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Logical clinical problem solving online Update on cardiac disease in dogs Webinar Plus: Diet and disease Webinar Plus: Feline endocrinology
Monday 20th January to Sunday 2nd March and cats online Monday 24th February to Sunday 23rd March Monday 3rd to Sunday 30th March

Do you find medical cases frustrating rather than fun? Does the thought Monday 3rd February UPDATED How can we use diets to effectively manage small animals with various How do you know whether a cat should go on insulin instead of the
of seeing a patient with chronic diarrhoea make your heart sink? Would to Sunday 16th March disease? more convenient sodium-glucose co-transporters (SGLT2). How do you
you like to increase your confidence so that you can assess and manage This course is aimed at general practitioners with an interest in small most likely achieve diabetic remission in cats? Can acromegaly occur
medical cases competently? Would you like to enjoy practice more and What’s new in cardiology? This course will convert the latest research animal gastroenterology, dermatology and nutrition who are often faced in non-diabetic cats? Should I be using TSH to diagnose and monitor
get a buzz of excitement rather than a frisson of fear from medical cases? findings into practical advice on how to manage heart disease in dogs with conditions which will require dietary modifications. The course hyperthyroidism? If you are curious about these questions, you will learn
and cats in general practice. a lot on this course!
This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills will provide you with practical tips on how to differentiate such cases
required to apply logical problem-solving skills to some of the important This problem-based course will examine some of the key challenges in from other chronic gastrointestinal and dermatological cases, how to In the past decade, significant advances have occurred in the field of
clinical signs seen in small animal practice. small animal cardiology, suggesting practical solutions based on evidence treat them and how to educate the owners on the use of hypoallergenic, feline endocrinology. Diabetes can be treated by inducing glucosuria
We will introduce you to the concept of logical clinical problem solving that will help you manage your cardiac patients to a high standard. New exclusion and home cooked diets. Some controversial topics will be with oral medications, achieving diabetic remission is heavily promoted,
advances will be reviewed, and there will be opportunities for online
and specifically discuss the problem-based approach to vomiting, discussion with your colleagues and the course tutors. tackled, and lively debates are assured! there are additional options for diagnosis of hyperthyroidism (but
diarrhoea, weight loss, PU/PD and anaemia. Course details which option is best?) and acromegaly is now recognised as a severely
This course will help you develop a logical approach to your patients with underdiagnosed endocrinopathy in diabetic cats, as well as non-diabetic
Course details cardiac disease. You will learn about cardiac diagnostic techniques and Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 cats. In summary – lots to discuss!
how to use them for maximum effect, as well as therapeutic decision-
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 making based on current evidence. Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Course details
Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729 There should be something for everyone on this six-week online course, Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.3 and 8 Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): B-SAP.1, C-SAM.8, 9 and 10 whether you are phobic about cardiology or passionate about it. Tutors Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429
Tutors Course details Ross Bond BVM&S PhD DVD DipECVD MRCVS, Professor of Veterinary Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.6 and 8
Jill Maddison BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc SFHEA MRCVS, Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 Dermatology, RVC Tutors
Professor of General Practice, RVC Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729 Dan Chan DVM DipACVECC DipECVECC DipACVN FHEA MRCVS,
Lucy McMahon BVetMed DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, RCVS Tutors Professor of Emergency Critical Care and Clinical Nutrition, RVC Yaiza Forcada DVM DipECVIM-CA PhD PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS,
Honorary Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine, RVC, Founder and
Recognised Specialist and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Aarti Kathrani BVetMed PhD DipACVIM (SAIM) DipACVIM (Nutrition) Director of Veterinary Specialist Consultations and VIN Europe,
Internal Medicine, Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists, Winchester Joshua Hannabuss BVetMed MVetMed PGDipVCP MRCVS, Staff FHEA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC
Clinician in Veterinary Cardiology, RVC Amsterdam
Virginia Luis Fuentes VetMB PhD CertVR DVC DipACVIM DipECVIM- Stijn Niessen DVM PhD DipECVIM-CA PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS,
CA MRCVS, Professor of Veterinary Cardiology, RVC Honorary Professor of Internal Medicine, RVC, Founder and Director of
Veterinary Specialist Consultations and VIN Europe, Amsterdam
Nekesa Morey BSc BVM&S MS DipACVIM-CA MRCVS, Lecturer in
Veterinary Cardiology, RVC
Feline neurology online – Haematology and cytology for small animal Practical endoscopy Webinar Plus: Diagnostic modalities for
a problem-based approach practitioners online Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th February GI, liver and pancreatic disease
Monday 27th January to Sunday 9th March Monday 17th February to Sunday 30th March Do you have an endoscope in your practice that rarely leaves the Monday 10th March to Sunday 6th April

Do you find doing a neurological exam on a cat challenging? Are you Do you want to increase your skills in examining blood smears and fine cupboard? Or are you performing endoscopy on a regular basis and Do you sometimes struggle to decide what diagnostic test is going to be
worried you might be missing important clues? needle aspirates to expand the clinical service you can provide to your would like to improve your technique? most helpful for a patient you suspect has GI, liver or pancreatic disease?
Cats with neurological signs can be confusing. The aims of this course patients? This two-day lecture and cadaver based practical course aims to guide Does the thought of doing a liver, pancreatic or intestinal biopsy send
are to provide you with the knowledge and skills to confidently assess The ever-widening availability of in-house haematology analysers has clinicians on how to use their endoscope effectively and with confidence. shivers down your spine?
and manage neurological cats in general practice. The course will involve provided many benefits for patient care. In many practices however, there You will receive tuition on handling and use of both flexible and rigid During this multidisciplinary course we will tackle the diagnostic
many clinical case discussions where real cases will be presented and is a skills gap in relation to blood smear examination in-house. Yet this is endoscopes along with discussion of the most commonly performed challenges relating to liver, pancreatic and gut disease. We will discuss
discussed to strengthen your problem-solving skills in feline neurology. an essential skill for these machines to be used reliably and safely. This diagnostic procedures. a logical approach to the clinical signs a patient with abdominal
This course will provide you with many tips on how to enhance and apply course is for practitioners who wish to develop and enhance their skills Course details disorders may present with and clin path interpretation challenges. The
your knowledge about feline neurology. in haematology and cytology. The course uses a case-based teaching role of abdominal radiology vs abdominal ultrasound and other imaging
approach. There is an active tutor-moderated discussion forum to discuss Course type: Onsite with CPD hours: 18 modalities such as CT will be discussed – is there one modality that
Course details any questions regarding techniques, the study cases, specific topics in introductory online lecture Course fee: £1,099 is always best? And then finally, the principles of surgical procedures
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 haematology and cytology and participants’ cases. Course length: 2 days involving the gut, liver and pancreas will be reviewed.
Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729 Course details Tutors Course details
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-SAM.7 Ruth Gostelow BVetMed MVetMed PhD DipACVIM DipECVIM FHEA
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16
Tutors Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729 MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429
Elsa Beltran Ldo Vet DipECVN PGDipVetEd FHEA MRCVS, Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VP.2 Ed Hall MA VetMB PhD DipECVIM-CA FRCVS, Emeritus Professor in Relevant to CertAVP module(s): B-SAP.1 and C-SAM.9
Associate Professor in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Bristol
Abbe Crawford BVM&S BSc PhD FHEA MRCVS, Tutors Rosanne Jepson BVSc MVetMed PhD DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA FHEA Tutors
Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC Barbara Glanemann DrMedVet DipECVIM PGDipVetEd FHEA MRCVS, MRCVS, Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC Cathy Beck BVSc DipVetClinStud MVS GCUT FANZCVS (Radiology),
Steven De Decker DVM PhD MVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS, Associate Professor in Small Animal Medicine, RVC Aarti Kathrani BVetMed PhD DipACVIM (SAIM) DipACVIM (Nutrition) Consultant Radiologist, VetCT
Associate Professor in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC Balázs Szladovits DVM DipACVP PGDipVetEd FHEA MRCVS, FHEA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine, RVC Jill Maddison BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc SFHEA MRCVS,
Joe Fenn BVetMed MVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer Associate Professor in Clinical Pathology, RVC Proudly supported by Storz Professor of General Practice, RVC
in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, RVC
Rhiannon Strickland BVetMed MVetMed PGCertVetEd DipECVS FHEA
MRCVS, Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, RVC