BEVA pod

Imogen Burrows joined BEVA Council in 2020 with a wealth of front line experience, contributing to valuable resources and projects aimed at general practice. This year she was elected as Junior Vice President and is looking forward to tackling the issues, providing representation and delivering the tools that will benefit our members, from safety to welfare, from social license to veterinary ethic...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional.   Further information on each news item can be found at the following links: BEVA primary care clinical guidelines BEVA ‘fully supportive’ of Grand National race changes RCVS public advisory group has first meeting, to discuss how they will work with the college on new advice for pe...

"Dr Youness has extensive experience of treating working equids as well as working on projects to educate and change attitudes to animal welfare in Morocco. I met him 10 years ago when he came and stayed with me whilst also seeing practice. I can’t remember how this came to pass but it was an absolute pleasure having him stay with us and getting to know him and understand more about his work in Mo...

BEVA Nurse Committee Chair, Marie Rippingale, explains what Schedule 3 means to everyone in practice, including the potential impacts it can have on our workforce, practice efficiency and productivity, and ultimately, our patients. By allowing nurses to work to their full potential, practices can make better use of their vets, spread the load more effectively and enable practices to work more effi...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional.   Further information on each news item can be found at the following links: Behaviour addressed at BEVA Congress 2023 BEVA award winners RCVS/SPVS "Under our care" guidance webinar Schedule 3 guidance VMD medicines update Hong Kong degree accredited by RCVS  

Lorna went to vet school as a mature student, and did what she could to accelerate her learning and gaining of experience. After 2 internships and ambulatory work she had to change tack to locuming, in order to raise her twin boys, one of whom was disabled and underwent major surgery in the USA. Identifying a need to be flexible in her work, she has since gone on to train as an equine physiotherap...

Australian equine vet, Dr Zoe Walker, is one of the two BOVA Bain Fallon Competition winners, who have won a trip to the UK, to visit Rossdales, the RVC and BEVA Congress. She talks about why support in practice is so important, and how connecting with others within the profession maintains career momentum and feeds the fire of enthusiasm and passion for our careers.

Gemma Pearson, Director of Behaviour at The Horse Trust and based at Edinburgh Vet School, and Tamzin Furtado, Researcher in Human Behaviour at Liverpool, and also funded by The Horse Trust, are both big players at this year's Congress. Behavioural change is key to not only improving our clinical success as vets, in terms of patient outcomes and owner compliance, but it can also improve the welfar...

Hannah from IMV, Charlotte from VetCT and Rachael from Norbrook share their favourite experiences of BEVA Congress, why they are looking forward to coming again and what their companies are planning for Birmingham this year.   Congress Scientific Programme https://www.norbrook.com/ https://www.imv-imaging.com/en/ https://welcome.vet-ct.com/charlottegraham

Australian equine vet, Jessica Said, is one of the two BOVA Bain Fallon Competition winners, who have won an trip to the UK to visit Rossdales, the RVC and BEVA Congress. She talks about the upcoming trip, the shortage of equine vets in Australia and how she balances busy practice life in New South Wales.

Council members are integral to Congress every year, presenting lectures, chairing session, teaching practical techniques, attending meetings and supporting the Congress Team in hosting the best equine veterinary conference they can. This year Kate and Imogen will be doing the above and making the most of the social side too.

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional.   Further information on each news item can be found at the following links: RCVS Under Care Guidance Four BEVA members and one BEVA Trustee appointed as RCVS Fellows BEVA Unbridled BEVA launches new CPD programme at London International Horse Show BVNA launches new menopause toolki...