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Chronic Feline Diseases – Flexi CPD

£155.00 Ex VAT

Type:  Flexi CPD (converted from a tutored course)
Start:  On-demand / Unlimited Lifetime Access
CPD:    8 hours (UK), 8 points (AUS, NZ and ZA)
Level:  Introduction / Intermediate

 

Description

SAVC and AVNAT Approved Course
This flexi CPD course is aimed at vet nurses and vet technicians in general practice and is available on-demand with unlimited lifetime access.  Each module consists of a tutorial, quiz and further reading articles

 

Module 1

The Nurse’s Role in Medical Clinics – When, Why and How?
  • Why set up a monitoring clinic?
  • How to set up a monitoring clinic
  • Equipment needed for a monitoring clinic

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Understand the importance of nurses being involved in the long term monitoring of cats with medical diseases
  • Visualise how they would be able to set up this type of clinic in their own practice
  • Feel ready to learn and revise common chronic feline disease and become up to date with the latest evidence

Module 2

Managing Chronic Kidney Disease
  • What is CKD?
  • What effects does CKD have on the body?
  • How to monitor CKD
  • Treatment aims for CKD
  • IRIS staging

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Understand the pathophysiology of CKD
  • Identify parameters used to monitor the CKD patient
  • Understand the IRIS staging scheme
  • Understand what treatments are appropriate at which stage of disease
  • Use evidence based medicine to help educate your clients

Module 3

Managing Diabetes Mellitus
  • What is diabetes mellitus?
  • How to monitor diabetes mellitus
  • Treatment aims for diabetes mellitus
  • Owner support for cats with diabetes mellitus

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus
  • Understand the difference between cats and dogs with diabetes mellitus
  • Understand how to monitor diabetes mellitus and the importance of blood glucose curves
  • Understand what treatments are available for diabetes mellitus
  • Counsel owners of cats with diabetes mellitus

Module 4

Managing Degenerative Joint Disease
  • How prevalent is DJD in cats?
  • How to assess cats for DJD
  • Treatments for DJD
  • How to engage owners in the treatment and monitoring of DJD

Learning objectives
After completion of this module, participants should be able to:

 

  • Understand the prevalence of DJD in cats and use that information in the nursing treatment and handling of the cat
  • Assess cats using a variety of methods both in the clinic and at home for DJD
  • Understand the different treatments available for DJD
  • Educate owners about the treatments and how the owner can assess the cat to
    improve compliance

 

The course will be available immediately following purchase, with unlimited lifetime access and will provide a total of:
8 hours of CPD (UK)
8 points (Australia and New Zealand)
8 points (South Africa – SAVC Accreditation Number AC/2300/25)

Release date: Jan 2025

13 reviews for Chronic Feline Diseases – Flexi CPD

  1. Tracy F –

    Excellent! Some really good, practical advice that we can implement in practice clinice.

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)

  2. Shelley O –

    The content was great. I learned a lot and the rest was a good recap.

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)

  3. Paula U –

    I found the course very interesting and gave me useful information to take back into practice

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)

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Speaker

Suzanne Rudd DipAVN(Medical), RVN
The Feline Centre, University of Bristol

 

Suzanne worked in a small animal practice in Nottingham for five and a half years where she qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 1999 from the Berkshire College of Agriculture. In 2002 she joined The Feline Centre at Bristol University working exclusively with cats and running an advanced feline nursing course for the Feline Advisory Bureau. In 2004 she gained the Diploma in Advanced Medical Nursing.  Suzanne was funded by Novartis Animal Health for 3 years, allowing her to present a series of roadshows around the UK on geriatric clinics and senior pet care. Suzanne also visited practices demonstrating and training nurses on how to measure blood pressure. Suzanne is currently nursing in The Feline Centre at Langford Veterinary Services and holds the A1 assessor award, which she uses to assess and teach the veterinary nursing degree students.

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 8 hours of CPD.

 

A certificate will be available from the ‘My Courses’ section, for you to download and print, once you have completed the course.  A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.

AVNAT

Australia and New Zealand 

The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 8 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

 

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 10 CPD points.

 

SAVC

South Africa

The South African Veterinary Council (SAVC) has allocated 8 CPD points to this continuing education activity. Accreditation Number AC/2300/25)

Information

Upon purchase you will be immediately registered to attend the course, with unlimited lifetime access.  The course will consist of four modules, where each module provides 2 hours of CPD, in the form of a tutorial, a quiz and also a selection of further reading journals, articles or book chapters.

 

The course is completely flexible, where all the learning resources are provided immediately – it is designed for you to complete one module per week, but it is completely up to you, how and when you decide to complete the course. You have unlimited lifetime access to all the supportive learning materials, and once you have completed the whole course, a certificate will be automatically generated.

 

Looking for some further information? – please have a look at our Flexi Online CPD Courses – PDF Guide

Levels

This course has been listed as ‘Introduction / Intermediate’ level

 

All of our courses are aimed at veterinary nurses in general practice, but everyone who works in the veterinary profession is very welcome to attend, whether you are a clinical receptionist, veterinary surgeon, student nurse or have been a qualified nurse for over 20 years!

 

The courses are not formally assessed for skill level, so the following CPD levels are just a rough guide to help you decide if a course may be more or less suitable:

 

Introduction
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice approaching a new topic or looking for a refresher course

Intermediate
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice along with referral / specialist nurses looking for a refresher course

Advanced
– maybe most suitable for referral / specialist nurses and highly experienced qualified nurses in general practice

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Invoice

Debit or credit card is the preferred payment method

Please ask your practice manager or accounts department to visit the website, register an account in their own name, and during checkout, complete the ‘delegate name’ and ‘delegate email’ sections with your personal details.  We will then register you a personal account on your behalf, and transfer the course booking over to your new personal account.  We will of course email you all the information you need to access this new account and your CPD course.

 

If you need an invoice and no other payment method is available to you, then please email [email protected] with all the following information:

  • Full name of delegate
  • Email address for delegate
  • Course(s) booking
  • Any discounts / promotions being redeemed
  • Practice name and address
  • Invoice name and address (if different)
  • Corporate group name (Linnaeus, IVC, Medivet, VetPartners etc) (if applicable)
  • Practice code (eg Vet4Pets practices)
  • Booking / invoice reference (if required)
  • Email address to send the invoice (practice manager, accounts department or head office – not your own email address please)

Please note the following:

  • Invoices must be requested a minimum of 4-6 weeks prior to a course starting, to allow time for the payment to be received
  • Delegates will not be allowed access to any course without prior payment
  • An invoice will be emailed to the contact provided and the course booking will be reserved for 7 days, whilst payment via debit / credit card or BACS is arranged
  • There will be an administration fee of £2.50 +VAT per invoice generated. You may book multiple delegates / multiple courses on a single invoice to the same practice

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