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Course Format: Distance learning, assessment only - encouraging independent, adult-centred, self-directed learning
Enrolment: September - January
Assessment: Case diary, case reports and reflective essay
Timetable: January - September
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Please note:
You can only purchase this course online if you are an existing CertAVP candidate. During the checkout process you will be required to enter your RVC username.
How to enrol as a new CertAVP candidate.
At the end of the module, candidates should be able to:
- Understand the basic principles of general tissue pathology
- Organise and safely conduct a thorough necropsy in the context of the clinical environment
- Organise and collect appropriate samples from biopsies, cytology and necropsy examination for subsequent pathological evaluation
- Review and integrate results from clinical, clinical chemistry and histopathology
- Be capable of critically appraising pathology reports and utilising current literature to put the findings in context
- Review the outcomes of their cases in order to improve their performance
Please download the Module Syllabus, found in the Key Information box
Tutors
Norelene Harrington, BSc Vet Path, MVB, MVetMed, Dip ACVP, PG Cert (VetEd), FHEA, MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology