Animalcare is offering veterinary practices free 'lunch and learn' sessions about its recently launched canine osteoarthritis (OA) treatment, Daxocox.

Animalcare Marketing Manager, James Beaumont said: “Practice life is busier than ever and we know…

IVC Evidensia has announced plans to shake up the traditional lecture format at the London Vet Show, taking place at the ExCel on 11th-12th November. 

Instead of the traditional format, where one expert, perhaps two, come and lecture on a subject, IVC…

The RCVS has announced that its third Mind Matters Mental Health Research Symposium will take place live online from 10am on Wednesday 24 November, and is now open for registration.

Professor Susan Dawson (pictured right), Chair of the Mind Matters Taskforce…

Nominations have opened for the Petplan Veterinary Awards 2022, held to recognise the remarkable work carried out by veterinary professionals. 

Last year Petplan received over 31,000 nominations across the five award categories: Practice of the Year, Vet…

The RCVS will be holding a summit meeting this autumn to examine the issues surrounding veterinary workforce shortages and develop solutions.

The meeting follows growing concerns expressed both within the profession and in the national media about the shortage…

The BSAVA has announced that its next Congress (Thursday 24th March – Saturday 26th March in Manchester) will be a hybrid event, with delegates being able to attend in person, or online through an interactive virtual platform.

BSAVA’s new Congress…

Ceva Animal Health will be hosting Derma Day, a free online conference about the latest developments from the world of veterinary dermatology, on Thursday 28th October from 12:00 - 4:00pm.

Dr Natalie Marks DVM CVJ will present "Meeting the expectations of…

The London Vet Show is getting ready to throw open its doors on the 11th and 12th November for what will be the first major vet gathering in two years. 

Rob Chapman, MD of the event organiser, CloserStill Media, said: "The London Vet Show in 2019 was the…

Horiba UK Ltd is to host In practice haematology - beyond the pale!, a free CPD webinar presented by Ronnie Barron from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, on Thursday 28th October at 7:30pm.

Ronnie (pictured right) will look at quality control…

The VET Festival has announced it will be back next year at Loseley Park, near Guildford on the 20th and 21st May. 

The 2022 programme will include 17 education streams, covering the veterinary and nursing care of companion animals, together with a stream…

Virbac has taken two steps to help veterinary nurses take a greater role in neutering, starting with an official clarification that Suprelorin, its non-surgical alternative for neutering male dogs, may be implanted by RVNs under the direction of a veterinary…

Improve International is launching a series of veterinary CPR courses early in 2022. 

The two-day ‘Save A Life Today’ (SALT) courses are being run in partnership with the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER).

Vets and nurses…

Horiba UK is hosting a free webinar for vets about controlling parasites associated with raw feeding, presented by parasite guru Ian Wright MRCVS, on Thursday 27th January at 7:30pm. 

The company points to an increasing trend across Europe towards feeding…

SPVS and the VMG have postponed their Congress to 13th-14th May 2022 because of the Covid restrictions put in place by the Welsh Government. 

All existing bookings for the event, which takes place at the ICC Wales in Newport, have been transferred to the…

Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire is holding an open day for veterinary nurses who are looking for a career move, on 29th January 2022. 

30 nurses have already booked a place at the event which is being held so you can have a no-strings opportunity…

Tickets for BSAVA Congress, taking place at Manchester Central from 24th–26th March, have gone on sale, with early bird discounts for those who register before 17th February 2022.

There have been major changes to the format for Congress this year.

The Veterinary Edge has joined forces with wound management guru Georgie Hollis, to host a two-day CPD on wound management for veterinary nurses in Derby on 18th and 19th May.

The Veterinary Wound Management Conference will be taking place at the Derby…

Improve International has launched a new online transfusion medicine course for veterinary nurses in partnership with the Pet Blood Bank UK.

The new course offers training for veterinary nurses with an interest in this area, and the opportunity to achieve…

Premier Vet Alliance has launched a programme of free, one hour webinars to help practices develop the way they work, increase revenue, improve customer care, motivate their teams, and manage stress and pressure in the workplace.

The webinars are open…

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative is to hold new series of Campfire Chats: informal discussions on matters relating to veterinary health and wellbeing.

The new series comprises six online discussions taking place over the course of the spring, covering…

The BVNA has announced a series of special events taking place at Congress this year (Telford International Centre, 7th-9th October), for which tickets have now gone on sale. 

Building on the success of last year's hybrid Congress, BVNA will be streaming…

BEVA has opened the box office for its 60th Congress, taking place from 8th–10th September 2022 at the ACC in Liverpool.

This year’s programme includes five live streams running in parallel throughout the conference with clinical research presentations…

Dr Sarah Heath is presenting a free webinar for vet nurses about cognitive dysfunction syndrome on Tuesday 1st March at 8:00pm.

Sponsored by Vets4Pets, Sarah will look at ways the veterinary profession can improve the detection of this condition and enable…

The British Association of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (BrAVO) is hosting its annual pre-BSAVA Spring Meeting on 23rd March in Manchester - which all vet nurses are invited to - where there will be a full day of lectures on oculoplastics. 

Registration…

Animal healthcare plan provider, Premier Vet Alliance, is hosting two one-hour webinars to help veterinary nurses look after themselves and one another. 

The webinars are being presented by Sian Tranter MRCVS, who has a business called VetReflect which…