Flexibility and convenience fuel e-learning growth – but interaction still matters says survey

The flexibility and convenience of ‘e-learning’ is fuelling growth in this type of CPD with 60% of veterinary staff questioned in a recent survey saying they expect to conduct a greater proportion of their CPD in this form over the next 12 months.

http://www.vetsforum.com/12018/flexibility-and-convenience-fuel-e-learning-growth-but-interaction-still-matters-says-survey/

Vetacademy NAVC CE Receives Prestigious RACE Accreditation

CE modules provided by Vetacademy in the Online Learning Center at this year’s NAVC Conference have received accreditation from the Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). This means that each module will count towards the continuing education (CE) targets for veterinarians until March 2015.

http://www.vetsforum.com/11998/vetacademy-navc-ce-receives-prestigious-race-accreditation/

Carol Fee, Clinical Director of Surgery at the Zetland Veterinary Hospital in Bristol, has won a competition to correctly identify poisons at BSAVA Congress. She has won a series of CPD modules covering the most common types of animal poisoning.

Read more: http://www.vetsforum.com/11996/bsava-poison-cpd-winner-announced-2/

We’re getting ready for this year’s BSAVA congress. Visit us at stand number 606!

We have just launched our new website. Specialist online CE/CPD is now priced in £, € and $ and you can review your favourite modules!

Visit http://www.vetacademy.org to see the new site.

Name your poison and win 10 CPD modules at this year’s BSAVA Congress!

http://www.vetsforum.com/11902/name-your-poison-and-win-10-cpd-modules/

Win veterinary CPD!

Don’t forget to take part in our CPD survey to be in with a chance of winning £250 worth of CPD vouchers!

Canine Tooth Extraction Techniques – CE/CPD from Vetacademy

The challenge of dental disease often faced by a veterinary surgeon is whether to preserve or to extract the affected teeth.

This module will discuss whether to preserve or to extract the affected teeth, anaesthesia and analgesia, simple and surgical extraction techniques and post-operative issues.

Get started today, visit http://www.vetacademy.co.uk

Metaldehyde Poisoning in Dogs

With this online CPD module from VPIS you will learn to:

• To be aware of the clinical signs that can occur in dogs after metaldehyde exposure
• To be aware of the risks associated with a fatal outcome in dogs with metaldehyde toxicity
• To understand the treatment objectives and options in dogs with metaldehyde toxicity

Sign up online today: http://www.vetacademy.co.uk

Vetacademy teams up with VPIS

We have created a series of 10 online CPD modules covering the most common poisonings in veterinary medicine.

Each module is worth one-hour of CPD and contains real-life case studies and self-assessment tests.

• Adder Bite in Dogs
• Ethylene Glycol in Cats
• Ibuprofen in Dogs
• Lily Exposure in Cats
• Metaldehyde Poisoning in Dogs
• Pyrethrin and Pyrethroid in Cats
• Tremorgenic Mycotoxin in Dogs
• Vitamin D in Dogs
• Vitis Vinifera Fruit in Dogs
• Xylitol in Dogs

View all VPIS CPD

Easy veterinary CPD

Choose from over 200 videos from world-leading specialists and enjoy at a time that suits you!

Simply go to http://www.vetacademy.co.uk/videos

Vetstream and VPIS are proud to announce our collaboration to develop a series of CPD modules covering the most common types of poisoning to animals. Read the full article.

The new modules are due for release with Vetacademy in early March, sign up to the Vetacademy enewsletter for updates and promotions!

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View all veterinary CPD available here http://www.vetacademy.co.uk

We’ve just added these recorded webinars produced by the Royal Veterinary College to the Vetacademy video player:

Dealing with otitis externa
How to look at radiographs
Radiology for small animal emergencies
Logical approach to mastitis
Forelimb lameness in young dogs
Surgical solutions for nasty ears!
Wound reconstruction using subdermal plexus flaps

With more than 200 pay-per-view specialist veterinary videos to choose from there’s something for everyone. Videos are as short as 3 minutes with some lasting up to two hours, so you can fit training around your busy schedule.

View all veterinary CPD available here http://www.vetacademy.co.uk

Vetacademy Customer Testimonials

We received some great reviews at this year’s NAVC:

”I’m very happy with the Elsevier modules especially.” NAVC 2013 Delegate

”For other e-learning modules, quality has been an concern. Perhaps a rating system for prior attendees would be helpful, although subjective. Your product has been the BEST – in all 11 years.” NAVC Delegate 2013

”Excellent means for CE” NAVC Delegate 2013

With Vetacademy you have more than 300 specialist online Veterinary CPD modules and videos to choose from.

Visit http://www.vetacademy.co.uk to get started!

New Video:

Dealing with otitis externa, presented by Anke Hendricks and the Royal Veterinary College.

It has been estimated that every dissatisfied customer shares their bad experience with another seven people. Knowing how to handle a customer complaint is a key skill for all customer-facing staff.

Learn more with online veterinary CPD from Vetacademy.

http://www.vetacademy.co.uk

Win veterinary CPD!

Don’t forget to take part in our CPD survey to be in with a chance of winning £250 worth of CPD vouchers!

Visit http://www.vetacademy.co.uk to compare more than 300 veterinary CPD modules and videos.

Happy New Year!

If you’re starting to plan the year ahead or perhaps undertaking CE/CPD is one of your New Year’s resolutions, why not get a head start with Vetacademy?

Use the code ’VA2013’ to receive 10% off all Vetacademy modules and selected veterinary videos throughout January.

Visit http://www.vetacademy.co.uk to get started.

Free specialist veterinary videos

This week, you and your practice team can learn ’The Art of Selling’.

This light hearted sales training video will ensure that staff who deal with customers learn the key skills, techniques and behaviours of selling.

Go to http://bit.ly/NYM7Zg, watch the 60 second preview and enter the voucher code VA-XMAS-2012 when prompted.