Clinical Club

Welcome to the Dick Vet Hospital for Small Animals Clinical Club seminars.

The Dick Vet HfSA Clinical Club runs regularly, with leading experts discussing recent advances in an area of their speciality, which will help inform patient care in the primary care setting

Information on future monthly seminars is set out below, along with information on format and how to join them. 

We hope to see you there!

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Please note: The Dick Vet HfSA Clinical Club is now delivered via online sessions.  We ask that you book a place and a link will be sent to you prior to the session. 

Vet Clinical Club 2025

5 NovDr Victoria Robinson - Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology Alopecia - help, my pet is losing their hair! A practical guide to work-upBook now
3 DecDr Lauren Lacorcia - Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal MedicineThe changing face of small animal diabetes managementBook now

Vet Nurses Clinical Club 2025

26 NovJess Davies - Anaesthesia Nurse and Olivia Noble - Anaesthesia Nurse Sustainability in anaesthesia: breathing new life or just a load of hot air?Book now
10 DecJennifer Marshall - Anaesthesia Nurse and Teaching FellowConsiderations for anaesthetising the brachycephalic dog Book now

Vet Clinical Club 2026

14 JanDr Kevin McPeake - Head of Behaviour ServiceCat behaviour - assessing and addressing stress in Feline Idiopathic CystitisBook now
4 FebDr Isabel del Portillo Miguel - Senior Lecturer in OncologyMammary tumours in dogs and cats: what is new in diagnostics and treatmentsBook now
4 MarProfessor Dylan Clements - Academic Head of Companion Animal SciencesOrthopaedic infections, an old problem with new solutionsBook now
1 AprDr Jennifer Cartwright - Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal MedicineThe diagnosis and management of chronic liver diseases in dogs and catsBook now
6 MayDr Conor O'Halloran - Resident in Small Animal Internal MedicineMycobacterial disease in cats and dogsBook now
3 JunDr Lynda Rutherford - Co-Head of Small Animal Surgery ServiceBreathe easier - tips on managing brachycephalic patients from admission, to surgery and post-operatively.Book now
1 JulDr Jenna Richardson - Head of Dick Vet Rabbit and Exotic PracticeRespiratory disease approach and management in rabbit - snuffles and beyond!Book now
5 AugDr Julien Dandrieux - Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine'Is faecal microbiota transplant worth the buzz?Book now
2 SepDr Magdalena Parys - Senior Lecturer in OncologyPalliative radiotherapy in veterinary oncology: approaches for cancerous and non-cancerous conditions when curative treatment is no longer possibleBook now
7 OctDr Kathryn Pratschke - Senior Lecturer Small Animal Soft Tissue SurgeryHow big should I cut? Practical decision-making in cancer surgeryBook now
4 NovDr Alisdair Boag and Dr Arangan Nagendran - Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine and Co-Head of Neurology & Neurosurgery ServicePituitary diseasesBook now
2 DecDr Craig Breheny - Senior Lecturer in Emergency Critical Care and SurgeryPlatelets under fire: Tackling immune-mediated thrombocytopeniaBook now

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