Hi, I'm Camilla Edwards
DVM CertAVP MRCVS, Founder of FOVU
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When I first started scanningĀ I used to feel like you...
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A lack of awareness of ultrasound machines, unsure what probe to use and confused by poor images.
Then after falling in love with ultrasound and enrolling on numerous ultrasound courses aimed at general practitioners, I sat down and thought about what I needed when learning to scan.
- Intensive support over a period of time
- Good demonstrations of how to scan specific organs
- Demonstrations of important pathology to look out for:Ā a clear idea of what normal looks like!
- Affordable.
Considering all of this, I decided to use my years of experience as a working peripatetic veterinary ultrasonographer to create online courses for vets and veterinary nurses...
...because everyone in ourĀ professionĀ deserves to use ultrasound confidently to improve diagnosis for our patients.
This is my Story
My name is Camilla, and I am passionate about small animal veterinary ultrasound at the first opinion level.
As a peripatetic veterinary ultrasonographer, I travel with my dog Pippi (a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever) within 50 miles of Cambridge, teach ultrasound as a guest on IMV-imaging courses, and have a thriving Facebook community for First Opinion Small Animal Vets.
This website reviews all things ultrasound for general practice small animal vets by a small animal vet!
I became a veterinarian in 2006 and have worked all over East Anglia, and after spending a significant portion of my career in emergency and critical care, IĀ earned my CertAVP in 2018.Ā
The benefit of working night shifts was that I could practise my ultrasound skills on my old faithful Labrador Frida on the rare quiet shift (R.I.P.).
I spent the first three months of 2018 following the ultrasound department at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, seeing dozens of cases with them, and in April 2018, I took the plunge and started my own business, assisting First Opinion Small Animal Vets with all of their ultrasound requirements.Ā
Pippi
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Pippi (pictured left) is my Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
She is currently 5 years old (December 2024) and is a superstar at ultrasound. She has been travelling with me on my peripatetic ultrasound jobs since she was 10 weeks old and has attended teaching sessions where she has fortunately behaved impeccably (not always the case at home!)
Get in Touch
Whether you have questions about a course, ultrasound machines, or you’re just looking to connect, I’d love to hear from you.
