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Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery - Gastrointestinal Surgery

This is a two day practical session. Modules must be attended as a pair. Key Learning Objectives Day One Discuss the pathophysiology of diseases of the stomach including hypertrophic pylorogastropathy and gastric neoplasia Describe causes of and treatment options for gastric perforation Be familiar with the indications, maintenance and complications associated with placement of gastrostomy and enterostomy tubes Outline the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of hiatal hernia Includes a practical …

Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery - Liver and Biliary Tract Surgery

Key Learning Objectives: Explain the physiology of the liver and biliary system. Describe available surgical options for liver lobectomy and the prognosis associated with hepatic neoplasia in the dog and cat. Outline the pathophysiology of hepatic abscesses and cysts. Discuss the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of extrahepatic biliary obstruction and gallbladder mucocele. Be familiar with the clinical presentation of traumatic biliary rupture and the surgical procedures required to treat it. …

Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery - Hernias

Key Learning Objectives: Discuss the pathophysiology of abdominal hernias. List the surgical options for repair of hernias using autologous or synthetic materials. Describe emergency stabilisation and surgery for traumatic hernias including when incarceration and/or strangulation has occurred. Outline the pathophysiology of traumatic and congenital diaphragmatic hernias such as pleuroperitoneal and peritoneopericardial hernias. Explain the pathophysiology of perineal herniation and the decision-making process for selection of an appropriate surgical procedure for …

Introduction to Orthopaedic Surgery

This two-day practical course is designed to provide a solid grounding in how do deal with common orthopaedic problems and build confidence in surgical approaches and techniques. The combination of lectures and practical sessions will revise relevant surgical anatomy to enable delegates to undertake with confidence the surgical management of common articular problems. These will include femoral head and neck arthroplasty, surgery for osteochondrosis, lateral retinacular suture placement for the …

Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery - Urinary Tract Surgery

Key Learning Objectives: Discuss the pathophysiology of urolithiasis and treatment options for calculi within the kidney, ureter, bladder and/or urethra. Describe urinary tract neoplasia – types, treatment options and prognosis. Outline the pathophysiology and management of ureteral obstruction including the decision-making process for treatment of individual cases. Be familiar with available options for treatment of ureteral obstruction including surgery, lithotripsy and stenting. Discuss the pathophysiology of urinary incontinence. List the …

TPLO Masterclass

Cranial cruciate ligament failure is, arguably, the commonest cause of serious hindlimb lameness in the adult dog. Its management, over the years, has produced wide and varied techniques. Over the past 15-20 years it is the “biomechanical” techniques that have come to the fore. Although much debate continues over which of these is superior, it is generally accepted that these techniques offer better outcomes in all but the smallest of …

Cytology and Haematology - Purely Practical

This highly interactive workshop will give you the ideal grounding in identifying common haematological and cytological abnormalities using the microscope of the in-clinic lab. During these sessions, carefully chosen smears from suitable haematology and cytology cases will allow a hands - on approach under guidance from the course tutor to ensure that confidence is built in cell identification and appreciation of morphological changes. You will be sent the course notes …

Canine Thoracic Limb Trauma - Purely Practical

This two-day course will have a no-lecture or minimal-lecture format. You will be sent the course notes in advance of the course and should ensure you have read them before attending as formal classroom lectures will not occur. All of your time will be spent in the practical room practising the techniques included in the learning objectives to maximise your opportunity to master the surgical skills at hand. The aim …

Advanced Abdominal Ultrasound

This course is ideal for those veterinary surgeons who are familiar with abdominal ultrasound, use this diagnostic aid regularly in practice and are ready to perform some more challenging examinations. You will be taught various techniques to identify the pancreas, adrenal glands, peritoneum and medial iliac lymphnodes. Participants will have ample opportunity to practise the use of Doppler for examination of larger blood vessels. Case based examples will help you …

Cardiac Emergencies in Small Animal Practice

This one day course will help you feel comfortable in your ability to choose the most up-to-date techniques in diagnosing and managing commonly presented cardiac emergencies in first opinion practice. Heidi will guide you during lectures and in the wet lab through the practical techniques you need to perfect and with interactive case discussion you will gain a huge amount from this highly applicable course. Learning Objectives Become familiar with …

A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias

This one day course will stop your own heart from skipping a beat when considering how to interpret the apparently baffling squiggles on an ECG trace. Heidi will unravel the mysteries for you in a systematic manner helping you feel confident in using an ECG machine. Learning Objectives Make the most of your ECG, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your equipment and improving the quality of the traces you …

IMEX Hybrid and Circular Fixation

This two-day course is aimed at delegates with some experience of external skeletal fixation looking to expand their skill set to include the use of hybrid and circular fixation. The course combines lectures and dry-lab practical sessions. You will learn the indications of and instrumentation for application of hybrid external fixation as well as the use of full circular external skeletal fixation for fracture stabilisation, distraction osteogenesis and correction, of …

Next Steps in Echocardiography

This course aims to provide you with the knowledge to achieve standard echocardiographic views in dogs including right and left side views and M mode. The common artefacts which may be confused with cardiac pathology will be covered and an overview of the changes seen in common acquired and congenital cardiac disease in the dog and cat will be illustrated. The theory of Doppler will be introduced and its application …

Head and Neck Surgery - Purely Practical

This one-day course will have a no-lecture or minimal-lecture format. You will be sent the course notes in advance of the course and should ensure you have read them before attending as formal classroom lectures will not occur. All of your time will be spent in the practical room practising the techniques included in the learning objectives to maximise your opportunity to master the surgical skills at hand. By the …

Skin Reconstruction - Purely Practical

This one-day course will have a no-lecture or minimal-lecture format. You will be sent the course notes in advance of the course and should ensure you have read them before attending as formal classroom lectures will not occur. All of your time will be spent in the practical room practising the techniques included in the learning objectives to maximise your opportunity to master the surgical skills being taught. By the …

Surgical Stapling - Purely Practical

This one-day course will have a no-lecture or minimal-lecture format. You will be sent the course notes in advance of the course and should ensure you have read them before attending as formal classroom lectures will not occur. All of your time will be spent in the practical room practising the techniques included in the learning objectives to maximise your opportunity to master the surgical skills at hand. By the …

Next Steps in Abdominal Ultrasound

This course has been designed for those delegates with an intermediate level of knowledge in veterinary abdominal ultrasound. It is the ideal follow on course from the 2 day introductory course. You will review machine set up and learn how to recognise common artefacts, how to perform a basic Doppler examination and consider the ultrasonographic appearance of various common abnormalities. Case based examples will help you consolidate your knowledge and …

Advanced Echocardiography

This course is for those veterinary surgeons who already have some experience of performing echocardiography in practice or who have attended the 2 day next steps course and would like to enhance their skills further. The day will focus on more advanced echocardiographic measurements with an emphasis on when to use them and interpret them. This highly practical course will revisit optimising the standard right sided echocardiographic views and then …

Platelet Regenerative Therapy – Core Science and Practice Course

Regenerative medicine is a platelet cell and/or stem cell therapy modality. It can be used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, damaged and poorly vascularised tissues (e.g. tendons, ligaments and cartilage) and even chronic wounds that usually do not heal or only very slowly, and often with scar tissue formation resulting in chronic pain and reduced range of motion.It can be combined with surgical intervention or medically treated individuals, and can …

Medical Therapeutic Lasers

Class IV therapeutic lasers offer a wide variety of therapeutic applications to everyday clinical practice. This one-day course combines state-of-the-art seminars as well as hands-on practical instruction. Understand the science behind Laser Therapy Increased circulation and oxygenation Decreased swelling and inflammation Reduction in pain Enhanced tissue repair Appreciate the wide range of applications for the use of therapeutic lasers Management of acute lameness Pain management for chronic musculoskeletal conditions Post-surgical …