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    Internal Medicine Locum Work

    Willows Referral Service Locum Internal Medicine Clinician required During 2010 Willows Referral Service has opportunities for part-time Internal Medicine locum cover. The successful applicant(s) should either hold an RCVS, European or American...
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    Discounted BSAVA Manuals

    See attachment for info on discounted rates for BSAVA manuals at pre congress meeting Best wishes Yvonne
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    Latest project posted in the SAMSOC wiki

    Free plasma metanephrines – a novel diagnostic approach for the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in dogs Metanephrine and normetanephrine are catecholamine metabolites produced by the cells of the adrenal medulla and detection of an increased...
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    SAMSOC WEBSITE HITS 100

    Thought i would let you all know, that we have now reach the milestone of 100 SAMSOC members registered on the site. The commitee is now starting to look for new ideas to develop within the site that will benefit members. Current features include...
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    SAMSOC DAY 2010 - NEWS

    Hi all, Just wanted to thank everyone again who came along to the satelitte meeting. I am sure you will agree it was a great day and we heard some interesting talks. The results for the case report competition are below - Much to the relief of...
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    NEW Content on SAMSOC Website

    Hi everyone Jon Wray presented a seminar on writing a CERTSAM casebook at the meeting this year and he has kindly agreed to allow us to post the notes for this session in the media section of the SAMSOC website. This document is accessible to...
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    Travel Scholarship 2011

    SAMSoc Travel Scholarship 2011 The scholarship, worth £500, can be awarded to ANY SAMSoc member undertaking international CPD in 2011. Applicants should describe how they would intend to use the award in no more than 400 words. Recipients of...
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    Projects listed in the SAMSOC Wiki

    Hi everyone thought i would refresh everyones memories of the projects ( looking to recruit samples, cases or complete questionaires) . Listed in the SAMSoc Wiki section. More detail can be found on the project you may find interesting including contacts...
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    New research posting on SAMSOC WIKI

    Efficacy of masitinib in dogs with steroid-resistant inflammatory bowel disease Fabio Procoli DMV MRCVS, Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Internal Medicine Karin Allenspach Dr.med.vet. PhD DECVIM-CA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in...
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    AVSTS Meeting

    Hi , I appreciate that this is a advertsiement for a soft tissue society , but as i was approached by a member of the commitee as this years programm does have potential interest for a medic. Namely Congenital and Herediatary disease...
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    2011 Meeting Programme - March 30th 2011

    Dear Members, The 2011 SAMSOC satellite meeting programme is soon to be completed. Please do yourself a favour and keep your diaries free on: WEDNESDAY 30th MARCH 2011. Controversy will be at the very heart of this exhilerating day. Join...
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    PhD oppertunity

    Petplan Charitable Trust PhD Study to Investigate Feline Infectious Peritonitis-Specific Nucleotide Motifs A three-year study, leading to a PhD, is being funded by the Petplan Charitable Trust and is available to commence on 1 st February...
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    Reminder of the projects listed in the SAMSOC WIKI

    Efficacy of masitinib in dogs with steroid-resistant inflammatory bowel disease Fabio Procoli DMV MRCVS, Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Internal Medicine RVC Free plasma metanephrines – a novel diagnostic approach for...
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    PhD Oppertunity - deadline 1st Feb

    Petplan Charitable Trust PhD Study to Investigate Feline Infectious Peritonitis-Specific Nucleotide Motifs A three-year study, leading to a PhD, is being funded by the Petplan Charitable Trust and is available to commence on 1 st February 2011...
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    PhD Oppertunity- Correction Starts Feb 1st 2011. Deadline for Application Dec15th 2010

    Petplan Charitable Trust PhD Study to Investigate Feline Infectious Peritonitis-Specific Nucleotide Motifs A three-year study, leading to a PhD, is being funded by the Petplan Charitable Trust and is available to commence on 1 st February 2011...
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    New oncology referral service for the Northwest

    Chestergates Veterinary Specialists in Chester is launching a new oncology referral service for cats and dogs in the Northwest of England. The new oncology department has a dedicated chemotherapy room, access to a variety of chemotherapy drugs and...
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    New, smaller bottle of Senvelgo for cats newly diagnosed with diabetes

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched a smaller, 12ml bottle of Senvelgo (velagliflozin), its treatment for feline diabetes, in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland. This allows patients to try the drug at lower cost, before progressing to the 30ml...
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    Plenary lectures to cover colic and antimicrobials at BEVA Congress

    BEVA has announced that there will be two bonus plenary lectures at BEVA Congress this year (10th – 13th September 2025, ICC Birmingham) in which David Freeman will discuss colic surgery and Scott Weese will discuss antimicrobial use in horses. David...
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    New treatment for pruritic dogs claimed to be 50% more effective than Apoquel

    Elanco has launched Zenrelia (ilunocitinib), a once-daily tablet for pruritic dogs with atopic dermatitis, flea allergy dermatitis, food allergies and contact allergies, which the company claims is 50% more effective than Apoquel. Zenrelia is a new...
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    Chihuahuas, beagles, greyhounds and pugs need more nail clipping

    A study by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) VetCompass Programme has revealed a number of insights into nail clipping in dogs, including the four breeds which may need more nail clipping than others: chihuahuas, beagles, greyhounds and pugs 1 . For...
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    Two scholarships for postgrad certificates in veterinary surgery and medicine up for grabs

    Improve Veterinary Education has launched two funded scholarships for general practitioners who want to gain a Postgraduate Certificate in small animal soft tissue or small animal medicine. The scholarships are designed to support veterinary surgeons...
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    New service allows vets and nurses to issue clients with digital vaccination certificates

    Vets Charlie Barton and Jamie Crittall have launched Boop, claimed to be the first service which vets and nurses can use to create secure digital vaccination certificates and share them, along with microchip details and parasite control records, with...
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    New test for cats and dogs with gastrointestinal inflammation

    Carus Animal Health has announced the launch of GIQuest, a clinically validated faecal calprotectin lateral flow test designed to support vets and nurses in the investigation and monitoring of gastrointestinal (GI) inflammation in dogs and cats. Faecal...
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    New initiative seeks to make vets rethink their approach to parasiticides

    IVC Evidensia has formed the Parasite Strategy Working Group, a global initiative which aims to get the veterinary profession to reapproach how it uses parasiticides in small animal practice. The working group, which is led by Gudrun Ravetz, IVC's...
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    New vet tech treats eye infections in five seconds

    Photon Therapeutics is to launch PhotonUVC, a new device which claims to clear corneal infections in five seconds, on stand E30 at the London Vet Show this week. PhotonUVC Vet is a non-contact treatment which emits low dose ultraviolet C light at a...