The Nurse’s Role with Otitis Externa

One hour of online CPD for Veterinary Nurses!

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Speaker: 

Dan White MSc BSc RVN, NCert SAN, C-SQP

Dan joined the Bristol Vet Specialists team in 2021 as the Dermatology nurse having previously worked in a small animal referral hospital for six years.

Dan achieved his BSAVA Dermatology nursing award and accredited certificate in animal nutrition in 2019. In 2023, he achieved his MSc degree in animal nutrition and now currently studying to be the first Veterinary Nurse/Technician Specialist in Dermatology within the UK with his final exam in May 2025.

Dan enjoys intradermal skin testing and finds video oto-endoscopy particularly interesting in complex cases. He is particularly interested in otitis and managing patients with multi-resistant bacterial infections.

Lecture Synopsis:

On this lecture we will be focusing on the nurses role in ottits externa. Nurses can play a big role in dermatology and otitis is commonly seen in general practice.

We will explore the techniques for sampling ears for parasites and infection. We’ll then cover microscopy and cytology examination to identify any potential significant findings you may see.

We will briefly discuss ear swabs for sensitivity and culture and the benefits of performing these.

We will go through a range of ear products available and discuss their usefulness in certain situations/conditions and finally, look at video-otoendoscopy, how to set up, performing and assisting with the procedure and follow up.

Learning Points: 

1. Gain confidence with cytology
2. Understand what products can be used for certain conditions
3. Feel more confident assisting and helping perform video-otoendscopy (ear flushes)

BVNA South West Advocate:  Carly Kilby RVN BVNA NCert (Anaesth) NCert (Surgical) ISFM CertFN Carly has been in practice since 2001 and qualified in 2006. During her time in practice, Carly has worked within the large animal and small animal referral scenes and everything in between. She has settled into an anaesthesia role at a referral hospital in Bristol as a dedicated anaesthesia nurse. Carly has a certificate in feline friendly nursing, anaesthesia and surgical nursing.

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