Master Your Ultrasound Machine. On Your Terms.
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Equip your team to confidently scan in-house with expert-led ultrasound training. Learn on your own machine, boost patient care, and feel great about your work every day.
Why Most Vets Struggle With Ultrasound—And It’s Not Their Fault
Most training offers a single day with unfamiliar equipment and no follow-up. Vets walk away without structure, support, or confidence—and it shows.
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They hesitate to scan, lean on colleagues, or refer cases they could handle themselves. The real cost? Slower diagnoses, lost satisfaction, and a quiet fear they’re not doing enough for their patients.
What We Teach You
At FOVU, we provide teaching sessions that can cover a variety of subjects, depending on the requirements of your practice and the level of expertise of your veterinary staff. We are able to either deliver a session that is specifically tailored to your requirements or provide advice on what topics would be the most appropriate given your needs.
Offering 7 hours of CPD, here's a list of the topics we typically cover:
Machine Set Up
Learn how to use your ultrasound machine, where specific buttons are located and their function.
Ultrasound In An Emergency
Get confident with emergency cases such as:
- Abdominal point of care ultrasound POCUS
- Thoracic POCUS
- Heart POCUS
Basic Abdominal Scan
Learn how to find and scan the following systematically:
- Liver & Gallbladder
- Stomach
- Spleen
- Kidneys & Ovaries
- Jejunum
- Bladder & Prostate
- Colon
- Testicles
Trickier Bits - Abdomen
For those who already have basic scanning knowledge and would like to progress to finding the following:
- Adrenals
- Pancreas
- Blood Vessels
- Lymph Nodes
- Duodenum
- Ileum
- Pyloroduodenal Junction
Basic Echocardiography
Take your ultrasound skills to the next level with:
- Right Parasternal long axis views
- Right Parasternal short axis views
- Left-sided views
Kay Abbott
Camilla is a great teacher... She is also lovely, and friendly - I didn't feel I was being judged on my lack of skills! The training was all very practical and within the first hour I already knew so much more than when I started! It was great to learn on our own machine and I am looking forward to putting the knowledge to good use. Highly recommended.
A Happy Customer
Caroline thank you for sparking our enthusiasm with ultrasonography and for giving us the confidence to reconnect with our ultrasound machine to benefit our patients. I really enjoyed the session, thank you.
One Day. Your Equipment. Lifelong Confidence.
Train without disrupting your schedule, using the machine you already have—backed by structured prep, real-world teaching, and ongoing support.
Course Instructors and Locations
Please check that your practice is within the areas the FOVU instructors cover.
Dr Camilla Edwards DVM CertAVP MRCVS provides peripatetic ultrasound service to first opinion veterinary practices.Â
She has experience in leading the delivery of day long, in person, ultrasound lectures and practical teaching to groups of veterinary surgeons as well as online courses and webinars. Â
Teaching is one of her passions and with daily practical experience in first opinion practice, she understands what skills practitioners require and want to learn.Â
She has experience working with many different ultrasound machines and companies through her reviews and affiliate links, which makes her the ideal person to deliver teaching on specific ultrasound machines and how to use them in first opinion practice.
Camilla aims to deliver friendly, informative, relevant courses which help veterinary surgeons to utilize their ultrasound machines to both the vet’s and the machine’s maximum potential.Â
Dr Caroline Taylor qualified as a veterinary surgeon 20 years ago and has had a varied career in first opinion practice. She has extensive experience in a variety of small animal hospitals as well as years spent in equine ambulatory and hospital-based roles. Most importantly, she loves scanning and sharing her passion for ultrasound with others.
She currently juggles teaching ultrasound to vet practices in the North West and works as a vet consultant for CelticSMR, as well as vet locum work. She loves providing ultrasound training for vets across the UK, Ireland and Europe, via in-practice workshops, in-person CPD events and online.
Caroline is passionate about animal health and welfare, setting up an online support service for overweight pets during covid. Caroline continues to promote best practice, by encouraging first-opinion vets to enhance and practice their ultrasound skills at every opportunity.
Natasha Shanks BVSc MSc MRCVSÂ discovered her passion for diagnostic imaging, particularly ultrasound, early in her veterinary career. Her journey led her to pursue a Master of Science in Imaging, graduating with distinction in 2020. Natasha then went on to establish her own business, offering tailored ultrasound support to small animal veterinary practices.
Natasha finds great joy in teaching and mentoring, empowering others to excel through in-house tailored ultrasound training and running CPD events.
Alongside her business, Natasha also works as a clinician in ultrasonography at a veterinary referral centre in the South West.Â
Online Courses
Outside of our teaching area? Can't find a suitable date? Our FOVU online courses are available throughout the year and will help you grow in confidence and improve your skills.
ONLINE COURSESHow It Works
Tailored Planning
You’ve already talked through your team’s needs with us—now we turn that insight into a focused, efficient training session.
Whether you need help with emergency POCUS, abdominal scanning, or echo, you’ll get:
- A clear, personalised plan
- Defined goals for the day
- A session that meets each team member at their level
No generic syllabus. No wasted time. Just progress.
Prepare - Online Course Access (up to 20 hrs)
Before the Day: Prepare with Purpose
Your team gets structured video modules to help them:
- Learn key techniques
- Watch organ-by-organ scan demos
- Come ready with questions that matter
In-Practice Teaching Day (7 hrs)
Your instructor will visit your clinic to deliver a hands-on, fully personalised session:
- Scan with your own machine
- Use real animals (staff pets, patients with consent)
- Get immediate feedback and practical coaching
- Typically 3–6 participants per session
This is immersive, practical training built around the cases you actually see.
Stay Supported - Online Access
Learning doesn’t stop after your instructor leaves.
Your team gets:
- Ongoing access to scanning demos and 20 hours of online training
- Ask Me Anything sessions
- Feedback on their scans
Basic Echocardiography
Take your ultrasound skills to the next level with:
- Right Parasternal long axis views
- Right Parasternal short axis views
- Left-sided views
