Understanding the Veterinary Profession Better

This short course will help you understand the veterinary profession better and covers the following:

  • The difference between the veterinary profession and the veterinary industry. 
  • The various types of veterinary practice.
  • Regulation of the veterinary profession.
  • Veterinary professionals.
  • Acts of Veterinary Surgery as defined in law.
  • The relevance of the RCVS's Practice Standards Scheme.

 

Key Information

Duration / Length 1 hours
Start DateAnytime
LocationOnline
Format written, theory
Assessment Type multiple choice questions
Entry Requirements working in veterinary practice, training to work in veterinary practice
Author / Speaker Brian Faulkner
Cost FREE

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Course Content

This module is extracted from the Non-Clinical Skills certificate in Veterinary Practice Management which is available via this link

Learning Objectives

This course will help you understand:

  • The difference between the veterinary profession and the veterinary industry. 
  • The different types of veterinary practice (species, ownership, first opinion vs. referral).
  • Regulation of the veterinary profession (The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, The RCVS, and The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2011).
  • Veterinary Professionals (definitions and regulations).
  • Acts of Veterinary Surgery as defined in law (Schedule 3 Exemptions).
  • The role and relevance of the RCVS's Practice Standards Scheme.

What's Next?

Continue to perform your job, but with a better understanding of the profession you work in. 

What Our Clients Say

This course was so useful to someone curious like myself that wanted to understand the background of the profession. I think it's really important for all roles, especially non-clinical ones like mine, to take this course and better their knowledge of the industry they work in. 

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