VNJ Volume 41 (4) August 2026 | Page 64

7-27 September 2026: Emergency and Critical Care for Vets- Part 1 SUSANNA SOLBAK Cand. med. vet DipACVECC MRCVS. Providing you with an updated approach to some of the most common emergencies encountered in Small Animal Practice. The modules are suitable for experienced practitioners looking to update their knowledge, but also newly graduated veterinarians seeking guidance in an intimidating field of veterinary medicine. Improve your confidence and skills in caring for those emergency patients! Aimed at vets and vet nurses.

• Module 1: Triage and the problem based approach – For confidence and prevention of medical errors • Module 2: CPR – The most emergent emergency • Module 3: Respiratory emergencies – Do you know what to do? • Module 4: Trauma – When anything could’ ve happened • Module 5: Coagulopathies – What we can do within the limits of what we know • Module 6: Transfusion therapy – To live or let die • Module 7: Acid-base disturbances – Interpretation and applications in clinical practice

7-27 September 2026: Approach to Small Animal Infectious Diseases

DR EMI BARKER • BSc( hons) BVSc( hons) PhD DipECVIM- CA MRCVS. RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine. EBVS ® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine. 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

7-27 September 2026: Oncology Refresher- Part 3

DR CHIARA PENZO • DVM PhD Dip. ECVIM( Oncology) MRCVS. European Veterinary Specialist in Oncology. RCVS Veterinary Specialist in Oncology. Cancer is commonly diagnosed in pets in general practice. Thanks to tremendous advances in the treatment of small animal cancer you can help pets to continue to spend more good quality time with their families despite their diagnosis of a potentially life shortening disease. This course will review cancer risk factors, principles of cancer therapy and owner FAQs about cancer treatment and prognosis. The course will then cover six of canine and feline cancer types that often present challenges in their management with a practical approach and tips to their diagnosis and treatment. Aimed at vets and vet nurses.

7-27 September 2026: Step up your Microscopy

FRANCESCO CIAN • DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS. European Specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology LUCIA SANCHINI • DVM, MSc, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS.

Microscopy is an essential diagnostic technique used in day-to-day veterinary general practice. This online course represents an introduction to its different applications from faecal examination to urinalysis, skin scraping, examination of blood smears and cytological samples from skin and ear. The course also includes a few clinical case challenges that will help the participants to understand the concepts presented and to consolidate your knowledge. Basic information about microscope selection, cleaning, care, and maintenance will also be provided. Aimed at vets and vet nurses.

7-27 September 2026: Head and Neck Surgery

ALASDAIR HOTSTON MOORE • MA VetMB CertSAC CertVR CertSAS CertMedEd FRCVS

This course is aimed at all small animal practitioners who are developing their skills in surgery beyond the common procedures in first opinion practice, or have some experience of more advanced procedures and want to check on how they might be performed more efficiently. It will also be of interest to those not planning to do these procedures, but wishing to know more so they can offer their clients an insight into what is possible, and what the outcomes might be. Aimed at vets and vet nurses.

7-27 Sept 2026: Managing Common Fractures

PHILIP WITTE • BSc BVSc CertAVP( GSAS) DSAS( Orth) MRCVS. RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery( Orthopaedics). This course aims firstly to discuss current understanding of the biological and mechanical requirements for optimal fracture healing and secondly to relate these requirements to an up-to-date approach to management of canine and feline fractures. Cases will be presented to demonstrate how the approach to fracture fixation can influence healing and the rate of post operative complications. Aimed at vets and nurses.

7-27 September 2026: Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumours in the Dog

DR CHIARA PENZO • DVM PhD Dip. ECVIM( Oncology) MRCVS. European Veterinary Specialist in Oncology. RCVS Veterinary Specialist in Oncology.

Mast cell tumours( MCTs) represent the most common cutaneous neoplasia in dogs. MCTs can be very aggressive requiring additional treatment after surgery. This online course offers practical answers to the most frequent challenges encountered in their clinical management. Aimed at vets.

• Module 1. Clinical Presentation, Diagnostic Techniques and Work- Up • Module 2. Prognostic Factors and the Treatment Algorithm

• Module 3. Conventional Chemotherapy and New Agents • Module 4. New Therapies: Electrochemotherapy • Module 5. New Therapies: Intra-tumoural Anticancer Therapy • Module 6. New Therapies: Neoadjuvant Therapy • Modules 7 and 8. Challenging Clinical Cases