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    Dechra Academy now accredited

    The Dechra Academy has become the first veterinary education provider to be accredited by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI). To achieve the accreditation, Dechra’s Digital Learning team’s educational content, processes and services were...
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    Pets Choice launches veterinary division to develop CBD products for animals

    Pets Choice Limited has established a veterinary division to develop a range of cannabidiol (CBD) oral dosage formats capable of being prescribed under the cascade. The new division has been granted a ManSA license by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate...
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    University of Liverpool and CVS to study veterinary workplace injuries

    CVS is funding a research project at the University of Liverpool to understand more about veterinary workplace injuries and what can be done to prevent them. CVS says that in the USA, the veterinary profession is the fifth highest profession for non...
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    Kent practice becomes first B Corp veterinary practice in Europe

    Congratulations to Kent-based Pennard Vets, an employee-owned, seven-practice group which has become the first veterinary practice in Europe to become B Corp certified. Certified B Corps are companies that meet exceptionally high standards of social...
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    New range of pet memorials to launch at London Vet Show

    Oh So Precious, a new trade-only range of memorials and keepsakes to commemorate the lives of pets, is to launch at the London Vet Show (stand F14). The new brand has a couple of display stands that practices can use to show off the range of memory...
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    Everyone that visits ezyVet at the London Vet Show will raise £1 for Vetlife

    ezyVet, a maker of veterinary practice management solutions, says it will donate £1 to Vetlife for every person that visits its stand (D70) at the London Vet Show, on the 17th and 18th November 2022. Whilst you're there, the company will doubtless...
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    Equine Veterinary Journal highlights importance of reverting to bi-annual flu boosters

    The Equine Veterinary Journal has published a special early view article reviewing the science behind enhanced equine influenza vaccination schedules, in particular the replacement of annual boosters with a mandatory bi-annual vaccination programme....
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    And now an app that vets can offer remote consultations on ...

    Vetster has launched a mobile app for Android and iOS through which veterinary surgeons practicing on Vetster can offer remote consultations to pet owners. Mark Bordo, CEO and CoFounder, Vetster.com, said: “Our new mobile app is one more way we can...
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    Improve International rebrands

    Improve International has launched its rebranding at the London Vet Show, which now comprises three sub-brands: Improve Veterinary Education, Improve Veterinary Practice and the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS). Improve...
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    West Midlands referral centre appoints RVN as its Hospital Director

    Tom Reilly, an RVN, has been appointed Hospital Director at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Centre in Solihull. Tom, pictured on the right with Managing Director, Toby Gemill, first joined Willows in 2011 as a member of its medicine and high...
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    Nominations open for 2023 RCVS VN Council election

    Veterinary nurses who want to play a part in determining how the RCVS regulates professional standards and education, as well as advancing the profession through its Royal Charter activities, can now put themselves forward as candidates in next year...
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    New course puts vet nurses in the cockpit

    Trainetics, a human factors and leadership training and consultancy company, is launching a human factors course for veterinary professionals in January 2023, as part of which, delegates take control of a commercial jet in a flight simulator at Heathrow...
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    Improve launches My Veterinary Career

    Improve Veterinary Education and the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS), has launched My Veterinary Career, a new points-based career pathway so vet nurses can structure their training and qualifications around different...
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    Animalcare launches periodontal diagnostic strip

    Animalcare has launched OraStripdx, a periodontal diagnostic strip that estimates the levels of thiols dissolved in oral fluid, thereby indicating the level of periodontal disease in an awake patient. Each OraStripdx comprises a dry porous pad, pre...
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    Study finds vets not complying with Epilepsy Task Force recommendations

    new study, published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP) , has revealed that veterinary surgeons only prescribe anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) after a seizure cluster in 44% of cases, despite International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force recommendations...
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    Competitions and Markets Authority investigates eight IVC acquisitions

    The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it is investigating eight acquisitions by IVC Evidensia. 16 clinics are affected by the investigation, namely Penrose Veterinary Group Limited, Kevin Castle (Pet Care) Ltd, Swayne & Partners...
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    Neurology referral service launched at Vets Now, Glasgow

    Vets Now Glasgow has launched a neurology and neurosurgery service. The new service is being headed by Dr Katia Marioni-Henry. Katia graduated from the University of Parma in 1995 and went on to do a PhD in Clinical Electrodiagnostic at the University...
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    New strangles toolkit for veterinary practices

    Dechra Veterinary Products (maker of Strangvac) has launched a strangles toolkit to support veterinary practices wanting to talk to their clients about this disease and how to control it with vaccination. The pack contains: Ready-to use social...
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    Vet nurses invited to feline medicine congress in London

    The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) is to hold its planned Hong Kong congress in London this year, because of ongoing travel restrictions caused by the global pandemic. Taking place on 26th November, the event will focus on putting...
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    RCVS launches free training course to help RVNs train students

    The RCVS Academy has launched a free course to help veterinary nurses develop the skills they need to support and supervise student veterinary nurses. The Clinical Supervisor course is designed to help RVNs to guide their students in developing the...
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    Animalcare launches dental wipes for cats and dogs

    Animalcare has launched Plaqtiv+ dental wipes, designed to capture minerals and inhibits biofilm maturation to reduce the formation of calculus. Animalcare says the wipes deliver tartar reduction with some mechanical action without the difficulties...
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    Vet nurses invited to parrot nutrition symposium

    The Pet Food Manufacturers Association has confirmed the programme for its parrot nutrition symposium at Chester Zoo on 21 September, to which vet nurses are invited. The event aims to deliver the latest knowledge on parrot nutrition and welfare and...
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    New support for start-up veterinary practices

    Provet Cloud, which provides veterinary practice management software, has announced a new support package for start-up practices in the UK and Ireland. The package includes pre-built templates, dedicated support during implementation, comprehensive...
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    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...
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    Biggest veterinary training provider joins forces with the longest-established veterinary communities

    VetNurse.co.uk has gone into partnership with the veterinary training and CPD provider, Improve International, to make VetNurse.co.uk the 'go to' community for discussions surrounding high quality clinical content. In particular, the two companies...