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Our extensive range of onsite courses aim to challenge and stimulate delegates.  We offer a selection of lecture-based courses and hands-on practical courses in small groups, covering a variety of topics relevant to companion animal, exotic species, equine clinical practice, and professional skills.

Practical hands-on

Our practical hands-on courses cover a broad range of different topics for veterinarians in large or small animal practice. Each year we run popular tried and tested surgery and abdominal and echocardiography scanning courses for all levels of experience as well as introducing new surgery courses to challenge and excite. All of our practical courses have limited spaces to enhance learning so please book early to avoid disappointment.  

Lecture

Our interactive lecture-based courses aim to provide participants with invaluable tips to take back to practice with them. During the course, delegates will be involved in case-based discussions and have the time and opportunity to discuss the subject in more detail with the tutors and their colleagues.

Further information

Our onsite courses are held at our Hawkshead Campus, near Potters Bar. We offer refreshments on arrival and during morning and afternoon break as well as a hot lunch. Accommodation is available should you wish to stay overnight on campus or we have a list of local hotels you can pick from. Hawkshead Campus is near Potters Bar Station (direct route from London Kings Cross) and the 91做厙 operate a shuttle bus between the station and campus.  Alternatively there is a minicab company at the station.

Directions to the Hawkshead Campus

Accommodation at the Hawkshead Campus and the surrounding area

Hawkshead Campus Site Plan

Bus timetable - Potters Bar Station to Hawkshead Campus

Taxi/Minicab: a minicab service is available from beside Potters Bar railway station forecourt (telephone 01707 650077). The journey to the Campus takes about 10 minutes.

A convenient and flexible way to earn CPD hours without leaving home is to indulge in one of our tutor-moderated online learning experiences.

e-CPD

e-CPD courses at the 91做厙 allow veterinarians and vet nurses from around the world to participate in interactive and in-depth online learning. The courses offered cover a range of topics relevant to companion animal and equine clinical practice. The courses are moderated by expert clinical staff. Depending on the course topic, they consist of a mixture of case presentations and assessment, radiographs, downloadable reference sources (notes, textbook references and relevant journal articles), quizzes, videos, weblinks and online asynchronous discussions.

There is no need to log on at any particular time of the day or night so the courses can be completed in your own time. However, you do need to be able to spend at least three to four hours for vet nurses or six to seven hours for vets, each week on the course and log on several times throughout each week to get maximum benefit. There are tasks to complete each week and usually deadlines to meet midweek and at the end of the week.

For most e-CPD courses veterinarians can earn up to 42 hours formal CPD and another 10 hours informal CPD as permitted by the RCVS. Nurses can earn up to 24 CPD hours formal CPD. This means that you can exceed your yearly CPD requirement in one course! At a cost of less than £20 per CPD hour they are one of the most cost effective independent CPD forums in Europe.

The courses are internet based so no special software or computer skills are required – you don’t have to be a computer geek to enjoy and participate fully! The unique feature of 91做厙 e-CPD courses is that they are much more than just an online information delivery mechanism. Interactive activities occur throughout the course, tutor input is extensive and integral to the participants’ learning, and veterinarians can share their clinical experiences with, and learn from, a diverse group of colleagues. Veterinarians and veterinary nurses participate from all around the world.

The format of e-CPD is not for everyone. It does not suit everyone’s learning preferences, they require commitment and self-discipline and they can be challenging to fit into a busy life. They involve tutor- supported, but also self-directed, learning – so that, more than in any other form of CPD, you get out of it what you put in. You also have to make your own coffee. But for those who can commit the time, like to learn at their own pace,