CPD

Date: 11/02/2026
Location: Webinar
Speaker: Jess Herley RVN
Start time: 7.30pm
Finish: 9.00pm
Number of delegates: unlimited
Sponsorship: N/A
Food/Drink: N/A
Cost per person: N/A

Join Jess Herley, RVN and veterinary technician specialists in Emergency and Critical Care, for an insightful webinar designed for vets and veterinary nurses. This session will explore best practices for anaesthesia during caesarean sections, providing practical strategies to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Once registered, you will be sent a Teams link via email

Date: 05/03/2026
Location: Webinar
Speaker: Neringa Alisauskaite and Luca Motta
Start time: 7.00pm
Finish: 8.30pm
Number of delegates: unlimited
Sponsorship: N/A
Food/Drink: N/A
Cost per person: N/A

“Join neurology specialists Neringa Alisauskaite and Luca Motta for an in-depth discussion of their current research. The session will explore prognostic factors in thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion – including onset of clinical signs, timing of surgery and neurological grade – together with a systematic review of MRI findings, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes in canine neosporosis.”

Once registered, you will be sent a Teams link via email

Journals being discussed:
Compagnone, K., Upchurch, D.A., Pompermaier, E., Motta, L.(2023) Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Extrusion in Dogs: Do Onset of Clinical Signs, Time of Surgery, and Neurological Grade Matter? Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 36(6):287-293.

Vicens Zanoguera, L., Pauciulo, C., Corlazzoli, D., Cauduro, A., Motta, L. (2023) Does surgical timing affect the rapidity of recovery in deep pain-entire non-ambulatory dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk extrusion? J Small Anim Pract. 64(3):136-141.

Alisauskaite, N. (2025) A systematic review of clinical and diagnostic findings, treatment, and outcomes in canine neosporosis cases evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging. Front. Vet. Sci.12

Link to journal
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1669529/full

Date: 21/04/2026
Location: Northwest Veterinary Specialists, WA7 3FW 
Speakers: Jess Herley RVN, Natasha Muckley RVN, Danielle Hallett RVN 
Start time: 7.00pm  
Finish: 9.00pm 
Number of delegates: 20 
Sponsorship: TBC 
Food/Drink: Refreshments and buffet provided
Cost: Free

This hands-on CPD is designed for veterinary nurses looking to enhance their emergency and critical care expertise. Participants will gain practical skills in placing central lines, naso-oesophageal tubes, and naso-oxygen tubes, building confidence and competence in essential advanced ECC procedures.

Date: 20/05/2026
Location: Chester Zoo 
Speaker: Ellie Wyatt  
Start time: 7.00pm  
Finish: 9.30pm 
Sponsorship: Elanco 
Food/Drink: Hot buffet and welcome drink (prosecco/beer/elderflower fizz)  
Cost per person:  £35.00 including VAT.

Join dermatology specialist Ellie Wyatt, at Chester Zoo for this engaging CPD designed for vets and vet nurses.

Explore the latest approaches to diagnosing and managing complex ear disease, with practical tips, case discussions, and evidence-based solutions to improve patient outcomes. Gain insights that will enhance your confidence in tackling even the most challenging cases.

Upon confirmation of your place, you will receive a payment link (or invoice upon request). Payment via My Pet Portal is required within 28 days unless a delay has been agreed in advance. Due to the high demand for this event, places cannot be held without receipt of payment. Unfortunately, refunds cannot be offered if you are unable to attend, unless an alternative delegate is identified.

Date: 29/06/2026
Location: Carden Park Hotel and Spa, CH3 9DQ
Start time: 8.30am on the 29th June
Finish: 5pm on the 30th June
Number of delegates: 70
Sponsorship: Elanco and Domes Pharma
Food/Drink: All meals provided.
Cost pp:  £470pp including VAT. This includes:
• Overnight stay.
• Buffet lunch on both days.
• BBQ buffet on the first night.
• Breakfast buffet on the second day.
• 3 hours Spa access on the first night.
• Wine tasting of Carden park’s own sparkling wines.

Join us for an immersive two-day CPD event designed for small animal veterinary surgeons who want to sharpen their clinical reasoning and take a truly multidisciplinary approach to complex cases.

Set in the relaxing surroundings of Carden Park Hotel and Spa, this course brings together expertise from across disciplines – including medicine, diagnostic imaging and beyond – to help you connect the clues when cases don’t fit neatly into one system.

Delegates will explore multisystem disease, challenging diagnostics, and real-world decision making, with a strong focus on approaches you can apply in practice.

This is CPD that combines clinical depth, practical relevance and time to reflect – all in a premium setting designed to support learning and wellbeing.

Topics and speakers:

This is a true multidisciplinary event with topics so far including:

· ‘Gut Feelings Confirmed: Diagnostic Imaging of the GI tract’ Blanca Serragomezdelaserna

· ‘Biopsy and Beyond: Management of Canine Gastrointestinal Neoplasia’ Mary Marrington

· ‘Vestibular disease: the dizzy dog and cat’ Rory Fentem

· ‘From Rash to Root Cause: clinical manifestations of systemic disease’. Eleanor Wyatt

· “Kidneys and beyond: proteinuria as a marker of kidney and systemic disease” Francesca Venier

· ‘Taking the strain out of cystotomy: a practical introduction to video-assisted techniques’ Ines Gordo

· “When Things Don’t Go to Plan: Troubleshooting Anaesthetic Challenges in Small Animal Practice” Joanna Raszplewicz

· ‘Intervene or observe? Practical Guidance for Patella Luxation’ Serena Monti

· ‘Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Early Recognition and Effective Intervention’ Harry Warwick

· ‘Making sense of brain disorders in everyday practice’ Camilla Cooper

· ‘Minimally Invasive gastropexy: Indications, Benefits and Clinical Decision-Making’

Upon confirmation of your place, you will receive a payment link (or invoice upon request). Payment via My Pet Portal is required within 28 days unless a delay has been agreed in advance. Due to the high demand for this event, places cannot be held without receipt of payment. Unfortunately, refunds cannot be offered if you are unable to attend, unless an alternative delegate is identified.

Date: 15/07/2026
Location: PINS Social Club, Liverpool. L1 5AP. There is pay and display parking next to the venue.
Start time: 6.45pm arrival  
Finish: 10.00pm 
Number of delegates: 30 
Sponsorship: N/A
Food/Drink: Hot buffet and welcome drinks
Cost: £45 including VAT

Join us for a relaxed evening designed especially for Head Nurses working in general practice/ECC or referral. 

This event is all about you, the people leading from the middle, keeping teams together, and making practice life work from day to day.  
Connect with fellow Head Nurses (and prospective head nurses) from across the region, share ideas, and take part in an inspiring CPD session led by Tina Wright, Head of Nursing Services at NWVS, on ‘Leading with Confidence and Compassion’. 

Enjoy refreshments, food, and bowling, meet like-minded leaders, and leave feeling re-energised, supported, and part of a wider community that understands the unique challenges of your role.

Upon confirmation of your place, you will receive a payment link (or invoice upon request). Payment via My Pet Portal is required within 28 days unless a delay has been agreed in advance. Due to the high demand for this event, places cannot be held without receipt of payment. Unfortunately, refunds cannot be offered if you are unable to attend, unless an alternative delegate is identified.

Join us for a focused and engaging two-day CPD event created specifically for small animal veterinary nurses who play a vital role in managing complex and multisystem cases.

Hosted at the beautiful Carden Park Hotel and Spa, this course brings together speakers from a range of disciplines to explore how veterinary nurses contribute to diagnosis, patient monitoring, imaging, medical management and ongoing care – especially when cases don’t fit neatly into one system.

Delegates will develop confidence in recognising key clinical changes, supporting diagnostic investigations and delivering high-quality nursing care for patients with complex conditions. Emphasis will be placed on learning that can be immediately applied in everyday practice.

This event combines high-value CPD, professional development and time to recharge, in a setting designed to support both learning and wellbeing.

Location: Carden Park Hotel and Spa, CH3 9DQ
Topics and Speakers:
This is a true multidisciplinary event with topics so far including:
• ‘Anaesthesia of high-risk patient’ Michelle Moran RVN
• ‘I’ve got your back – nursing and physiotherapy care for the spinal patient’ Ffion Lewis RVN
• ‘Maximising patient safety in the hospital’ Laura Wood
• ‘Improving efficiencies in theatre the importance of the scrub nurse’ Emma Horn RVN
• ‘The nurse’s role in dermatology’. Ellie Wyatt MRCVS
• ‘Anal sac tumours – a bum deal’ Caroline Boothroyd RVN
• ‘Seeing in Slices, a nurses guide to veterinary CT’ Heather Challinor RVN
• ‘Chemo Without the Chaos: A practical guide to safe handling, PPE, administration, extravasation and spills’ Rebecca Rudolf RVN
• ‘Fuelled by caffeine and clinical suspicion – A day in the life of ICU nurse’ Jessica Herley RVN
• ‘Nutrition of the critical patient – are we doing enough?’

Date: 21/09/2026
Start time: 8.30am on the 21st Sept
Finish: 5pm on the 22nd Sept
Number of delegates: 70
Sponsorship: TBC
Food/Drink/Spa: All meals are included.
Cost pp:  £470pp including VAT. This includes:
• Overnight stay.
• Buffet lunch on both days.
• BBQ buffet on the first night.
• Breakfast buffet on the second day.
• 3 hours Spa access on the first night.
• Wine tasting of Carden park’s own sparkling wines.

Upon confirmation of your place, you will receive a payment link (or invoice upon request). Payment via My Pet Portal is required within 28 days unless a delay has been agreed in advance. Due to the high demand for this event, places cannot be held without receipt of payment. Unfortunately, refunds cannot be offered if you are unable to attend, unless an alternative delegate is identified.

Date: 07/10/2026
Location: Northwest Veterinary Specialists, WA7 3FW
Speaker: Ellie Wyatt
Start time: 7.00pm
Finish: 9.30pm
Number of delegates: 20
Sponsorship: Elanco
Food/Drink: Buffet
Cost: Free

Join Dermatology Specialist, Ellie Wyatt in this hands-on CPD designed for veterinary professionals and nurses looking to build confidence in skin cytology. Learn practical techniques for sample collection, preparation, and interpretation, and gain strategies for diagnosing and managing a wide range of dermatological conditions. Walk away with the skills to make skin cytology a routine, reliable part of your practice.

Whilst microscopes will be provided, we encourage you to bring your own to practice on.

Date: 04/11/2026
Location: Northwest Veterinary Specialists
Speaker: Jess Herley RVN
Start time: 6.30pm
Finish: 9.30pm
Number of delegates: 40
Sponsorship: None
Food/Drink: Buffet and refreshments provided
Cost: Free

This practical CPD, led by Jess Herley RVN, is designed to equip veterinary receptionists with essential first aid knowledge and hands-on skills. Attendees will learn how to respond confidently to common emergencies, provide initial support to patients, and assist the clinical team effectively during critical situations. An empowering session focused on practical, real-world applications in the front-of-house role.