clinical

Hands on Lab: Getting to Grips with the Elbow

This course serves as an introduction to the management of some of the more common elbow pathologies currently encountered. It aims to guide attendees through the decision-making processes associated with elbow pain, focusing on the management of elbow [...]

Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA)

In the morning session, we will begin by focusing on the pathophysiology of cranial cruciate ligament disease, along with patient selection, planning, and surgical technique. This course is designed to be highly practical, offering participants the opportunity to practice the technique twice—first on a saw bone and then [...]

Why Guinea Pigs are NOT Small Rabbits!

Vet Sphere Academy Why Guinea Pigs are NOT Small Rabbits! Whilst guinea pigs are also herbivorous small mammals and have similar gastrointestinal systems and similar diets to lagomorph species, they have many differences in their husbandry needs and common illnesses seen. This presentation will talk through the common differences in caring for guinea pigs and [...]

What’s Up Doc? – Top Tips for Rabbit Patients

Vet Sphere Academy Top Tips for Rabbit Patients This session provides a selection of top tips across a broad range of rabbit subjects for use in clinical and rescue settings for both domestic and wild rabbits. As a prey species, we need to take a different approach to their care and be able to understand [...]

What’s Up Doc? – Common Rabbit Conditions

Vet Sphere Academy Common Rabbit Conditions Rabbits are the UK's third most popular pet and as such, it is vital we know how to look after them correctly. This presentation will cover a range of common conditions and it will cover topics such as general stabilisation, GI stasis, urinary issues, and Flystrike. This should leave [...]

An introduction to monitoring anaesthesia in small furries!

Vet Sphere Academy Monitoring Anaesthesia This presentation will cover key learning points, in order to help enable you to: Identify normal parameters in small furry species Identify risks involved in anaesthetising these species, including hypothermia and how to minimise Know how to adapt the use of your multi-parameter to use for anaesthetic monitoring on these [...]

Physiotherapeutic techniques: Effective support and care in the inpatient setting

Vet Sphere Academy Physiotherapeutic techniques This session will consider the needs of a variety of patient presentations - how best to support your patients from a physiotherapeutic point of view, how to optimise the rest environment and make use of efficient support systems. Strategies for proactive management of recumbent patients will also be considered in [...]

OSCE Hints and Tips

Vet Sphere Academy OSCE Hints and Tips The OSCEs are the final part of the veterinary nursing syllabus and often can feel the most daunting. In this session, we will discuss hints and tips on how best to prepare for your practical exams, including revision techniques and specific scenario top tips, to help you feel [...]

Oncology Surgery for Veterinary Nurses – Cut to cure

Vet Sphere Academy Oncology Surgery for Veterinary Nurses Aiming to give Veterinary Nurses extra confidence in their approach to uncomplicated skin tumours. From understanding the behaviour of common cutaneous neoplasms to diagnostic investigations including fine needle aspiration, incisional or excisional biopsies. Covering instrumentation and surgical technique and reviewing methods of primary skin closure. Hot tips [...]

Anaesthesia Monitoring: Putting together the pieces of the puzzle

Vet Sphere Academy Anaesthesia Monitoring When monitoring a patient's anaesthesia, each physiological parameter is like a piece of a puzzle and it is vital to understand how they all fit together, to form the bigger picture. In this presentation, we will look at all these physiological parameters whilst discussing what they actually mean and how [...]

Practical support for Clinical Coaches and your students

Vet Sphere Academy Practical support for Clinical Coaches As Clinical Coaches, you are at the forefront when it comes to supporting your student in practice and with their learning. This presentation will focus on the practical support you can offer - from looking at time management tips for both you and your student, to getting [...]

What can we do to prevent OA; and why this is so important

Vet Sphere Academy Preventing OA Canine osteoarthritis is a, if not the, leading cause of elective euthanasia in the UK, afflicting the dog for the longest and causing the most severe clinical signs of all common complaints seen in first opinion practice. Now labelled a welfare concern alongside obesity and dental disease; but a household [...]

Rehabilitating the Cranial Cruciate Patient

Vet Sphere Academy Rehabilitating the Cranial Cruciate Patient Rehabilitating the Cranial Cruciate Patient Partial or complete rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament is one of the most common causes of hind limb lameness in dogs. It can result in pain commonly associated with lameness, muscle atrophy and poor limb function as a result of dynamic [...]

Physiotherapy for the Post-operative Spinal Patient

Vet Sphere Academy Physiotherapy for the Post-operative Spinal Patient This presentation will delve deeper into physiotherapy techniques which can be used to help the post-operative spinal patient. We will cover the following key learning points: An overview of the benefits of physiotherapy when rehabilitating this patient group Examples of 3 spinal surgeries that physiotherapy can [...]

Physiotherapeutic techniques: Effective support and care in the inpatient setting

Hydrotherapy: What’s really involved?

Vet Sphere Academy Hydrotherapy This presentation will cover the following key learning points: An introduction to small animal hydrotherapy Being a hydrotherapist Considerations of hydrotherapy Duration: (35 mins) CPD points earned: 1hr Start the course Why Choose CAW? Established in 1989, we have over 30 years of experience in delivering professionally recognised qualifications, leading to [...]

Feline Rehabilitation: Where to start

Vet Sphere Academy Feline Rehabilitation: Where to start This presentation will focus on looking at the best ways to successfully manage feline rehabilitation in practice and the main starting points to consider. We will look at the basics of feline behaviour, home environment and pain presentation. We will then consider how this can impact their [...]

Developments in Managing Canine Osteoarthritis

Vet Sphere Academy Managing Canine Osteoarthritis Canine osteoarthritis is a highly prevalent condition that will affect most dogs within their lifetime. Now considered a welfare concern (O'Neil et al 2019*) prevention, early diagnosis and proactive case management are prerequisites to improving the quality of life and longevity of our canine friends. This presentation will highlight [...]

Brace Yourself – Orthoses in Small Animal Practice

Vet Sphere Academy Orthoses in Small Animal Practice Still a newly emerging therapeutic modality, veterinary orthoses and prosthetics originated in human health care and are now widely respected in the veterinary industry. An orthosis is an externally applied device used to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal system. Some of [...]

An Introduction to Veterinary Acupuncture

Vet Sphere Academy An Introduction to Veterinary Acupuncture Veterinary acupuncture has become more popular in recent years, as a mean to add pain relief, improve mobility and provide holistic treatments to animals. This is still a debated therapy which raises eyebrows, if not totally dismissed by its detractors, whereas some vets are very fond advocates [...]

The role of physiotherapy in animal rehabilitation and performance optimisation.

Vet Sphere Academy Physiotherapy in Animal Rehabilitation This presentation will cover the following key learning points: To have an understanding of the broad uses of: The physiotherapy profession within animal therapy To have an awareness of the variety of treatment techniques The role of the physiotherapist with in the multi-disciplinary team in rehabilitation from acute [...]

The Raw Truth – Dealing with Raw Clients

Vet Sphere Academy Dealing with Raw Clients Following on from last year's introduction to raw feeding, we will take a more hands on approach and equip you with the knowledge required to engage with your raw feeding clients. Whether you agree with this method of feeding or not, we have a duty of care to [...]

The Overweight Pet and His Owner

Vet Sphere Academy The Overweight Pet The key learning points this presentation will cover are: Gain a better understanding of the aetiology of obesity in dogs and cats Understand the consequences of canine and feline obesity Be able to perform a quick nutritional assessment Improve skills in engaging the owner in the discussion on obesity [...]

Keeping Nutrition Simple for the Pet Owner

Vet Sphere Academy Keeping Nutrition Simple This presentation will cover the following key learning points: The basics of nutrition and why it is so important What to consider when recommending diet Case scenarios of pets and what nutrition you may recommend - and why We will leave you with a good appreciation of the [...]

Can cats and dogs be healthy on a plant-based diet?

Vet Sphere Academy Can cats and dogs be healthy on a plant-based diet? Plant-based foods are increasingly popular in human nutrition and many owners want to provide exclusively vegetarian or vegan foods for their companions. The main Veterinary Associations such as the BVA and the Pet Food Manufacturers Association have until recently considered this trend [...]

The Emotional Experience: Changing perspectives on behaviour

Vet Sphere Academy The Emotional Experience Andrew Hale Bsc ISCP.Dip.Canine.Prac brings the emotional experience lens to look at how we see behaviour in companion animals, with a particular focus on dogs. A big part of the emotional experience is the ability to communicate the need to feel safe, and Andrew will introduce the Safety-First Protocol [...]

Rescuing the Rescues

Vet Sphere Academy Rescuing the Rescues This presentation will cover the following key learning points regarding Rescue dogs from this country and overseas. What can we expect? Canine Behaviour Body Language and Interpretation. This section aims to offer tools for understanding and interpreting what emotions our canine patients may be experiencing by observing their behaviour. [...]

Managing Behaviour in a Multi Cat Household

Vet Sphere Academy Managing Behaviour in a Multi Cat Household Cats are believed to be a solitary animal but they can actually be social animals. Because we know that cats can live in a group, we are able to keep multiple cats in a household, even those cats who are not related by blood. Some [...]

Cat Friendly Nurse Clinics

Vet Sphere Academy Cat Friendly Nurse Clinics Are you Cat Friendly? Is your clinic Cat Friendly? In this session we will look at feline emotions in the clinic setting to help us understand how both the environment and our interactions with cats impacts their behaviour. We will follow the cat's journey to identify stressors during [...]

Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO)

Explore biomechanics of cruciate ligament deficient stifles and Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) in these courses. Gain insights into patient assessment, surgical planning, implant selection, instrument usage, post-op care, and complication management. Hone your skills through hands-on experience in dry and wet lab environments, learning and [...]