AD143 – Advance25 – GP Refresh Small Animal Medicine

Advance25™: GP Refresh Small Animal Medicine

Fast facts
25 hours CPD · RACE approved (12 credits)· All content available immediately· 12 months access · Access to all forum discussions but tutor moderation has ended.

“EBrought me up to date with new developments in certain areas and was an excellent refresher for things I’d forgotten too.”

Overview
This course is designed for vets who want to feel confident, current and clinically sharp in small animal internal medicine.

Whether you’re returning to clinical work, looking to refresh key areas, or simply feel that guidance has moved on since you last updated your knowledge, this course helps you understand what has changed and what really matters in everyday practice.

Using real-life first opinion cases, you’ll work through common medical presentations step by step, focusing on practical diagnosis, interpretation of test results and clear, evidence-based management decisions. Each case is approached logically, helping you develop a structured way of thinking that you can apply immediately in consults and case work-ups.

By the end of the course, you’ll be better equipped to recognise patterns, choose appropriate diagnostics and manage everyday medical cases with greater confidence and clarity.

How it works
Full access to recordings and materials immediately. You will have access to all forum discussion topics but active tutor moderation is no longer available. You’ll keep 12 months’ access to all materials and receive your certificate for 25 hours CPD. RACE approved (12 credits).

Syllabus at a glance
1. How to diagnose and manage liver disease in practice.
2. Updates on endocrine diseases in dogs and cats
3. How to approach the bleeding patient
4. Emergency cases
5. Immune-mediated diseases
6. Gastroenterology

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Your tutor
Nick Bexfield Nick BVetMed PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA PGDipMEdSci PGCHE FHEA MRCVS
EBVS^® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine; RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Testimonials:
‘All content provided is very relevant to everyday working life as a GP so will be directly applied to consults.'<
‘Coming back from maternity leave it has been a good general recap.’
‘General refresher, which was very useful’
‘Notes are brilliant, course was useful all the way through. Good revision of some common conditions and lots of useful tips.’
‘Really structured and simple approach to good cross section of medicine cases routinely encountered in practice’
‘Brought me up to date with new developments in certain areas and was an excellent refresher for things I’d forgotten too’
‘Great practical recommendations for case work ups’
‘Increased knowledge of immunosuppressive drugs available. Increased awareness of how common secondary liver disease. Increased confidence in dealing with IMHA and ITP’
‘Being able to assess the course notes for a quick reminder of differential diagnoses for different symptomatologies was really useful as well as having a more clear overall structural view on how to approach cases and to implement different and more up to date treatments’

Practicalities & pricing
• Price: £1,197 + VAT (UK).
• Overseas: No VAT for online courses.
• Payment options: Use the ‘Add to basket’ button and pay online. Request invoice using the ‘Request and invoice’ button at the bottom of this page · Call us to book 0151 328 0444.

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More Details

Advance25^TM Courses help you to develop your knowledge and clinical skills in a defined area of small animal practice. These fully flexible online courses include immediate access to recordings and materials for a 12 month period. Complete your learning and get your CPD Certificate for 25 Hours of CPD or a RACE Certificate for 12 Credits.

Fully flexible –  all course materials are recorded and you get full access for 12 months.

Session 1. How to diagnose and manage liver disease in practice.

• What’s new in the diagnosis of liver disease in dogs and cats.
• When a liver biopsy is indicated and how it should be performed.
• The latest management advice for the dog with hepatitis.
• Current evidence for the treatment of feline inflammatory liver disease.

Session 2. Updates on endocrine diseases in dogs and cats.

• What’s new in the management of diabetes mellitus.
• Why blood glucose curves are no longer recommended.
• Management options for the cat with hyperthyroidism.
• New thoughts on the diagnosis and monitoring of canine Cushing’s disease.

Session 3. How to approach the bleeding patient.

• How to investigate the bleeding patient.
• The latest developments in the management of selected bleeding disorders in dogs and cats.
• What’s new in blood typing.
• When and how to transfuse-the latest thoughts.

Session 4. Emergency cases.

• How to approach the collapsed patient.
• How to manage patients in respiratory distress.
• Latest thoughts on fluid therapy.
• Current concepts in providing supplementary nutrition.

Session 5. Immune-mediated diseases.

• How to diagnose some of the more commonly encountered immune-mediated diseases.
• The latest developments in immunosuppressive therapy.
• The current evidence base for the treatment of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia.
• What’s new in the management of the dog with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

Session 6. Gastroenterology

• The latest thoughts on the aetiology and diagnosis of canine IBD.
• How to manage IBD in cats and dogs.
• Current best evidence for the management of acute and chronic pancreatitis in dogs and cats.
• What’s new in the diagnosis and management of feline small cell lymphoma.