CPD

A review of the OCQ(V) training qualifications was carried out in collaboration with Improve International and the BVA. Numerous sources of feedback were used to inform the review, including: BVA surv…

A final year veterinary student reviews The New Vet’s Handbook, published in June 2018

Improve International answers questions on companion animal and small animal exports revalidation for OVs with grandfather rights

How to use empathy to enhance your leadership status

Help members keep up to date with the latest evidence, build skills and improve knowledge with a journal club

An update on small animal techniques was provided at the VETcpd Congress in Bath, with a focus on advances that are applicable to everyday practice

David Babington of Improve International looks at the options available and reviews the factors that vets seeking higher qualifications should consider before deciding what course of action to take.

Chris Whipp examines the concept of stories in the context of running a veterinary practice and suggests that taking such an approach can pay dividends.

Jayne Laycock reports on her 'pick of the month’ CPD webinar which featured veterinary coach and mentor Carolyne Crowe imparting sage advice on dealing with stress.

Jayne Laycock reports on her 'pick of the month’ CPD webinar with the RCVS registrar Gordon Hockey and former council member Clare Tapsfield-Wright who chaired the standards committee.

Chris Whipp climbs further up his ladder of lifelong learning and delves into his portfolios of the last ten years, identifying what was really important to him and changing focus...

Jayne Laycock reports on her pick-of-the- month CPD webinar on developing insights to create a dynamic, harmonious team, presented by Helen Goldberg, director of Clavis Marketing.

Jayne Laycock reports on her pick-of-the- month webinar on The Webinar Vet, this one on otology in the dog and cat presented by Dr Klaus E. Loft of Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston.

Graham Duncanson has been having the time of his life careering down the ice in Switzerland and handling a delicate operation on a camel in Germany – and recalls an earlier time in Kenya.

Chris Whipp continues his article on attention spans with a look at techniques that can be used to build, develop and control attention – but warns not to expect too much too soon.

Chris Whipp raises the issue of attention spans apparently getting shorter and discusses why the management of our spans may be the next major business opportunity to be exploited

Jayne Laycock reports on her ‘pick of the month’ webinar from The Webinar Vet on ‘Veterinary toxicology testing made easy’ by Nick Carmichael of Carmichael Torrance Diagnostic Services

Jayne Laycock reports on her ‘pick of the month’ CPD webinar presented on the topic of rabies by Professor Radford Davis of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Chris Whipp continues his series on methods of learning and discusses the need to move away from traditional CPD to a system for general practitioners that is more agile and overload-proof

Chris Whipp puts forward 10 ‘easy’ things to do to avoid bottlenecks in our brains and to improve the way they function and stresses the importance a maintaining a positive state of mind