Catheter placement, patient monitoring, knowing when to escalate — bladder ultrasound turns nursing guesswork into a clear picture. Here's the practical POCUS skill every RVN can build.

Knowing when to refer for cardiac ultrasound and when to scan in-house is a skill in itself. Here's a practical framework for making that decision — and an honest look at where the GP vet's role ends and the specialist's begins.

You've decided it's time to invest in ultrasound CPD for yourself or your team. You search online, and the options split almost immediately into two camps: attendance courses at a training centre, and in-practice training delivered in your own clinic. Both promise to improve your scanning skills. Both will cost money and take a day — or more — out of your clinical schedule. So which one actually delivers?