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Small animal medicine, behaviour, clinical pathology and ophthalmology RVC CPD 2023 RVC CPD 2023 Small animal medicine, behaviour, clinical pathology and ophthalmology

Logical clinical problem solving online Feline neurology online – Haematology and cytology for Webinar Plus: Diet and disease
a problem-based approach small animal practitioners online

Monday 16th January Monday 6th February Monday 20th February UPDATED Monday 20th February
to Sunday 26th February to Sunday 19th March to Sunday 2nd April to Sunday 19th March

Do you find medical cases frustrating rather than fun? Does the thought Do you find doing a neurological exam on a cat challenging? Are you Do you want to increase your skills in examining blood smears and fine How can we use diets to effectively manage small animals with
of seeing a patient with chronic diarrhoea make your heart sink? Would worried you might be missing important clues? needle aspirates to expand the clinical service you can provide to your various disease?
you like to increase your confidence so that you can assess and manage Cats with neurological signs can be confusing. The aim of this course is patients? This course is aimed at general practitioners with an interest in small animal
medical cases competently? Would you like to enjoy practice more and to provide you with the knowledge and skills to confidently assess and The ever-widening availability of in-house haematology analysers has gastroenterology, dermatology and nutrition who are often faced with
get a buzz of excitement rather than a frisson of fear from medical cases?
manage neurological cats in general practice. The course will involve provided many benefits for patient care. In many practices however, there conditions which will require dietary modifications. The course will provide
Why do this course? many clinical case discussions where real cases will be presented and is a skills gap in relation to blood smear examination in-house. Yet this is you with practical tips on how to differentiate such cases from other chronic
This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills discussed to strengthen your problem-solving skills in feline neurology. an essential skill for these machines to be used reliably and safely. gastrointestinal and dermatological cases, how to treat them and how to
required to apply logical problem solving skills to some of the important Why do this course? This course is for practitioners who wish to develop and enhance educate the owners on the use of hypoallergenic, exclusion and home
clinical signs seen in small animal practice. cooked diets. Some controversial topics will be tackled and lively debates
This course will provide you with many tips on how to enhance and apply their skills in haematology and cytology. The course uses a case-based
Key areas your knowledge about feline neurology. teaching approach. There is an active tutor-moderated discussion forum are assured!
• Introduction to logical clinical problem solving Key areas to discuss any questions regarding techniques, the study cases, specific Why do this course?
• Problem-based approach to vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss, polyuria/ • The neurological examination in cats – how do I get started? topics in haematology and cytology and participants’ cases. You will gain better understanding and insight of which patients may benefit
polydipsia and anaemia from dietary management and have an opportunity to discuss a range
• Interpretation of clinical pathology related to liver and pancreatic disease • Clinical reasoning – is it really neurological? Defining the system Why do this course? of topics relevant to nutritional management of your patients.
You will improve your skills and efficiency in preparing and assessing
• Clinical reasoning – neurolocalisation and differentials
• Interpretation of clinical pathology related to renal function • Systemic diseases with neurological signs in cats high quality blood smears and cytological samples. Key areas
• Interpretation of the haemogram
• Problem solving in spinal diseases • Pitfalls of home cooked diets
Previous participants have commented… • Weakness in cats – when could this have a neurological cause? Key areas • Diet and chronic GI disease in dogs
• Microscope skills – setup and care
“I genuinely feel that this course will have had one of the biggest effects • Unique feline neurological disorders • Top tips on making high quality blood smears, fine needle aspirates, • Diet and skin disorders in animals
on my career than any I have done do far. I have always hated medical • Anisocoria in cats – when should I be worried? imprints and fluid preparations • Controversies about home-made diets, commercial diets and
work-ups, but now feel confident with what I am looking for or what • The vestibular cat – when to consider further diagnostic tests • Systematic and efficient approach to the interpretation of peripheral raw-food diets
further tests I need to do, because it covers situations that we see • Feline neurological emergencies – what can I do? blood smears, common skin masses, lymph node and organ and Previous participants have commented…
multiple times a day, it has such high value.”
Previous participants have commented… cavity aspirates “Very useful and practical. Learned a lot that I can use going forwards.
“Fantastic teaching - made medicine seem a little easier and less “There has been a lot of very useful information that I can take away and • Understanding the strength and weakness of haematology analysers There is very little good nutrition CPD, which is surprising when it is
overwhelming!” put into practice immediately, and my initial goal of improving my clinical Previous participants have commented… potentially such a massive part of day to day practice.”
reasoning has been well and truly met!”
Course details “It has been very helpful in improving my knowledge and skills in Course details
Course type: e-CPD Course details haematology and cytology.” Course type: Webinar Plus
Course format: An intensive tutor-moderated online learning experience. Course type: e-CPD “This course gives you significant insight in haematology and cytology, Course format: A mixture of two-hour weekly webinars (which can be
Resources include online presentations, electronic course notes, case Course format: An intensive tutor-moderated learning experience. 2 disciplines that are quite significant in the veterinary practice.” viewed live and/or as recorded versions throughout the course), self-
assessments, supplementary reading material and discussion forums in Resources include electronic course notes, videos, case assessments, assessment exercises, supplementary reading material and tutor-moderated
which participants review and discuss cases with their colleagues and self-assessment quizzes and discussion forums in which participants Course details online discussion forums
the tutors review and discuss cases with colleagues and the tutor Course type: e-CPD Course length: Four weeks
Course length: 6 weeks Course length: Six weeks Course format: An intensive tutor-moderated online learning experience. CPD hours: Up to 16
CPD hours: Up to 42 CPD hours: Up to 42 Resources include online webinars and instruction videos for haematology Relevant to CertAVP modules: Small Animal Medicine (C-SAM.3
Relevant to CertAVP modules: Small Animal Practice (B-SAP.1), Relevant to CertAVP module: Small Animal Medicine (C-SAM.7) and cytology, a multitude of case assessment exercises, supplementary and 8)
Small Animal Medicine (C-SAM.8, 9 and 10) Course fee: £729 reading material and discussion forums in which participants review and Course fee: £399
Course fee: £729 discuss cases with their colleagues and the tutors
Tutors Tutors
Tutors Elsa Beltran Ldo Vet DipECVN PGDipVetEd FHEA MRCVS, Associate Course length: 6 weeks Ross Bond BVM&S PhD DVD DipECVD MRCVS, Professor of Veterinary
CPD hours: Up to 42
Jill Maddison BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc SFHEA MRCVS, Professor in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC Relevant to CertAVP module: Clinical Pathology (C-VP.2) Dermatology, RVC
Professor of General Practice, RVC Abbe Crawford BVM&S BSc MVetMed PhD DipECVN FHEA MRCVS, Course fee: £729 Dan Chan DVM DipACVECC DipECVECC DipACVN FHEA MRCVS,
Lucy McMahon BVetMed DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, RCVS Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC Professor of Emergency Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, RVC
Recognised Specialist and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Steven De Decker DVM PhD MVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS, Tutors Aarti Kathrani BVetMed PhD DipACVIM (SAIM) DipACVIM (Nutrition)
Internal Medicine, Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists, Winchester Associate Professor in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC Barbara Glanemann DrMedVet DipECVIM PGDipVetEd FHEA FHEA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC
Joe Fenn BVetMed MVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine, RVC
in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC Balázs Szladovits DVM DipACVP PGDipVetEd, Associate Professor
in Clinical Pathology, RVC

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