VNJ Volume 40 (6) December 2025 | Page 63

9-29 March 2026: Companion Animal Behaviour for General Practice- Part 1

Clare Wilson MA VetMB CCAB MRCVS PGDipCABC

Many vets’ and vet nurses’ education on behaviour was somewhat limited and people can often feel out of their depth when clients

8 Hours CPD ask about behaviour problems or when they are faced with an aggressive animal in practice. This course will focus on teaching delegates about behaviour that is primarily relevant to the general practitioner and the veterinary nurse. It will cover topics such as crucial preventative advice for new puppies, kittens and rabbits, medical differentials for problems, interpreting body language and improving welfare during handling and hospitalisation. Aimed at vets and vet nurses.

• Module 1: Handling and examining animals in the surgery: DOGS

• Module 2: Handling and examining animals in the surgery: CATS

• Module 3: Advising clients with new young acquisitions

• Module 4: First aid advice for clients experiencing behavioural problems

• Module 5: Medical problems influencing behaviour

• Module 6: Meeting the behavioural needs of the pet rabbit

• Module 7: Meeting the behavioural needs of the pet parrot

9-29 March 2026: Haematology of the Dog and Cat

Francesco Cian, DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS, European Specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology.

8 Hours CPD

Paola Monti DVM, DipACVP( Clinical Pathology), FRCPath, MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology. This course will give you the basics you need for interpretation of the most common haematological disorders in dogs and cats. Participants will learn how to review blood smears and develop a logical diagnostic approach to the alterations of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. All this will be achieved through a case-based approach. Aimed at vets, vet nurses and lab techs.

• Module 1: Haematology sampling techniques, overview of the different types of haematology analysers and approach to blood smear examination

• Module 2: Red blood cell morphological abnormalities and diagnostic approach to anaemia

• Module 3: The white blood cells: morphological and numerical alterations

• Module 4: Platelets and their most common related disorders

• Module 5: Haematology cases

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9-29 March 2026: Small Animal Infectious Diseases

Dr Emi Barker BSc( hons) BVSc( hons) PhD PGCertTLHE DipECVIM-CA FRCVS. RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine. EBVS ® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine.

8 Hours CPD This course will explore common presentations

of infectious disease( e. g. sneeze, cough, diarrhoea) in companion animals, as well as the approach to disease in the travelled pet. Following completion, you should be able to apply this knowledge to first opinion cases to select the most appropriate test modalities and interpret results holistically. Management of selected infectious diseases will also be covered. Aimed at vets and nurses.

• Module 1: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases – initial approach

• Module 2: Focus on canine aspergillus and angiostrongylosis

• Module 3: Focus on cat flu and pulmonary mycobacterial disease

• Module 4: Dangerous doggy diarrhoea • Module 5: The not-sofab FIV, FeLV and FIP • Module 6: Pandora’ s suitcase: Leishmania, Ehrlichia, Babesia and others

9-29 March 2026: Feline Medicine Update- Part 1

Samantha Taylor BVetMed( Hons) CertSAM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS

This five module course will update you on the current evidence based management of various feline conditions, with a practical slant

8 Hours CPD and plenty of tips to take back to practice.

Covering the dyspnoeic cat, pancreatitis, idiopathic cystitis and FIP as well as management of complex hyperthyroid cats. Aimed at vets and nurses.

• Module 1: Take a deep breath: approach to the dyspnoeic cat, is it cardiac? • Module 2: To pee or not to pee: lower urinary tract disease • Module 3: Skinny old cats: hyperthyroidism and important comorbidities; chronic kidney disease, cardiac disease and osteoarthritis • Module 4: Pesky pancreatitis: updates on diagnosis and management • Module 5: FIP: now we can treat it!

9-29 March 2026: Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

Adam Swallow BVSc DipECVIM-CA AFHEA MRCVS EBVS ® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine This course will discuss the clinical approach

8 Hours CPD to and the management of a variety of common conditions resulting in fever in small animal practice. The aim of the individual webinars will be to review the physiology of fever and the differential diagnoses for the presenting signs in that particular body system. We will then consider the diagnostic approach to this area and the relevant treatments. The aim is to highlight themes in the diagnostic approach to inspire delegates to become more confident in how to approach similar case in their practice, especially when referral is not an option. Aimed at vets and vet nurses.

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