Veterinary Postgraduate Unit

16/06/2026

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹.

Join us at the Leahurst campus on Tuesday 7 July for an immersive, 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀‑𝗼𝗻 Surgical Skills Day: 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Designed specifically for general practitioners, this intensive practical course will help you:

Strengthen your small‑animal soft tissue surgery skills

Refine techniques that directly improve patient outcomes

Build confidence in managing challenging perineal and urethral cases

Your learning starts before you arrive — participants receive pre‑course lectures, bringing the total CPD hours to 10.

📍 Leahurst Campus
📅 Tuesday 7 July
💳 £750

https://payments.liv.ac.uk/.../perineal-hernia-and...

15/06/2026

🚨 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 — Practical Skills in an Emergency & Critical Care Setting 🚨

If you’ve been thinking about joining this highly hands‑on workshop, now is the moment — only one place is left.

On 𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, you’ll spend an immersive afternoon in the laboratory, putting emergency stabilisation techniques into practice on cadavers. Throughout the day, you’ll also build your theoretical foundation with focused lectures covering essential ECC principles and real‑world case management.

📅 Date: 8 July 2026
💷 Cost: £495
🥪 Lunch & refreshments included

13/06/2026

From September 2026 the University of Liverpool is excited to be launching a brand 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮/𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Building on the success of our Postgraduate Certificate (PgCertVBM), our Level 7 (Masters level) Veterinary Business Management Programme offers study to Postgraduate Diploma (PgDipVBM) or Masters (MScVBM) level.

Open to anyone currently working in Veterinary Business Management, including practice/team managers, clinical directors and veterinary staff wanting to develop their skills.

11/06/2026

Details of new content for the November Small Animal Mini Module ECC with the VPU now released! Book onto this popular Mini Module and brush up on your Small Animal ECC skills.

05/06/2026

A brilliant night was had by all at our Clinical Club Evening on Wednesday 👉

✨ BOAS to Breathing Easier – what a success! ✨

Thank you to everyone who attended our latest Clinical Club CPD event. It was an evening full of insightful discussions, valuable learning, and a shared commitment to improving outcomes for brachycephalic patients.

We’re delighted to have welcomed so many veterinary professionals and we’re grateful to our expert speakers for sharing their knowledge and experience.

Were you there on the night? We’d love to know what you thought! Share your favourite takeaway or leave us some feedback in the comments.

03/06/2026

My name is Charlotte and I am a Master’s student at the University of Liverpool researching the health and performance of feathered horse breeds. As part of this project, I am running a questionnaire for owners and carers of horses with feathers. More information is included in the attached poster.
Please share this with your friends and contacts. Your support in helping this reach the right audience would be greatly appreciated.
The questionnaire can be accessed via the following link (https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/liverpool/investigating-non-infectious-skin-conditions-in-feathered-horse) or by scanning the QR code on the poster. It will remain open until the 26th of June.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration."

28/05/2026

Medical, Orthopaedic & Practical Orthopaedic Ultrasound 13, 14 & 15 October 2026

Our popular practical workshops are back — and this year, we’re excited to introduce a brand new addition.

Join the Leahurst Equine Hospital teams for three immersive days of equine ultrasonography and orthopaedics. These hands on sessions are designed to help you refine your diagnostic ultrasound skills and develop confidence in orthopaedic assessment and therapeutic techniques. With close guidance from recognised specialists, you’ll gain practical experience in investigating distal limb lameness and using ultrasound across a wide range of common medical and orthopaedic cases.

🗓️ 13 Oct/ Day One: an introduction to diagnostic ultrasound in equine medical cases

🗓️ 14 Oct/ Day Two: is an introduction to diagnostic ultrasound in orthopaedic cases

🗓️ 15 Oct/ Day Three: is perfect for the new or recent graduate looking to increase their diagnostic and therapeutic skills

You can book individual days to suit your interests or attend the full three day programme for a comprehensive learning experience.

£395 per day or receive a 20% discount for booking more than one day

Early booking is strongly encouraged to secure your place

Lunch and refreshments are provided.

For further details or to register follow our link below -

🔗 https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/vets/cpd/day-and-evening/equine-vet/

16/05/2026

Join us at our Leahurst campus on Tuesday 7 July for a hands-on Surgical Skills Day: Perineal Hernia and Urethral Surgery for Urethral Obstruction.

Designed for general practitioners, this course will support vets looking to advance their small animal soft tissue surgery skills, improve patient outcomes, and broaden their surgical confidence.

Participants will also receive pre-course lectures, bringing the total CPD hours for the day to 10.

📍 Leahurst Campus
📅 Tuesday 7 July
💳 £750

Book your place here: https://payments.liv.ac.uk/short-courses/veterinary-postgraduate-unit/day-evening-courses/small-animal-cpd/perineal-hernia-and-urethral-obstruction-surgery-surgical-skills-day-07-jul2026

05/05/2026

🚨 Workshop: Practical Skills in an Emergency and Critical Care Setting 🚨

Join us on **8 July 2026** Students enrolled on this course will spend the afternoon in the laboratory, where the practical aspects of emergency stabilisation will be performed on cadavers. The essential theory and case management details will also be covered through lectures during the day.

📅 Date: 8 July 2026
💷 Cost: £495
🥪 Lunch and refreshments included

Spaces are limited — book your place today via the link in the comments

29/04/2026

All set for tomorrow's humeral intracondylar fissures and condylar fractures: surgical repair workshop with Fusion Implants, kindly sponsored by Veterinary Instrumentation.