The course aims to provide small animal, first opinion clinicians with a logical approach to the most commonly encountered cardiac presentations.

This will include 3 lectures, a workshop on ECG interpretation and clinical scenarios for delegates to implement the information from the day.

This practical one–day hands-on course will focus on linking anatomy with clinical conditions in sporting/working dogs, but with relevance to non-sporting/working dogs. The course is very practical including various interactive tasks to explain anatomical biomechanics. Delegates will also be able to view and handle museum specimens and dissections of key areas of the musculoskeletal system in order to strengthen their understanding of it’s function and disease.

This practical two–day hands-on course will focus on the techniques of both flexible and rigid endoscopy in the dog. The course will provide an overview of selecting and handling endoscopes and cover the techniques used in endoscopy of the upper and lower intestinal tract, the respiratory tract and lower urinary tract. The delegates will enjoy the opportunity to perform endoscopy in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science’s wet lab and enjoy extensive hands-on opportunities over the two days. 

This highly interactive and practical one-day course will focus on how to get the most out of ultrasound machines, and how to image the major abdominal organs and the heart.  Presentations on each body system will consider imaging techniques, normal findings and a brief overview of common pathological changes.  These are followed by practical scanning sessions supported by experienced tutors.  Delegates will have the chance to use a range of ultrasound machines and get plenty of opportunity to practice their technique on live dogs.

Overview:

This highly practical one-day course will focus on the surgical management of urethral obstruction in the cat. The course will be very practical in nature and will take place in the wet lab of the centre. All surgical procedures will be demonstrated before delegates are given the opportunity to perform each procedure for themselves. Where appropriate the course will also include explanatory seminars/tutorials.

Topics to be covered:

 Surgical anatomy urogenital tract in the male cat

• Diagnosis and emergency management options for urethral obstruction in cats
• How to place a tube cystostomy
• When and how to perform a perineal urethrostomy