BCVA Medicines CPD Course
Wednesday 7th March 2012
Eastwood Park, Falfield, Gloucestershire, GL12 8DA
Legal responsibilities
Phil Sketchley, NOAH
• Prescribing regulations as they apply to veterinary practices
• Pharmacy practice, storage, cold chain etc
• Traceability, recording etc
• Licensing of on-line pharmacies
• Cascade - understanding and application
• Medicines disposal
• Pharmacovigilance/reporting of suspected adverse reactions
The milk buyer and retailers perspective
Tim Hampton, Milk Link
• Avoiding milk residues
• Dealing with milk residue failures
• MRLs, use of on-farm tests e.g. Delvo and Snap tests
Selection of product and protocol
Tim Potter, Westpoint Veterinary Group
• Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase
• Appropriate prudent/responsible use especially of fl uoroquinolones and cephalosporins
• Prescribing rules and regulations, external pressures, compliance,
• To challenge current practices and provoke discussion
Promoting best practice
Colin Lindsay, Capontree Veterinary Centre, Brampton
• Practice medicine audits to monitor client usage
• Discussion of off label use
• Discussion of combination administration/prescribing
• Milk and meat withdrawal times with combination use of products
• Prescribing decision making – evidence based prescribing
• Long term prescribing within health planning
Workshop
David Barrett introduces a series of problem based exercises to allow delegates
to explore therapeutic decision making and the creation of treatment protocols.
Delegates to work in groups and report back to whole group. Emphasis on responsible
and defensible protocols. Other speakers to contribute to the discussion.
Event Date and Time:
Wednesday, 7 March 2012 - 9:00am - 5:30pm
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