Key Information
CPD Hours: 42 hours
Course Length: Six weeks
Course Format: An intensive tutor-moderated learning experience. Resources include electronic course notes, videos, case assessments, self-assessment quizzes and discussion forums in which participants review and discuss cases with colleagues and the tutor
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Course Information
Key Areas
- The neurological examination in cats – how do I get started?
- Clinical reasoning – is it really neurological? Defining the system
- Clinical reasoning – neurolocalisation and differentials
- Systemic diseases with neurological signs in cats
- Problem solving in spinal diseases
- Weakness in cats – when could this have a neurological cause?
- Unique feline neurological disorders
- Anisocoria in cats – when should I be worried?
- The vestibular cat – when to consider further diagnostic tests
- Feline neurological emergencies – what can I do?
Do you find doing a neurological exam on a cat challenging? Are you worried you might be missing important clues?
Cats with neurological signs can be confusing. The aims of this course are to provide you with the knowledge and skills to confidently assess and manage neurological cats in general practice. The course will involve many clinical case discussions where real cases will be presented and discussed to strengthen your problem-solving skills in feline neurology.
Why do this course?
This course will provide you with many tips on how to enhance and apply your knowledge about feline neurology.
CPD Hours
CPD hours are awarded based on the level of participation. Depending on the course, this may include viewing live or recorded lectures, contributing to the discussion forums, completing online case assessment exercises or self-assessment quizzes and reviewing supplementary reading material.
Please note most of our courses are time released to open with a new topic each week, please bear this in mind when allocating time to complete these courses.
For more information on our eCPD and Webinar Plus CPD please visit: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/cpd/about/delivery-modes
Tutors
Elsa Beltran, Ldo Vet DipECVN PGDipVetEd FHEA MRCVS
Associate Professor in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal Veterinary College
Abbe Crawford, BVM&S BSc MVetMed PhD DipECVN FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal Veterinary College
Steven De Decker, DVM PhD MVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS
Professor in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal Veterinary College
Joe Fenn, BVetMed MVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS
Associate Professor in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal Veterinary College
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