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The new Small Animal Surgery Distance and Practical Learning Program for 2022/23 has been purpose built to give veterinary surgeons access to world-class teaching materials, online.
Small Animal Surgery DL has been developed by a team of registered specialists and covers soft tissue surgery and orthopaedic/spinal surgery, over the two year program.
All theory content is presented in an engaging and interactive online format. The program allows you to study with the support of a dedicated module specialist surgeon, available online for answering content questions, giving case advice and helping you throughout the program.
The practical modular days consolidate your knowledge over two full practical weeks. You will work with Australian Specialist Surgeons and Specialist Tutors to embed your new skills, practice all techniques and become fully confident in new procedures.
Small Animal Surgery DL is accredited by the International School of Veterinary Post Graduate Studies ISVPS as a training program for the General Practitioner Certificate in Small Animal Surgery (GPCert SAS).
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All prices are inclusive of compulsory 10% GST
AU $1,000 initial deposit to secure your place. The full balance of fees must be paid 30 day prior to program commencement
All prices are inclusive of compulsory 10% GST & ISVPS registration & exmamination fees
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Terms and Conditions apply to all bookings.
Please find the terms and conditions here.
It is recommended you have a minimum of 1 year clinical experience to register in this program. It is most beneficial to practitioners who have had some significant surgical experience and are in a busy clinical practice. Please contact the Improve Team directly if you wish to discuss your suitability.
The Small Animal Surgery DL Program is accredited for 248 RACE approved credit points
The content for this program will be available through the online learning platform. At the beginning of each month, the content for weeks 1 and 2 will be released. At the beginning of the 3rd week, the remaining content will be released.
Progress of the completion of your module and program are tracked in different ways.
Each module consists of 9 interactive lessons including reflective study which may involve case studies, MCQ writing and calculation practice during week 4, depending on the specific module. The interactive lessons will track and remember your progress whilst you complete it. When you return to a specific lesson or case study, you will return to the page that you last visited.
Once a lesson is completed, a tick will appear next to the lesson icon on the module course page. You will also see a progress indicator at the top right-hand corner of the course page and a more detailed Progress Bar in the collapsible side menu on the left.
Upon completing all 9 lessons and the 2 case studies, you will be awarded a Digital Badge, recognising your achievement. As you progress through the program, badges will be awarded at 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 completion stages.
You will spend on average 3-4 hours per week. Preparation of assessments and revising for the final exam is additional depending on your route.
Yes, the full program to achieve the GPCert is all online with the exception of the Surgery programme which includes ten practical modules.
All ISVPS assessments are uploaded to the candidates’ area via the ISVPS website. You will be given a login to the candidates’ area when you register with ISVPS.
Here is a link to the ISVPS website https://www.isvps.org/p/au/examination/general-practitioner-certificate-in-small-animal-surgery/
Further information on the requirements of the GPCert SAS can be found here or on the page on our website here.
ISVPS communicates with all delegates in the program to provide the details of registration for the Certificate and communications on ISVPS assessments.
No, the full program to achieve the GPCert has a blended format.
This program completes the learning objectives of the GPCert SAS syllabus and is not intended to fully cover the ANZCVS Membership requirements. The program will provide a solid clinical and practical knowledge that will definitely benefit those undertaking further study in small animal surgery and a number of our program participants have used it for preparation.