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Tag: CPD

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Stephen May

    RCVS council election manifesto: Stephen May

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    STEPHEN MAY MA, VetMB, PhD, DVR, DEO, DipECVS, FHEA, FRCVS Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA. T 01707 666270 M 07768 288711 E smay@rvc.ac.uk PROPOSERS: Sue Dyson, Andrew Harrison I graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1980. After spending time as large animal house surgeon (intern) at the University…

  • OSCEs are over… so, what’s next?

    OSCEs are over… so, what’s next?

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    The big summer OSCE extravaganza is over. For many nursing students it’s just a wait for results and then it’s “RVN time”. For those who need to resit (and it’s never that many), the focus returns to exams. But what do you do if you’ve passed and suddenly have all this free time on your hands? You’re qualified.…

  • Total CPD immersion – from breakfast to lights out

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    For a long time before graduation, I held a special interest in “exotics” – a term I take to include birds, amphibians, invertebrates, wild animals and rabbits, even though the latter should be included in the “small animal” speciality. I even registered and studied for the CertZooMed before coming up hard against the requirement to gain…

  • Tie-over bandages can be great for wound management

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    One of my colleagues showed me a technique we found to be a really useful aid to wound management. We all know open wounds can take ages to heal by second intention, depending on wound size, infection, blood supply and a patient’s health. My colleague recommends tie-over bandages are used until the wound is no longer infected…

  • Are you documented?

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    Erstwhile RCVS president Jacqui Molyneux’s comments that practitioners use the 10 hours “undocumented private study” CPD allowance to make up their hours when they are otherwise below their specified 35 hours per year (Veterinary Times, March 30) is neither helpful nor acknowledges the realities of the situation. For all its strides to become more in touch with…

  • Obesity: facing the big dog in the room

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    Obesity is a huge welfare problem that is rapidly increasing. We all know this. That owners with obese animals are guilty of neglect is obvious[1.yes, rarely there can be endocrine or metabolic problems], as is the state of their animals, and they don’t need a vet to bring this up in a consult – all…

  • The VN status debate

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    I am currently stuck at home with a bad back, so I’ve had plenty of time to read a debate on Vet Nurse about the list for veterinary nurses being phased out in favour of the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses. It is an emotive topic and members of this forum seem to be showing…

  • Aggression as an unusual presenting sign of hypothyroidism

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    I’ve not long come across a case of a middle-aged dog that had suddenly become unaccustomedly grumpy and started snapping at its poor owners. This was uncharacteristic, as it had no previous history of behavioural problems. There were no other obvious clinical signs – perhaps it had become lazy of late, but there was nothing to put your…

  • Do we see disabled people as equal?

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    I’ve had an interesting week. I was at London Vet Show and enjoyed two good days of CPD, including the start of a fine nursing stream. The Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists talks were also really good. However, due to my back problems I had to hire a wheelchair, as the prolonged standing and walking of a conference was…

  • Bigger and better: London Vet Show 2014

    Bigger and better: London Vet Show 2014

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    London Vet Show has rapidly become one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for UK veterinary professionals. Close links with the Royal Veterinary College and more recently forged alliances with the BVA and BVNA have seen it go from strength to strength in the five short years since its inception. Organisers of the annual two-day show pride…