Description
Course Tutor
Kelly Huitson BSc (Hons), RVN, APVN (small mammal & herpetology)
Alderney Animal Welfare
Course Length
The course is worth 30 minutes of CPD for UK delegates and 0.5 AVNAT points for Australian and New Zealand delegates
The course is provided with unlimited lifetime access for on-demand learning
Course Notes
Unfortunately, course notes are not available with this tutorial
Release date: May 2025
Speaker

Kelly Huitson BSc (Hons), RVN, APVN (small mammal & herpetology)
Alderney Animal Welfare
Kelly held a BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare degree before qualifying as an RVN in 2017 and has since worked in first opinion, emergency and referral practices. With a wide range of clinical interests, including wildlife, exotics, analgesia and dental; she completed the BVNA oral care nursing course, the APVN (herpetology and small mammal) and won writer of the year from VNJ in 2023, then completed the BVNA learning pathway in behaviour. Kelly particularly loves the variety and scope involved in being an RVN in a rural Channel Island charity clinic – Alderney Animal Welfare. In her spare time Kelly volunteers for the BDMLR, pampers her three cats and goes on seaside walks with her Labrador.
CPD Hours
This online course is worth 30 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 0.5 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.
This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 0.5 CPD points.

Levels
This course has been listed as ‘Introduction’ 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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