NEW eCPD Feline neurology online - a problem based approach

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About the course

 

Key Areas

  • The neurological examination in cats – how do I get started?
  • Clinical reasoning – is it really neurological? Defining the system
  • Clinical reasoning – eurolocalisation 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?

About this course

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 and therefore planning the next diagnostic or therapeutic step can be complicated. 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 cases 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 increase your confidence in neurolocalisation and your problem solving skills, and will provide you with many tips on how to enhance and apply your knowledge about feline neurology.

Tutors

Elsa Beltran, Ldo Vet DipECVN FHEA MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal Veterinary College

Abbe Crawford, BVM&S BSc PhD MRCVS
Clinician in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal Veterinary College

Steven De Decker, DVM PhD MVetMed DipECVN MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal Veterinary College

Joe Fenn, BVetMed MVetMed DipECVN FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Royal Veterinary College

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