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Introduction RVC CPD 2023 RVC CPD 2023 Introduction

Welcome to our

2023 CPD brochure!

Although 2022 had a bit of a rocky start, as the New courses relevant to farm and equine practice include:
months have rolled on, life and travel has been A vets guide to small scale pig producers and pet pig owners;
resumed. The RVC campus is no exception and in Further rehabilitation techniques for the equine practitioner
2023 we will be able to fully welcome our students and a series of recorded webinars on equine dermatology.
and CPD participants onto campus as well as online.
As well as a range of courses for veterinary nurses, new
Every year we offer tried and true courses for veterinarians online courses this year include: Nursing the endocrine
and veterinary nurses that receive fantastic feedback from patient online; Supporting students in practice – diving
you, our loyal participants. And there are plenty of old deeper into clinical coaching and mentoring; Webinar Plus:
favourites in the line-up for 2023, many of which have been Supportive care for the cancer patient and Webinar Plus:
updated and reformatted. Day to day dermatology for veterinary nurses.
In addition, we have several exciting new courses spanning Our online course portfolio includes e-CPD courses, Webinar
a range of areas of interest to veterinarians and veterinary Plus (live and recorded) and webinars (live and recorded). This
nurses especially in the area of professional skills. We have year we also have an online course on ethics running in
decided to lead the brochure with the Professional Skills real-time over an afternoon. Their flexibility and superb quality
section because these topics are of such importance for are the reasons these courses are so popular. Our fantastic
the veterinary team striving to deliver not just clinical care tutors are at the top of their professional fields with a passion
Merlin Domestic Shorthair
to their patients, but to support the health, well-being and for teaching and learning. They are dedicated to ensuring that
development of the team. New topics in this area this year the RVC online and onsite CPD experience provides deep
include Healthy and happy animals: Welfare beyond the learning opportunities that encourages participants to learn,
five freedoms; Dr Internet, charity cases and social media reflect and think critically about their work.
outrage: Ethical problem-solving for veterinarians online and At the time of going to press, we have planned many onsite
a Webinar Plus about setting up and running a journal club courses for 2023 though we have not yet been able to
for your practice.
confirm dates for some of them. Do keep an eye on our
New clinical topics relevant to small animal practice include website for any updates that may occur.
a webinar series on behavioural medicine; a Webinar Plus I am immensely proud of our team of superb and committed
course on diagnostic modalities for GI, liver and pancreatic educators and our fantastic administrative team in the CPD
disease; a webinar on diagnosis and management of Unit and can’t thank them enough for their contribution
ophthalmic emergencies; a practical course on introduction to the superlative RVC CPD experience.
to orthopaedic surgery and another practical course covering
a global approach to the trauma patient. The subjects of the photo shoot this year were the
pets belonging to RVC staff and students. They have
Many of our courses support the learning and development been photographed as usual by our highly talented
of veterinarians and veterinary nurses from a wide range of Richard Addison.
backgrounds and experience – it is one of the beauties of the
flexibility of online learning that the tutors are able to support I do hope that you find something in our portfolio to interest
the learning needs of veterinarians and veterinary nurses at and inspire and look forward to welcoming you to the RVC
different stages of their career cycle within the same course. – onsite or online in 2023.
We also have several courses this year that we hope will be
of interest for more advanced practitioners including Jill Maddison
certificate holders. They include a Webinar Plus course on
advanced wound reconstructive surgery; a practical course BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc SFHEA MRCVS
on laparoscopic surgery and a Webinar Plus course on small Professor of General Practice and Director of Professional
animal endocrine surgical oncology. Development, RVC
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