Exotic Animal Practice
This programme will leave you fully equipped to understand and treat the more varied cases and species.
Exotic pets often fill veterinary surgeons with dread as they come through the surgery door. This programme will assist you in consolidating your knowledge of exotic medicine and surgery and help you to develop an informed clinical approach to the exotic patient.
The programme includes taught sessions on all key areas and promises to bring you fully up to date with all of the current and emerging issues. The programme includes fourteen modules and in addition a dedicated Programme Tutor will provide support throughout the entire programme ensuring you are well placed for your examination.
Your learning options
The Exotic Animal Practice programme is provided by Improve International in collaboration with the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS) and Harper Adams University.
Complete the one-year programme (all modules) and achieve the General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert) by passing the required assessments with the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS).
Continue on to the Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) that combines the GPCert clinical studies, plus reflective practice, and successful completion of the Advanced Practitioner Module with Harper Adams University. The PgC represents Masters Level 7 within the Quality Assurance Agency’s framework for higher and further education. It provides 60 transferable academic credits.
After successfully completing your PgC, you may apply for the RCVS Advanced Practitioner Status. This is subject to meeting all of the other entry requirements set out by the RCVS in the Applicant Guidance Notes.
The Programme Tutor will discuss which learning option you wish to progress and advise the necessary requirements to support you.
Inclusive learning support
A subscription to Harper Adam’s online e-library providing access to 1,000s of scientific articles and abstracts
Access to our online learning management system: Moodle – This provides access to course notes, discussion forums and other study resources, including surgical videos and webinars
A dedicated Programme Tutor will support every individual during their programme to ensure a rewarding and successful learning journey
Places on the programme are limited to ensure the best possible learning experience
Venue: Swindon
Start date: 18 January 2021
PgC/GPCert Exotic Animal Practice
14 Dec 2021
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Frequently Asked Questions
Postgraduate Certificates
If coming from a non-European country – how would face to face module attendance work?
- Delegates attending from outside of Europe may require Visas in order to participate in our face to face programmes. Please note that the Student Tier 4 Visa is not applicable to Improve International delegates as a result of us being a private education provider. Further guidance on your entry requirements should be checked with your local embassy.
- Improve International does not provide support in obtaining Visas but can provide supporting documentation to support your application if requested.
What is a Postgraduate Certificate (PgC)?
The PgC is a university qualification which provides 60 academic credits. The qualification is positioned at Masters Level 7 within the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) framework for higher and further education. The 60 credits can be used towards achieving a Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) which represents 120 credits and 180 credits respectively. The PgC is a recognised academic qualification which will demonstrate that you have achieved a certain standard in that subject.
What is the criteria for enrolment?
All applicants must:
- Hold a veterinary qualification
- Have spent a minimum of one year in veterinary practice
- UK-based applicants must also be on the RCVS Home Practising Register, whilst applicants based outside the UK must hold a qualification that would entitle them to register as a member of the RCVS
Additionally, UK-based veterinary surgeons who qualified from 2007 onwards must have completed the RCVS Professional Development Phase (PDP) before they can enrol.
Over what time period can I take the taught modules?
You can take up to 3 years to spread your taught modules.
Are Improve’s Postgraduate Certificates academically equivalent to the RCVS CertAVP and other postgraduate certificates?
Yes. Each PgC is a recognised higher education qualification as validated by Harper Adams University. The qualification represents Level 7 (Masters) within the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It provides 60 transferable academic credits at this level. The qualifications are therefore, by definition, academically equivalent.
I have previously achieved a GPCert. Can I use this towards a PgC?
You are able to “upgrade” from a GPCert to a PgC within 5 years of the GPCert exam date. Please contact ISVPS for further information – ISVPS.
Is my practice suitable for studying towards a postgraduate certificate?
As a guide we suggest you consider the following when deciding whether you think the facilities and equipment and your role in the practice will support your studies:
The practice
- Number of patients, species distribution and range of conditions seen should allow student to gain experience across the whole syllabus during the study period
- Either a manual or computerised system of patient records, allowing accurate recording, storage and retrieval of information
- Facilities to hospitalise patients and arrangements for OOH care
- Equipment and facilities to conduct radiographic examinations and ultrasound should be available within the practice or on referral. Access to CT/MRI equipment is not a requirement
- Suitable equipment for administration of oxygen and safe maintenance of anaesthesia
- Disinfection and sterilisation procedures in place which are suitable for the work undertaken
- Medicines are stored, prescribed and dispensed appropriately.
Where are the taught programmes held?
Our Medicine and Surgery programmes are held at various locations in the UK; Swindon, Hatfield and Sheffield. We have excellent wet-lab facilities in Swindon and Sheffield, with state-of-the-art practical training equipment and technology.
Our Clinical Postgraduate Programmes are held at our Swindon and Sheffield training centres, see the individual programmes for venue information.
To find out more about our venues, click here: https://www.improveinternational.com/uk/venue/
How are Improve’s PgC programmes different to other providers?
Improve’s modular training programmes have been developed over a period of 20 years and are taught by world-renowned experts in their field. They successfully blend theoretical lectures with hands-on practical sessions where appropriate and delegates also have access to valuable online learning components.
How many hours will I spend on my certificate?
A PgC comprises 600 hours of notional study. This is typically made up of the following:
- 100 hours of taught sessions and ten hours of practical experience for Small Animal Medicine
- 70 hours of taught sessions and 48 hours of practical experience for Small Animal Surgery
- 82-94 hours preparing for and reflecting on the taught sessions. This includes pre and post course online evaluation and self-reflection
- 200 hours of independent study, including the preparation and writing of assignments
- 200 hours preparing for final examination
How will I be assessed?
At the beginning of the programme, you will receive a syllabus and specific learning objectives for all of the taught modules.
During the programme, you will be required to document your current knowledge and skills prior to each module and undertake an informal short multiple-choice exercise. After the module, you will then undertake a further multiple choice exercise to reflect on the knowledge gained and implement a strategy to address any outstanding knowledge and skills gaps via independent study.
ISVPS provide the GPCert assessments and HAU provide the PgC assessments. The GPCert assessments include a case report and a final written examination including a multiple-choice paper and a case-based scenario spot test. The PgC assessments include a case diary and a reflective essay.
Delegates studying towards a PgC in Cardiology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency Medicine & Surgery, Exotic Animal Practice, Endoscopy & Endosurgery, Feline Practice and Ophthalmology additionally undertake the distance learning Advanced Practitioner module with HAU which is assessed via a portfolio.
The final examination takes place yearly covering the course syllabus. You must have attended all modules to be entered for the final exam.
What resources will be available to support me through the PgC?
All delegates will receive a subscription to Harper Adam’s online e-library providing access to 1,000s of scientific articles and abstracts.
Medicine delegates will be provided with Improve International’s Manual of Small Animal Medicine Vol 1 and 2 and Surgery delegates with Improve International’s Manual of Small Animal Surgery Vol 1 and 2.
The Improve Learning Management System (LMS) provides access to a notes library, discussion forum and other study resources including webinars.
A dedicated Programme Tutor will support every individual during their PgC programme to ensure a rewarding and successful learning journey.
More information can be found on our Learning Support page.
ISVPS will provide support with assignments.
Will Improve’s PgCs enable me to apply for the RCVS Advanced Practitioner Status?
After you have successfully obtained your Postgraduate Certificate you can apply for the RCVS Advanced Practitioner Status. This is subject to meeting all of the other entry requirements set out by the RCVS in the Applicant Guidance Notes.
The following programmes are recognised PgCs enabling you to apply for the RCVS Advanced Practitioner Status:
Small Animal Medicine, Small Animal Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Feline Practice, Exotic Animal Practice, Cardiology, Dentistry & Oral Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging and Emergency Medicine & Surgery.
* Currently the RCVS does not list Endoscopy & Endosurgery as a designated Advanced Practitioner subject so it is not possible to apply for the Advanced Practitioner Status.
For Small Animal Medicine and Small Animal Surgery, there is an additional requirement for evidence of Professional Key Skills CPD, access to this will be provided at the end of your programme. There will be an additional fee to complete this with Harper Adams University, please contact us for more information.
For further information please see RCVS website.
How can I fit a modular CPD programme into my busy life?
Our PgC programmes are flexible to try to enable you to fit study in to busy practice life. With our Clinical PgCs, we have tried to ensure two modules are offered back-to-back for the duration of the course to reduce your travel time and costs and make the learning experience more immersive. With our Medicine and Surgery PgCs, these are run every month from 2-8pm, therefore reducing the amount of time out of practice.
I want to register on a modular course but I may be away for some of the modules. Does this mean I will miss out?
No. We understand that you are busy professionals and aim to be as flexible as possible.
Whilst we need advance notice if you are going to be unable to attend a particular module, we will make every effort to find you an alternative venue and date. If the alternative dates don’t suit, you can attend the missed module when the programme runs the following year. The only restriction is that you need to attend all of the taught modules before you can sit the relevant ISVPS examination.
Venue: Swindon
Start date: 18 January 2021
PgC/GPCert Exotic Animal Practice
14 Dec 2021
What do our customers think of our training?
Exotic Animal Clinical Pathology
18 Jan 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Understand how to collect diagnostic samples including sampling sites and blood volumes, faecal, urine and bone marrow samples
- Interpret haematological and biochemical profiles based on knowledge of normal values and the changes which occur in disease processes
- Evaluate bone marrow samples
- Describe how to collect and evaluate cytological samples
- Appreciate microbiological investigation of exotic animals
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Therapeutics and Immunisation
19 Jan 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Explain how various legislation relates to the pharmacy and have a knowledge of the Medicines Act 1968, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the COSHH regulations 2002
- Revise the correct storage, dispensing and labelling of medicines
- Understand the pharmacokinetics, potential interactions and adverse effects of common therapeutic agents including anaesthetics, anti-inflammatories, analgesics, anti- microbials and anti-parasitics.
- Describe what immunisation options exist for exotic patients
- Delivery of drugs to exotic pets and zoo animals
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Principles of Anaesthesia, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
15 Feb 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Identify the type of fluid replacement required
- Calculate fluid requirements
- Appreciate different administration techniques and cannulation techniques
- Select appropriate agents for the restraint, pre-medication, induction and maintenance of anaesthesia
- Monitor anaesthesia
- Apply knowledge of emergency and resuscitation techniques in anaesthesia to clinical situations if required
- Understand the basic principles of emergency and critical care medicine of exotic pets
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Diagnostic Imaging
16 Feb 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Appreciate the value of imaging techniques in mammals, reptiles and avian species including:
- Review radiography and radiology of soft tissues and the skeleton
- Revise contrast media techniques
- Describe ultrasonography and echocardiography of exotic patients
- Become familiar with the principles of endoscopy including the respiratory, gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Current Concepts in Surgery
22 Apr 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Understand basic surgical techniques, surgical neutering and coelomic surgery
- Use knowledge gained to implant microchips
- Apply knowledge gained to performing various oesophagostomy techniques
- Describe how to repair shell and beak defects
- Explain the use of radiosurgery in exotics
- Approach the orthopaedic patient and understand the common fracture types in different species, the principles of internal and external fracture repair and muscle tendon adhesions
Romain Pizzi
BVSc MSc DZooMed MACVSc(Surg) FRES FRGS MRCVS
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons recognised specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine
Romain Pizzi heads the veterinary service at the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) National Wildlife Rescue Centre and is a part-time veterinary surgeon at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh zoo. He is a Special Lecturer in Zoo & Wildlife medicine at the University of Nottingham, and is Chair of the board of Wildlife Surgery International. He is the chief editor for www.veterinarylaparoscopy.com. He has been presenter for the BBC and Discovery’s Animal Planet. He is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine.
×Exotic Animal - Avian Medicine and Surgery
23 Apr 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Explain the investigation and treatment of gastro-intestinal diseases in birds
- Investigate and treat diseases of the upper and lower airways including the nares, sinuses, and infections such as Chlamydophilosis and Aspergillosis
- Approach beak and feather disease and feather plucking
- Understand urogenital tract disease including excessive egg laying, egg binding, cloacal disease and orchitis
- Manage trauma cases including fractures
Neil Homer-Forbes
BVetMed DipECZM(Avian) Cbiol MIBiol RFP FRCVS
Neil gained his RCVS Specialist status in 1992, his FRCVS by examination in 1996 and became a European Diplomate in 1997. Neil is a senior part time lecturer in avian medicine at Bristol Vet School, Vice President of the European College of Zoological Medicine. Neil has been awarded the MSDAgVet, MacKellar, The Dunkin, The Dr TJ Lafeber, The Hunting and the Gerlach Senior awards, all in relation to avian medicine.
×Exotic Animal - Biology, Nutrition, Husbandry and Common Diseases of Mice, Rats, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas, Degus and Gerbils
5 Jul 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Describe the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of common skin diseases including ectoparasitic, bacterial, viral, fungal and endocrine disorders
- Understand diseases affecting the gastro-intestinal tract including Tyzzer’s disease, wet tail, dental malocclusions and coccidiosis
- Transform your approach to the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disorders
- Approach the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine conditions
- Develop your understanding the diseases which affect the reproductive and urinary tracts
- Appreciate conditions which affect the CNS
- Understand sebaceous gland dermatitis, reproductive and adrenal gland disease affecting the skin and behavioural induced skin disease in gerbils
- Review the legislation concerning the care and use of relevant laboratory animals
Richard A. Saunders
BSc (Hons) BVSc FRSB CBiol DZooMed (Mammalian) DipECZM(ZHM) MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (Mammalian) European Specialist in Zoological Medicine (ZHM)
Richard Saunders is a Staff Veterinarian at Bristol Zoo Gardens and Clinical Teacher at the University of Bristol. Additionally, he sees referral exotic pets at Highcroft veterinary Referrals, Bristol, and is the veterinary adviser to the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund. He qualified in 1994, obtaining his DZooMed (Mammalian) in 2010. He has authored numerous articles on rabbits, rodents and other wild and exotic species, and has contributed to a number of textbooks, including co-authoring "Notes on Rabbit Internal Medicine", as well as several chapters for the new editions of the BSAVA Rabbit Manuals, and has co-authored "Rabbit behaviour and Welfare".
×Exotic Animal - Biology, Nutrition, Husbandry and Common Diseases of Rabbits
6 Jul 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Diagnose and treat dermatological diseases
- Investigate and treat gastrointestinal diseases including motility disturbances, mucoid enteropathy and diarrhoea
- Formulate a treatment plan for dental disease including overgrown teeth and traumatic injuries to teeth, treatment of abscesses and caries
- Be familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory tract disease including Pasteurellosis
- Understand conditions affecting the musculoskeletal and nervous systems including vestibular disease
- Investigate and treat reproductive and urinary tract diseases
- Describe common infectious diseases such as E cuniculi, myxomatosis and viral haemorrhagic disease
Richard A. Saunders
BSc (Hons) BVSc FRSB CBiol DZooMed (Mammalian) DipECZM(ZHM) MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (Mammalian) European Specialist in Zoological Medicine (ZHM)
Richard Saunders is a Staff Veterinarian at Bristol Zoo Gardens and Clinical Teacher at the University of Bristol. Additionally, he sees referral exotic pets at Highcroft veterinary Referrals, Bristol, and is the veterinary adviser to the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund. He qualified in 1994, obtaining his DZooMed (Mammalian) in 2010. He has authored numerous articles on rabbits, rodents and other wild and exotic species, and has contributed to a number of textbooks, including co-authoring "Notes on Rabbit Internal Medicine", as well as several chapters for the new editions of the BSAVA Rabbit Manuals, and has co-authored "Rabbit behaviour and Welfare".
×Exotic Animal - Biology, Nutrition, Husbandry and Diseases of Ferrets and Fish
20 Sep 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Diagnose and treat ectoparasitic, bacterial, fungal, viral and neoplastic skin disease in ferrets
- Investigate and treat diseases affecting the gastrointestinal, respiratory and urogenital systems in ferrets
- Understand infectious diseases in ferrets such as distemper, tuberculosis, Aleutian disease and human influenza
- Assess disease patterns, environmental factors and fish husbandry and apply these to quarantine and disease prevention strategies
- Perform clinical examinations and have a knowledge of anaesthesia, medication and therapeutics with respect to fish
- Diagnose and treat common skin diseases, ocular disorders, respiratory and internal disease and have an understanding of the principles of fish surgery
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Biology, Nutrition, Husbandry and Diseases of Unusual Mammalian Pets, Amphibians and Invertebrates
21 Sep 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Review the husbandry and diseases of small pet marsupials such as sugar gliders, wallabies and opossums
- Understand the husbandry and diseases of pet skunks
- Revise the husbandry and diseases of Procyonids such as the raccoon and kinkajou
- Describe the husbandry and diseases of Herpestids such as the dwarf mongoose and meerkat
- Increase your knowledge of the husbandry and conditions affecting pet amphibians
- Understand the husbandry and diseases of invertebrates
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Reptile Medicine and Surgery
8 Nov 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Formulate an approach to the sick reptile including post hibernation anorexia and hypocalcaemic collapse
- Diagnose and treat dermatological conditions including dysecdysis, scale rot and abscesses and metabolic, nutritional and infectious bone and shell disorders
- Diagnose and treat common gastroenterological disorders including mouth rot, vomiting and regurgitation and liver disease
- Approach respiratory and cardiovascular disease including pneumonia and lungworm
- Investigate respiratory tract and reproductive disease
- Understand the common infectious diseases of reptiles
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Wildlife Medicine and Surgery
9 Nov 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Explain the legislation relating to wild animals and welfare
- Formulate an approach to the restraint, anaesthesia and trauma management of wild birds and mammals
- Diagnose and manage common disorders of UK native wildlife
- Approach rehabilitation of wildlife
- Understand the zoonotic diseases which affect wildlife in the UK
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Primates
13 Dec 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Diagnose, treat and prevent ectoparasitic, bacterial, viral, fungal and neoplastic skin diseases
- Understand gastrointestinal disease including bacterial gastroenteritis, gastric dilation, diarrhoea and dental caries
- Appreciate diseases affecting the cardio-respiratory system
- Describe metabolic/ nutritional bone disease, musculoskeletal and neurological disease, arthritis and limb fractures
- Investigate and treat infectious diseases
- Diagnose and treat diseases of the urogenital tract including endometrial, ovarian and mammary disease
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Exotic Animal - Zoo Animal Medicine
14 Dec 2021 | SwindonKey learning objectives:
- Explain modern zoo legislation and management including Zoo Licensing Act 1981 and Balai regulations 92/65 as subsequently amended
- Approach the routine health-care management and common disease problems of zoo animals
- Review how to restrain zoo animals
- Understand drug delivery systems, immobilisation and anaesthetic regimes
Simon Girling
BVMS (Hons) DZooMed DipECZM(ZHM) EurProBiol CBiol FRSB FRCVS
Simon Girling is currently Head of Veterinary Services to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland based at Edinburgh Zoo. He also runs a referral service in exotic species and has been appointed as a Professor by the University of Highlands and Islands. He gained his European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) and European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management) status in 2012; his RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine in 2002 and his RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine status in 2003.
Simon is
– Visiting Professor, University of the Highlands and Islands
– Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
– Director Girling and Fraser Ltd.
– Past-President of the European College of Zoological Medicine
×Venue: Swindon
Start date: 18 January 2021
PgC/GPCert Exotic Animal Practice
14 Dec 2021
Exotic Animal Practice Pricing
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PgC/GPCert Programme | £9,495.00 | £0.00 | £9,495.00 |
PgC/GPCert Programme (Deposit and 12 Monthly Payments) | £750.00 | £995.00 | £9,995.00 |
PgC/GPCert Programme (Deposit and Payment in Full) | £8,500.00 | £995.00 | £9,495.00 |
Please note: The fees include ALL registration and exam fees to achieve both a GPCert from ISVPS and a PgC from Harper Adams University *You can choose to attend these programmes over a period of 2-3 years and pay for each pair of modules as you go. Paired module prices which apply to these programmes; Cardiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine & Surgery, Exotic Animal Practice and Ophthalmology, do NOT include examination fees payable to ISVPS and Harper Adams University. Please contact us for more information regarding these fees, if you wish to eventually complete all the modules and gain the GPCert/PgC. |
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Venue: Swindon
Start date: 18 January 2021
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14 Dec 2021
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