A dedicated guide for Veterinary Nurses and the clinical team
At Vets Cymru we have designed a CPD programme that is open to every attendee, regardless of job role. Whether you’re a veterinary nurse, a practice manager, a student, or part of the wider clinical team, you’re welcome in every stream and every session — including those labelled “Vet”.
This page highlights the sessions that may be of particular interest to Veterinary Nurses. You can attend any session across the entire programme. If you’ve attended in previous years and felt unsure about what content was suitable for nursing roles, we want to reassure you: You are valued, your role is vital, and there is high‑quality content throughout the event designed with you in mind.
We know time is super important so we have put together this guide, with some nurse-specific and mixed-audience highlights, to allow you to plan your visit to Vets Cymru and make the most of what is on offer. And of course, maximise your CPD hours!
12
CPD hours
with a full event pass
14
Small Animal Sessions
for Vet Nurse and mixed-audiences
40
Total Sessions
across all Large and Small Animal streams
Sessions designed by vet nurses, for vet nurses
These sessions have been created specifically with Veterinary Nurses in mind. They may focus on nursing practice, patient care, clinical updates, professional development, or practical hands‑on skills. You will find these sessions in the Programme labelled "Small Animal Nurse Stream" or "Small Animal Vet & Nurse Stream"
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Raw feeding | Georgia Woods-Lee, Clinical Lead, Royal Canin Obesity Care Clinic | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Antimicrobial stewardship in wound care | Amelia Sherwood, Founder & Director, Tissue Viability Vet Nurse | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 | |
| 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM | Insect diets | Georgia Woods-Lee, Clinical Lead, Royal Canin Obesity Care Clinic | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Crash kit essentials: Building a kit that works when you need it | Kathryn Latimer-Jones, RVN, | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 | |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | Practical transfusion medicine: What every veterinary team needs now | Kathryn Latimer-Jones, RVN, | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 | |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | ECG Small Group Session | Rachel James, Head of Cardiology at JSVC, Director | Discussion | Penbryn Medrus 3 | |
| 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM | CPR 2.0: The essential updates for veterinary teams | Kathryn Latimer-Jones, RVN, | Practical | Penbryn Medrus 4 |
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Nurse led wound clinics | Amelia Sherwood, Founder & Director, Tissue Viability Vet Nurse | Lecture | VEC Clinical Skills Room | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Schedule 3 & nurse utilisation | Carly Blann, Practice Owner and Veterinary Nurse, Vets for Pets Lauren Hargrave, People Manager and Veterinary Nurse, Vets for Pets | Seminar | VEC Clinical Skills Room | |
| 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM | Sustainability | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 | ||
| 1:40 PM - 2:30 PM | RVN leadership | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 | ||
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | CRIs in everyday practice: Constant-rate infusions for general veterinary practice | Kathryn Latimer-Jones, RVN, | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 | |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | ECG Cases: Small Group Seminar | Dave Dickson, Ops Director / Clinical Lead, HeartVets | Seminar | Penbryn Medrus 3 | |
| 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM | VN team | Lecture | Penbryn Medrus 4 |
Mixed-audience content
These particular sessions are designed to be relevant and valuable to both Vets and Nurses. Many of them offer shared insights and collaborative approaches that support whole‑team learning. This is often where nurses gain some of the most transferable, practice‑wide skills.
Thursday 2 July, 14:40-15:30 | Medrus 3
ECG Small Group Sessions
with Rachel James.
Friday 3 July, 14:40-15:30 | Medrus 3
ECG Case Discussion
with Dave Dickson
Thursday 2 July, 13:30-13:55 | Hugh Owen A12
Keynote Lecture
with Darrell Abernathy.
