mentor online discussion forums Relevant to CertAVP module: Animal welfare, professional conduct
Course format: A mixture of weekly webinars (which can be viewed and plenty of evidence to back up that information.” Course length: Four weeks and veterinary ethics essay for the A Module (A-FAVP.1)
live and/or as recorded versions throughout the course), supplementary CPD hours: Up to 16 Course fee: £95
reading material and discussion forums with colleagues and the tutors Course details Relevant to CertAVP module: Foundations of Advanced Veterinary
Course length: 5 weeks Course type: Webinar Plus with a live weekly Q&A session Practice (A-FAVP.1) Tutors
CPD hours: Up to 15 Course format: A mixture of weekly pre-recorded webinars (which can be Course fee: £399 Nicola Menzies-Gow MA VetMB PhD DipECEIM CertEM (Int.med)
Relevant to CertAVP modules: Relevant to almost all small animal reviewed throughout the course), live weekly Q&A sessions with the tutor, FHEA MRCVS, Professor in Equine Medicine, RVC, Member of the
CertAVP modules weekly activities and tutor-moderated online discussion forums Tutors RVC Animal Welfare Ethical Review Board and the RCVS Ethical
Course fee: £399 Course length: 4 weeks Liz Armitage-Chan MA VetMB DipACVA FHEA PhD MRCVS, Review Panel
CPD hours: Up to 16 Professor of Higher Education, RVC Hamish Morrin MSc (International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law)
Tutors Relevant to CertAVP module: Veterinary Workplace Teaching (C-VWT.1) Rachel Davis BSc PhD PGCap PGDip FHEA, Senior Lecturer in FHEA RVN, Teaching Fellow in Veterinary Nursing, RVC
Dan Chan DVM DipACVECC DipECVECC DipACVN FHEA MRCVS, Course fee: £115 Veterinary Education, RVC, Educational Consultant and Developmental
Professor of Emergency Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, RVC Coach, The Coaching Cabin
Simon Cook BVSc MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC FHEA Tutors Tierney Kinnison BSc MSc PhD PGCertVetEd FHEA, Lecturer in
MRCVS, Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care, RVC Liz Armitage-Chan MA VetMB DipACVAA PhD FHEA MRCVS, Veterinary Education, RVC
Professor of Higher Education, RVC
Rachel Davis BSc PhD PGCap PGDip FHEA, Senior Lecturer in
Veterinary Education, RVC, Educational Consultant and Developmental
Coach, The Coaching Cabin
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