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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 …

Masterclass in Canine Endoscopy

This practical two–day hands-on Masterclass course running in collaboration with the University of Nottingham will focus on the techniques of both flexible and rigid endoscopy in the dog. The course will provide an overview of selecting and handling endoscopes and cover the techniques used in endoscopy of the upper and lower intestinal tract, the respiratory tract and lower urinary tract. You will enjoy the opportunity to perform endoscopy at Improve …

Laparoscopic Bitch Spay

Minimally invasive surgery has transformed the way surgical procedures have been performed on humans over the past twenty years and it is becoming increasingly uncommon for human surgeons to have to resort to open techniques. Veterinary surgery is treading the same route with many clinics now performing many or all of their bitch spays laparoscopically. The benefits are self evident and the procedure is well received, indeed sought out, by …

Ocular Emergencies

This new 2-day course on emergency ophthalmology aims to cover the majority of ocular emergencies you’ll see in day to day practice. The mornings will be classroom based seminars and case discussions covering a wide variety of emergency ophthalmology, whilst the afternoons will be spent in the wet lab practising emergency ophthalmic surgery. The course is aimed at vets with some practical experience (typically having been in practice for at …

Endocrinology - The hormonal highs and lows

Endocrinological diseases are a significant part of small animal practice. This course will help the delegate feel more confident diagnosing and treating cases of Hypoadrenocorticism Hyperadrenocorticism Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Diabetes Mellitus By the end of the course you will be able to: Decide when to consider testing for endocrine disease Select what tests to use for the particular disease suspected and how to interpret these results Choose what treatment to use …

Ultrasound for the Emergency Patient

A one-day course suitable for vets in general practice who want to learn the power of 'FAST' ultrasound scanning for assessing their patients rapidly and with confidence familiarising themselves with POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound), AFAST™ and TFAST™. This course would also be suitable for candidates working towards a GPCert / PgC in Emergency Medicine and Surgery. Learn how to rapidly triage the emergency patient using ultrasound – and save …

Ultrasound Modular

This four-day course is designed for those veterinary surgeons with limited experience of diagnostic ultrasound. Case-based examples will help you consolidate your knowledge and the highly practical nature of the course will enable you to improve your technique rapidly with the chance to use both Logic R7 and Mindray Z6 machines as you are taught. Please select the 'Modules' tab to view the module information and the dates. You will …

Emergency Surgery in the Dog

This course is designed to teach you the technical aspects of a variety of emergency surgery procedures. Some theory will be included in the lectures, but emphasis will be placed on how to perform each procedure. Topics have been chosen that represent emergency surgical conditions frequently seen in veterinary practice including gastropexy for treatment of GDV, rapid splenectomy, urethral retropulsion, urethrotomy, urethrostomy, perineal hernia repair, oesophagostomy tube placement, emergency tracheostomy, …

Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery - Upper Airway Surgery

Key Learning Objectives: Describe how animals in respiratory distress can best be managed to reduce morbidity/mortality and improve surgical outcomes. Discuss the aetiology and clinical findings associated with laryngeal paralysis. Explain the pathophysiology of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome. List indications for temporary and permanent tracheostomy and be able to select an appropriate tube. Outline the indications and considerations for tracheal resection and anastomosis. Includes a practical session where arytenoid lateralisation, …

Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery - Thoracic Surgery I and II

This is a two day practical session. Modules must be attended as a pair. Key Learning Objectives Day One: Be familiar with the challenges encountered treating thoracic trauma and stabilising patients with severe injuries. Discuss the aetiology and clinical findings associated with conditions that might require lung lobectomy such as cysts, bullae, lung abscessation, laceration, torsion and pulmonary neoplasia. Describe the clinical findings and surgical options for the treatment of …