CPD Surfari 2026
Earn 9 hours of CPD, led by RCVS Specialists in Cardiology and Anaesthesia, and Specialist/VTS nurses.
Our annual CPD event for primary care vets returns to the wonderful Bedruthan Hotel this summer, offering vets and nurses intensive, evidence-based learning within a relaxed environment. Delegates will return to their own practices able to manage their cardiac patients more effectively and feel more confident with anaesthesia planning and monitoring.
This year’s theme:
Arrhythmia management from practice
At HeartVets we believe specialist cardiology knowledge should be accessible and practical. This year’s programme has been carefully designed to support both vets and veterinary nurses.
Programme features:
- Top level cardiology lectures
- Small group teaching sessions
- Surf lesson or spa session
- Gourmet social dinner
Vets
- Arrhythmia diagnosis and management
- Holter monitoring
- Arrhythmias during anaesthesia
Vet stream speakers
Jo Harris
Jo Harris
Jo Harris is one of our Directors, and is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Cardiology. She joined HeartVets in 2009 and is based in Exeter, where she offers regular clinics, as well as a number of visiting referral clinics throughout the south west. Jo has been working in purely cardiology referral practice for the majority of her career and is regularly involved in CPD provision to vets and and cardiologists locally and nationally, and has also presented at several international meetings. Jo has a particular interest in arrhythmias and her research includes Holter monitoring in canine preclinical dilated cardiomyopathy.
Dave Dickson
Dave Dickson
Dave Dickson, one of our Directors, is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Cardiology, having joined the HeartVets team in 2011. He lives and works in south Wales, where he offers cardiology referral clinics. Dave regularly lectures regularly to local, national and international audiences has presented research at international conferences. His research into feline dyspnoea won the prestigious Best Research Communication at the European Congress of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Dr Julia Sargeant
Dr Julia Sargeant
Julia Sargent is a RCVS recognised specialist in veterinary cardiology. She has a particular research interest in ECG and Holter interpretation and in advanced cardiac imaging. Julia joined HeartVets in 2025 alongside Jo and Dave as one of the cardiology specialists in our diagnostic service, offering remote case advice to vets in this country and abroad. Julia is one of our interventional cardiologists and is also on the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society panels for auscultation and Doppler echocardiography.
Nurses
- Introduction to ECG interpretation
- ECG acquisition
- Holter fitting
Nurse stream speakers
Lauren Holland
Lauren Holland RVN
Lauren Holland RVN VTS (Cardiology) qualified with an honour’s degree in Veterinary Nursing in 2011 and holds a certificate in emergency and critical care. She also ran regular canine behaviour clinics, became a clinical coach for Veterinary Nurse students and gained a teaching qualification. Lauren joined joined HeartVets in 2020 as a cardiology nurse, having already worked alongside some of our team for several years. She has a particular focus on echocardiography, nursing critical patients and assisting with emergency procedures. Regularly provides CPD to nurses across the UK, Lauren is one of only a few cardiology nurses to hold the American Internal Medicine VTS nursing qualification, which she achieved in 2025.
Charlotte Glover
Charlotte Glover RVN
Charley Glover RVN joined the HeartVets team in February 2015. Since qualifying with distinction from Bicton College in 2002, Charley worked at St Davids Veterinary Hospital in Exeter where she became Head Nurse. She also became an orthopaedic referral nurse as well as a clinical coach for other members of the nursing team. Since joining HeartVets Charley has used her invaluable referral experience to develop our referral support network and co-ordinate our services. She regularly helps with our clinics around the South West region, and also leads our cardiac interventional surgery nursing team.
Dave Dickson
Dave Dickson
Dave Dickson, one of our Directors, is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Cardiology, having joined the HeartVets team in 2011. He lives and works in south Wales, where he offers cardiology referral clinics. Dave regularly lectures regularly to local, national and international audiences has presented research at international conferences. His research into feline dyspnoea won the prestigious Best Research Communication at the European Congress of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
- Dates
18 – 19 June 2026
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa, Cornwall Trenance, Mawgan Porth, Newquay TR8 4BU
Speaker biography
William McFadzean | Clinical Director
BVetMed CertAVP(VA) DipECVAA MRCVS
Will graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2010 and then completed an internship in a busy referral hospital in Berkshire. He subsequently worked in both first opinion and referral practices before starting a residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the University of Bristol in 2014. During his residency he completed an RCVS Advanced Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia.
Will joined Cave Veterinary Specialists in 2017 and passed his specialist diploma exam in 2019. Will was made Head of Specialist Services in 2021, leading our anaesthesia and imaging departments.
Previous events
Expert-led CPD delivered in an inspiring coastal setting: it’s easy to see why CPD Surfari is a firm favourite with returning delegates.
I had a fabulous time and learned so much!
It was amazing!
