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Ophthalmology online – a problem-based Webinar Plus: He’s off his legs! Managing
approach the acute spinal cord patient
Monday 28th September Monday 2nd to Sunday 29th November NEW
to Sunday 8th November
Do you feel out of depth when a dog or cat comes in off its back legs?
Does the thought of having to see an “eye case” make you anxious? Do Would you like to better understand the main causes for this presentation
you fear you are not getting the most out of your ophthalmic exam? Are and how to manage them?
you confused about what treatment is best for corneal ulcers? The dog or cat presenting “off back legs” is a common emergency
This intensive tutor-moderated online learning experience should presentation in clinical practice. Is it neurological, orthopaedic
help solve these problems for you. This course will help improve your or something else? Is it likely to progress? Does it require urgent
ophthalmology problem solving skills, provide you with tips on how to interventions such as spinal decompression or stabilisation? This course
enhance your ophthalmic examination skills and build your knowledge will give you the confidence to recognise and successfully manage these
about small animal ophthalmology. challenging, yet often highly rewarding, patients in practice.
We will discuss how to accurately assess your patient to decide whether
Course details it has a neurological disorder and if so, how to define the neuroanatomical
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 localisation.
Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729 Course details
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.10
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
Tutors Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429
Màrian Matas Riera DVM DipECVO PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS, Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.7
Memvet – Referral Centre, Spain Tutors
Roser Tetas Pont LV MSc DipECVO PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS,
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology, RVC Abbe Crawford BVM&S BSc PhD FHEA MRCVS,
Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC
Joe Fenn BVetMed MVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS,
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC
Rebekah Knight BVetMed PGC(SAS) PGDipVCP DipECVS AFHEA
MRCVS, Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery, RVC
Webinar Plus: Lymphoma, leukaemia Webinar Plus: Advanced shelter medicine
and beyond Monday 9th November to Sunday 6th December

Monday 28th September to Sunday 25th October Are you working in the field of shelter medicine and want to learn more?
You’ve diagnosed your patient with lymphoma – now what? You’re Join the RVC Shelter Team to update your knowledge and meet with like-
suspicious of leukaemia – how do you confirm the diagnosis? minded people. Our course is designed for veterinary surgeons providing
Confused about immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, PARR, care for populations of small animals, often with rehoming-charity clients.
and when to use them? Throughout the course we will be delving into different areas of shelter
medicine and the latest evidence and controversies in this field.
Haematopoietic tumours, especially lymphoma, are common cancers
diagnosed in general practice. This course will provide a general overview We will cover all the topics that you love to discuss including: whether,
on a variety of haematopoietic neoplasias in dogs, giving you up-to-date when, and how to neuter, managing infectious disease, and how to
knowledge to approach them confidently in practice. We will discuss support behaviourists. We will explore strategies for decision making
novel techniques and treatment options for canine lymphoma and review that balances the welfare of all animals in your care with the needs of
the clinical presentation and treatment options for lymphoid and myeloid individuals, all in the varying contexts of different shelters.
leukaemia. It will also cover less common haematopoietic cancers such as Course details
plasma cell and histiocytic neoplasias.
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
Course details Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Moose, Golden Doodle
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 Relevant to CertAVP module(s): B-SAP.1, C-SAM.9
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Tutors
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.10
Louise Allum BSc MA VetMB PGCertVetEd GPCert(SADen&OS) FHEA
Tutors MRCVS, Head Vet, Shelter Medicine Program, RVC
Alexandra Guillén DVM DipECVIM-CA (Oncology) MRCVS, Bree Merritt BSc BVMS PGDipCABC MSc (Vet Epi) FHEA MRCVS,
Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology, RVC RVC PhD Candidate: Canine demography and rehoming and Shelter
Andy Yale BVMedSci BVM BVS PGDipVCP MVetMed DipECVIM-CA Medicine Educator, RVC
(Oncology) MRCVS, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology, RVC