Sessions will cover a variety of topics from how to diagnose liver disease and the metabolic causes of seizures to pain management in patients and portosystemic shunts.
Many vets still feel confused and under-prepared for implementation of the profession’s new “under care” guidance, only weeks before it comes into force, the BVA has warned.
University of Central Lancashire leaders say the new facility should be complete in early 2025 after they teamed up with a nearby college to secure additional practical training provision.
Cats Protection officials said the analysis, which has been published in the PLOS One journal, marks a major step forward in understanding of how different population sub-groups connect with each other.
A live panel discussion focused on flexible working will see the three-part series come to an end at BEVA Congress, which is being held at the ICC in Birmingham from 13 to 16 September.
Practices across England and Wales are being encouraged to take part in the programme, which officials say has already provided assistance in more than 2,500 cases.
The RCVS is set to extend the circumstances in which vets can prescribe antibiotics, but the BVA says many professionals feel “inadequately prepared” for implementation of the new rules.
Efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Wales have been boosted by the development of a new app that users say has also helped to improve biosecurity on their lands.
New figures show contacts to the veterinary charity’s helpline are up around 11% so far this year, though the rate of increase has slowed in recent months.
More than 16,000 people have already signed a new online petition, after measures intended to tackle the problem were dropped with the demise of the Kept Animals Bill last month.
Thirty-four vets will join the body on the annual Fellowship Day in November, which will hear a keynote address from England’s former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies.
A vet who was struck off two years ago has lost his bid to return to the RCVS register after a disciplinary panel decided to adjudicate on the case in his absence.
Bosses claim regulators’ move to delist one of its French operations, which has now been upheld after a legal challenge, could put many practices at risk.
