Monday 16 th July 2018: LANGFORD Destination Vet Programme Time Session contents Intended learning 9.00-10.30 Introduction to Langford NA - Health safety briefing - Tour of Langford campus - Introduction to case-based tasks 10.30 11.00 BREAK 11.00 12.30 13.30 15.00 15.30 17.00 SPLIT GROUP 1: Chickens - Handling - Assessing welfare - Appropriate chicken handling and restraint - Methods for assessing welfare ie. feather scoring and foot pad damage scores 12.30 13.30 LUNCH BREAK 11.00 12.30 13.30 15.00 15.30 17.00 SPLIT GROUP 2: Pregnancy Diagnosis - Haptic cow - Breeding Betsy 15.00 15.30 BREAK 11.00 12.30 SPLIT GROUP 3: Sheep handling 13.30 15.00 - Moving safely and 15.30 17.00 appropriately around sheep - Catching and safely restraining sheep - Body condition scoring - Looking at teeth - Feeling udder for health - Practice skills for pregnancy diagnosis - Understand why pregnancy diagnosis is done - Catching, restraining and safely handling sheep - How to: body condition score, check mouth and check udder in a standing sheep Tuesday 17 th July 2018: BRISTOL 9.00-10.30 11.15-12.45 10.30 11.15 9.00-10.30 11.15-12.45 12.45 13.30 14.30 15.15 HALF GROUP 1: Tour of the Vet Museum and The Barn - Treasure hunt around the vet museum -Safely handling rabbits and guinea pigs and rabbit husbandry BREAK HALF GROUP 2: Station based practical class in the VDR - Musculoskeletal system - Cardiovascular system - Digestive system - The Brain LUNCH Vet curriculum (AVMA video) - Handling and restraining rabbits and guinea pigs safely - Understand the husbandry of keeping rabbits, guinea pigs and small rodents - Identification of potted specimens and skeletons - Compare species differences in the musculoskeletal system - Identify palpable landmarks - Identify the major chambers and vessels of the heart - Compare species differences in the gastrointestinal system and relate to their diets - Identify major parts of the brain - Understand how the BVSc degree is structured at University of Bristol, for both undergraduate and postgraduate entry level
Wednesday 18 th July 2018: LANGFORD 9.00 10.30 Biosecurity Practical - Understand the importance of biosecurity in and between farms - Recognise good and bad biosecurity practice 10.30 11.00 BREAK 11.00-12.00 Safe Working around cattle - Clinical skills: Applying a casting rope injection sites / collecting a milk sample CMT 12.00 12.45 LUNCH 13.00 13.45 Half Group 1: Milking Practical 13.45-14.30 - Approaching cattle safely - Hygienic preparation of cattle for milking Milking cattle by hand and 13.00 13.45 13.45-14.30 machine Half Group 2: Calf practical - How to work safely around cattle - Haltering technique - Casting technique - Teat preparation - Milking technique - Preparing a milking dairy cow - Working safely with dairy cattle - Safe catching, handling and restraint of calf - Fitting a halter to a calf - Understanding basic veterinary husbandry - Understanding what a healthy/normal calf looks like 14.30 14.45 BREAK 14.45 15.45 Farm tour management considerations and practices of a working dairy farm Thursday 19 th July 2018: BRISTOL ZOO 10.00 Arrive at Bristol Zoo 10.15 11.30 Keeper tour of the challenges involved in zoo animal husbandry 11.30 13.00 Free time to look around the zoo 13.00 14.00 LUNCH PACKED LUNCH 14.00 15.00 Day in the life of a zoo vet - Description of type of work a zoo vet does covering a range of species - Emergency and routine calls illustrated by stories - Personal stories of why you went into zoo practice - Top tips from your experience 15.00 15.30 15.30 16.00 15.00 15.30 15.30 16.00 HALF GROUP 1: Tour of zoo Veterinary Department HALF GROUP 2: Break types of jobs that zoo vets do - How a veterinary department works in a zoo setting - Learning about the benefits and challenges of working with wild and exotic animals
Friday 20 th July 2018: LANGFORD 9.00 10.30 Day in the life of a small animal vet - Description of type of work a small animal vet does 10.30 11.00 BREAK 11.00-12.00 13.00 14.00 HALF GROUP 1: What is LVS? Intro to 3 days of LVS work experience 12.00 13.00 LUNCH 11.00 12.00 HALF GROUP 2: Induction, 13.00 14.00 surgical prep, suturing, bandaging dog paw 14.00 15.00 15.30-16.30 HALF GROUP 1: Behaviour problems vets see 15.00 15.30 BREAK 14.00 14.30 HALF GROUP 2: Client 16.00-16.30 consultation - Practical skills in prepping for sterile surgery and suturing technique - Applying a paw bandage - Practical skills suturing technique importance of animal behaviour issues to animal owners - Role of vets in dealing with problem behaviours consultation process and effective communication with clients - Physical examination of a dog 14.30 15.00 15.30-16.00 HALF GROUP 2: Tour of Small Animal Hospital - Understand the difference between a first opinion practice and a referral hospital - Understand how clients and animals experience the hospital how they move through the system and how their needs are met by the hospital staff
Monday 23 rd July 2018: LANGFORD 8.30-10.00 Abattoir role of vets in abattoirs - Understanding what veterinary public health is slaughter process - Understanding what can influence animal welfare in an abattoir 10.00 10.30 BREAK 10.30 11.00 Handling horses safely - How to work safely around horses - Fitting a headcollar 11.00 11.15 Kitting up - Identifying and fitting appropriate protective gear for working around horses 11.15 12.00 11.15-12.00, 13.00-13.45 15.00-15.45 12.00 13.00 LUNCH 13.00 13.45 11.15-12.00, 13.00-13.45 15.00-15.45 Split Group 1: Colic exam Split Group 2: Horse body language - Practice skills/techniques for equine colic examination - Understand what colic is and what may be done to treat colic - Identify elements of horse ethology that impact on the management and handling of domestic horses - Recognise key indicators of 14.00 14.30 Day in the life of an equine vet - Description of type of work an equine vet does 14.30 15.00 BREAK 15.00 15.45 11.15-12.00, 13.00-13.45 15.00-15.45 SPLIT GROUP 3: Time on casebased task 16.00 16.30 Tour of Equine Hospital stress/relaxation in the horse - Describe how handling should be modified in relation to the emotional state of the horse
Tuesday 24 th July 2018- Thursday 26 th July 2018: SEEING PRACTICE DAYS Friday 27 th July 2018: BRISTOL SPLIT GROUP 1: Small Animal Practice Small Animal Hospital, Langford Learning objectives: role of the vet in different types of practice - The role of the vet in interactions with animals, clients and support staff importance of communication skills in veterinary practice - Observing the types of clinical cases seen in different types of veterinary practice SPLIT GROUP 2: Equine hospital, Langford Learning objectives: role of the vet in different types of practice - The role of the vet in interactions with animals, clients and support staff importance of communication skills in veterinary practice - Observing the types of clinical cases seen in different types of veterinary practice SPLIT GROUP 3: Farm Practice, Shepton Vets Learning objectives: - Be able to safely move around adult dairy cattle - Understand Veterinary involvement in block calving dairy herds. - Be able to correctly identify posterior or anterior presentations during parturition. - Be able to correctly apply calving ropes for an assisted delivery - Be able to put on a halter on a calf - Be able to evaluate the calves environment - Be able to take a calves temperature and listen to it heart. Shepton Vets: - Understand the vets role in farm productivity - Be able to identify the anatomical structures of the female reproductive tract. - Be able to discuss some of the ethical issues of farming animals 9.00 10.30 Case based Task Group presentations awards - Group working - Presentation skills - Public speaking - How to understand and synthesise veterinary literature 10.30 BREAK 11.00 11.00 12.00 12.00 12.45 What can you do with a vet degree? Opportunities for vets outside of practice Feedback and reflection on the summer school - Reflecting on the two week programme - Portfolio discussion making the most of the experiences gained and feedback to the organisers LUNCH 12.45 13.45 13.45 14.45 Applying to University of Bristol admissions and International office 14.45-15.45 Bristol Futures 15.45-16.00 Closing of DV 2018 NA - Understand the range of different that are available when you have a BVSc - Discuss and consolidate what you have learned and experienced over the past two weeks