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The course gave me a huge
boost in knowledge and the
confidence to now tackle a
whole range of procedures.
Abdominal surgery – the essentials
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Welcome to our 2024
CPD brochure!
We are very much looking forward to fully welcoming you in 2024 Flexible learning, great content,
to our campus for onsite courses and/or to our online learning
environment – and sometimes both in one course! what’s not to love?!
Every year we offer tried and true courses for veterinarians and Webinar Plus: Mentoring new graduates and students
veterinary nurses that receive fantastic feedback from you, our
loyal participants. And there are many old favourites in the line-up who love all things emergency – “Advances in ECC”. And our
for 2024, many of which have been updated and reformatted. surgeons are delivering courses for more advanced surgeons
In addition, we have several exciting new courses spanning a relating to wound management, BOAS surgery and thoracic
range of areas of interest to veterinarians and veterinary nurses surgery. We truly hope there will be something of interest for vets
especially in the area of professional skills. As in 2023, we have and nurses in practice at every stage of their career.
decided to lead the brochure with the Professional Skills section Our online course portfolio includes e-CPD courses, Webinar
because these topics are of such importance for the veterinary Plus (live and recorded) and webinars (live and recorded). Their
team striving to deliver not just clinical care to their patients, but flexibility and superb quality are the reasons these courses are so
to support the health, well-being and development of the team. popular. Our fantastic tutors are at the top of their professional
An exciting new addition this year is an onsite coaching and fields with a passion for teaching and learning. They are dedicated
mentoring course – a truly immersive learning experience! As well to ensuring that the RVC online and onsite CPD experience
as a new course on evidenced-based veterinary nursing. provides deep learning opportunities that encourages participants
New clinical topics relevant to small animal practice include: a to learn, reflect and think critically about their work.
Webinar Plus course focusing on that very common neoplasm, At the time of going to press, we have planned many onsite
lymphoma; a Webinar Plus course specifically addressing the courses for 2024 though we have not yet been able to confirm
diagnosis and management of the seizuring patient; a webinar dates for some of them due to ongoing building works at the RVC.
discussing regenerative medicine in small animal practice; a Do keep an eye on our website for any updates that may occur.
webinar focusing on management of osteoarthritis in dogs and I am immensely proud of our team of superb and committed
cats; and an online course on nursing the guinea pig – a great educators and our fantastic administrative team in the CPD
excuse to include a cute photo of a guinea pig in the brochure! Unit and can’t thank them enough for their contribution to the
Many of our courses support the learning and development superlative RVC CPD experience.
of veterinary professionals from a wide range of backgrounds The subjects of the photo shoot this year were the pets belonging
and experience – it is one of the beauties of the flexibility of to RVC staff and students. They have been photographed as usual
online learning that the tutors can support the learning needs of by our highly talented Richard Addison.
veterinarians at different stages of their career cycle within the
same course. We have some courses that are more focused on I do hope that you find something in our portfolio to interest and
core knowledge and skills needed for general practice and these inspire and look forward to welcoming you to the RVC – onsite or
courses are always very popular. We also have more advanced online in 2024.
courses aimed at Advanced Practitioners or those aspiring to be,
through their certificate studies. One series of webinars entitled
“Advanced nephrology and urology – current concepts in case
management” will be delivered by members of our highly talented
internal medicine team who just love the kidney. The other series
will be delivered by our amazing ECC team, the largest in Europe,
Kea, Labrador RVC webinar courses are really Jill Maddison
consistent with the high quality BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc
lecturers and material. SFHEA MRCVS, Professor of General
Practice and Director of Professional
Webinar Plus: Soft tissue surgical principles Development, RVC