Description
This 45 minute eCPD tutorial is aimed at student veterinary nurses or qualified nurses who would like to revise and refresh their knowledge of the digestive system, including anatomy, physiology and the conditions which may occur.
The tutorial will discuss the different parts of the digestive system and how each part functions, it will then look at the clinical conditions which may occur; how they are diagnosed and treated. The tutorial will then look at surgical preparation and post-operative considerations for patients with hernias, gastric dilatation and volvulus, intussusception and those requiring splenectomy.
Tania Yelland VN, CertEd
This tutorial is worth 45 minutes of CPD.
Course notes written by Tania Yelland are included with this tutorial.
Upon purchase, the tutorial will be immediately available to view from ‘My Courses’ (along with your course notes, if available). The tutorial will be available to view for 7 days, and will be automatically deleted after this time. Please ensure you have watched the tutorial and printed the course notes before your course expires.
Tania completed her Veterinary Nurse training in 1998 whilst working in mixed practice in Glastonbury, Somerset. From there she moved to the University of Bristol spending four years as a surgical veterinary nurse before relocating to Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire. Tania then returned to the South West where she undertook a Head Nurse position in small animal practice before taking up her current position as a Lecturer in Veterinary Nursing at Bicton College. Since joining the College she has completed the Certificate in Education and her clinical interests include well pet clinics, surgical nursing, ophthalmology and puppy socialisation and behaviour.
