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A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: BEVA News BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham MonitorME EIDS BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities BEVA CPD BEVApod Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts Equine Veterinary Education Podcast

Talking about our feelings may still seem a bit fluffy to many of us in the equine veterinary profession but did you know it can improve patient safety as well as team cohesion and retention? Sarah Emptage from Bell Equine shares how they conduct "wellbeing rounds", what these are and how to set them up as well as the beneficial effects that running them has had on the team. With a growing evidenc...

Following on from the publication of BEVA's Schedule 3 guidelines in 2023, Marie and the BEVA Nurse Committee have been working hard with Jim Green at BARTA to understand the role of the equine RVN in emergency rescue situations. The new guidelines being published jointly by BEVA and BARTA aim to highlight the role of the RVN during these high stress and challenging situations to further improve a...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: Links BEVA News BEVA's One To Watch Award BEVA Awards Send a chocolate campaign BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham MonitorME EIDS BEVA Trust BEVA CPD BEVApod Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts Equine Veterinary Education Podcast A review of the equine suspensor...

Bruce explains why monitoring antibiotic usage in equine practice is an essential next step for us if we want to avoid losing some of our most critical antibiotics. Links MonitorME Eclipse VetIT Antibiotic usage in 14 equine practices over a 10-year period (2012–2021) by Rose E. Tallon, Brian Whitt, Bruce M. Bladon (EVJ) VARRS update 2024 BEVA Drugs app

The Back in the Saddle group career coaching scheme was launched in 2024 and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from its first cohort. We invited coachee, Vicky Jux, to share her experience of being part of this initiative, which is free to member and open to vets and nurses who are over 5 years qualified. The impact of this coaching on those involved is seemingly more far-reaching than any...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: Back in the Saddle BEVA Grand Prix Horse Trust's Healthiest Body Condition Awards SPVS Salary Questionnaire Voconiq Report BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham MonitorME EIDS BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities BEVA CPD BEVA Congress 2025 Equine Veterinary Jour...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: Links BEVA News BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham RCVS Finance Team: finance@rcvs.org.uk or 020 7202 0722. AMTRA survey FEI HorseApp Vaccination Module MonitorME FEEVA National Equine Forum (NEF) EIDS BEVA CPD BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities February EVJ...

Hamish is clearly not afraid to challenge his expectations, nor take a punt on an opportunity when it arises... but he's made sure he realises the advantages whilst accepting the challenges and has seen all walks of equine veterinary life, from multi-million pound racehorses to working equids. Far from narrowing down his career choices, this has driven him to maintain the spread of opportunities i...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: Voconiq Report National Equine Forum 2025 EIDS CCU: Bridle Fit with Russell MacKechnie-Guire EVJ’s January On the Hoof podcast BEVApod Life: Menopause: supporting the women in our profession with Liz Barton and Gemma Dransfield BEVA CPD BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

Menopause is an increasingly hot topic for the general population, but there are aspects of equine veterinary work which can make elements of this normal ageing process more challenging for those affected and the people around them. Liz talks us through the basic understanding which we all need in order to fully support our workforce during those times, and Gemma relays how far-reaching the impact...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: RCVS workforce model highlights need for more vets working in public health VMD seizes over 13,000 unauthorised horse medicines sold illegally online Report suspected breached of the AMRs here: 01932 338338 or online . How British racing’s data-driven Racing Risk Models are being...

BEVA's Junior Vice President, Kate Blakeman, talks us through the the new Infectious Diseases hub on the BEVA website. Celia Marr chairs the BEVA Equine Infectious Diseases Group, which worked on this treasure trove of resources which helps vets and nurses out in practice. There are resources for clients also, which vets and nurses can share with the touch of a button. More resources are being wor...

This year Professor Chris Proudman published the first paper to demonstrate associations between a foal’s gut microbiome and its future athletic performance and its future respiratory health. The emerging fields of the "omics" has been one of the most exciting branches of science in recent years. Whilst we're a little way off understanding exactly how to capitalise on this in practice, it's alread...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: EVJ Virtual Issue - Antibiotics: Our part in their downfall BEVA primary care clinical guidelines: Equine parasite control Environmental impacts of equine parasiticide treatment: The UK perspective BEVA protectMEtoo guidelines CANTER Guidelines (First Edition) 2024 Austin Davis La...

RCVS Specialist in equine behavioural medicine, Gemma Pearson, talks us through the background story of this new course, available free to BEVA members. Gemma has compiled a bite-size, digestible course with the busy practitioner in mind, which includes new material, on equine behaviour and learning theory. Once completed, members will be added to a list on the BEVA website, demonstrating their kn...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: Standards & Advice update: Advice published on amended Veterinary Medicines Regulations Read the RCVS guide to the VMR changes RCVS Registration categories webpage Fellowship Day page on the RCVS website BEVA warn of risk of sycamores Royal Veterinary College’s fact sheet on A...

Gemma and Kate have both experienced the challenges faced by pregnant women and working parents, which are somewhat unique to those working in the equine veterinary industry. Where Vicki Nicholls' MumsVet initiative served to help, Gemma and Kate carried out the sizeable task of reviewing and updating the information provided. By working as a supportive community to help each other practices benef...

Illness and injury can happen to anyone, but as equine vets and nurses we're at increased risk of being rendered unable to work. Two BEVA members have come to share their experiences of being off work and how income protection helped them through that time. BEVA members are eligible for discounted cover from PG Mutual, so CEO Andy Elkington joined us to explain how it works. Get a quick quote from...

For equine veterinary professionals "being kind to ourselves" can sound a bit soft. Clinical Psychologist Dr Wakelin shares with us how actually it's quite the opposite and how it can support our performance in the workplace as well as life outside of work. Dr Wakelin tells Council member Sophie Eaden more about what compassion is, how it can help and when it might be especially needed. Support an...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: BEVA Nurse Members gain right to vote BEVA Infectious Disease hub Equine castration app VMD medicines update BEVA's Christmas Cracker London International Horse Show Programme September EVE podcast : " Respiratory emergencies in adult horses " (Bettina Dunkel) September EVJ On the...

There are so many options out there if you want to specialise as an equine vet... almost too many to choose from. What area to specialise in, university or private practice, UK or USA, European Diploma or American... the world is pretty much your oyster but timing may play a part and what role you're best suited to also... consider the options, as it could be your ticket to anywhere! Links: Europe...

Farrier and Honorary Associate of the RCVS, Simon Curtis, talks to us about 'The Foot' stream at Congress this year, which takes place on the Saturday. The wealth of knowledge and skill which will be brought together looks to revolutionise how we tackle not only clinical conditions but how we view farriery as a way to help prevent various common causes of lameness. With vets and farriers singing f...

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: Important changes to Export Health Certificate attestation requirements Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway (VCCP) Project focus groups RCVS AI Roundtable Report BHA announces changes to Proton Pump Inhibitors regulation Ragwort article...

Nurses have been BEVA members for a long time, but as the professions progress and the industry changes we have seen the creation of the BEVA Nurse Committee and promotion of nurses' skills with the Schedule 3 guidance. Now nurses will be eligible to stand for BEVA Council, with two elected positions available going forwards. Bruce and Marie talk about why this development is so important for all...