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  • BSAVA announces validation by Nottingham Trent University

    The BSAVA has announced that Nottingham Trent University will be the accrediting body for the new Postgraduate Surgery and Medicine Certificates being launched in January 2012. BSAVA says the planning for this new education initiative has been exhaustive...

    Updated guidelines for promoting animal medicines

    The National Office of Animal Health has completed its annual review of its Code of Practice for the Promotion of Animal Medicines, and a number of changes will come into effect on 1st July 2011. One change spells out the way antimicrobial medicines...

    New webinar series on feline renal care for vets

    Purina is hosting two free one-hour webinars on feline renal care for veterinary surgeons on the 7th and 28th June at 7pm (British Summer Time) The webinars will provide practical information to help manage renal cases, focusing on the importance of...

    New veterinary school to launch in 2014

    The University of Surrey has announced that it is to launch a new school of veterinary medicine in 2014. According to the University, the new school will embrace the 'One Health - One Medicine' philosophy and will include the development of a unique...

    Vets Now launches veterinary wellness initiative

    Vets Now has launched 'Wellness Month', a new initiative designed to prioritise health and wellbeing amongst its workforce. During June, Vets Now’s 1300 employees up and down the country will focus on activities which make them feel happy and supported...

    93% of brachycephalic breed owners would buy them again

    According to a new study, 93% of owners of flat-faced dogs – including the Pug, French Bulldog and English Bulldog – would opt for the same breed again, despite experiencing common and severe health problems in their pets. The research, led by the...

    RCVS completes sale of its London offices

    The RCVS has completed the sale of its Westminster offices to a private investor for £14m. The deal includes an option for the College to lease the building for up to two years to give it time to consider its options for the future, and how they may...

    Ceva launches Cevazuril for diarrhoea in pigs

    Ceva Animal Health has introduced Cevazuril, a toltrazuril-based oral solution for the control of diarrhoea in sucking pigs. Cevazuril is a one-dose treatment that comes in two pack sizes, both with dosing pumps, for convenient administration to large...

    RCVS to host Zoom meetings for vets to reflect on the challenges of Covid

    The RCVS ViVet innovation project is hosting a series of Zoom meetings which vets are being encouraged to come and join, to reflect on the changes that have taken place in the delivery of veterinary services in the past few years and think about the...

    BSAVA returns to Scotland for Alba congress

    BSAVA is holding Alba 2022 - a weekend congress of CPD, networking and ceilidh dancing - on 16th/17th September at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel in Polmont, Falkirk. Formerly known as BSAVA’s Scottish Congress, Alba delegates will be treated to 28 lectures...

    In-house testing could improve vets' confidence in treating UTIs

    Diagnostics company Test and Treat has carried out a survey which found that rapid in-house sensitivity testing could markedly increase veterinary confidence in prescribing antibiotics for UTIs. 76 vets, 34 nurses and 7 other practice staff took part...

    Roll up, roll up for small animal medicine extravaganza

    The Small Animal Medicine Society (SAMSoc) has announced that its pre-BSAVA Congress meeting, to which all vets are welcome, will take place online, on 24th March 2021 from 8.40am. The programme includes: What’s the evidence in Veterinary Medicine...

    Ceva to host Q Fever webinar presented by RCVS Specialist Jonathan Statham

    Ceva Animal Health is hosting a webinar for farm vets: ‘Q Fever – a disease with underestimated consequences’, at 4:00pm on Wednesday 28th September. Q Fever is caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii , which can infect humans, cattle, goats, sheep...

    Drink-drive vet gets warning

    Following a two-year postponed judgment, the Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week warned a Cambridgeshire veterinary surgeon as to his future conduct, after he had been convicted in 2006 for causing death...

    Leicester MP opens latest Companion Care surgery

    Andrew Robathan MP has opened Companion Care Vets latest surgery in Leicester, bringing the number of surgeries across the UK to 67. The surgery is located within the brand new Pets at Home store at Fosse Park, and the joint veterinary partners...

    BEVA offers members half price CPD

    The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has announced that it is reducing the cost of its CPD by 50% this year and making its webinars free to members. David Mountford, Chief Executive of BEVA said: "Last year we were able to capitalise...

    New app to link equine vets with yards

    MSD Animal Health has announced the launch of KBHH Yard Master – a new preventative healthcare and biosecurity app - as part of its ongoing Keeping Britain’s Horses Healthy (KBHH) campaign. MSD says KBHH Yard Master has been created to link vets and...

    Boehringer launches bite-size laminitis webinars

    Boehringer Academy has joined forces with Andy Durham from Liphook Equine Hospital to launch a series of short webinars covering recent updates in laminitis laboratory tests and common FAQs on the management of PPID in horses. The webinars each last...

    BVA Veterinary View highlights industry developments

    The BVA has launched this year's Veterinary View , a series of veterinary current affairs videos introduced by Natasha Kaplinski. BVA President Gudrun Ravetz said: "Veterinary View not only highlights some of the veterinary profession's fantastic...

    Herefordshire vet rows to Antigua

    Simon Lyddon MRCVS, who runs Vine Tree Vets, an IVC practice in Ross-on-Wye, has completed a marathon voyage as one of a team rowing from the Canary Isles to Antigua.. The 12-strong crew, aged between 18 and 60, left Marina San Miguel, Tenerife on...

    Vets prefer online video-based CPD

    Agilio Software, a provider of frontline healthcare operations software, has published the results of a survey which found that veterinary professionals still prefer online learning, despite a resurgence of in-person CPD opportunities post-pandemic....

    Vote for your favourite veterinary nurse

    The Blue Cross is calling for nominations from veterinary practices across the country for its Veterinary Nurse of the Year Award 2009. The annual award is presented at the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Annual Congress. It recognises...

    AHT recruiting for Equine Grass Sickness trial

    The Animal Health Trust is appealing to veterinary surgeons and nurses to encourage clients who keep their horses on premises that have been affected by Equine Grass Sickness to sign up to the second year of its nationwide EGS vaccine trial. Equine...

    Veterinary corporatisation to be debated at BEVA Congress

    The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that it will be hosting a debate exploring the pros and cons of corporatisation on the Friday of this year's Congress, which runs from Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th September. The session will...

    BSAVA's call to the veterinary profession on World Mental Health Day

    The British Small Animal Veterinary Association President John Chitty is calling on everyone in the profession to take a moment during today's World Mental Health Day to think more deeply about the mental health of their practice teams and the wider...