This week, veterinary nurses have the chance to ask questions and talk about pain management in the avian patient on VetNurse.co.uk

On hand to answer your questions is Adam Gregory, RVN NCert (Anaesth) DMZAA DipVNZS APVN, Head Nurse at Great Western …

Kit Sturgess, RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine, will present a webinar for vet nurses: “Diagnosis of inflammatory disease in cats and dogs – Getting the most from your practice laboratory?”, on Thursday 2nd March, 7:30 - 9:00pm…

At BSAVA’s Congress 2023 (Manchester Central on 23rd-25th March 2023), Andy Green, People Director at Pennard Vets in Kent, and Helen Silver-MacMahon RVN, VN Research and Development Director at VetLed will be presenting a talk about leadership and…

The Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance (VOA), in association with Nupsala and The Veterinary Edge, will be holding the first veterinary osteoarthritis congress (VOACON) at the Grand Hotel, Leicester, on 24th and 25th May.

Bringing together people working…

ezyVet is sponsoring a free webinar to advise anyone who has ever considered opening their own veterinary practice about the main considerations, risks, and potential rewards of taking the plunge, at 8pm on Wednesday, 1st March 2023.

Speakers include Dr Ian Stroud…

Southfields Veterinary Specialists, in Basildon, Essex, is holding an open day for RVNs who are looking to advance their career, on Saturday, February 25th, from 8.45am to 4pm.

During the day, visiting RVNs will be treated to a tour of the state-of-the…

Shelly Jefferies RVN is on hand this week to answer questions from veterinary nurses on the subject of pain management in companion animals in the VetNurse.co.uk Clinical Article Club.

To ask Shelly a question, first read her article here: https://www.veterinary…

Petplan has announced the finalists for this year's Veterinary Awards. 

This year, there have been over 30,000 nominations for the awards. 

The finalists this year are:

Vet Nurse of the Year
Caroline Jones, Battle Flatts Veterinary Surgery, York
Helen…

Hampshire-based Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists (SCVS) has announced its programme of free and paid-for CPD sessions for veterinary surgeons and nurses in 2023.

The programme covers everything from diagnostic imaging and ophthalmic emergencies to practical…

Great Western Exotics is holding a CPD session on how to triage raptors online at 7:00pm on Tuesday 4th April. 

The session will be led by Adam Gregory, Head Nurse, who has experience gained around the world both as a veterinary nurse and a zookeeper. 

Adam…

Identi, is hosting a free one-hour webinar for vets about the new cat microchipping legislation at 8.00pm on Wednesday 19 April.

The webinar will be presented by veterinary behaviourist, Sarah Heath BVSc PgCertVE DipECAWBM(BM) CCAB FHEA FRCVS, RCVS and…

The BSAVA and the Links Group are to host regional training days to help veterinary teams recognise and act on non-accidental injuries, helping them understand the link between animal abuse and domestic abuse.

The training will take place in locations…

The BVA has chosen nine finalists for this year's Veterinary Photographer of the Year competition.

BVA President Malcolm Morley said: “Judging this competition has been genuinely both extremely enjoyable and really difficult.

"The entries this…

Dechra, the maker of Mirataz, is hosting a free webinar: ‘Feline pawsative about feline inappetence?’, at 8:00pm tonight.

Presented by Sam Taylor BVetMed(Hons) CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MANZCVS FRCVS, the webinar will also be available to watch on…

The Purina Institute is hosting a free one hour webinar:  “Evidence-based selection of supplements in clinical practice” on 2nd May at 6:00pm.

The webinar will be presented by Marge Chandler DVM, MS, MANZCVS, DACVIM (SAIM, Nutrition), MRCVS and…

The 2023 Veterinary Wound Management Conference will be held at Doncaster Racecourse on Tuesday and Wednesday 11th and 12th July.

The event is merging with the new northern VETcpd Congress to give attendees a broader range of CPD subjects.

In the wound…

Vets Now has opened bookings for its Emergency and Critical Care Congress, taking place on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November 2023 at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.

Dr Stephen Hearns, a consultant in aeromedical retrieval (human) medicine, who…

The RCVS is to hold its fourth Mental Health Research Symposium at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Tuesday 10th October.  

The symposium will be launched by Dr Leah Quinlivan (pictured right), a research fellow and chartered psychologist at the University…

Tickets for BSAVA Alba, which will take place on 22nd – 23rd September at the MacDonald Inchyra Hotel near Falkirk, have gone on sale.

Open to all in the veterinary profession, the event offers up to ten hours of CPD,  and covers a range of topics…

Vets with Horsepower, an intrepid band of motorbiking vets, has helped BEVA hit its target of £20,000 to buy generators for colleagues in Ukraine.

Vets with Horsepower is organised annually by Professor Derek Knottenbelt to help raise funds for…

The RCVS has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2022, in which it details its strategic achievements for the year.

They include the launch of the RCVS Academy, reforms to the RCVS concerns investigation process, the publication of…

Sonya Miles CertAVP(ZM), CertAqV, MRCVS, an Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine, has announced 'Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Exotic Pets', a day of CPD lectures at The Hive, Weston-Super-Mare on Friday 25th August 2023.

The lectures, which…

The Purina Institute is hosting a free, one-hour webinar to share the latest insights into the nutritional management of complex medical cases on Wednesday, 12th July at 6pm BST.

Led by Aarti Kathrani, a senior lecturer in small animal internal medicine…

Vet Oscar Sinfield is to cycle round every practice in Somerset over two days in September to raise money for Vetlife.

The route covers a distance of approximately 400 miles.

Oscar said: “My goals for the event are to raise awareness about mental health…

SPVS has announced that its next annual Congress will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, from Thursday 25th to Saturday 27th January 2024.

Designed for the whole practice team, the Congress theme will be Smarter Working – better outcomes: focussing…