No more Fear of Fractures
Fracture Fixation in General Practice
Mini Series
Get all the help you need with your small animal fracture patents in this easy to attend, fully guaranteed, Online Mini Series™ from CPD Solutions
- Your essential guide to low stress fracture fixation in small animal practice
- You have a whole year’s access to recorded sessions and study notes for reviewing key points
- Superb value for money – you learn without travelling or paying for accommodation, childcare or petcare
- Watch the recordings on your iPad, mobile, PC or tablet
- Self-assessment quiz to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification
This mini series will help me offer better advise to my clients as to available options re fracture management
I enjoyed it and I would like to start putting this knowledge into practice with a few simple fracture repairs. It will also change the way I prepare clients and review referral cases as I have a better understanding of the principles.
What will I learn on this course?
Session 1
Fracture Assessment and Decision Making
- Revision of assessment of the trauma patient
- Identifying high-impact trauma fractures
- Fracture classification systems for physeal fractures, open fractures and others
- Fracture “scoring”, based on mechanical, biologic and environmental factors
- An overview of the respective strengths and weaknesses of various fracture fixation options
- An understanding of fracture management decision-making.
Session 2
Pins, Wires and External Skeletal Fixators in General Practice
- When and where pins and wires might be appropriate
- How to chose the correct size and application method of pins and wires
- Practical understanding of the application of pins and wires
- Classification and mechanical properties of various ESF designs
- Clinical aspects of ESF management
- Practical understanding of designing and applying ESFs
Session 3
Plates and Screws for Fracture Fixation In General Practice
- Understand plates and screws terminology and nomenclature
- An understanding of non-locking plate and screw mechanics
- An understanding of locking plate and screw mechanics, and an overview of different locking systems
- Practical understanding of applying positional and lag screws
- Practical understanding of applying bone plates for fracture management
Meet the Presenter....
Ben Walton
BVSc DSAS(orth) MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)
Ben is an orthopaedic and spinal surgeon at Chestergates Veterinary Specialists, an honorary fellow of the University of Liverpool School of Engineering, and a research and development consultant for Fusion Implants.
Before his move into specialist practice, Ben spent eight years in general practice gaining his RCVS Certificate and plenty of experience in stabilizing fractures in a general practice environment.
Watch the recordings at a time convenient to you!
The content of the Mini Series will help me, It has built my confidence in how to best approach fractures, especially plates
12 months access to recordings and course materials is included
Please note that these are webinar recordings and not live events. Full details on how to access the Mini Series will be emailed to you.
Take advantage of the easy Online Mini Series™ format
Just £447 + VAT*
Overseas customers outside the UK will not be charged VAT.
Price includes...
- All 3 sessions
- Notes and quiz (8 hours CPD)
- PLUS unlimited access to recordings and all course materials for 12 months!
- No traffic jams or accommodation hassles
- No child or pet care to arrange
- No rota clashes to worry about and no locum cover needed
Just great CPD and a valuable ongoing resource
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Very thorough and comprehensive courses. The course notes are a great addition too.
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