Diagnosis & Management of Congestive Heart Failure - held via Zoom
Date: Wednesday 14th January 2026 7:45pm
Talk by Joanne Harris
Jo is a director at Heartvets, and is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Cardiology. Jo has a particular interest in arrhythmias and her research includes Holter monitoring in canine preclinical dilated cardiomyopathy.
Kindly sponsored by Heartvets
A Clinical Reasoning Approach to Pigs for the Non-Pig-Vet - Zoom Recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Wednesday 26th November 2025
Online talk by Claire Scott BVetMed PhD MRCVS FHEA. Claire qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 2018 and spent two years working in pig practice. She then completed her PhD at the University of Bristol, exploring antibiotic use on UK smallholdings. Claire is now Veterinary Lead of the Pig Expert Group for APHA, where she works to detect, investigate and characterise new and re-emerging pig related threats in Great Britain.
In this talk, we will discuss how all vets can decipher pig cases, using the clinical reasoning skills common to us all. We will also discuss how APHA diagnostic services can support vets working with pig keepers to diagnose pig diseases. This will be through interactive, case-based discussions. Please feel free to bring your piggy cases along!
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Performing the Neurological Examination - Zoom Recording
Talk by Thomas Cardy BSc BVetMed(Hons) MVetMed PhD DipECVN MRCVS
EBVS & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology.
Neurology cases are a common presentation for veterinarians in general practice but can frequently seem confusing and frustrating. In many patients it can be challenging to establish a neuroanatomical localisation, making attempts to generate a list of focused differential diagnoses and determine a management plan feel like a lost cause.
The aim of this one-hour lecture is to provide a simple and logical approach to the neurological exam that works within general practice. Participants will learn the skills to determine if a neurological abnormality exists and develop the knowledge and confidence to interpret their findings in order to localise the lesion to a specific anatomic region of the nervous system.
Learning objectives:
- Participants will be able to approach each neurology case in a consistent and logical manner.
- Participants will understand how to perform and interpret findings for each of the 8 steps of the neurological examination.
- Participants will understand how the ‘Five-Finger Rule’ considers elements from the patient signalment, onset, progression, lateralisation and pain of the presenting condition to improve clinical reasoning in neurology cases.
- Participants will review case-based scenarios to practice interpreting neurological examination findings, determine a neuroanatomical localization and construct a focused list of differential diagnoses.
Kindly sponsored by Purina.
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Management of lower urinary tract disease in cats - Zoom Recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Wednesday 23rd July 2025
Talk by Samantha Taylor BVetMed(Hons) CertSAM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine
Associate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Specialist Lead for The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM)
Honorary Lecturer at the University of Surrey (Internal Medicine)
Taylor Vet Specialists Ltd
Talk Overview
More than blocked bladders: management of lower urinary tract disease in cats, tips and tricks.
This talk covers the recent iCatCare guidelines on lower urinary tract disease, focusing on key areas of this common presentation to provide practical information to take back to the clinic.
Kindly sponsored by: Ceva Animal Health
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Equine Skin Diseases - Zoom recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Talk by Professor Andy Durham BSc BVSc CertEP DEIM DipECEIM MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine.
The presentation focuses on investigation and treatment/management of allergic skin diseases including sweet itch, and also cover an approach to tricky pastern dermatitis cases.
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A Proactive Approach to Otitis - Zoom recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Wednesday 21st May 2025
Talk by Dr Tim Nuttall BSc BVSc PhD CertVD CBiol MSB MRCVS.
Talk Overview
All ear infections in dogs are secondary to underlying causes. These include a range of primary triggers, predisposing causes and perpetuating factors that prevent resolution. It is essential that these are identified and managed for a good long term outcome. Repeatedly focusing on the infections and using cultures to select antimicrobials will not resolve the otitis. This reactive approach will lead to irreversible changes necessitating TECAs. Successful treatment is in two phases – initial induction to remission followed by long term maintenance to prevent relapses. We’ll go through how to successfully use a proactive approach to otitis in practice.
Kindly sponsored by Virbac UK.
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Improving Success when dealing with Laminitis-prone Horses; focusing on the right targets - Zoom recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Wednesday 17th April 2024.
Talk by Professor Andy Durham BSc BVSc CertEP DEIM DipECEIM MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine.
Talk Overview
Understanding the cause of laminitis has taken a great leap forward over the last 15 years with much research establishing the crucial role of hyperinsulinaemia (Hyperinulinaemia-Associated Laminitis, HAL). Recommended preventative approaches have generally comprised dietary restriction and encouragement of more exercise but have been plagued by poor compliance and subsequent failure, resulting in the all too common scenario of repeated bouts of laminitis. This presentation will explain how improved compliance and greater success can be achieved by understanding and focussing on the specific key target: post-prandial hyperinsulinaemia. A logical and practical approach will be explained.
This session was kindly sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltd.
Ophthalmic Emergencies - Zoom Recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Wednesday 15th May 2024.
Talk by Claire Bradley MVB BSAVA PgCertSAOphthal MRCVS Senior Clinician in Veterinary Ophthalmology.
Taking the fear out of managing ophthalmic emergencies. Prompt and accurate identification of ophthalmic emergencies can make the difference between whether or not a patient loses its vision and/or the globe itself. In this webinar, we will take a look at the top 5 ophthalmic emergencies- how to recognise the problem, know what treatment options exist, and consider what to do when referral is not an option.
Getting the Most from Orthopaedic Imaging - Zoom recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Wednesday 5th June 2024.
Getting the most from orthopaedic imaging; advanced imaging and good old fashioned orthogonal radiography.
Talk by Patrick Ridge BVSc Cert VR Cert SAS MRCVS RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery.
Patrick Ridge qualified in 1996 from Bristol and apart from a short spell in Kent and South East London has been in the South and West ever since. Starting in mixed practice in Penzance he has worked in Somerset, Wiltshire and The University of Bristol at Langford eventually settling in South Devon having set up Ridge Referrals in 2009. Since then he has concentrated solely on small animal orthopaedics with a particular expertise in arthroscopy. Patrick was awarded the RCVS certificates in Radiology in 2002 and Small Animal Surgery in 2008 and is an RCVS Recognised Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery.
By the end of the meeting delegates should be well acquainted with where the use of advanced imaging such as Computed Tomogrpahy and musculoskeletal ultrasound would be useful and where good old fashioned, high quality orthogonal radiography will provide all the information needed to make or confirm a diagnosis and plan surgical treatment.
Hepatopathy - Liver Disease (on a budget when we can't refer) - Zoom recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Tuesday 16th July 2024.
Talk by Nele Van den Steen EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine.
CertSAM MSc(Clinical Oncology) DipECVIM-CA MRCVS.
In this comprehensive CPD talk, we'll delve into the essential strategies for investigating and treating liver disease in dogs while adhering to a tight budget. We'll explore the signs and symptoms that signal the need for further investigation, discuss the diagnostic tests available, and highlight how to prioritise tests based on specific cases. This session is designed to help recent graduates to efficiently manage liver disease in canine patients without compromising the quality of care.
Atopic Dermatitis - Zoom recording
This is a recording of the CPD session run on Wednesday 18th September 2024.
Talk by Dr Tim Nuttall BSc BVSc PhD CertVD CBiol MSB MRCVS.
Talk Overview
Atopic dermatitis is a lifelong condition that needs ongoing management to prevent flares. Repeated cycles of inflammation and infection otherwise result in chronic changes that are harder to control. It is a complex condition that involves a poor skin barrier, abnormal skin inflammation, allergies (in most but not all dogs) to environmental, food and/or Malassezia allergens, and secondary skin and
ear “infections” (in reality a dysbiosis of the local microbiomes). Most dogs need a multimodal approach to address their triggers. Treatment in in two phases – induction to remission and then long-term maintenance to prevent relapses. This webinar will show you how to select and use different treatments effectively for induction and maintenance in each case.
Learning outcomes
• Understanding the aetiopathogenesis of atopic dermatitis.
• Understanding the properties, advantages and disadvantages of the different treatments for
atopic dermatitis.
• Planning cost-effective approaches to therapy for induction and maintenance
• Avoiding the march to chronic skin changes.
This talk was kindly sponsored by Vetoquinol
