RCVS CPD Hours: 45 or 15- Does it really matter?
The news the RCVS have decided to change the mandatory number of hours for RVNs and Veterinary Surgeons has had a mixed reception.
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Upcoming VN CPD: Summer 2019
Why does finding CPD have to be so challanging? Here are some upcoming VN CPD for the summer of 2019.
Day Two of EVECCS
Day two at EVECCS was a lot of fun! After the full day exam and after a fabulous Moscow Mule we headed to the old town to find somewhere to celebrate. Tallin has a medieval old town that is now a recognised heritage site. Having seen my fellow VN-Instagrammers pictures I was keen to go …
The RECOVER Initiative CPR Training
The RECOVER Initiative CPR Training an overview. I’ve always been a bit of an ICU/Critical Care bod and I love the adrenaline and the high you get when nursing these super critical patients. Often though what comes with super critical is also the likelihood of a ‘crash’ or cardio pulmonary arrest. For me this is an …
Human Factors, should we be considering these more?
On Tuesday I travelled to a Royal Society of Medicine event in London to attend a very interesting CPD day. This day was titled ‘Human Factors in Patient Safety: Comparative lessons from human and animal healthcare’ It was joint collaboration between Vet Led, Med Led and the RSM. What would be your first thoughts if …
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A trip to the AVA Pre-BSAVA Nurse Day 2019
As most of you know I am very lucky to work in a practice where CPD is actively encouraged and supported. I’m in a role where both management and clinical CPD can be of benefit. I did a good stint of management CPD at the VMPA congress in January, where I learnt loads and thoroughly …