A 1-2-1 HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR VETERINARY STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS
NEUTERING
ACADEMY
Develop your skills and confidence with routine neutering of males and females in this individually tutored course in Europe.
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5 days of 100% practical surgery
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Continuous mentoring and monitoring by experienced practitioner
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High standard practice with IV access, multimodal pain relief and gas anaesthesia
BRINGING CONFIDENCE TO ROUTINE SURGERY
Veterinarians often struggle to achieve surgical competence and this undermines their confidence in their skills.
Why We Struggle
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Lack of Opportunities
In many countries, due to the structure of clinical practice, you don’t even have the opportunity to practise surgery.
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Lack of Support
When you don’t have adequate support, you don’t feel good about practising new surgeries on your patients completely alone.
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Not Enough Cases
Even when you do have the ability and knowledge to perform surgery, sometimes cases are not frequent enough for you to feel like you are keeping your skills up to date.
The “No Experience Cycle”
In a busy practice, it is common for surgeries to be completed by the most experienced vets, as this is the most time efficient, with best outcomes. This starts a cycle where inexperienced vets do not have the chance to improve.
THE COURSE EXPERIENCE
The Neutering Academy is an intensive and immersive learning experience lasting for 5 days in Portugal. You will be part of a small group and you will have your tutor available all to yourself when you are in surgery.
Around You
We provide a supportive and relaxed learning environoment.
With You
You will have experienced tutors available to guide you.
For You
You are responsible for each procedure from start to finish.
MORE THAN JUST A TRAINING COURSE
Support
Your tutor will be with you all the time while you are in surgery. They can guide you, help you or just cheer for you, and ready to put down any fires!
Experience
You will be the only surgeon doing surgery on your patient. You will also gain experience with anaesthesia and associated procedures, like intubating patients.
Standards
Despite working mostly with shelter dogs and cats, you will be exposed to private practice conditions with IV fluids and gas anaesthesia.
Community
Our tutor will be there to give you support during and outside of the course. Enjoy your time outside of the course in beautiful Portugal.
Limited Vacancies
Next Courses
We accept veterinary graduates as well as final year veterinary students in our Neutering Academy.
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11th to 15th of March 2024 (Monday to Friday)
Suggested arrival on the 10th and departure on the 16th. OPEN NOW
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10th to 14th of June 2024 (Monday to Friday)
Suggested arrival on the 9th and departure on the 15th. OPEN NOW
TRAVEL, STAY AND MEALS
In Portugal, the Neutering Academy takes place in our Training Centre in Vila Franca de Xira, in the outskirts of Lisbon. This city is 20-min drive from Lisbon Airport and can also be easily reached by underground + train from the airport. We will help you with your travel arrangements.
We will offer you accommodation at a local hotel. Depending on their availability, you may stay near the city centre or a bit more on the outskirts of the city. When our students stay in the city centre, we walk with them to the Training Centre (5 - 10 min walk). If there are no vacancies and we stay in the outskirts of the city, we bring you to the Training Centre by car (3 - 5 min drive).
We also provide all meals from Sunday night to Saturday morning, including breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch and dinner.
The costs of accommodation and meals are already included in the course fee, so you don’t have to pay any extra for your meals or your stay.
How to Book a Course
As we have limited vacancies and match our students, our booking process is a bit different from what you may be used to!
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Choose the dates that suit you best
Have a look at the dates available and choose the one that is better for you to join the course. We usually run 1 or 2 Neutering Academies per semester.
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Pre-Book
Once you know what date suits you, send us your intention to book a vacancy by leaving your details in our registration form. You can access this below on the button "REGISTRATION FORM".
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Q&A session and vacancy confirmation
Once we receive your registration form, we will contact you by email or mobile phone to arrange a free Q&A session at your convenience. In this session we explain to you what to expect from the course and get a better idea of your needs and skill level, so we can match you other delegates of similar skills. We will also explain next steps should you want to go ahead with the registration.
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Deposit and registration
After the Q&A session we hope you have all the information you need to make your decision. If you want to join us and we have confirmed that there is a vacancy for you, we will send a deposit request to secure your place. Once this deposit is received, your vacancy is secure.
JOIN US
Three Good Reasons to Join
The Neutering Academy will offer you a unique learning experience and growth opportunity.
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40h of CPD
40 hours of certified CPD with a proficiency diploma at the end.
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1-2-1 expert support
Your tutor is there with you ALL the time.
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Foundational Skills
We want you to be confident with all neutering procedures.
What people say about our course
Thank you so much for the great course and the great time, Luis and Judy are awesome. This was an excellent experience and an outstanding course!! I have learned so much and I found the course one of the best courses I have attended. I feel so much more comfortable with surgery after only a week, definitely an invaluable experience for my future.
Clara Garcia
The course was great, I learnt so much from Luis and Judy-they were excellent teachers. I have gone from worrying about spays to now being comfortable in what I am doing and can’t thank them enough. It was a fun and enjoyable experience and I would recommend it to all.
Mia Kalyvides
This course exceeded any expectation that I had. I imagined that the first two days we would be confined to a chair and a desk as our mentors would theoretically talk about different techniques/anaesthetics procedures used in bitch spay. I couldn’t have been more wrong. We arrived at Scooby on Monday and as soon as the brilliant staff brought the first dogs we were doing bitch spays.
Stefana Trufin
Frequently asked question
Here are a few answers to our most common questions
I'm a veterinary student, can I join?
Yes, this course is for veterinary graduates and final year veterinary students who want to develop their surgical skills and become confident with all routine neutering.
I have never done surgery, can I join?
Yes you can! We will make sure we pair you with someone that has similar experience level you do so you can learn at similar paces. We will teach you the foundations of surgery and go at your skill level.
Where does it take place?
This Academy takes place in our Training Centre in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, in the outskirts of Lisbon.
How many surgeries can I do?
We don’t want you to focus solely on the number of surgeries, but all our delegates have done at least 8 surgeries of their own during the course.
What sort of help will I have?
We always bring an experienced general surgeon to teach our courses, so our surgeon will be with you at all times. If you are watching the anaesthesia, you will also have a nurse available to help you with this.
What am I expected to do during the course?
This course has only 2 delegates. You will swap between surgery and anaesthesia with the other delegate. When you are doing surgery, you will be responsible for the procedure (and our tutor will be with you all the time). If you are doing anaesthesia, you will also have the opportunity to place IV catheters, administer medication, induce anaesthesia and intubate patients.
How much does this course cost?
The 5-day Academy costs a total of £2500 + VAT, including accommodation and meals for the entire length of the course. This is paid in two installments.
Where do I stay when I do this course?
Whenever we can, we have the students and the tutor in the same hotel in the centre of the city. This is very close to shops, restaurants and downtown. If there are not enough individual rooms for everyone, we may bring you over to another hotel just outside the city.
Are meals included?
Yes, from Sunday night to Saturday morning, your meals are all included and you don’t pay any extra for them! We will also accommodate your preferences and limitations.
What about travel?
Travel is NOT included in the course fees, so you will need to make your own travel arrangements. However, we will help you with them and can help you look at flight options, as well as travel options from the airport to your hotel.
What do I need to bring?
Comfortable shoes, an extra pair of scrubs if you fancy (although we do have laundry facilities) and your own stethoscope if you are anything like our founder and can only hear things if it’s your stethoscope and no one else’s!
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