Practical CPD for Equine Nurses

11 Apr 2018 - 11 Apr 2018 09:30 - 17:00 Scarsdale Vets, Derby, DE22 4NH

Full Course Programme Directions

Course Description: This brand new course has been created specifically for equine veterinary nurses and is designed to improve skills levels in several key areas of equine safety, specifically:
• Equine behaviour and training: a comprehensive run through of how equine behaviour and training techniques can increase safety in equine nursing situations.
• Equine pain scoring: update on pain scoring and how it can be applied in equine practice.
• Equine wound care: update on equine wound care and discussion of dressings.
• Practical sessions:
• Group session: Desensitisation to clippers with a real live horse. Designed to increase safety of equine nurses when dealing with difficult horses, by teaching desensitisation skills, based on scientific evidence.
• Individual sessions: Teaching safe handling techniques applicable to equine nursing situations e.g. restraint, handling and trot up examinations.
• Bandaging practical: hands-on practical including half limb, carpus and hock bandages. This will include common dressings and bandaging materials used to help you perfect your bandaging skills. A pressure monitor will be used to objectively assess pressure applied.


Course Fee:
BEVA Members £150
Non-Members £300

Key Learning Objectives:
• Enhance your knowledge of equine behaviour and handling.
• Apply this knowledge to real life equine nursing situations, to increase levels of human safety and equine comfort.
• Update your knowledge of equine healing and wound care.
• Enhance your knowledge of equine wound dressings, and increase your confidence when it comes to applying dressings and bandages.

Course Organiser:
Marie Rippingale BSc (Hons) REVN G-SQP DipHE CVN Dip AVN (Equine) - Derby

Speakers:
Lisa Ashton ASS Dip ES BHSII BA (Hons) PGCE MBA - Staffordshire
Louise Pailor RVN REVN - Cheshire
Siobhan Robinson RVN - Derby
Marie Rippingale BSc (Hons), REVN, G-SQP, DipHE CVN, Dip AVN (Equine) - Derby

• Cancellation more than 6 weeks prior to the start of the course: A refund will be made less a 10% administrative charge.
• Cancellation less than 6 weeks prior to the start of the course: No refunds can be guaranteed, but if BEVA can resell the place a refund will be made less a 20% administrative charge.
• Transfer of Delegate: Booked places can be transferred to another person. If the transferee is not a BEVA Member he/she will be liable for the difference between the Member and Non-Member delegate rates.
• Insurance: All delegates must have appropriate liability and professional indemnity insurance.
• Safety: Delegates must bring appropriate safety wear (coveralls, hard hats, boots etc) to courses involving practical sessions.
• Data Protection: I understand that BEVA may pass my details to the organisers or sponsors of the courses unless I have specified otherwise.
• Compliance: I am a qualified to undertake the procedures being taught, or I am in training for such a qualification, in which case I will make the organisers aware of my status.