Key Information
CPD Hours: 8 hours
Course Length: One day
Course Format: Lectures and practical sessions
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£799.00
Please email cpd@rvc.ac.uk to register your interest
This course may run again in the future. To register your interest please contact us.
Both tutors very knowledgeable, approachable. Excellent teaching
Course Information
Key Areas
- Topographic and functional anatomy of elbow and shoulder
- Discussion of common conditions affecting the elbow and shoulder joints
- Principles of arthroscopy and what general arthroscopic equipment is required to start
- Elbow and shoulder arthroscopy wet lab
This course is scheduled to run on Wednesday 22nd October 2025, please email cpd@rvc.ac.uk to register your interest.
Do you want to improve the options you can offer your patients with orthopaedic disease? Do you want to take your orthopaedic practice to the next level?
Arthroscopy is an essential skill to provide comprehensive management of elbow and shoulder disease for your patients. This one-day course, pitched at an introductory level, is for veterinary surgeons who want to develop skills in diagnostic and surgical arthroscopy in small animals. The focus of the course will be the elbow joint and the shoulder joint.
The day will consist of practical teaching with short introduction/discussions. The morning will be devoted to arthroscopy of the elbow and the afternoon to arthroscopy of the shoulder.
Why do this course?
You will learn a practical structured approach on how to treat medial coronoid disease, receive principles and practical tips of elbow and shoulder arthroscopy and feel more confident about the diagnosis and management of common elbow and shoulder conditions.
Course Programme
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08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration and refreshments |
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09:00 - 09:30 |
Introduction to arthroscopy |
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09:30 - 10.00 |
Arthroscopy of the elbow joint in dogs |
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10:00 - 12:30 |
Practical elbow arthroscopy (refreshment break at your convenience) |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 14:30 |
Arthroscopy of the shoulder joint in dogs |
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14:30 - 17:00 |
Practical shoulder arthroscopy (refreshment break at your convenience) |
Tutors
Rebekah Knight, BVetMed PgC(SAS) PGDip(VCP) DipECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics and Deputy Head of Service
The Royal Veterinary College
Richard Meeson, MA VetMB PhD MVetMed DipECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA FRCVS
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of Orthopaedics
The Royal Veterinary College
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