In October 2019 Gillian RVN travelled down to Telford to attend BVNA Congress. The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) is an organisation available as a supportive group for Veterinary Nurses, and aids in promoting animal health and welfare. Lectures were held over the course of a weekend at the Telford International Centre. Not only was there the chance to attend [...]
At the end of June, Nicola spent four days near Scotland's beautiful west coast studying the first part of her behaviour certificate. This course was a wonderful opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of normal canine and feline behaviour, as well as how to solve the psychological problems that can arise in our pets. These conditions may have developed [...]
In July Gillian attended a 5 day course in Estoril, Portugal. The course was ran by the European Society of Advanced Veterinary Studies (ESAVS) and the subject area was Cardiology. Vets from all over the EU and further afield, including Columbia and Russia, were in attendance. There were no other delegates from the UK. Fortunately the course was delivered in [...]
Louise, Jayne and Gillian travelled down to Surrey in June to attend Vet Festival 2019. This is a CPD event with a difference! The lectures are held in marquees and the accommodation is in tents. As well as the usual surgical and medical focus streams, there are dedicated nursing and well being lectures too. The event is the brain child [...]
In February Rachel spent 4 days on the west coast of Scotland at an intensive course on veterinary acupuncture. This fantastic course provided training on using acupuncture safety in veterinary practice for a wide, but selected, range of conditions and was a chance to meet and discuss cases with other interested vets from different career paths. Pain is one of [...]
Last week Liesbeth travelled to Swindon to complete her postgraduate certificate in feline medicine. This was her final trip to Swindon where she attended a two-day course in feline kidney and urinary disease and feline dermatology. Dr Susana Silva, a European specialist in veterinary medicine, presented the first day. Kidney disease is very common in our older feline patients and [...]
This week Liesbeth and Gillian visited Cambridge Vet School for a CPD fiesta. It was a very early start on "the red eye" from Edinburgh airport to London, but the high winds and turbulence kept them awake! The day had a medicine focus with two lecturing streams - canine and feline medicine. They decided to divide and conquer, with [...]
Recently Liesbeth traveled to Swindon to attend a two-day feline medicine course as part of her on-going postgraduate certificate in feline medicine. This month two topics were covered, feline soft tissue surgery and feline ophthalmology. The first day was taught by a RCVS specialist in small animal surgery, Dr Guillaume Chanoit who covered the fundamentals of surgery and some of [...]
Last week, Nicola attended London Vet Show, an annual two day conference covering a huge range of veterinary topics with talks from many international specialists. The conference was a fantastic opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the management of a whole host of conditions, from epilepsy to feline diabetes to asthma and bronchitis. It was also a great [...]
This week Liesbeth attended a two day continuing professional development course as part of her two year post graduate certificate in feline medicine. The first day covered feline neurology and was presented by Laurent Garosi DVM FRCVS DipECVN who is an RCVS and EBVS European specialist in veterinary neurology. Dr Garosi covered the neurological exam in the cat and the [...]