Richard is the Director of CEPT, and qualified
from Cambridge Veterinary School in 1989. He has been a
practising veterinary surgeon for 21 years, spending most of his time
in mixed and
large animal practices, as well working for Defra for a short period.
He has been involved with greyhound work for
five years, and has completed three welfare and track safety projects
for the governing body of greyhound racing. Richard is Vice Chairman of the Veterinary Advisory Committee of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain, and is an Honorary Senior Fellow of the Department of Comparative Molecular Medicine at the University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science.
Dr
David Somerville PhD MSc* BEd CSci MIPEM HonFIRVAP Chartered Scientist
(Clinical)
David is a chartered scientist, and has studied bone healing by way of fracture
analysis and orthopaedics at Salford University. He was a research supervisor
at Salford and Manchester Metropolitan Universities from 1991 to 1996.
Previously, David qualified in avionics and
electronic engineering in the Royal Air Force and went on to study science
education before becoming involved in medical research. He is now
internationally recognised for his involvement in electrotherapies, lecturing
at ACPAT conferences and at International Symposia around the world. David is
the course lecturer on the science behind electro-therapy to ensure that the
veterinary physiotherapy students fully understand the equipment they will be
using.
Marjorie is the Assistant Director of CEPT. She is an education
specialist, and provides input into the course design, presentation,
and coordinates the student feedback. Her previous work has included a
position on the Steering Committee on Science Education
at the Department for Education and Science.
She is also a member of Veterinary Information and Education Worldwide. From 1987 to 1995 Marjorie was a member of the Department for Education
and Science Exam Board involved in the design and marking of Practical
and Theory papers for Science subjects.
Dr Mike Targett MA VetMB PhD MRCVS
Mike is the Associate
Professor of Neurology at Nottingham Vet School, and teaches neurological testing and the neurological
signs
produced by disease processes on our course. He previously lectured on the RVC MSc
Veterinary Physiotherapy course before moving to the Nottingham School
of Veterinary Medicine and Science.
Dr Sarah Williams BSc PhD Sarah
Williams is a Lecturer
at the University of Liverpool,
specialising in locomotor anatomy and biomechanics. Sarah studied for a
BSc Equine Science at the University of Bristol before undertaking a
PhD at the Royal Veterinary College's Structure and Motion laboratory.
She
also lectured
on the MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy course held at the RVC. She is passionate about
the clinical applications of biomechanics, and
her research aims to further our understanding of limits to animal
locomotor performance.
Dr Peter I.
Milner BVetMed BSc(Hons)
PhD CertES(Orth) MRCVS
Peter graduated in
1997 from the RVC,
London with Distinction in Veterinary Microbiology and a First Class
Honours Degree in Physiology from King’s College, London.He
then
spent his first
three
years in mixed practice in Kent
before joining the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine,
University of Cambridge as Resident in Equine Studies.Here he
gained
the
Certificate
in Equine Surgery (Orthopaedics) and then stayed
on to complete a HBLB funded PhD for research into chondrocyte
physiology and pathology in articular cartilage as part of the
Comparative Orthopaedics Research Group.Pete
joined the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool in
October 2006 where his interests are clinical orthopaedic
conditions, surgery and diagnostic imaging, musculoskeletal biology,
particularly chondrocyte biology and teaching. Pete is also
responsible for the new MRI facility, recently installed at Leahurst.
Barbara Houlding
MScVetPhys GradDipPhys MCSP MIRVAP
Barbara has her own hydrotherapy pool (see www.irvap.org.uk)
and provides practical
placements for the second year CEPT students. K9 Hydro Services
near Woodbridge,
Suffolk, provides a one-stop clinic for
veterinary physiotherapy. The Centre holds full membership with the
Canine Hydrotherapy Association (CHA) and Barbara is a Category A
member of ACPAT. The Centre offers a clinical service to Suffolk and
surrounding areas and is a Centre of Education, offering a range of
inclusive courses as well as clinical placements for postgraduate vet
physios. Barbara regularly lectures on the MSc course in veterinary
physiotherapy at the Royal Veterinary College.
Liz Blenkinsop GradDipPhys MCSP
Liz is a chartered physiotherapist who teaches hands on techniques to the first
year students.
Liz completed her training in Birmingham Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in 1979.
She then worked at the City Hospital, Nottingham, becoming Senior
Physiotherapist in Out Patients. Part of this role was being responsible for supervizing and teaching junior staff and students. Liz left there in 1985 to become Superintendent
Physiotherapist and clinical tutor for the South Cumbria Health Authority based
in Kendal. After a break of six years living in the USA, Liz returned to work in
private practice in Daybrook and then took over ownership of the Burton Joyce
Physiotherapy Clinic in 2004.
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