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Webinar Plus: Thoracic and abdominal Practical echocardiography scanning day Intermediate echocardiography The trauma patient – a global approach
radiology online Wednesday 30th September Wednesday 25th November to case management
Monday 15th June to Sunday 12th July You’re an echo beginner and would like a few more tips on how to obtain You’ve attended the Basic echocardiography course and you’re ready Tuesday 1st December
the views? You can get the echo views, but they don’t look like the to move on? You can get the views but are unsure how to make
Would you like to feel more confident in interpreting thoracic and images in the books? accurate measurements? Would you like to know more about Doppler Does the trauma patient quicken your pulse? Is your management of
abdominal radiographs? Many vets are keen to develop their knowledge and skills in echocardiography? orthopaedic injury disjointed? Want to learn how to POCUS your efforts
This online course for small animal veterinarians will refresh aspects of echocardiography as it is such a useful diagnostic tool in general Participants will build on echocardiographic skills developed in the most effectively?
thoracic and abdominal radiographic anatomy and essential pathological practice. The day will be entirely devoted to scanning and participants Basic echocardiography course and improve their proficiency in Trauma patients are frequently encountered in general practice, with the
concepts. There will be numerous case examples, selected background will be expected to have attended a CPD course (from any suitable 2D and M-mode echocardiography, focusing on quantification and complex and often multifaceted nature of injury presenting challenges.
reading and discussion forums to help you increase your ability to CPD provider, not just the RVC) previously where the basics of lesion recognition. A grounding will also be provided in Doppler The ‘golden hour’ of trauma management is key – this course will help you
correctly interpret radiographs. Emphasis will be on the most prevalent ultrasound theory and echocardiography were discussed and techniques echocardiography, but with a focus on integrating all aspects of the to seize the opportunity to maximise patient outcomes.
conditions affecting dogs and cats in first opinion practice, as well as demonstrated. echocardiography exam. Prior experience will be assumed. Enhance your patient assessment, diagnostic techniques and clinical
common causes of error. interventions with guidance from clinicians in emergency and critical
This is an opportunity to gain tips on all aspects of your echocardiographic If you have been practising echo on your own and want to polish up your
Course details imaging from experts, whether you have a little or a lot of experience. technique, or if you want to learn more about Doppler echocardiography, care, diagnostic imaging, orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery. This
collaborative course of online lectures followed by an all-day practical will
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 You may also be interested in attending the companion course: Webinar then this is the course for you. allow you to apply a holistic approach to the trauma patient.
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Plus: Integrating echocardiography into your clinical practice – see Course details
course below. Course details
Tutor Course details Course type: Onsite CPD hours: 8 Course type: Webinars and onsite CPD hours: 16
Helen Dirrig BVetMed MVetMed DipACVR DipECVDI PGCertVetEd Course length: 1 day Course fee: £549 Course length: 1 day onsite and Course fee: £1,099
FHEA MRCVS, Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, RVC Course type: Onsite CPD hours: 8 Tutors 8 hours online
Course length: 1 day Course fee: £549
David Connolly BSc BVetMed PhD CertSAM CertVC DipECVIM-CA Tutors
Tutors MRCVS, Professor in Veterinary Cardiology, RVC
Laura Cole BA VetMB PGCertVetEd CertAVP(ECC) DipACVECC
David Connolly BSc BVetMed PhD CertSAM CertVC DipECVIM-CA Virginia Luis Fuentes VetMB PhD CertVR DVC DipACVIM DipECVECC MRCVS, Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care, RVC
MRCVS, Professor in Veterinary Cardiology, RVC DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, Professor of Veterinary Cardiology, RVC
Anna Frykfors von Hekkel BVetMed PGDipVCP MVetMed DipECVS
Virginia Luis Fuentes VetMB PhD CertVR DVC DipACVIM Proudly supported by IMV MRCVS, Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, RVC
DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, Professor of Veterinary Cardiology, RVC
Thom Watton BSc BVetMed MVetMed MRCVS, RCVS and EBVS
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Proudly supported by IMV European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Consultant
Radiologist
Proudly supported by Veterinary Instrumentation and IMV
Small animal VCT online: Head/neck, Webinar Plus: Integrating
musculoskeletal and neurological echocardiography into your clinical
applications practice
Monday 21st September to Monday 2nd to Sunday 29th November
Sunday 1st November
“I’ve done the echo, now what?!”
Are you using or planning to use computed tomography (CT) in your Developing proficiency in practical echocardiography is a challenge, but
practice? obtaining good images is only the start. The purpose of echocardiography
This online course will help you to understand CT technology and its is to help with clinical decision-making. While other courses might focus
diagnostic utilisation for evaluation of the head and neck, musculoskeletal on how to obtain standard echocardiography views and how to make
system and nervous system. It will equip you with the knowledge to measurements, this course will focus on what you can do with your
successfully integrate CT in your small animal veterinary practice – onsite echocardiography findings to make better clinical decisions in dogs
or offsite. A review of practically applicable CT technology used in small and cats with suspected heart disease. It is designed to be suitable for
animals will lay the foundation for understanding the information displayed participants with some echocardiography experience, but you do not need
on CT images and help to optimise image acquisition for practitioners to be an expert echocardiographer to get something out of this course.
who have a CT unit onsite. The role of echocardiography will be critically evaluated in a problem-
based approach, looking at common presenting problems in dogs and
Course details cats.
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 Course details
Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £779
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
Tutor Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429
Randi Drees Dr.med.vet. PhD DipACVR (Radiology, Radiation Oncology)
DipECVDI (add RadOncol) PGCertAP MRCVS, EBVS® European Tutor Oliver, Tabby
Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Virginia Luis Fuentes VetMB PhD CertVR DVC DipACVIM
Consultant Radiologist DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, Professor of Veterinary Cardiology, RVC