Small Animal - Updates in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

We are delighted to introduce the line-up for this year's online mini modules in small animal Emergency and Critical Care. Ideal for all general practitioners seeing ECC cases, and designed to allow ECC Advanced Practitioners to top-up their designation-specific CPD with cutting-edge teaching.

This 100% online CPD mini-module has been developed and aimed towards the more experienced veterinary surgeon. The module content has been developed by veterinary specialists at the forefront of current veterinary research.

The module will provide you with 25 hours of designation specific CPD. Over four weeks we will cover a different weekly topic in an area in which there may have been changes, advances or controversy in recent years. Each week contains lectures, group meetings hosted by referral vets in the subject area, as well as readings and multiple-choice questions. 

 

 

Course content:

 

Week 1: 24th February 2025

Soft tissue surgery with Matteo Rossanese DVM SPSA CertAVP MSc MRCVS

Matteo is a staff Clinician in Soft Tissue Surgery at the Royal Veterinary College, and presents surgical lectures on these mini modules for his third consecutive year. This year the topics to be covered are lung lobe torsion, splenic torsion, and penetrating thoracic trauma.

 

Week 2: 3rd March 2025

Immune-mediated Emergencies: Managing Cases of IMHA and ITP with James McMurrough BVSc CertAVP (SAM) CertAVP (VC) MRCVS

 

James McMurrough BVSc CertAVP (SAM) CertAVP (VC) MRCVS

James is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in cardiology and small animal medicine, working as a referral medic for VetsNow Manchester.

James will be presenting the common and challenging topics of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia and immune-mediated thrombocytopaenia, from aetiopathogenesis and making a diagnosis, to stabilising and treating the IMHA/ITP patient.

James’ topics make the perfect adjunct to Ludivine’s week on transfusion medicine!

 

Week 3: 10th March - Break Week

 

Week 4: 17th March 2025

Transfusion medicine with Ludivine Boiron DVM MSc MRCVS DACVECC

Ludivine is a European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care, and has been an ECC mini modules lecturer since the course’s inception. This year Ludivine dives into the topic of transfusion medicine, covering the topic in a series of lectures followed by a case-based group meeting.

 

Week 5: 24th March 2025

Diagnostic imaging with Frederike Schiborra Dr. med.vet, DipECVDI, MRCVS

With her ever-popular diagnostic imaging rounds, Frederike - Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Liverpool - will focus on imaging of the emergency patient with brand-new material for November 2024 covering: 'Twists and turns – torsions throughout the body', aligning with Matteo’s surgical week, and 'How to select the most appropriate imaging modality in ECC'.

 

Each week of the mini module will present recorded lectures on the above topics, which you can view at your convenience, plus quizzes and reading lists. Every week we will also schedule a live interactive Zoom session with your hosts and peers - by popular demand all weeks now have scheduled live sessions, with the removal of weekly discussion boards.

 

Start date: 24th February 2025

Cost: £420