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Webinar Plus: Advanced nutrition Exotic animal nursing online Small animal medical nursing online Surgical nursing: Orthopaedic surgery
for nurses Monday 5th February to Sunday 17th March Monday 15th April to Sunday 26th May Friday 10th May NEW
Monday 15th January to Sunday 11th February The demand for reptile and avian species veterinary care is on the Confused about medical disease processes? Wondering how the Do you want to be more involved in orthopaedic surgeries? Are you
increase – how confident are you nursing these unique animals? nursing care you give impacts the disease state of your patient? bringing your true value to the operating table?
Do you want to improve the care you can give your patients through
providing optimal nutritional advice to your clients? The course will cover all aspects of nursing both reptile and avian This course will help improve your understanding of medical nursing Surgical nurses play a key role in theatre and can significantly enhance
species in practice. It will be split into three weeks dedicated to reptiles
by looking at a range of conditions seen in clinical practice. The
the efficiency and effectiveness of the team. The aim of this course is to
Nurses are closely involved with all aspects of pet nutrition in small animal and three weeks dedicated to birds. It will take us back to basics as so pathophysiology, nursing considerations and complications of a number provide you with the skills and knowledge to be a confident member of a
practice ranging from providing nutritional advice to clients, running often husbandry and handling of these animals plays a huge role in their of common medical conditions will be highlighted. Learn how patients scrubbed-in orthopaedic surgical team. It will refresh your knowledge on
weight loss clinics and providing nutritional support to hospitalised care. Often inappropriate husbandry and diet in these species leads to suffering from a range of medical conditions are nursed in clinics all orthopaedic kits, common implants (including different plating systems,
patients. Clients frequently ask for advice regarding what to feed their pet, veterinary presentations, so understanding this will be a huge step in over the UK and beyond using discussion forums and the transfer of common cruciate surgery equipment and external skeletal fixation) and
particularly when they develop an illness. improving your nursing of them and a great way to improve their welfare. knowledge through the online course platform. Test your knowledge at the orthopaedic surgical principles. There will be lectures and practical
With so many different veterinary prescription diets available and so much You will also learn about aspects of inpatient care and how to effectively end of each week with self-assessment tasks and watch your knowledge sessions with a range of orthopaedic equipment with synthetic bone
information on the internet about pet food, it is extremely challenging to house these animals in a ward. Triage of these species will be discussed grow! models for hands-on practice.
differentiate helpful strategies from unsubstantiated claims. This online as well as critical care and anaesthesia which is often slightly different to
course will increase your knowledge and confidence about a range of our usual canine and feline patients. Course details Course details
nutritional topics. Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 18 Course type: Onsite CPD hours: 8
Course details
Course details Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £350 Course length: 1 day Course fee: £549
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 18
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 12 Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £350 Tutor Tutors
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £315 Gina Parkes DipAVN (Small animal) PGCertVetEd RVN FHEA, Rhiannon Strickland BVetMed MVetMed PGCertVetEd DipECVS MRCVS,
Tutors Head Medicine Nurse, RVC Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, RVC
Tutors
Dan Chan DVM DipACVECC DipECVECC DipACVN FHEA MRCVS, Kelly Deane FdSc RVN CertVNES, Veterinary Nurse (Exotics), Matthew Pead BVetMed PhD CertSAO FHEA MRCVS,
Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics, RVC
Acorn House, RVC
Professor of Emergency and Critical Care and Clinical Nutrition, RVC Abigail Edis FdSc RVN CertVNES, Exotics Veterinary Nurse, RVC Proudly supported by Veterinary Instrumentation
Aarti Kathrani BVetMed PhD DipACVIM (SAIM) DipACVIM (Nutrition)
FHEA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC

Anaesthesia and analgesia for veterinary Don’t let it get on your nerves – nursing Webinar Plus: Chemotherapy practice CT and MRI for veterinary nurses online
nurses online neurology patients online management essentials Monday 3rd June to Sunday 14th July
Monday 29th January to Sunday 10th March Monday 12th February to Sunday 24th March Monday 22nd April to Sunday 19th May Would you like to learn more about CT and MRI, how they work and their
applications in veterinary practice?
Do you need an anaesthesia refresher or are you looking to increase your Finding your feet with neurology nursing. Are you responsible for administering or caring for patients receiving
knowledge of anaesthesia and analgesia? This online course aims to provide nurses with the ability to expand their cytotoxic medications? Use of CT and MRI is becoming more widespread in veterinary practice
This online learning course is aimed at qualified veterinary nurses working understanding, knowledge and skills when presented with patients with The need to treat patients with chemotherapy agents is on an upward and the veterinary nurses’ role in this area is slowly increasing, with some
RVNs moving towards specialising solely in imaging.
within the primary care setting who want to refresh their knowledge, neurological disease. The course will cover: how to nurse the recumbent trend, both in the general and referral practice setting. As veterinary
learn some new things and update in some of the recent advances in patient – from presentation to rehabilitation; how to nurse the patient with professionals, it is our responsibility to understand the essential This course will cover CT and MRI and their applications in veterinary
anaesthesia and analgesia. brain disease – what’s “normal” and what’s not; and how to spot and deal requirements of working safely with cytotoxic and cytostatic medications practice, delving deeper into the physics of how these modalities
work and how RVNs can utilise these in practice. Through the use of
This course could also be suitable for student veterinary nurses who with common neurological complications. and to practice without a risk to health. Interpreting the information cases studies, videos and online discussions, RVNs will develop their
have regular clinical anaesthesia exposure, who have completed the Course details available to us can be challenging, as there are currently no robust knowledge and understanding of these machines, with a view to assist
anaesthesia modules in their training programme and are now keen veterinary guidelines to direct us. with these procedures in practice, allowing them to play a vital role in the
to develop this area of their clinical work. The course will provide a Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 18 This course looks at the relevant areas of practice management (personal diagnosis and treatment of patients.
theoretical and practical approach to the realities of anaesthesia and Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £350 protective clothing, closed system devices, dealing with accidents, staff
analgesia in practice with some added extras! and client education) that will enhance your knowledge of the subject, Course details
Tutors assist you with equipment decisions and help you develop robust and
Course details safe systems of work. Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 18
Holly Smith DipAVN (Surgical) RVN Level 3 Hydrotherapy,
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 24 Head Nurse Neurology and Rehabilitation, RVC Course details Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £350
Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £450 Helen Webb GradDipVN RVN Level 3 Hydrotherapy, Tutor
Senior Nurse Neurology and Rehabilitation, RVC Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 12
Tutors Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £315 Ashley Moors FdSc GradDipVN PGCertVetEd RVN FHEA,
Lisa Angell VTS (Anaesthesia/Analgesia) PGCertVetEd RVN, Veterinary Radiographer, RVC
Head Anaesthesia Nurse, RVC Tutor Proudly supported by VetCT
Claire Sneddon RVN, Senior Anaesthesia Veterinary Nurse, RVC Nicola Read MSc (Vet. Nursing) PGCert (Oncology Nursing)
PGCertVetEd DipAVN (Med) AFHEA RVN, Head Oncology Nurse, RVC