Urine microscopy CPD

RE: Urine microscopy CPD

Heather Bacon — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 01:13:50 GMT

There is a facebook group called "veterinary cytology coffeehouse"

Also I registered for free on this group and got access to a free mini course on urinalysis.

www.veterinarycytologyschoolhouse.com/clubhouse

RE: Urine microscopy CPD

apache — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:47:43 GMT

[quote userid="37706" url="~/001/veterinary-nurse-clinical/small-animal/laboratory-pathology/f/discussions/32326/urine-microscopy-cpd/177785#177785"]I guess it depends on the make-up of your practice; does everyone need to be able to do everything? [/quote]

This is great advice. Try not to get it so only one person does it all but nurture interests, make them the urine cytology specialist and offer support to others if unsure. Thats's the best way

RE: Urine microscopy CPD

Alice Weaver — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:00:45 GMT

Hello!
In the practices I work in, we would do basic in-house microscopy on urine to check for crystals and intercellular bacteria, so that a treatment plan can be started ASAP. A lot of the time we would send the urine for culture and sensitivity testing at an external lab if infection was suspected. I’ve noticed more and more often that this is the only urine test we send externally.

Personally, I’m quite keen on cytology and microscopy, so I just practiced! I think the more you do it, the more confident you get. I can imagine if someone really isn’t interested in microscopy they may struggle with this. I guess it depends on the make-up of your practice; does everyone need to be able to do everything?

Because I have a personal interest I tend to read more CPD articles about urinalysis, but I couldn’t say if there are any in particular that I would recommend. I wonder if the external lab you use would be able to offer a short course for nurses? I think IDEXX may run courses at a cost.