Tutored Online CPD

Neurology in Practice (Sept 2024)

£255.00 Ex VAT


Start: 
30th September 2024
CPD:    15 hours (UK), 15 points (AUS, NZ) over 6 / 8 weeks
Level:  Intermediate

 

Description

This course is aimed at nurses working in general practice

 

Veterinary nurses in general practice will likely have to nurse patients with varying degrees of neurological disease throughout their career. Understanding how a patient is affected neurologically, and knowing their basic care needs, will allow for successful nursing of these patients in practice.

 

Although neurological patients may seem daunting initially, by going through these patients step-by-step from history, through diagnosis, treatment and nursing care, we can make these cases less daunting and more rewarding.

 

Each week we will look at a different aspect of veterinary neurology so that you gain a full picture of how and why certain treatment options are preformed/required. Following the course, you can apply the knowledge of various conditions and how these will affect the nursing care requirements of the patient, to produce successful nursing care plans, as well as fully support your clients that have pets with on-going neurological needs at home.

 

Week 1

Patient History and Assessment
  • Taking a thorough history
  • Initial patient assessment
  • Anatomy
  • Neurological examination
  • Localisation

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

 

  • Successfully take a detailed history from owners and distinguish if the problem is neurological or not
  • Assess / triage the patient’s overall condition
  • Understand the neurological examination and describe what the findings may suggest
  • Discuss neurological lesion localisation and appreciate how this will allow planning of diagnostics tests

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

  • Pre-recorded tutorial with Zoe = 45 minutes
  • Further reading = 60 minutes
  • Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
  • Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

Week 2

Diagnostics
  • What do we need to know and when?
  • Blood tests
  • Urine
  • Imaging
  • MRI
  • CT
  • Radiography
  • Myelography
  • Ultrasound
  • Electrodiagnostics
  • Muscle and nerve biopsies

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

 

  • Understand if diagnostic tests are required
  • Know what tests should be prioritised – especially in emergency / critical cases or money sensitive situations
  • Understand what genetic tests are routinely carried out in neurology
  • Have a basic understanding of advanced imaging protocols and which ones should be used
  • Understand why and when electrodiagnostics are used in practice
  • Discuss why muscle and nerve biopsies may be taken

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

  • Pre-recorded tutorial with Zoe = 45 minutes
  • Further reading = 60 minutes
  • Written task (clinical case scenario – diagnostic plan) = 30 minutes (to be submitted before 5pm Friday week 6)
  • Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

Week 3

Spinal Conditions
  • Intervertebral disc disease and other common spinal conditions
  • Medical versus surgical treatment
  • Hemilaminectomy surgery, ventral slot surgery and other surgical approaches
  • Fenestration and durotomy – what does it mean and why?
  • Atlanto-axial instability, fractures and other vertebral malformations

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

 

  • Display knowledge about common spinal conditions seen in practice and understands why surgery is or isn’t performed
  • Describe how surgery affects the patient’s anatomy. Understanding surgery allows for a more considerate approach to nursing these patients
  • Show an awareness of any likelihood of recurrence

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

  • Pre-recorded tutorial with Zoe = 45 minutes
  • Further reading = 60 minutes
  • Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
  • Crossword quiz = 10 minutes

Week 4

Brain Disease
  • Seizures
  • Meningoencephalitis of unknown origin (MUO)
  • Vestibular disease
  • Head trauma
  • Neoplasia
  • Toxins
  • Otitis media / interna

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

 

  • Explain primary and secondary seizures and potential causes, and understand when to start anti-epileptic treatment
  • Discuss the clinical signs of MUO, how it is diagnosed in practice, along with the treatment options available
  • Know how to triage the emergency head trauma patient and use the Glasgow Coma Scale
  • List other causes of disease that may cause patients to present similarly to brain disease patients

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

  • Pre-recorded tutorials with Zoe = 80 minutes
  • Further reading = 60 minutes
  • Written task (clinical case scenario – seizure plan) = 30 minutes (to be submitted before 5pm Friday week 6)
  • Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes

Week 5

Neuromuscular Disease
  • Common neuromuscular diseases seen in the UK
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Polyradiculoneuritis
  • Tetanus
  • Toxoplasmosis

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

 

  • Show an understanding as to how different neuromuscular diseases affect our patients
  • Discuss treatment options available to patients for these conditions and know the nursing care required to support them during their recovery

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

  • Pre-recorded tutorial with Zoe = 60 minutes
  • Further reading = 60 minutes
  • Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
  • Multiple choice quiz = 10 minutes

Week 6

Nursing the Neurological Patient
  • Nursing care required to successfully nurse patients in hospital
  • Bladder dysfunction and care
  • Nutritional / hydration needs
  • Handling techniques
  • Exercise
  • Complications
  • Complementary treatment options
  • Promoting good overall patient care in practice

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

 

  • Consolidate knowledge from the whole course to successfully produce nursing care plans for a variety of neurological conditions
  • Identify which bladder management technique is required for various patients
  • Understand appropriate handling techniques and when one should be used over another
  • Help support clients that have pets with ongoing neurological care needs at home
  • Discuss the long-term care and monitoring these patients may require

Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)

  • Pre-recorded tutorial with Zoe = 65 minutes
  • Further reading = 60 minutes
  • Written task (clinical case scenario – nursing care plan) = 30 minutes (to be submitted before 5pm Friday week 6)
  • Crossword quiz = 10 minutes

 

This course will be fully tutored by Zoe Hatfield and will consist of 15 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes.  This course is tutored for 6 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.

 

All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference

10 reviews for Neurology in Practice (Sept 2024)

  1. Jess Hughes

    Very informative course covering most aspects of nursing the neurological patient.

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

  2. Abigail Dudley

    A great, informative course with easy to use online platform.

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Referral or specialist RVN – UK)

  3. Laura Mills

    useful to take back to practice

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

  4. Molly Teague

    Good course for RVNs starting out in Neurology or RVNs from other disciplines wanting to learn more about Neurology. I found that it was confirmation of everything i have learnt over the last 2-3 years working with a neurology team.

    Rated: Introduction / Intermediate
    (Referral or specialist RVN – UK)

  5. Nerice Hieatt

    A good overview and revision learning for me

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Referral or specialist RVN – UK)

  6. Sophie Johns

    i really enjoyed the weeks webinar and found it really eeasy to follow.

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Referral or specialist RVN – UK)

  7. Catherine Holmes

    Very helpful as I have recently qualified and started a new job in neurology.

    Rated: Introduction level
    (Newly qualified <2 years - UK)

  8. Emily Trevena

    Cracking!

    Rated: Introduction level
    (Referral or specialist RVN – UK)

  9. Rachael Grundy

    I learn’t some good nuggets of information

    Rated: Introduction level
    (Newly qualified <2 years - UK)

  10. Jenny Proctor

    really useful and informative

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

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Speaker

Zoe Hatfield VTS (IM-Neurology), RVN
University of Glasgow

 

Zoe qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2012 and after a year in general practice began work at the University of Glasgow Small Animal Hospital.  Zoe has had a keen interest in neurology since her time at the Small Animal Hospital as a student veterinary nurse – finding nursing these patients particularly rewarding. Since joining the Small Animal Hospital Zoe has been able to and encouraged to pursue her interest and passion for neurology nursing.

 

In July 2019 Zoe became only the second veterinary nurse in the UK to gain the American VTS certificate in Neurology.  Zoe has a particular interest in bladder management and nursing patients that require a lot of hands-on care to help them ‘get back on their feet’.  Zoe also enjoys passing on her enthusiasm for neurology by teaching students in-house and providing external CPD.  She has tutored courses for Excel CPD previously and provided lectures for the following conferences: Vet Trust, Scottish BSAVA congress and ACVIM forum.  Outside work Zoe enjoys playing American football and taking her Jack Russell Lola on long walks.

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 15 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 15 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

 

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 15 CPD points.

 

Information

Upon purchase you will be registered to attend the course, for 6 weeks from the start date.  The course will consist of various interactive tasks and lessons, including quizzes, case studies, forum discussions and further reading material.

 

The course is fully tutored, with new material will be provided each Monday morning, but the onus will be on the individual delegate to ensure that all tasks are fully complete.  The certificate will only be issued at the end of the course when all tasks have been accomplished.  Fewer CPD hours will be awarded at the the end of the course if there are unfinished tasks or there has been no contribution to the discussion forum, for example

 

The course is fully flexible, and there are no weekly ‘deadlines’ – the lessons and tasks may be completed whenever is convenient for each delegate, and any live lessons with be recorded and made available later that same day.   Furthermore, all the course material will be available for a further 2 weeks, to allow delegates the opportunity to catch up on missed lessons and tasks, or to take the opportunity to delve further into the suggested reading texts.  Please note however, that the course will not be tutored by the speaker during these final two weeks, but the time spent will count towards your CPD hours

 

After 8 weeks, the course will be complete and there will be no further opportunity to gain the certificate or CPD hours, however, you will have unlimited lifetime access to the tutorials, further reading and quizzes for future reference.  If you make any personal notes during the course using the ‘take notes’ app, these will be saved, along with your certificate and CPD record for permanent access in ‘My CPD’

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:

 

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

Pawprints

You will earn 255 Pawprint Points (£25.50 website credit) when you purchase this course

 

Our loyalty scheme rewards you with 10% in website credit to spend on future courses.  Choose pay with Pawprint Points during checkout.

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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.

 

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