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Small animal medicine, behaviour, clinical pathology and ophthalmology                      RVC CPD 2023                RVC CPD 2023                                         Small animal medicine, behaviour, clinical pathology and ophthalmology



         Webinar: Canine lower urinary tract                 Webinar: Red eyes and red flags: Diagnosis                          Getting the best out of your microscope –           More logical clinical problem solving online
         neoplasia – an update on diagnostics                and management of ophthalmic emergencies                            the essentials
         and treatment

                                                   UPDATED                                             NEW                                                                           Monday 5th June
         Friday 8th May                                      Monday 15th May                                                     Tuesday 16th May                                    to Sunday 16th July


         What to do when a dog can’t urinate.                What are the red flags of red eyes? Learn about the diagnostics     Have you ever felt frustrated on a Bank Holiday weekend or out of hours,   If you have been waiting for a chance to develop your problem-solving
                                                             and management of red eye emergencies.                              when you looked down the microscope, wishing you could make sense    skills even further, then this is the course for you!
         This webinar will cover novel diagnostic techniques for bladder, urethral                                               of all the cells on your smear?
         and prostatic cancer. We will also review the various medical and surgical   Red eye is one of the most common ocular presentations and a wide                              This online course runs for six weeks and will build on the problem-solving
         treatment options for these tumours as well as minimally invasive options   spectrum of diseases can cause red eye. Most causes of red eye are   Then this hands-on CPD is for you! This course will help you gain   skills introduced to participants in previous logical clinical problem-solving
         (such as urethral stenting, balloon dilation and chemoembolisation)    relatively benign, however, some potentially vision-threatening or   confidence about what can be seen down the scope and what it means.   courses.
         with an interactive and multidisciplinary approach. We will discuss   life-threatening conditions can present in similar ways as an emergency.   This will help you maximise the value of the practice microscope to the   Why do this course?
         complications and outcomes from these techniques, to help    Getting to the bottom of the problem can often be tricky.   benefit of your patients and clients, whatever the day or time.  This course is designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in applying
         veterinarians identify which dogs may benefit from these treatments.
                                                             In the first part of this webinar, you will learn about underlying principles   Why do this course?                     logical problem-solving skills to important clinical signs seen in small
         Why do this course?                                 relevant to ocular pathology and develop a methodical approach to the   As well as lectures to refresh the basics in haematology, cytology, and   animal practice.
         The webinar will provide the tools for veterinarians to decide the best   workup of these cases which will enable you to define and refine the   urinalysis, this course offers practical sessions on the microscope, where   Key areas
         diagnostic approach in dogs with urinary cancer to widen their knowledge   problem that is occurring. The second case-based part of the course   you can immediately apply what you have just learned. You will have a   • Review of problem-based clinical reasoning
         on the different treatment options available for these patients.  focuses on putting this knowledge into practice and learning about   collection of cases to work through with your microscope, while the   •  Problem-based approach to: bleeding; seizures and weakness;
                                                             management of red eye emergencies to enhance visual outcome.        course tutors, specialists in clinical pathology and dermatology, will
         Key areas                                                                                                               assist you and answer your questions.                coughing and dyspnoea; jaundice and hepatobiliary disease
         •  Benefits and complications of the different diagnostic techniques  Why do this course?                                                                                   • Diagnosis and management of kidney disease
          available for bladder, urethral and prostatic cancer  •  To understand the different sources of redness in an eye and discuss  Key areas
         •  Molecular testing for the diagnosis of urinary cancer.  red flag features                                            • How to make good quality smears from aspirates and blood  Previous participants have commented…
                                                                                                                                                                                     “It hits the right balance between encouraging us to provide (possible)
          What is the BRAF mutation test and when can it be useful?  • To revise common causes of unibilateral or bilateral red eye  • Blood smear evaluation – cell morphology and interpretation
         •  s surgery an option for dogs with urothelial carcinoma?  • To decide what diagnostic tests to use and why for a case with red eye/s  • Cytology of lumps and bumps, skin and ears  answers and discussing on the forum, then the tutors giving their point of
          I
                                                                                                                                                                                     view and experience, in many cases there isn’t a definite right or wrong.”
          (Partial cystectomy, prostatectomy)                • To learn about management of emergency red eye conditions         • Urinalysis – brushing up the basics
         •  Medical treatment options –the role of chemotherapy in the treatment  Key areas                                      Previous participants have commented…               Course details
          of bladder urothelial carcinoma and prostatic carcinoma                                                                                                                    Course type: e-CPD
         •  Minimally invasive treatments for malignant urinary obstructions: urethral  • Localisation and causes of red eye highlighting red flags  “Excellent day’s CPD. The hands-on practical aspect made it very   Course format: An intensive tutor-moderated online learning experience.
                                                             • Red eye work-up applicable to general practice
                                                                                                                                 relevant to practice and a great learning tool.”
          and ureteral stenting, urethral balloon dilation and chemoembolisation                                                                                                     Resources include electronic course notes, supplementary reading, case
                                                             •  Management of red eye emergencies: eyelid laceration, globe proptosis,
         Course details                                       blunt globe trauma, penetrating eye injury, chemical burn injury, acute   “Invaluable to have lecturers here to help set up the microscope    assessments and discussion forums in which participants review and
                                                                                                                                                                                     discuss cases with their colleagues and the tutors
                                                                                                                                 correctly – a revelation!”
         Course type: Webinar                                 glaucoma, intraocular haemorrhage                                                                                      Course length: Six weeks
         Course format: Live webinar with an opportunity for Q&A with    Course details                                          “All your courses are excellent value for money and well run. I always    CPD hours: Up to 42
         the lecturers plus access to recorded version for 2 weeks   Course type: Webinar                                        feel like I leave a better vet.”                    Relevant to CertAVP modules: Small Animal Practice (B-SAP.1),
         Course length: 2 hours                              Course format: Live webinar with an opportunity for Q&A with the    Course details                                      Small Animal Medicine (C-SAM.8 and 9)
         CPD hours: 2                                        lecturers plus access to recorded version for 2 weeks               Course type: Onsite                                 Course fee: £729
         Course fee: £55*
                                                             Course length: 2 hours                                              Course format: Lectures, case-based discussions and practical
         *Recorded version will be available to purchase for £35 approximately  CPD hours: 2                                     microscopy sessions                                 Tutors
                                                                                                                                                                                     David Church BVSc PhD MACVSc FHEA MRCVS, Professor of Small
         two weeks after the live course date.               Course fee: £55*                                                    Course length: 1 day                                Animal Studies, RVC
                                                                                                                                 CPD hours: 8
         Tutors                                              *Recorded version will be available to purchase for £35 approximately  Relevant to CertAVP module: Pathology (C-VP.2)   Jill Maddison BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc SFHEA MRCVS,
         Alexandra Guillén DVM DipECVIM-CA (Oncology) MRCVS,    two weeks after the live course date.                            Course fee: £449                                    Professor of General Practice, RVC
         Lecturer in Oncology, RVC                           Tutors                                                                                                                  Lucy McMahon BVetMed DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, RCVS
         Matteo Rossanese DVM SPSA MSc DipECVS CertAVP MRCVS,   Maria-Christine Fischer Dr.med.vet. DipECVO PGCertVetEd MRCVS,   Tutors                                              and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine,
         Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, RVC                                                                                   Anke Hendricks DrMedVet CertVD DipECVD PGCertAP FHEA   Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists
                                                             Lecturer in Ophthalmology, RVC                                      MRCVS, Associate Professor in Veterinary Dermatology, RVC    Harriet Syme BSc BVetMed PhD DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA FHEA
                                                             Juliette Preston BVetMed PGDipVCP MRCVS, Clinical Training          Emma Holmes BVetMed MVetMed DipACVP FHEA MRCVS,     MRCVS, Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC
                                                             Scholar in Ophthalmology, RVC
                                                                                                                                 Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Pathology, RVC  Holger Volk DVM DipECVN PhD FHEA MRCVS, Professor of Small
                                                                                                                                                                                     Animal Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Honorary
                                                                                                                                                                                     Professor of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC



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