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Webinar: Ethical problem-solving for vets Webinar Plus: Clinical governance –
and vet nurses quality improvement and fostering a
Wednesday 22nd October supportive practice culture

Have you faced ethical dilemmas in your practice? Do you want to learn Monday 23rd February to Sunday 22nd March
how to manage them in a structured and consistent way? 2026 and Wednesday 15th April 2026
In this four-hour live online course, we will examine common ethical
issues in the veterinary profession, such as reasons for euthanasia, Does your practice measure clinical outcomes and processes and involve
diet fads, breeding issues, staff treatment and many more. We will look the whole team in making changes and improvements? Do you have
at the veterinary surgeon and nurse’s role in dealing with challenging a culture where errors and near misses can be discussed freely in the
patients, clients and peers, and cover ethical frameworks which help to knowledge that the aim is to improve systems, not blame individuals? Do
develop a systematic and evidence-based approach. Case studies will you want to learn how even small changes can make a big difference to
be included to examine the intersection of legal, professional and welfare patient care and outcomes, and team learning and morale?
responsibilities. During the online part of this course participants will learn what clinical
governance is and why it is important to veterinary practices. The
This course can contribute points to the RCVS Practice Standards course will also cover practice policies, guidelines and SOPs, quality
Scheme ‘Professional Responsibility’ award.
improvement, dissemination of information, reporting incidents, veterinary
Course details practice culture and when to make changes. There will be a follow up
Course type: Online lectures and CPD hours: 4 online practical day to consolidate learning.
case discussions Course fee: £99 This course is designed as an introduction to the concept of clinical
Course length: 4 hours governance, quality improvement, what happens when something goes
wrong and how to foster an open and blame free culture in the clinical
Relevant to CertAVP module(s): A-FAVP.1 setting.
Tutors This course can contribute points to the RCVS Practice Standards
Scheme ‘Professional Responsibility’ award.
Nicola Menzies-Gow MA VetMB PhD DipECEIM CertEM(Int.med) FHEA
MRCVS, Professor in Equine Medicine, RVC, Member of the RVC Animal Course details
Welfare Ethical Review Board and the RCVS Ethical Review Panel
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 24
Hamish Morrin MSc (International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law) FHEA and online practical day
RVN, Veterinary Lecturer in Clinical Communication Skills, University of Course length: 4 weeks followed Course fee: £569
Central Lancashire by 1 practical day online

Webinar Plus: Journal club with critical Tutors
appraisal of veterinary literature Charlotte Dawson BVetMed MVetMed DipECVO MRCVS, Senior
Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology, RVC
Monday 17th November to Andy Fiske-Jackson BVSc MVetMed DipECVS FHEA MRCVS,
Sunday 14th December Associate Professor of Equine Surgery, RVC
Mariah Hashimov RVN, Clinical Governance Officer, RVC
Wanting to get more out of reading journal articles? Want to set up a Pam Mosedale BVetMed FRCVS, Quality Improvement Clinical Lead,
journal club in your practice? RCVS Knowledge
This course will cover the approach to sourcing literature, critically In partnership with RCVS Knowledge
appraising journal articles and how to set up your own journal club.
Typical journal clubs focus on simply summarising findings of an article
and are designed to raise awareness of recent literature. This course will
develop the approach to critically evaluating journal articles and involve an
in-depth discussion by tutors and delegates on selected articles relevant
to small animal practice with a bias toward emergency medicine.
Articles will be selected to cover different aspects of small animal practice
(e.g. surgery, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine and emergency and
critical care). Tutors will critically evaluate articles for their merits and
limitations and involve delegates in that process. I have come away with so many
Course details ideas that I can put into practice
Course type: Webinar Plus CPD hours: Up to 12 and feel will really benefit my
Course length: 4 weeks Course fee: £329 team and clinic.
Relevant to almost all small animal CertAVP modules
Tutors Webinar Plus: Clinical governance – quality
improvement and fostering a supportive
Dan Chan DVM DipACVECC DipECVECC DipACVN FHEA MRCVS, practice culture Bella, Miniature Schnauzer
Professor of Emergency and Critical Care and Clinical Nutrition, RVC
Simon Cook BVSc MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC FHEA MRCVS,
Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care, RVC