Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses

This 3 day course is designed for veterinarians seeking to enhance their neurological expertise, including early-career practitioners, or those aspiring to specialise in neurology or neurosurgery. 

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Through lectures, practical sessions, and interactive case discussions, participants will refine their clinical reasoning in recognising and localising neurological disease, and strengthen their diagnostic approach using imaging (CT/MRI/myelogram) and pathology. Key steps in decision-making will be discussed to answer the question: when to operate and when to pursue conservative management.

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Practical elements of the course include examination of live dogs, identifying neuroanatomical pathways leading to accurate neurolocalisation, and CSF collection will be practiced on cadavers, along with microscope use and interpreting cytology findings.  

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Delegates will receive hands-on surgical training in two key procedures – hemilaminectomy and ventral slot. Detailed stepwise training will be provided on the anatomy, surgical approaches, and execution, with delegates practising on cadavers.

This three-day course is designed for veterinarians seeking to enhance their orthopaedic expertise, including early-career practitioners, or those aspiring to specialise in orthopaedic surgery. Through lectures, interactive discussions and practical sessions, participants will refine their decision-making skills in managing fracture cases, and gain practical experience of using different fracture stabilisation techniques through hands-on training with cadaver specimens.

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Lectures will be delivered  on fracture biology and healing, fracture planning (simple, complex and open fractures), and post-operative patient care. Techniques including the proper use of IM pins and wires, external skeletal fixation, and bone plates and screws will be discussed in the lectures, and subsequently delegates will apply these techniques on cadavers in the practical sessions. Delegates will gain practical experience of using the appropriate technique to repair a variety of fractures including an oblique femoral fracture, comminuted radial or tibial fractures, lateral condylar fractures, and mandibular symphyseal fractures. There may also be a ‘mystery’ fracture challenge!

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This one-day course is intended for veterinary practitioners or students wishing to improve their radiology interpretation skills through active participation in discussions about a series of thoracic, abdominal and orthopaedic cases, chosen to illustrate important principles. CT scans will also be used, mainly to  help explain anatomic or pathologic features of radiographs.

Examples of specific principles that will be demonstrated and discussed include using the history (a key step in forming a differential list), distinguishing major and minor findings,  recognising normal variants and  imaging-pathologic correlations.  Can you tell the difference between pneumonia and a lung neoplasm on a radiograph? Are you able to determine the origin of an abdominal mass?  This course will help you develop a logical structured diagnostic approach to help solve these common imaging challenges.

This two-day course is designed for veterinarians seeking to strengthen their knowledge and clinical skills in small animal internal medicine. Delivered through a blend of expert-led lectures and interactive, case-based discussions, the program encourages active participation, including the use of anonymous voting tools to enhance engagement and learning during discussions.

Each session begins with a practical overview of the diagnosis and management of common clinical conditions such as thyroid and adrenal disorders, diabetes, calcium imbalances, and selected rare endocrinopathies. Additional lectures cover the investigation of polyuria/polydipsia, pyrexia of unknown origin, and collapse, along with the appropriate use of immunosuppressive drugs and antibiotics. Sessions conclude with case-based discussions, enabling participants to apply their learning in realistic clinical scenarios.