The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has developed an online CPD recording system which will help vets and veterinary nurses to plan, record and evaluate their CPD, to use in place of the paper CPD Record Card. The new online Professional Development Record (PDR) will be available via the RCVS website (www.rcvs.org.uk) from April. Hard Copy […]
The College of Animal Welfare News Blog
New Online CPD Record Coming Soon!
Two-Thirds of Caught Fish are Thrown Back Dead..
Big-fish stocks have declined by up-to 90% since the 1950’s, with a staggering 80% of all life on earth being found in the sea, this is no small statistic.
National Pet Month is nearly here!
National Pet Month (7 April-7 May 2012) will see thousands of people up and down the UK celebrating life with their pets, spreading the word on responsible pet ownership or raising money for their favourite charity in fun-filled events. The theme for this year is ‘Your pets and you: a winning team’. If you want […]
Employer Survey
Employers who use The College of Animal Welfare have the opportunity to take part in an important survey, independently commissioned by the Skills Funding Agency, to find out how well the College is meeting employer training needs. The questionnaire consists of 8 questions, will only take a few moments to complete and all employers have […]
Wild Giant Panda Caught Eating Meat for the First Time on [Video]
The Western China’s rare and elusive Giant Panda’s diet is 99% bamboo, of which they consume up-to 20kg of this nutritionally poor plant, each day. They will occasionally eat other grasses and tubers and captive Giant Panda’s are also fed honey and fruit. Although commonly known as herbivorous, Giant Pandas actually belong to the carnivorous family […]
New Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses Approved
A new code of professional conduct for veterinary nurses has now been formally approved by RCVS VN Council and will be launched in April. To help make the codes as accessible as possible they will be published in a variety of formats. A pocket-sized hard copy will be posted to all veterinary nurses in a […]
Mini Chameleons [Pic]
Madagascar was once home to many species of giant animals and plants which became extinct after humans arrived. But these tiny reptiles have managed to elude us, hiding in small pockets of leaf litter in between limestone blocks. Well until now that is..
Forthcoming CPD courses at Leeds (March-May 2012)
We have some exciting Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses coming up at our Leeds centre over the next couple of months. Bite-Size CPD: The Renal Patient, 29 March, 7-9pm Join Louise O’Dwyer, well-known ECC Veterinary Nurse, as you learn about nursing the renal patient. Louise will teach you about the disease processes and therapeutic options […]
RCVS Add New OSCE Tasks
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have added four new tasks to the bank for the Small Animal Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing practical examinations. These can be viewed on the RCVS website. NC19 – Dispense drug, complete and affix the correct label. NC20 – Select items for a grooming kit (equine), put […]
Facebook Likes reach 200!
We are delighted to now have over 200 ‘Likes’ to our Facebook page! If you haven’t visited us on Facebook yet you can do so at http://www.facebook.com/CAWInfo