Catherine Stowell/VIP Scanning Academy

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VIP Scanning Academy

  • Course
  • 33 Lessons

⭐ Beginner to scanning wizard in 24 lessons!

⭐Confirm pregnancy in cats and dogs

⭐Lifelong support for FREE

⭐Mentoring from qualified sonographers

⭐Know your machine inside-out

💡 A course packed with essential knowledge

💡 Confidence in scanning fundamentals

💡 Easy-to-understand diagrams and explanations

💡 Earn your Animal Ultrasound Association certificate

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"I completed my ultrasound course with Catherine and left the course feeling confident and well equipped. The course itself was comprehensive and the theories and techniques explained clearly and concisely.

I would recommend this course to anyone looking to learn how to conduct ultrasound scanning."

Shell Donaldson - Albachi Canine Services

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No ultrasound machine? No problem!

You don't need to own a machine already to do this course; in fact, we strongly recommend you do not purchase a new machine until you have spoken with one of the course leaders. Many people also use this course as a way to see different machines in action, and decide which type suits them best.

Key modules:

Introduction

How to use this course.

How to use this course
Introduction

Module 1

Congratulations - you've made it into the academy! Let's get started.

Ultrasound Apperances
Ultrasound Appearances

Module 2

How do transducers work?
Quiz!

Module 3

Your most important controls
Controls walkthrough: KX5600v
Controls walkthrough: ScanPad or ScanX
Real time controls walkthrough - feline pregnancy scan
Quiz

Module 4

Landmarks
Quiz

Module 5

Imaging planes
Quiz

Module 6

Pregnancy
Calculating foetal heart rate
Calculating gestational age
Canine gestational age walkthrough
Estimating litter size: demonstration
Head diameter calculations in cats
Quiz

Module 7

Ultrasound safety & biohazards

Module 8

Advanced controls
Congratulations!
Earning your certificate

Bonus Content

Colour Doppler
Feline Pregnancy Scan Walkthrough: 3 Weeks Later...

Revision Module

This revision module is designed to recap some of the core content in the VIP Scanning Academy.

Refresh your knowledge!

Revision Module 2

When you identify the fluid-filled uterus on ultrasound, it is important not to jump to confirming pregnancy before you have checked for fetal viability. In this short revision module, I will walk you through two examples where things may not be quite what they seem at first glance.

Checking each sac for viability
An early pregnancy scan in an Akita

Revision Module 3

Clinical specialist obstetric sonographer, Yvette Lovis, walks you through a pregnancy scan on a Maine Coon - with a surprising finding.

Maine Coon scan walkthrough with Yvette

Revision Module 4

It is not advisable to scan for a client before 30 days gestation, but there are times in your career where this might happen for various reasons. For example, the client might have their dates wrong, or you might even be scanning your own pet.

In this revision video, you will see what very early gestation in a dog looks like on ultrasound.

Cocker Spaniel Early Gestation Scan Walkthrough

Course leader: Catherine Stowell

Catherine has been teaching ultrasound to veterinarians, vet techs and breeders worldwide since 2010.

She has a Masters degree in Medical Ultrasound, and is currently working on her PhD in the teaching and learning of ultrasound at Imperial College, London.

She has published numerous ultrasound research papers, and is the author of best-selling book, 'Ultrasound for Canine Pregnancy Scanning.'

If you have questions about the training programme and whether you are a good fit, you can book a free consultation call here.