The British Veterinary Nursing Association

Managing pain without opioids: Is it possible? 📆 Wednesday 8th January 2025, 19:00-20:00 🗣️ Jo Murrell BVSc.(hons), PhD, DiplECVAA, MRCVS One hour of online CPD for Veterinary Nurses! 💻🩺 Opioids have long been the cornerstone of analgesia provision for small animals in the western world. There is good evidence to support their efficacy and in the USA, Europe and the UK there are a few different opioid drugs licensed for use in cats and dogs. Along with licensing comes data to support use and efficacy. Despite their usefulness in small animal analgesia protocols it must be acknowledged that opioids are not readily available worldwide, with restrictions on the veterinary use of opioids being particular rigid in Asia and increasing restrictions in the USA associated with the opioid crisis. There are also a number of different side effects associated with opioid use that are leading to a move to explore more opioid sparing or opioid free analgesia techniques in the veterinary profession. Learning Points: ✅ Know the side effects of opioids ✅ Learn about alternative drugs to provide analgesia instead of opioids ✅ Know the evidence base for opioid free / sparing analgesia Register and find out more here; https://loom.ly/SeQnw3E

🦷 Oral Care Nurse Certificate 2025 - Course opens: Monday 1st March 2025 🦷 Register your place and find out more here; https://loom.ly/wd28MnI The British Veterinary Dental Association and BVNA have joined forces again to offer a bite sized course worth 9 hours of CPD! If you should have any queries regarding this course, please contact cpd@bvna.co.uk

BVNA are delighted to be collaborating with the Animal Behaviour and Training Council again to present this next Learning Pathway in Behaviour. We are currently accepting enrolments for the cohort, which opens on Monday 3rd March 2025 📆 This course is made up of a series of webinars, reflective activities, MCQs, interactive tasks and a final assessment – all learning and assessment is completed on-demand via BVNA’s Moodle platform. The course has been written and designed for RVNs. However, we are also very happy to accept any member of the veterinary team. The course may therefore also be suitable for: 👩🎓 Student Veterinary Nurses 🐾 Animal Nursing Assistants/Veterinary Care Assistants 🩺 Veterinary Surgeons 📞 Receptionists Find out more and register here; https://loom.ly/zkaiXjs

Managing pain without opioids: Is it possible? 📆 Wednesday 8th January 2025, 19:00-20:00 🗣️ Jo Murrell BVSc.(hons), PhD, DiplECVAA, MRCVS One hour of online CPD for Veterinary Nurses! 💻🩺 Opioids have long been the cornerstone of analgesia provision for small animals in the western world. There is good evidence to support their efficacy and in the USA, Europe and the UK there are a few different opioid drugs licensed for use in cats and dogs. Along with licensing comes data to support use and efficacy. Despite their usefulness in small animal analgesia protocols it must be acknowledged that opioids are not readily available worldwide, with restrictions on the veterinary use of opioids being particular rigid in Asia and increasing restrictions in the USA associated with the opioid crisis. There are also a number of different side effects associated with opioid use that are leading to a move to explore more opioid sparing or opioid free analgesia techniques in the veterinary profession. Learning Points: ✅ Know the side effects of opioids ✅ Learn about alternative drugs to provide analgesia instead of opioids ✅ Know the evidence base for opioid free / sparing analgesia Register and find out more here; https://loom.ly/SeQnw3E

Addisons: The Great Pretender 📆 Tuesday 11th February 2025, 19:30-20:30 🗣️ Lewis Knox RVN NCert (Medical Nursing) One hour of online CPD for Veterinary Nurses! 💻🩺 This lecture will cover the characteristics and nursing care of a patient with hypoadrenocorticism. Expect to learn about what Addison’s disease is, what the clinical signs are to look out for, along with diagnosing and treatment for Addison’s disease. Learn what to look out for a treatment for Addisonian crisis and as nurses, what key role we can play in the management of this disease. Learning Points: ✅ Understanding what is Addison’s disease ✅ Recognise the clinical signs of Addison’s disease ✅ Develop knowledge and understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of Addison’s disease ✅ Understanding what an Addisonian crisis is and the nursing care that can be provided Register and find out more here; https://loom.ly/6QNqBlU

BVNA are delighted to be collaborating with the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (AVA) again to present a Learning Pathway in Anaesthesia, proudly supported by Dechra. We are currently accepting enrolments for the cohort, which opens on Monday 3rd March 2025 📆 The course is made up of a series of webinars, reflective activities, MCQs, interactive tasks and a final assessment – all learning and assessment is completed online via BVNA’s Moodle platform. ✅15 hours of interactive and engaging CPD, which you will have 3 months to complete 4 modules: 👉 Patient Safety and Human Factors 👉 Pre-Anaesthetic Preparation of Patient and Equipment 👉 Anaesthetic Induction and Maintenance 👉 Patient Recovery Find out more and register here; https://loom.ly/HekHkVs

🦷 Oral Care Nurse Certificate 2025 - Course opens: Monday 1st March 2025 🦷 Register your place and find out more here; https://loom.ly/wd28MnI The British Veterinary Dental Association and BVNA have joined forces again to offer a bite sized course worth 9 hours of CPD! If you should have any queries regarding this course, please contact cpd@bvna.co.uk

🐓 Our Welfare of Pets in Schools Toolkit is available to veterinary professionals, schools and parents, and aims to promote welfare of pets which may be kept in a classroom setting. The toolkit contains helpful resources from organisations such as The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund, The British Hen Welfare Trust, RSPCA, PDSA and Animal Welfare Foundation. It is available for all, and is a free and easy access resource with downloadable content to help educate schools on responsible pet ownership. 👉 Find out more and access the toolkit here; https://lnkd.in/dVp-QBZt

💜 Did you know that we have a free and easy to access toolkit available for veterinary nurses affected by chronic illness? Our chronic illness toolkit also has lots of information and guidance available for managers and colleagues of those affected by a chronic illness or condition, which is paramount if we want to create more awareness and ensure nurses get the right help in the workplace. Working in the veterinary profession can be challenging, but even more so if you are suffering from a chronic illness or condition, so we hope that this toolkit helps nurses feel less alone, better understood and more likely to receive the support they need. 👉 You can find the toolkit here; https://lnkd.in/dn7CUpUN

Managing pain without opioids: Is it possible? 📆 Wednesday 8th January 2025, 19:00-20:00 🗣️ Jo Murrell BVSc.(hons), PhD, DiplECVAA, MRCVS One hour of online CPD for Veterinary Nurses! 💻🩺 Opioids have long been the cornerstone of analgesia provision for small animals in the western world. There is good evidence to support their efficacy and in the USA, Europe and the UK there are a few different opioid drugs licensed for use in cats and dogs. Along with licensing comes data to support use and efficacy. Despite their usefulness in small animal analgesia protocols it must be acknowledged that opioids are not readily available worldwide, with restrictions on the veterinary use of opioids being particular rigid in Asia and increasing restrictions in the USA associated with the opioid crisis. There are also a number of different side effects associated with opioid use that are leading to a move to explore more opioid sparing or opioid free analgesia techniques in the veterinary profession. Learning Points: ✅ Know the side effects of opioids ✅ Learn about alternative drugs to provide analgesia instead of opioids ✅ Know the evidence base for opioid free / sparing analgesia Register and find out more here; https://loom.ly/SeQnw3E