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Webinar Plus: Master how to thrive Webinar Plus: A coaching approach to Webinar Plus: Anthrozoology for A coaching approach to personal and
(not just survive) in veterinary practice line management and leadership in the veterinary professionals team leadership
Monday 22nd January to Sunday 18th February veterinary workplace Monday 22nd April to Sunday 19th May Thursday 26th and Friday 27th September NEW

Do you want to focus on the solutions to stress and burnout in practice Monday 15th April to Sunday 19th May Have you ever wondered why some clients go to great lengths to provide Feeling drained by your leadership role and responsibilities?
and learn how to thrive? the best care for their animals while others do only the bare minimum? Wondering if there might be a different way of doing things?
Is managing people the most time consuming/draining part of your
We all recognise that veterinary medicine has become plagued with working day? Do you wish everyone could just get on with their jobs Would you like to understand some of the underlying factors that might This ‘Coaching approach to personal and team leadership’ course is an
mental health and wellness concerns including high rates of psychological and each other without needing your input? Why are some people easier be influencing clients’ diverse and at times conflicting attitudes and opportunity for you to take time out from the pressures of day-to-day life
distress and depression, that exceed those of the general population. In to manage than others? Is it possible to develop your team whilst also practices? to consider how you want to be as a leader and, most importantly, the
light of these factors and the demands of the profession, we must focus developing yourself? Anthrozoology is a rapidly growing multi-disciplinary field concerned practical steps you can take to achieve this within your context.
on how we can manage the stressors of veterinary practice, and still have with understanding the diverse ways in which humans think about and In this small group environment, you will work closely with us and with
a sustainable career and balanced life. This course introduces the theory and practice of coaching as an interact with animals. Through a combined focus on the impacts of culture fellow veterinary leaders on developing your understanding of the theory
approach to managing individuals and teams. It provides space for
These sessions will cover mental health, moral stress, burnout, and consideration of some of the more complex and challenging issues on human perceptions and behaviours towards other animals, and the and practice of coaching as they apply to you and your team. It is our
compassion fatigue, as well as strategies that all veterinary care providers relating to relationships and communication at work. Delegates will experiences of individuals (which can challenge or affirm cultural norms), intention that you will find this time spent with us transformational –
can adopt on a regular basis to foster wellness and sustain resilience develop their understanding of the coaching process and will be anthrozoology can help shed light on client beliefs and practices. This gaining deep insight into what drives and energises you, the conditions
despite the demands of veterinary practice. encouraged to practise applying the theory in their own workplace course aims to provide you with an introduction to anthrozoology and to you need to thrive and how you can create space for your team to do the
outline its relevance to the veterinary profession.
Course details environments. They will therefore develop confidence and competence same.
in applying a situational (flexible) leadership approach to ongoing Course details Course details
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 development of themselves and their teams. Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £399 Course type: Onsite CPD hours: 16
Course details Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £399 Course length: 2 days Course fee: £799
Tutor Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 20 Tutors Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VCM.1
Marie Holowaychuk DVM DipACVECC CYT, Small Animal Critical Course length: 5 weeks Course fee: £499
Care Specialist and Veterinary Wellness Facilitator, Reviving Veterinary Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VCM.1 Samantha Hurn PhD, Associate Professor and Programme Director MA Tutors
Medicine, Canada and PhD Anthrozoology, University of Exeter Liz Armitage-Chan MA VetMB DipACVAA PhD FHEA MRCVS,
Tutor Emily Stone PhD, Research Associate Anthrozoology, University of Exeter Professor of Higher Education, RVC
Rachel Davis BSc PhD PGCap PGDip FHEA, Senior Lecturer in Rachel Davis BSc PhD PGCap PGDip FHEA, Senior Lecturer in
Veterinary Education, RVC, Educational Consultant and Developmental Veterinary Education, RVC, Educational Consultant and Developmental
Coach, The Coaching Cabin Coach, The Coaching Cabin

Webinar Plus: Clinical governance – Webinar Plus: Journal club – basic Webinar Plus: Mentoring new graduates Clinical auditing and research in practice:
quality improvement and fostering a statistics for busy clinicians and students for career satisfaction, A practical approach to Evidence Based
supportive practice culture Monday 15th April to Sunday 12th May NEW employability and retention Veterinary Nursing
Monday 26th February to Sunday 24th March Are your intervals lacking confidence? Do you value the P? Do stats Monday 3rd to Sunday 30th June Monday 30th September NEW
and Wednesday 17th April put you off interpreting and contributing to journal discussions? to Sunday 10th November
Do you want to learn how even small changes can make a big difference There is growing interest in, increased awareness of, and improved Do you want to support new graduates within your practice but are Do you have the tools to answer clinical questions in practice? Would
unsure how to do so effectively to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome?
to patient care and outcomes, and team learning and morale? accessibility to published veterinary articles. When reading articles (and New graduate career satisfaction and retention is an increasing concern you like to work in a more evidence-based way? Discover the evidence
During this course participants will learn what clinical governance is and during journal club sessions) there is a need to critically appraise these within the profession. This course is focused on helping you support new or generate your own!
why it is important to veterinary practices. The course will also cover articles. Many people take literature at face value, gloss over statistical graduates to reach their full potential, both professional and personal, and Evidence Based Veterinary Nursing (EBVN) allows for structured
practice policies, quality improvement, veterinary practice culture and limitations of study design and don’t question an article’s relevance. help you retain the new recruits you have invested so much in. Mentoring approaches to the delivery and improvement of care and enhancements in
much more. There will be a follow up practical day, which can be attended This course will cover the statistics required to interpret common study new graduates to become resilient (or mentoring students to become customer relations, inter-team communications, practice policies and One
in person or online, to consolidate learning. formats. It will help you to demystify journal articles, to better understand resilient new graduates!) is rewarding but can be overwhelming. This Health. Veterinary nurses are in a unique position within the veterinary team
Course details the literature you read, and be able to discuss study methods with course will unpick some of the difficulties faced by new graduates and to identify and answer clinical problems to improve outcomes for patients.
confidence with colleagues.
Course type: Webinar Plus and onsite CPD hours: Up to 24 explore ways you can support them to develop into professionally and In this online course you will be guided by two experienced lecturers on
emotionally confident members of the veterinary profession.
Course length: 4 weeks online and Course fee: £549 Course details how to answer clinical questions with either an audit or pilot research
project. You will complete activities to build these skills and take part in
1 day onsite or online Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 Course details discussions. This course aims to foster clinical team engagement and
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VCG.1 Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £399 Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 encourage veterinary nurses to practice in an evidence-based way.
Tutors Relevant to almost all small animal CertAVP modules Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £199 Course details
Charlotte Dawson BVetMed MVetMed DipECVO MRCVS, Tutors Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VWT.1 Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 18
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology, RVC Tutors Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £350
Andy Fiske-Jackson BVSc MVetMed DipECVS FHEA MRCVS, Dan Chan DVM DipACVECC DipECVECC DipACVN FHEA MRCVS,
Professor of Emergency and Critical Care and Clinical Nutrition, RVC
Associate Professor of Equine Surgery, RVC Liz Armitage-Chan MA VetMB DipACVAA PhD FHEA MRCVS, Tutors
Lisa Lines MA VN, Operations Director at the QMHA, RVC Simon Cook BVSc MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC FHEA MRCVS, Professor of Higher Education, RVC Sarah Batt-Williams BSc MSc VetEd FHEA RVN,
Pam Mosedale BVetMed FRCVS, Quality Improvement Clinical Lead, Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care, RVC Rachel Davis BSc PhD PGCap PGDip FHEA, Senior Lecturer in Senior Teaching Fellow, RVC
RCVS Knowledge Veterinary Education, RVC, Educational Consultant and Developmental Lyndsay Wade MRes BSc PGCertVetEd RVN FHEA,
Coach, The Coaching Cabin
In partnership with RCVS Knowledge Freelance Veterinary Nursing Educator