clinical
The Emergency Laparotomy – How you can make a difference!
Vet Sphere Academy The Emergency Laparotomy - How you can make a difference! We will briefly explore the types of emergency laparotomy cases that may be presented to your practices and how we as RVNs can make a difference to our patients by understanding the pathophysiology. We will then focus on the anaesthetic management from [...]
Reptile Factfile: The ABC’s of Dealing with Reptiles in Practice
Vet Sphere Academy Reptile Factfile: The ABC’s of Dealing with Reptiles in Practice Reptile medicine is becoming more developed by the day; but the gap between specialist niche practices and typical GP practices appears to be getting bigger. Where the default before was barely anybody knew, now we have some who know a lot, and [...]
Rabbits – How to Get the Bloods Out and the Meds In
Vet Sphere Academy Rabbits - How to Get the Bloods Out and the Meds In This talk will discuss 2 main topics: Blood sampling and common medications including analgesia. Placing IV cannulas and taking blood samples can be a daunting thought but these top tips including sample sites, local anaesthesia and general stress reduction will [...]
Preliminary Veterinary Care of British Wild Fauna
Vet Sphere Academy Preliminary Veterinary Care of British Wild Fauna This presentation is designed to give nurses a good grounding in how best to approach a wildlife admission within veterinary practice. We will cover for the following key learning points: The initial first aid of wild fauna The importance of the veterinary practice as [...]
Locking Plate Systems
Vet Sphere Academy Locking Plate Systems In this course we explore the evolution of locking systems and mechanical concepts. The course aims to understand the choices made in terms of steel versus titanium and polyaxial versus fixed. With hundreds of cases, Duncan and Filippo will share some of their successes and experiences whilst using both [...]
ECGs Made Easy
Vet Sphere Academy ECGs Made Easy Monitoring of an electrocardiogram (ECG) under anaesthesia provides non-invasive information on the electrical activity of the heart and our role as veterinary nurses is to be able to identify abnormal rhythms and pass this information on to the veterinary surgeon. Identifying abnormal ECG complexes and traces should not be [...]
Cranial Closing Wedge Osteotomy
(CCWO) has become a popular technique for the treatment of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs that have a steep tibial plateau or joint angle, such as West Highland Terriers. In the morning session we cover the key objectives before practicing the technique [...]
Advances in Wound Management: How to tackle those tricky wounds!
Vet Sphere Academy Advances in Wound Management This lecture will outline up to date evidence-based information and provide practical application of wound management techniques in hard to heal wounds. Recognition of when things are not proceeding as planned is vital, and therefore early application of changes to wound management to improve outcomes is important. There [...]
Cats and Cardiology
Vet Sphere Academy Cats and Cardiology This presentation will be looking at cardiology for our feline patients. By the end of the session, delegates should leave feeling confident in being able to: Explain and discuss different types of feline heart disease Describe the process of heart failure in cats Recognise different presentations of heart disease [...]
Advanced Anaesthesia for the Orthopaedic Brachycephalic Patient
Vet Sphere Academy Advanced Anaesthesia This presentation aims to briefly introduce the orthopaedic conditions that most commonly present in our brachycephalic patients and the corrective surgical techniques available. The main emphasis will be on the approach to anaesthesia. By having a basic understanding of elective orthopaedic procedures and the type of patient they most commonly [...]