Description
Course Summary
Addison’s disease, or hypoadrenocorticism, is a life-threatening endocrine disease which occurs in dogs. Why does it occur and what are the clinical signs of the disease? How do the results of routine laboratory testing prompt more specific tests, and what do these tests mean? What are the recommended treatments for dogs with Addison’s disease, both in the acute and chronic stage? These, and other questions, will be answered in this 60 minute eCPD tutorial.
Course Tutor
Nick Bexfield BVetMed, PhD, DSAM, DipECVIM-CA, PGDipMEdSci, PGCHE, FHEA, MRCVS
Clinical Director, Cambridge Veterinary School
Course Length
The course is worth 60 minutes of CPD for UK delegates and 1 AVNAT point for Australian and New Zealand delegates
The course is provided with unlimited lifetime access for on-demand learning
Course Notes
Complimentary course notes to accompany this tutorial are included
Release date: Jul 2018
Speaker
Nick Bexfield BVetMed, PhD, DSAM, DipECVIM-CA, PGDipMEdSci, PGCHE, FHEA, MRCVS
Clinical Director, Cambridge Veterinary School
Nick graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1999. After spending four years in practice he then completed a residency in small animal medicine and oncology at the University of Cambridge. He gained both the RCVS and European Diplomas in Small Animal Medicine in 2006 and is a European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine. He remained at Cambridge as a medicine clinician for a further two years before undertaking a PhD funded by the Wellcome Trust Fellowship. He was the clinical oncologist at Cambridge for a year, before moving to the University of Nottingham in December 2013 to become Clinical Associate Professor in Small Animal Medicine and Oncology. Nick moved back to Cambridge to take on the role of Clinical Director of Small Animal Services
CPD Hours
This online course is worth 60 minutes 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 1 AVNAT CPD point to this continuing education activity.
This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 1 CPD point.
Levels
This course has been listed as ‘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:
Intermediate
– 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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