BVA and Equine. Farm and Political (!?!?) CPD

Re: BVA and Equine. Farm and Political (!?!?) CPD

J G Wray — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:11:57 GMT

[quote user="Hannah Wynne Richards"]Exactly how much does BVA pay BCVA? Exact figures please[/quote]

Dunno, but given the BVA priorities over the years it'll be eye watering. Just think of all the time spent by BVA on BCVA stuff e.g. well, TB. You'd have to ask how much the BVA TB webinar cost the other day for instance. That was done in order to help practitioners understand the science and be able to help them answer questions from the public. All v laudable, but it's not a regular occurrence. It reached 300/12000 members, what's that then 2.5% - ia that good or bad? It was free to members where most is charged so d'ya see what I mean?

JGW

Re: BVA and Equine. Farm and Political (!?!?) CPD

Hannah Wynne Richards — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:57:39 GMT

Exactly how much does BVA pay BCVA? Exact figures please

Wynne

Re: BVA and Equine. Farm and Political (!?!?) CPD

J G Wray — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:43:14 GMT

[quote user="Colin Thomson"]But make it up as you go along as usual[/quote]

Hmmm How about BVA themselves - from the front page of their website?

"..

BVA is seeking five members to form a CPD Group to develop BVA’s CPD programme

The purpose of the group will be to help BVA develop a comprehensive, national CPD programme for its members.

Year one will involve the development of two days of cattle and equine streams for the mixed practitioner at the London Vet Show 2013 and, with BVA Officer input, the development of a political stream for the Show in 2013. Programme and speakers to be finalised by 28 February 2013

.."

What are blinkers?

The cross subsidy thing happens when many pay for the few.

JGW

Re: BVA and Equine. Farm and Political (!?!?) CPD

Colin Thomson — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:23:40 GMT

[quote user="J G Wray"]Anyway this CPD Committee will be required to develop robust Equine, Farm and then Political CPD before anything else.[/quote]

Political CPD? Where did that come from. Non clinical CPD is what I've seen in all that's come about this from BVA.

And from my personal experience of the reaction to these plans, BEVA are relatively relaxed about it, some at BCVA are very annoyed, and SPVS are not best pleased.

But make it up as you go along as usual, Jonathan.

Colin

Re: BVA and Equine. Farm and Political (!?!?) CPD

Hannah Wynne Richards — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:59:13 GMT

Exactly how do the general pool of members cross subsidise BCVA?

Wynne