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£255.00 Ex VAT
Start: 2nd June 2025
CPD: 15 hours (UK), 15 points (AUS, NZ) over 6 / 8 weeks
Level: Advanced
This course is aimed at nurses working in general practice / referral practice
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
The course will be fully tutored by William McFadzean and will consist of 15 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case scenarios, 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
Will McFadzean BVetMed, CertAVP(VA), DipECVAA, MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Cave Veterinary Specialists
Will graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2010 and then completed an internship in a first opinion hospital in York. He then started a residency in anaesthesia and analgesia at Bristol University in 2014 which he completed in 2016 and finished his residency in 2017. Will joined Cave Veterinary Specialists in 2017 and passed his specialist diploma exam in 2019. Will was made Head of Specialist Services in 2021, leading the anaesthesia and imaging departments.
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.
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.
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’
This course has been listed as ‘Advanced’ 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
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.
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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Please note the following:
Excel CPD specialises in providing online CPD for veterinary nurses and technicians all over the globe. Our courses are also fully approved by AVNAT for our nursing colleagues in Australia and New Zealand.
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Aine F –
Very informative and detailed
Rated: Advanced level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Sabina A –
The topics presented within this course has been very thorough. For a nurse in second opinion who aspires to go into referral, this course may have been more essential further down my career but I’m still glad I completed the course. The speaker has been amazing with the content and resources. Highly recommended. The flexibility of online helps a lot alongside working full time.
Rated: Advanced level
(Newly qualified (<2 years) - UK)
Hannah R –
Overall, this course is very interesting and detailed. The course is online which makes it flexible for completing at home around working full time. Will is very knowledgeable about the content and helpful at answering any questions.
The website can be difficult to navigate at times when trying to make sure everything is ticked and marked as complete.
It is definitely aimed more at referral nurses or specialist nurses that are highly experienced.
Gemma H –
Very informative. Good further reading materials and interactive. Lectures were enjoyable and easy to listen to.
Rated: Advanced level
(Referral or specialist RVN – UK)
Lynda S –
Interesting course but a lot of it not relevant to everyday GP practice as we just don’t have the equipment available
Rated: Intermediate / Advanced level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Ellie L –
Great, well informed course! Got great feedback on written tasks
Rated: Intermediate level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Ailish D –
Very informative and detailed
Rated: Advanced level
(Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years – UK)
Man Yi T –
very useful and practical, have some actual case or scenario that is very useful for practice use
Rated: Advanced level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – Hong Kong)
Alex C –
The course video’s were full of useful tips and information to take back to practice
Rated: Intermediate / Advanced
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Kelly W –
Refreshed my brain!
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate / Advanced level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)