5m Publishing has announced that it is introducing an extended nursing stream at VetsNorth 2019 and VetsSouth 2019.

The nursing stream will focus on surgery and emergency and critical care nursing, whilst the programme for veterinary surgeons will concentrate…

VET Festival organisers have announced that American physical therapist and Master Yoga teacher Lara Heimann will be joining clinical experts from around the world on the speaker panel of VET Festival 2019.

The two-day event, now in its fifth year, aims…

Jason Davidson MRCVS from Companion Care in Derby, who in 2017 helped raise over £6000 to help stop rhino poaching, is at it again. This time, he's running the London Marathon in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Trust.

Jason has a very personal…

The RCVS will be updating the profession about the VN Futures project and the Mind Matters initiative at the College of Animal Welfare’s Clinical Coach Congress taking place at the East of England Area and Events Centre in Peterborough on Monday 18th…

Sense about Science and RCVS Knowledge need at least two veterinary nurses to give feedback about a new booklet at a workshop in London on Wednesday 27th March.

The new publication is a guide to evidence-based medicine (EBM) in veterinary practice. It…

The organisers of VET Festival 2019 have announced that the 2019 VETFest Conversation will take place with broadcaster and author Fearne Cotton.

Fearne, who has been presenting live TV since she was 15 years old, has published eight books including

Royal Canin has announced a partnership with The Colourful Consultation Nurse Roadshows, a series of CPD events which cover things like 'the types of nurse consultation and charging for each' to 'post-op checks and preventative healthcare'.…

Kent-based equine vet Katie Preston will be competing at the world-famous Badminton Horse Trials (1st-5th May).

Katie, who works at Milbourn Equine, is now preparing with her horse Templar Justice, or TJ for short, to take part in what is widely acknowledged…

There's a free webinar tomorrow at 12:30pm which could help you prevent incidents of bullying at your practice.

Culture Change In Healthcare is presented by Simon Fleming, a trauma and orthopaedic registrar who has a special interest in combating…

Royal Canin and IDEXX Laboratories have joined forces to host a webinar looking at the best ways to manage the symptoms of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD), taking place on Tuesday 30th April at 8:00pm.

'FLUTD and Dysuria – a frustration for…

Davies Veterinary Specialists, the Hertfordshire small animal referral centre, reports that a first aid course for pet owners set up and run by two of its veterinary nurses, has been a complete sell-out.

Held last weekend, the event gave cat and dog owners…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that colic will be a key topic on the scientific programme at Congress this year, which runs from 11th to 14th September at the Birmingham ICC.

Global names in gastroenterology will be sharing the…

The BSAVA has teamed up with the Links Group to provide veterinary surgeons with free CPD sessions on how to deal with suspected cases of non-accidental injury to small animals.

Members of the profession are of course more likely than most to receive…

Essity, the global hygiene and health company, has announced dates for four wound care CPD events being held by the company's Veterinary Academy.

The Essity Veterinary Academy covers four topics of education: Anatomy and Physiology of Wound Healing…

The WellVet Weekend of inspirational speakers, sporting events, wellbeing workshops and social activities for vets, vet nurses and anyone working in the profession, is set to return to Girton College, Cambridge on the 6^th-8^th September 2019.

The organisers…

Veterinary surgeons, human healthcare professionals and experts from the maritime and aviation industries gathered at the Royal Society of Medicine earlier this month to discuss and share knowledge about the contributions of human factors to patient safety…

Royal Canin has announced that it will be hosting a webinar for vets and nurses titled 'Pruritus - Why blaming the food isn’t a solution but changing it might be!', led by Sarah Warren BVetMed MSc (Clin. Onc.) CertVD MRCVS on Tuesday 23^r…

Royal Canin has announced that it will holding its Weight Management Congress at the De Vere Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire from Monday 9^th September, this year for the first time combining it with the Pet Health Councillor course.

A range of experts…

Fitz All Media, organiser of the VET Festival, reports that a record 1,900 delegates and 60 exhibitors attended the event earlier this month, a 12% and 28% increase on the previous year, respectively.

Founder Professor Noel Fitzpatrick said: "It is a…

Veterinary nurses in the Midlands are set to benefit from more CPD opportunities following the appointment of Kim Rathbone as the regional representative for the BVNA.

Kim, who is a veterinary nurse at Avonvale Veterinary Centres’ Heathcote practice…

Zoetis is holding a free webinar to share the latest thinking about Lyme disease on Wednesday 3rd July at 8:00pm.

The CPD-qualifying webinar is being given by Professor Saul Faust, Professor of Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases at the University…

The European Society of Veterinary Dermatology and European College of Veterinary Dermatology have announced that their co-organised congress will take place at the ACC Liverpool from the 26^th to the 28^th September 2019

This year the congress is being organised…

RCVS Knowledge has announced the launch of a CPD roadshow covering quality improvement (QI) for equine professionals, to which veterinary nurses are invited.

The equine events will initially take place at Rossdales Equine Hospital in Suffolk on 22^nd October…

Hannah Capon MRCVS and her team at Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) have launched the Big September Walks to raise awareness of arthritis in dogs.

People are invited to organise or join a walk to raise money for Canine Arthritis Management and its work…

The BSAVA is launching a new initiative which will enable aspiring veterinary nurses to present their interesting or novel cases at BSAVA Congress 2020 (2nd-5th April).

The Case Reports session has been devised by BSAVA’s programme committee to support…