Kurshotell: Radisson Blu Royal Bergen, Dreggsallmenningen 1, Bergen
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Språk: engelsk
Påmeldingsfrist: 30. september 2025
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Foreleser:
Emily Foot RVN, Diagnostic Nurse, PRP Preceptor and Regenrative Medicine Nurse
"I am a huge promoter of patient advocacy and being the voice for our patients that can’t tell us how they feel. Cats are historically misunderstood but I am here to help people read between the lines, bring new research to light and empower caregivers to want the best for their feline patients!"
Emily works in a busy small animal referral hospital as a Diagnostics Nurse, and she is a mentor for newly qualified nurses and part of the Regenerative Medicine Team at Davies.
After qualifying in 2021, she briefly continued working in first option practice before taking a quick career break, volunteering her nursing skills abroad. She then took the leap to referral nursing, working as a multi-disciplinary nurse for 2 years before specialising in Diagnostics.
Her particular interests include:
- Anaesthesia
- Analgesia
- Feline Nursing
- Mentoring and SVN Support
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8:30 - 9:00 Registrering
09:00 – 09:45
Introduction to the spieces, anatomy, communication and behaviours
We will firstly explore feline anatomy, behaviours and the more subtle ways that cats communicate to better understand them and recognise how they differ from our canine patients. I will explain how the historic domestication of cats translates into their behaviors today and what to look out for in the veterinary setting.
09:45- 10:15 Coffee break and visiting exhibition area
10:15 – 11:00
Setting the scene, hospital environment & nutrition
I will start by covering the importance of preparation and setting the scene, to include
preparation, the kennel environment and ward considerations. I will then move onto up to date nutritional guidelines, assisted tube feeding and my tips and tricks on feeding the inappetent patient.
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break and visiting exhibition area
11:30 – 12:15
Stress management & handling
This section will begin by introducing the ‘Stressor stacking’ tool from iCatCare which highlights the potential stressful events that our patient has been through before making it to us, combined with the importance of managing feline stress. This will be coupled with education on fear-free handling and the kinder way to handle cats safely.
12:15 – 12:45 Sponsor
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 14:30
Anaesthesia conciderations
This section of the day will cover feline-specific anaesthesia considerations from preparation and induction, common co-morbidities and their management to drug choices and patient monitoring troubleshooting.
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break and visiting exhibition area
15:00 – 15:45
Pain recognition % management
In my favourite part of the day, I will introduce my ‘Happy Catty Pain Pie’ which is a tool I have created to encourage a global approach to recognising acute pain in cats. We will compare validated pain scoring systems, what to do when you're unsure and discuss the variety of analgesic options available to us. I will provide a basic understanding of the pain pathway and types of pain.
15:45 – 16:30
Case studies
In this section I plan to provide four case studies from practice which will collate and validate all that we have learnt throughout the day. It will be a chance to discuss medical or surgical conditions and their management as well as examples of nursing above and beyond to make a difference!
19:00 Årsfest!! (egen påmelding)
* med forbehold om at det kan gjøres endringer. Detaljert kursprogram vil også bli publisert på VVFs facebookside.