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Webinar Plus: Diagnosis and management Webinar: What did the kidney stone say to More logical clinical problem solving online Webinar Plus: Ears in everyday practice
of small animal respiratory disease the cat? “Urine trouble!” Monday 7th September to Sunday 18th October Monday 21st September NEW
Monday 22nd June to Sunday 19th July UPDATED Wednesday 15th July UPDATED If you have been waiting for a chance to develop your problem-solving to Sunday 18th October
skills even further, then this is the course for you!
Do you want to improve your diagnosis and management of small animal Could you be missing ureteral obstructions in cats? Does a sense of dread descend on you at the sight of yet another smelly
respiratory disease cases? Join a multi-disciplinary team for a live webinar to gain the latest insights This online course will build on the problem-solving skills introduced ear? What’s really in those ear drops? Do cleaners actually clean? Why
won’t this ear infection go away?
in previous logical clinical problem-solving courses. It’s designed to
Small animal respiratory diseases can be both stressful and frustrating into ureteral obstructions in cats. There have been many exciting enhance your knowledge and skills in applying logical problem-solving
to manage and clinical signs of respiratory disease can range from life advances in this field recently and we would like to share our experiences skills to important clinical signs seen in small animal practice. This interactive online course is designed for vets in general practice
threatening to infuriatingly chronic in nature. This online course will of managing these complex patients. who want to get to grips with everyday ear problems. From hairy ears and
present a problem-based approach to several common manifestations Delegates should consider attending this course if they would like to Course details hearing loss to biofilms and blocked canals, we’ll explore what works,
of respiratory disease in dogs and cats. The course also provides an know how to manage a cat with a SUB device in their practice and to gain what doesn’t, and why.
update on a range of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for managing confidence in identifying ureteral obstructions and knowing the options Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 We’ll turn the quest for the “best potion” into a deeper understanding of
respiratory cases. for treatment. Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729 what’s really stopping success – and how to fix it. Bring your questions,
Course details Course details Relevant to CertAVP module(s): B-SAP.1, C-SAM.8 and 9 bring your cases, and leave with practical tools you can use the next day.
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 Course type: Webinar CPD hours: 2 Tutors Course details
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Course length: 2 hours Course fee: £75 David Church BVSc PhD MACVSc FHEA MRCVS, Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.8 Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.9 and soft tissue C-SAS Professor of Small Animal Studies, RVC Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429
Jill Maddison BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc SFHEA MRCVS,
Tutors modules Professor of General Practice, RVC Tutor
Marc Armour BVetMed MRCVS, Staff Clinician in Veterinary Anaesthesia Tutors Lucy McMahon BVetMed DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS, RCVS Anke Hendricks DrMedVet CertVD DipECVD PGCertAP FHEA MRCVS,
and Analgesia, RVC Rebecca Geddes MA VetMB GPCert(FelP) MVetMed PhD DipACVIM Recognised Specialist and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Associate Professor in Veterinary Dermatology, RVC
Simon Cook BSc BVSc MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS, MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC Internal Medicine, Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists, Winchester
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, RVC Jack Lawson BVetMed MVetMed PhD DipACVIM MRCVS, Harriet Syme BSc BVetMed PhD DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA FHEA
Ruth Gostelow BVetMed MVetMed PhD DipACVIM DipECVIM FHEA Lecturer in Internal Medicine, RVC MRCVS, Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC
MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC Lynda Rutherford BVM&S MVetMed DipECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA Holger Volk DVM DipECVN PhD FHEA MRCVS, Professor of Small
MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, The Royal (Dick) Animal Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Honorary
School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh Professor of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC

Webinar: The red eye – what is an Webinar Plus: Creating confident, sociable Webinar: Everything we know about CRGV Unravel the riddle of neurology – practical
emergency? and adaptable dogs (Alabama rot) – diagnosis, management clinical reasoning in small animal

Monday 13th July UPDATED Monday 7th September to Sunday 4th October and more neurology online
The red eye is a common presentation in the small animal practice, but How can veterinary teams play a proactive role in shaping emotionally Monday 14th September UPDATED Monday 28th September
when is a red eye an emergency? Can it wait or does it need urgent resilient, behaviourally healthy dogs? to Sunday 8th November
referral? The massive increase in the pet dog population in recent years has Are you worried that your last consult might have Alabama rot? How can
you know and then what should you do?
This webinar uses a case-based approach to recognising and managing highlighted the need for canine caregivers to have access to the best No need for neurophobia – the five-finger rule will enable you to tackle
ophthalmiic emergencies. The focus will be on diagnostics and providing information to help them raise dogs who are able to cope with domestic Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV, aka Alabama rot) any neuro case with confidence!
different treatment options, particularly immediate stabilisation. life. The veterinary profession has an important role in providing that has been consistently seen in dogs in the UK each year since 2012. The Neurology is like maths – people either love it or hate it. This course aims
exact causal agent remains unknown. One of the primary clinical signs is
The most common ocular emergencies in small animals encountered in information and this course will help practice staff to fulfil this role. otherwise innocuous looking non-traumatic lesions (often on the legs, feet to equip you with the knowledge, thinking and skills required for clinical
general practice will be covered in a most practical approach. Tips will be This course will explore the theory behind creating emotionally intelligent or muzzle) which can easily be mistaken as something else. The majority reasoning of important neurological problems that present in small animal
given when referral is not possible. Topics covered include medical and dogs who can adapt to the challenges of domestic life and live long and of dogs with CRGV are given NSAIDs at this first diagnosis which can practice. Not only will you develop and strengthen your problem-solving
surgical emergencies. happy lives with their human caregivers. There will be an explanation of seriously impact the acute kidney injury that some dogs will develop with skills in veterinary neurology, you will also become more confident in
the health triad approach to behavioural medicine and how the breeding CRGV. identifying abnormalities seen on the neurological examination and in
Course details and rearing of puppies can be used to optimise emotional, cognitive and managing neurological cases. We will provide you with tools to enable you
Course type: Webinar CPD hours: 2 physical health. The role of the veterinary practice in providing appropriate This webinar is designed to update clinicians on the current evidence to think like a neurologist and feel confident to manage any neurological
information for prospective and new canine caregivers will be discussed. regarding the causes, presentation and treatment of dogs with CRGV, presentation. We hope to make you love neurology!
Course length: 2 hours Course fee: £75 including practical tips such as when to suspect it and what treatments to
Practical tips will be given for supporting caregivers and helping their pets Course details
Tutors on their journey to being confident, sociable and adaptable dogs. avoid minimising potential problems down the road. Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42
Guido Cardone DVM MRCVS Resident in Veterinary Ophthalmology, RVC Course details Course details Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729
Christiane Kafarnik DrMedVet DipECVO PhD FHEA MRCVS, Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 Course type: Webinar CPD hours: 2 Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.7 and 10
Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology, RVC Course length: 2 hours Course fee: £75
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Tutor
Tutor Tutor Holger Volk DVM DipECVN PhD FHEA MRCVS, Professor of Small
Sarah Heath BVSc PGCertVE DipECAWBM (BM) CCAB FRCVS, Tom Greensmith BVetMed MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC FHEA Animal Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Honorary
RCVS and EBVS® Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine, MRCVS RCVS, Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care, RVC Professor of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC
Behavioural Referrals Veterinary Practice, Chester