Small Animal CPD

*NEW* Fully Online - Anaesthesia and analgesia in small animals: a case-based approach 

Join Us for the New Small Animal Clinical Club Evenings

We’re excited to invite you to our new series of Small Animal Clinical Club Evenings, hosted by the Small Animal Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Postgraduate Unit.

🗓️ When: Once a month from September to July (no sessions in January or August)
🕡 Time: Buffet and refreshments from 6:30 PM, followed by the lecture at 7:00 PM
📍 Where: Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE

These evenings will feature a range of informative and engaging lectures delivered by expert teams from across the hospital, offering insights into the latest in small animal clinical practice.

🔍 Each session includes:

• A networking buffet

• A clinical lecture on a topical subject

• An optional guided tour of the hospital

Whether you're a practicing vet, a student, or simply passionate about small animal care, these evenings are a great way to stay informed, ask questions, and connect with fellow professionals.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Thursday 04 December - Diabetes Mellitus: What's new in treatment and monitoring?

Erin O'Connell  BVSc DipECVIM-CA FHEA MRCVS EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Internal Medicine

We'll explore the latest developemnts in the management of diabetes in small animal patients, including advances in insulin therapy, glucose monitoring techniques and practical updates to improve patient outcomes. Perfect for veterinary professionals looking to refresh and enhance their knowledge of this common endocrine condition.

The evening will take place Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE Registration from 6.30pm including buffet and refreshments.  Lectures to start at 7pm

Audience: Vets & Vet nurses.

Join Us for the New Small Animal Clinical Club Evenings

We’re excited to invite you to our new series of Small Animal Clinical Club Evenings, hosted by the Small Animal Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Postgraduate Unit.

🗓️ When: Once a month from September to July (no sessions in January or August)
🕡 Time: Buffet and refreshments from 6:30 PM, followed by the lecture at 7:00 PM
📍 Where: Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE

These evenings will feature a range of informative and engaging lectures delivered by expert teams from across the hospital, offering insights into the latest in small animal clinical practice.

🔍 Each session includes:

• A networking buffet

• A clinical lecture on a topical subject

• An optional guided tour of the hospital

Whether you're a practicing vet, a student, or simply passionate about small animal care, these evenings are a great way to stay informed, ask questions, and connect with fellow professionals.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Wednesday 03 September - Keeping Calm: Optimizing Canine Seizure Control

Rita Goncalves DVM Dip ECVN MVM FHEA MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology and EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology

Stephanie Phillipps BA BVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS

During this CPD evening we will focus on highlighting the most common pitfalls encountered during seizure management in dogs and cats and how to overcome them. This short session aims to review best practice when treating epileptics and will use clinical cases to demonstrate and help grasp decision making.

The evening will take place Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE Registration from 6.30pm including buffet and refreshments.  Lectures to start at 7pm

Audience: Vets & Vet nurses.

Join Us for the New Small Animal Clinical Club Evenings

We’re excited to invite you to our new series of Small Animal Clinical Club Evenings, hosted by the Small Animal Teaching Hospital and the Veterinary Postgraduate Unit.

🗓️ When: Once a month from September to July (no sessions in January or August)
🕡 Time: Buffet and refreshments from 6:30 PM, followed by the lecture at 7:00 PM
📍 Where: Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE

These evenings will feature a range of informative and engaging lectures delivered by expert teams from across the hospital, offering insights into the latest in small animal clinical practice.

🔍 Each session includes:

• A networking buffet

• A clinical lecture on a topical subject

• An optional guided tour of the hospital

Whether you're a practicing vet, a student, or simply passionate about small animal care, these evenings are a great way to stay informed, ask questions, and connect with fellow professionals.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Thursday 05 March 2026 - Identifying and management of a portosystemic shunt - case discussion

Rachel Burrow  BvetMed CertSAS CertVR DipECVS MSc(clin onc)(hons) MRCVS

When a routine anaesthetic doesn’t go to plan, how do you approach the case? This interactive, case-based session follows a first opinion patient with a prolonged recovery from anaesthesia. Together, we’ll work through the clinical reasoning, diagnostics, and interpretation that led to a diagnosis of a portosystemic shunt. With plenty of practical take-home tips and audience participation throughout, this session is ideal for vets and nurses in general practice looking to build confidence in tackling delayed recoveries and recognising when something more serious might be going on.

The evening will take place Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE Registration from 6.30pm including buffet and refreshments.  Lectures to start at 7pm

Audience: Vets

*NEW* Surgical Skills Day: Canine Perineal Hernia and Urethral Surgery for Urethral Obstruction

Key to developing proficiency in non-elective surgical procedures is access to hands-on practical time to hone our manual skills. Students enrolled on the perineal hernia/urethral surgery course will have the benefit of maximised laboratory time where these surgical procedures are performed on cadavers. The necessary theory and case management details are covered via a mixture of pre-recorded lectures and review lectures on the day.

Lunch and Refreshments included.

Join us for an evening of lectures covering challenging allergies for the small animal vet.  

The evening is kindly sponsored by Zoetis the world leading animal health company.

The evening will take place in the main building Lecture Theatre, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE Registration from 7pm, buffet and refreshments provided.

This one-day workshop will take a problem-based approach to the practical diagnosis and treatment of cardiorespiratory cases in first opinion practice. 

Speakers are all members of the cardiology team with much experience dealing with cardio-respiratory problems, and we look forward to sharing with you.

• Andrew Crosland DVM BSc (Med Sci) Grad Dip VetStud AFHEA MRCVS
•Will Davis BVMedSci BVM BVS MRCVS (3rd year resident)
•Jo Dukes-McEwan BVMS, MVM, PhD, SFHEA, DVC, DipECVIM-CA(cardiology), FRCVS

Lunch and refreshments provided.

Via interactive lectures, solidify your knowledge on the complexities of the "third brain" (the gastrointestinal system). During this one-day course we will discuss chronic enteropathies in cats and dogs, dive into the microbiome, gulp down dysphagia, poke the pancreas and settle the stomach with gastroprotectants. A complete transit of the gastrointestinal tract!

Lunch and refreshments provided.

2 Day Workshop -8th & 9th September 2025

Join us for this popular 2 day workshop. 

This two day workshop covers topics relating to the Foundations of Advanced Veterinary Practice module or ‘A-module’, the first module in the CertAVP program.  The topics are highly applicable to everyday practice and the workshop is open to all, not just those enrolled on the modules.  For more information please contact our team at vpuoffice@liverpool.ac.uk.

Through a series of presentations, workshops, and interactive group work we will stimulate you to think about making clinical decisions in context, managing mistakes, improvements in practice and 'caring and killing' in practice. You will leave with ideas about how to approach these and similar topics in your reflective writing for the Cert AVP and your practice in general.

Can be booked as a two day workshop or 1 day.

Lunch and refreshments provided.

Day 1 Only - 9th September 2025

Join us for this popular one day workshop covering topics relating to the Foundations of Advanced Veterinary Practice module or ‘A-module’, the first module in the CertAVP program.  The topics are highly applicable to everyday practice and the workshop is open to all, not just those enrolled on the modules.  For more information please contact our team at vpuoffice@liverpool.ac.uk.

Through a series of presentations, workshops, and interactive group work we will stimulate you to think about making clinical decisions in context, managing mistakes, improvements in practice and 'caring and killing' in practice. You will leave with ideas about how to approach these and similar topics in your reflective writing for the Cert AVP and your practice in general.

Can be booked as a two day workshop or 1 day.

Lunch and refreshments provided.

Join us for this popular one day workshop covering topics relating to the Foundations of Advanced Veterinary Practice module or ‘A-module’, the first module in the CertAVP program.  The topics are highly applicable to everyday practice and the workshop is open to all, not just those enrolled on the modules.  For more information please contact our team at vpuoffice@liverpool.ac.uk.

Through a series of presentations, workshops, and interactive group work we will stimulate you to think about making clinical decisions in context, managing mistakes, improvements in practice and 'caring and killing' in practice. You will leave with ideas about how to approach these and similar topics in your reflective writing for the Cert AVP and your practice in general.

Can be booked as a two day workshop or 1 day.

Lunch and refreshments provided.

To book your place on a Small Animal CertAVP module starting in January 2026.

Modules can be booked as either a Full Course Participant or an E-Learning Participant. 

Full Course Participant - Includes all E-Learning access PLUS in-person workshop at Leahurst Campus. To make a workshop booking, please contact vpuoffice@liverpool.ac.uk.

 Workshop details can be found here.

E-Learning Participant - Online module access with full academic and peer support, library access, interactive journal clubs and zoom meetings.

For assessment only, please contact vpuoffice@liverpool.ac.uk

To book your place on a Small Animal CertAVP module starting in September 2025.

Modules can be booked as either a Full Course Participant or an E-Learning Participant. 

Full Course Participant - Includes all E-Learning access PLUS in-person workshop at Leahurst Campus. To make a workshop booking, please contact vpuoffice@liverpool.ac.uk.

 Workshop details can be found here.

E-Learning Participant - Online module access with full academic and peer support, library access, interactive journal clubs and zoom meetings.

For assessment only, please contact vpuoffice@liverpool.ac.uk

Managing orthopaedic cases in practice is energising and rewarding. However, breaking into this field and advancing our surgical skills is hampered by infrequent access to suitable cases. This 2-day orthopaedic event prioritises practical surgical time, with the goal of up-skilling delegates quickly and effectively. 

Day 1 focuses on fracture repair techniques in the canine pelvic limb. Lectures will cover the topics of patient stabilisation, fracture biomechanics and fracture planning, appropriate use of implants, and post-operative assessment.

Sawbones are used on day 1, where the following fractures repairs are performed by delegates:

·       Compression plating of transverse tibial and femoral fractures

·       Lag screw application as part of oblique fracture management

·       Tibial crest avulsion fracture repair using pin and tension band wiring

·       Distal femoral physeal fracture repair using crossed k-wires

·       Plate-rod management of comminuted femoral fractures

·       Use of external skeletal fixators for management of tibial and femoral fractures

·       Use of locking plates for management of tibial and femoral fractures

Lunch and refreshments included.

All our practical workshops include notes.  These will be provided by email in advance of each workshop. 

If you would prefer a printed paper copy the cost of this will be £20.  These notes will then be provided to you on the day of your workshop.