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Learn to read radiographs online Small animal VCT online: Technology, Basic small animal abdominal ultrasound Abdominal ultrasonography online
Monday 20th January to Sunday 2nd March or thorax, abdomen and vascular Wednesday 5th March, Thursday 6th March, Monday 21st April to Sunday 18th May
Monday 29th September to Sunday 9th November applications Wednesday 14th May or Thursday 15th May
Would you like to start to build your ultrasound knowledge and skills
Struggling with knowing whether that white bit on the lung is really a Monday 27th January to Sunday 23rd March Do you want to learn how to perform an abdominal ultrasound exam in from the comfort of your own computer?
problem? Worried that you might miss an intestinal obstruction of a (one week break w/c 17th February) small animals? Are you looking to improve your scanning technique? Are This online course is designed to provide you with the knowledge
foreign body? Wondering what is this funky-looking lesion in the stifle? you not sure how to get the best out of your ultrasound unit? and skills required to perform a basic abdominal ultrasonographic
In other words – would you like to enhance your confidence in interpreting Are you using or planning to use computed tomography (CT) This course is an entry level introduction to diagnostic abdominal examination. At the end of the course you will have developed techniques
radiographs? During this course, you will enhance your knowledge of in your practice? ultrasound in small animals. The course will help to develop your and a structured approach to allow you to perform a basic abdominal
small animal radiology and sharpen your skills at reading radiographs. A This online course will help you to understand CT technology and its scanning techniques and routines. It will guide you through a structured ultrasound in a dog or cat.
variety of radiographic cases will be used for individual review and group diagnostic utilisation in thoracic and abdominal imaging, including approach to ultrasound examination of the abdomen, help you to utilise The online course is followed by an optional practical session on
discussions. This will enable you to practise your reading technique abdominal and thoracic CT angiography. It will equip you with the your ultrasound unit to optimise image quality and allow you to recognise Wednesday 4th June at the RVC (limited to 20 participants). Please see
and to share your experiences while enhancing your skills in assessing knowledge to successfully integrate CT in your small animal veterinary artefacts that may be encountered. our website for further details.
radiographs. practice – onsite or offsite. A review of practically applicable CT The online material must be viewed prior to attending the practical The course fee includes a digital version of Practical small animal
Course details technology used in small animals will lay the foundation for understanding session. ultrasonography – abdomen by Pete Mantis.
the information displayed on CT images and help to optimise image
Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 acquisition for practitioners who have a CT unit onsite. Course details Course details
Course length: 6 weeks Course fee: £729 Course type: Webinars and onsite CPD hours: 16 Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 26 online
Course details
Tutor Course type: e-CPD CPD hours: Up to 42 Course length: 1 day onsite and Course fee: £999 Course length: 5 weeks Course fee: £669
online lectures
Pete Mantis DVM DipECVDI PhD FHEA FRCVS, Head of Diagnostic Course length: 7 weeks (dates Course fee: £779 Tutor
Imaging, Dick White Referrals, Honorary Associate Professor of include a one-week break) Tutors Pete Mantis DVM DipECVDI PhD FHEA FRCVS, Head of Diagnostic
Diagnostic Imaging, Nottingham University Helen Dirrig BVetMed MVetMed DipACVR DipECVDI PGCert(VetEd) Imaging, Dick White Referrals, Honorary Associate Professor of
Tutor FHEA MRCVS, Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, RVC Diagnostic Imaging, Nottingham University
Randi Drees Dr.med.vet PhD DipACVR (Radiology, Radiation Oncology) Francisco Llabres-Diaz DVR DipECVDI PGCertVetEd MRCVS, Senior
DipECVDI (add RadOncol) PGCertAP MRCVS, EBVS® European Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, RVC
Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology,
Consultant Radiologist Proudly supported by IMV

Basic echocardiography Webinar Plus: Thoracic and abdominal Webinar Plus: Diagnostic modalities for Practical abdominal ultrasound
Wednesday 22nd January radiology GI, liver and pancreatic disease scanning days
and Wednesday 12th February Monday 24th February to Sunday 23rd March Monday 10th March to Sunday 6th April Wednesday 30th April or Thursday 1st May
Have an ultrasound machine in your practice, but reluctant to use it to Would you like to feel more confident in interpreting thoracic and Do you sometimes struggle to decide what diagnostic test is going to be You have been to courses, listened to lectures, watched videos and tried
image the heart? Already doing abdominal ultrasound, but nervous to go abdominal radiographs? most helpful for a patient you suspect has GI, liver or pancreatic disease? on your own. Now enhance your learning and practise doing a basic
north of the diaphragm?
This online course for small animal veterinarians will refresh aspects of Does the thought of doing a liver, pancreatic or intestinal biopsy send abdominal ultrasound examination with direct help to hand.
This course is designed to provide participants with the foundations thoracic and abdominal radiographic anatomy and essential pathological shivers down your spine? Many veterinarians are keen to develop their knowledge and skills in
required to perform a basic echocardiographic examination, and a concepts. There will be numerous case examples, selected background During this multidisciplinary course we will tackle the diagnostic abdominal ultrasonography as it is such a useful diagnostic tool in general
protocol to follow to obtain standard two-dimensional echocardiography reading and discussion forums to help you increase your ability to challenges relating to liver, pancreatic and gut disease. We will discuss practice. These abdominal practical scanning days are for veterinary
(2D echo) images. You will learn how to identify normal cardiac anatomy correctly interpret radiographs. Emphasis will be on the most prevalent a logical approach to the clinical signs a patient with abdominal surgeons with limited ultrasound experience or simply veterinarians that
and normal variations on 2D echo, as well as changes seen with common conditions affecting dogs and cats in first opinion practice, as well as disorders may present with and clin path interpretation challenges. The would like to fine-tune their basic abdominal ultrasound skills.
diseases. This forms the backbone of all echocardiography. This is a two- common causes of error. role of abdominal radiology vs abdominal ultrasound and other imaging
day course split by 3 weeks allowing some time to practise in between! modalities such as CT will be discussed – is there one modality that Participants will be expected to have attended an introductory/
This course will provide you with the means to make clinical decisions in Course details is always best? And then finally, the principles of surgical procedures beginners CPD course (from any suitable CPD provider, not just the
RVC) previously where the basics of ultrasound theory were discussed
cardiac patients that are very challenging without echocardiography. Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 involving the gut, liver and pancreas will be reviewed. and techniques demonstrated or have some practise in performing
Course details Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Course details abdominal ultrasound examinations.
Course type: Onsite CPD hours: 16 Tutor Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 16 Course details
Course length: 2 days Course fee: £999 Helen Dirrig BVetMed MVetMed DipACVR DipECVDI PGCert(VetEd) Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £429 Course type: Onsite CPD hours: 8
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): C-VC.2 FHEA MRCVS, Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, RVC Relevant to CertAVP module(s): B-SAP.1 and C-SAM.9 Course length: 1 day Course fee: £499
Tutors
Tutors Tutors
David Connolly BSc BVetMed PhD CertSAM CertVC DipECVIM-CA Cathy Beck BVSc DipVetClinStud MVS GCUT FANZCVS (Radiology), Helen Dirrig BVetMed MVetMed DipACVR DipECVDI PGCert(VetEd)
FHEA MRCVS, Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, RVC
MRCVS, Professor in Veterinary Cardiology, RVC Consultant Radiologist, VetCT
Virginia Luis Fuentes VetMB PhD CertVR DVC DipACVIM DipECVIM- Jill Maddison BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc SFHEA MRCVS, Francisco Llabres-Diaz DVR DipECVDI PGCertVetEd MRCVS, Senior
Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, RVC
CA MRCVS, Professor of Veterinary Cardiology, RVC Professor of General Practice, RVC
Proudly supported by IMV Rhiannon Strickland BVetMed MVetMed PGCertVetEd DipECVS FHEA Tanja Vedel DVM DipECVDI MRCVS, Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic
Imaging, RVC
MRCVS, Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, RVC
Proudly supported by IMV