Intensive Care of the Foal

£10.00

eCPD Tutorial – unlimited lifetime access!

 

Description

Course Summary

This 30 minute eCPD tutorial uses septicaemia as a template to discuss the spectrum of treatments for sick neonatal foals, in a practice setting. The treatments discussed are also applicable to neonatal maladjustment syndrome, neonatal isoerythrolysis, prematurity and system based illnesses.

 

The tutorial will cover clinical signs, principles of diagnosis and treatment plans – to include supplementing gamma globulins, fluid and electrolyte balance, tube feeding, oxygen therapy and nursing care. Treatment of specific conditions, such as diarrhoea, pneumonia and septic arthritis will also be discussed, along with measures to prevent neonatal infections.

 

Course Tutor

Jessica Kidd  BA, DVM, CertES(Orth), DiplECVS, MRCVS

 

Attendance Certificate

This tutorial is worth 30 minutes of CPD.

 

Course Notes

Unfortunately, course notes are not available to  accompany this tutorial.

 

Upon purchase, the tutorial will be immediately available to view from ‘My Courses’ (along with your course notes, if available).  Every eCPD tutorial now comes with lifelong access, so you can view the tutorial as may times as you like, with no time limits!

 

If you make any personal notes during the tutorial using ‘take notes’, these will be saved, along with your certificate and CPD record for permanent access in ‘My Courses’.

 

This eCPD tutorial 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 tutorial.  A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.

 

 

Jessica Kidd

BA, DVM, CertES(Orth), DiplECVS, MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Surgery, Valley Equine Hospital, Berkshire

Jessica attended veterinary school at Purdue University in the States, followed by two years in mixed practice in New England. After this she completed an internship at a referral racehorse hospital in Ocala, Florida and then returned to the UK to complete an equine surgery residency at the University of Bristol. This was followed by time as a surgery lecturer at the University of Glasgow’s veterinary school followed by holding the position of the University Equine Surgeon at the University of Cambridge where she was also the Head of the Equine Hospital.

 

She is currently the surgeon at the Valley Equine Hospital in Lambourn, Berkshire. She has presented veterinary presentations at national and international meetings and has taught numerous CPD courses for other veterinary surgeons on specialised equine subjects.

 

She holds the RCVS certificate in Equine Surgery (Orthopaedics), is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons, and is an RCVS and European recognised specialist in Equine Surgery. Her areas of interest are both soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery and investigation of lameness cases.

 

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You will need to enter your own name and practice billing details into the checkout form, tick the box ‘send CPD vouchers to Delegate’ and enter the delegate name and email address in the boxes provided.  All done!

CPD vouchers must be redeemed on the website within 7 days of purchase.

 

 

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