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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 …

Reptile Medicine and Surgery; Wildlife Medicine and Surgery

Key learning objectives Day One: 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 …

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 …

Eyelid and Corneal Surgery

This two-day practical course will give you the opportunity to discuss and perform ophthalmic surgery. The anatomy and physiology of the cornea, eyelids and 3rd eyelid will be reviewed and consideration given to the conditions affecting these areas, including those associated with breed related conformation. The surgical techniques to correct entropion and ectropion, resect eyelid neoplasms, perform keratectomies and placing conjunctival grafts will be discussed in detail. You will then …

Feline Pelvic 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. This course …

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 …

Canine Dentistry

Dentistry is the bedrock of ALL small animal practice. If you do primary dental work well, you will achieve greater health benefits for your patients than developing any other skill. As dental disease is so common, dentistry should also account for at least 25% of small animal practice income. Investing in your dental equipment and training will represent the most cost effective development of your practice. This highly practical course …

Feline Myocardial Disease and The Fainting Patient

Key learning objectives Day One: Understand complexity and limits of feline cardiomyopathy (CM) classification Pathophysiology of feline CM Become familiar with clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis of feline CM Clinical management of feline CM Understand pathophysiology and management of feline tachycardiomyopathy Key learning objectives Day Two: Differentiate syncope from seizures and falling Understand and manage episodic falling and exercise intolerance Successfully investigate syncopal patients Become familiar with available diagnostic techniques for …

Primates and Zoo Animal Medicine

Key learning objectives Day One: 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 Understand 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 Key learning objectives …

Introduction to Orthopaedic Surgery

This two-day practical course is designed to provide a solid grounding in how to 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 …

Next Steps in Soft Tissue Surgery

This course is designed to teach you the technical aspects of a variety of soft tissue surgery procedures. Some ‘theory’ will be included in the lectures, but emphasis will be placed on ‘how’ to perform each procedure. This will maximise the time you spend in the practical room. Topics have been chosen that represent surgical conditions commonly seen in veterinary practice and include salivary gland resection, scrotal urethrostomy, anal sacculectomy, …

Feline Dentistry

A two-day series of lectures and practical sessions aiming to cover the essentials of feline dentistry. Feline dentistry poses certain unique problems and pathologies. Dedicated courses are rare, especially with the availability of specimens to practise techniques. A dedicated wet-lab, complete with modern dental units and radiography (from iM3), video displays and superb lecture facilities. Numbers will be limited to ensure 1:1 training, your own specimens and minimal sharing of …

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 …

Introduction to Small Animal Ultrasound

This course is designed for those veterinary surgeons with limited experience of diagnostic ultrasound. By the end of the course you should be able to achieve a medium level of proficiency in the practical scanning of the normal abdominal organs and of the heart. Some common pathological conditions affecting the small animal abdomen and heart will be considered. Advice will be given on how to choose an ultrasound machine for …

Neurosurgery Three-Day Masterclass

This three-day masterclass will involve lectures and more than 50% time spent in the practical room. The aim is to provide you with the opportunity to practice your neurosurgical skills while under the guidance of three experienced neurosurgeons. With a maximum of 18 delegates you can be guaranteed of personalised guidance to advance your skills. After the course, you will have the confidence to perform routine hemilaminectomies, corpectomies and ventral …

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 our practical training facilities practising the techniques included in the learning objectives, to maximise your opportunity to master the surgical skills being taught. By …

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 …

Save a Life Today: CPR in association with RECOVER (Interprofessional)

A unique and exciting new two-day course, delivered in direct association with RECOVER (Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation). This is designed for vets and nurses to learn alongside each other and with the aim of increasing theoretical knowledge and practical expertise, in a resuscitation situation. It is also suitable for vets/nurses to attend as individuals and take their learning directly back to the practice team. This course covers five important …

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 …

Save a Life Today: CPR in association with RECOVER (Interprofessional)

A unique and exciting new two-day course, delivered in direct association with RECOVER (Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation). This is designed for vets and nurses to learn alongside each other and with the aim of increasing theoretical knowledge and practical expertise, in a resuscitation situation. It is also suitable for vets/nurses to attend as individuals and take their learning directly back to the practice team. This course covers five important …