Key Information
CPD Hours: 42 hours
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Very good course to make sure you are up to date with rabbits and rodents problems.
Course Information
Key Areas
- How to increase the number of rabbit and rodent clients in your practice
- Common diseases affecting domestic rabbits and pet rodents and their latest medical treatments;
- - Conditions of the digestive tract and associated organs
- - Dermatological diseases
- - Respiratory tract diseases
- - Cardiovascular system diseases
- - Musculoskeletal, neurological, ophthalmic and endocrine system disease
- - Urogenital tract disease
- Safe anaesthetic protocols for a variety of different procedures in rabbits and rodents
- Common surgical procedures and analgesia for rabbits and rodents
- Critical and emergency care therapy in rabbits and rodents
This six week course will cover rabbit and rodent medicine for the practitioner and will also address the latest anaesthesia, analgesia and critical care medicine for these species. The emphasis will be upon common conditions and their latest therapies although the discussion forums may allow discussion of more advanced cases.
The course consists of a mixture of notes, specific case presentations and assessments, self assessment activities and online discussions. The majority of discussion forum activities will be case based.
Participants can earn up to 42 CPD hours if the course is completed in full.
Programme
Week One
- Introductory week where delegates introduce themselves.
- An idea about how to maximise the number of rabbit and rodent clients visiting your practice and ways to make your practice rabbit and rodent friendly.
- An overview of resources available to clinicians that deal with rabbits and rodents in practice including journals, societies, e-mail discussion groups, textbooks, client information handouts etc.
Week Two
- Digestive tract and associated organ (e.g. liver) diseases of rabbits and rodents including current therapies
Week Three
- Respiratory, cardiovascular and urogenital tract diseases of rabbits and rodents including current therapies
Week Four
- Neurological and musculoskeletal system diseases of rabbits and rodents including current therapies
Week Five
- Anaesthesia and analgesia and common surgical procedures of rabbits and rodents
Week Six
- Critical and emergency care therapy of rabbits and rodents