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Exotic Animal - Biology, Nutrition, Husbandry and Diseases of Ferrets and Fish; Unusual Mammalian Pets, Amphibians and Invertebrates

Key learning objectives Day One: Diagnose and treat ectoparasitic, bacterial, fungal, viral and neoplastic skin disease in ferrets Diagnose 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 …

The Retina, Vitreous and Optic Nerve; Ocular Neoplasia and Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease

Key learning objectives Day One: Understand the normal anatomy of the retina, species differences in retinal vascular patterns and the pathological changes which can occur and their manifestation Understand the process of chorioretinitis Appreciate both inherited and acquired retinopathies Understand the anatomy of the vitreous, congenital and acquired conditions and different types of vitreal degeneration Describe the anatomy and physiology of the normal optic nerve, explain congenital and acquired conditions …

Autoimmune Skin Disease; Dermatological Manifestations of Endocrine Disease

Key learning objectives Day One: Understand the pathogenesis and clinical features of the cutaneous manifestations of internal disease excluding endocrine disorders Appreciate the differential diagnosis of these conditions and the approach to their investigation and treatment Have an understanding of congenital hereditary disorders Understand the effect of deficiency or excess of vitamins or minerals in skin disease Key learning objectives Day Two: Have an understanding of the physiology of 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 …

TTA Rapid

The course outlines the development of the TTA Rapid procedure. TTA Rapid is fully explained, including the technique, the implants and instrumentation, the aftercare, potential complications and how to avoid them. A paper exercise demonstrates calculation of cage size for the correct tibial tuberosity advancement. Dry bone and cadaver exercises follow. The course is designed for those already familiar with stifle surgery and the diagnosis of cranial cruciate ligament disease. …

Feline Ophthalmology; Anaesthesia and Surgical Principles

Key learning objectives Day One: Understand the normal feline eye and use readily available diagnostic equipment and disposables in feline ophthalmic cases Recognise those ophthalmic conditions which are unique to the cat or are particularly important in this species Perform common surgical procedures pertinent to feline ophthalmology Approach the medical management of ophthalmic patients Know when to refer a patient Key learning objectives Day Two: Understand a range of parenteral …

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 …

Emergencies in Rabbits, Rodents and Cage Birds; Ophthalmological Emergencies

Key learning objectives Day One: Interpret the practical findings of a physical examination Formulate a diagnostic approach to common presentations of emergency conditions Manage common emergency conditions Approach the anaesthesia and analgesia of these species in emergency situations Key learning objectives Day Two: Perform a practical ophthalmological examination Recognise normal features and variants Formulate a diagnostic approach to common presentations including the red eye, ocular pain, ocular discharge and blindness …

Ophthalmic Surgery - practical techniques

This is the first day of a two-day practical session, please see module 12 for additional objectives. The modules must be attended as a pair. Key Learning Objectives: Recognise commonly used ophthalmic instruments and understand their use Use loupes and understand operating microscopes for surgical magnification Select appropriate suture material and needle designs Discuss pre and post- operative care of surgical patients and appropriate anaesthetic regimes Understand the basic surgical …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Principles of Surgery and the Approach to Trauma and Wound Management; Gastrointestinal emergencies

Key learning objectives Day One: Stabilise a patient prior to surgery, plan surgery and manage complications Appreciate the indications for immediate surgical intervention Understand surgical asepsis, theatre protocol and the rational use of anti-microbials in surgical patients Approach the acute management of haemostasis, abdominal trauma, brain and/or spinal trauma and respiratory trauma Approach external soft tissue wounds, myocardial injury and musculoskeletal trauma Key learning objectives Day Two: Approach the acute …

Exotic Animal - 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 …

The Principles of Surgery and the Approach to Trauma and Wound Management; Gastrointestinal Emergencies

Key learning objectives: Stabilise a patient prior to surgery, plan surgery and manage complications Appreciate the indications for immediate surgical intervention Understand surgical asepsis, theatre protocol and the rational use of anti-microbials in surgical patients Approach the acute management of haemostasis, abdominal trauma, brain and/or spinal trauma and respiratory trauma Approach external soft tissue wounds, myocardial injury and musculoskeletal trauma Key learning objectives: Approach the acute abdomen Understand the common …

Exotic Animal Dermatology; Wound management and surgery

Key learning objectives Day One: Understand the normal epithelial anatomy of exotic species Recognise the importance of husbandry – housing, environment, nutrition on the dermatological health of these species Appreciate ecdysis/dysecdysis in reptiles Be familiar with the common conditions seen in small mammals, reptiles and birds and the pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, investigation and treatment of them Key learning objectives Day Two: Overview of wounds and wound healing (Dressings …

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 …

Feline Neurology; Oncology, Lymphatic and Haematopoietic Disease

Key learning objectives Day One: Understand the clinical signs associated with neurological disease Perform a neurological assessment and understand what the tests evaluate and their interpretation Understand how to localise lesions and the value this provides to the clinician Plan a neurological investigation and understand the major feline neurological diseases on the basis of localisation Approach abnormalities including seizures, spinal cord and cranial nerve abnormalities and peripheral neurological diseases Key …

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 …

Big Practical Weekend

Day One - Emergency Surgical Procedures This day will cover all of the major emergency surgical abdominal procedures which may be required in practice. In addition to the timetabled procedures, the lecturer is happy to cover additional procedures (e.g. pericardectomy) if desired by more advanced delegates where appropriate. The price of this course includes overnight accommodation on the Saturday, breakfast Sunday morning and dinner on the Saturday evening. You are …