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BEVA resumes face-to-face learning
Strict COVID safety precautions will be in place for each course.

In-person CPD courses will run alongside digital lessons

BEVA’s popular CPD courses are set to resume this month, with face-to-face lessons running alongside digital learning.

After more than a year of COVID-enforced online CPD, members and non-members will soon be able to take advantage of a wide array of hands-on, in-person courses, including the BEVA fundamentals series.

Together with the practical learning, there will also be a series of online courses with new content being added regularly.

A BEVA spokesperson said: "Strict COVID safety precautions are in force for each course; pre-course lateral flow tests are compulsory for all attendees, numbers are strictly limited, facemasks are required and hand sanitation sites are available."

A list of the available courses is below. For more information and to sign up, visit beva.org.uk/CPD1

Upcoming practical courses

  • fundamentals of lameness, laminitis and farriery, 20 May
  • fundamentals of radiography and ultrasound 6 June
  • BEVA Approved: BARTA veterinary responder course, 14 June
  • pre-purchase examination – the essentials, 6 July
  • the equine back, 10 July
  • fundamentals of the skin, eyes, medicines and difficult moments, 21 July
  • fundamentals of sedation, field anaesthesia and castration, 15 September
  • event incident management, 30 September
  • fundamentals of equine emergencies, 6 October
  • pre-purchase examination – the essentials, 18 October
  • foot and farriery, 8 November
  • fundamentals of gastroenterology, 11 November
  • interactive cardiology workshop, 11 November
  • fundamentals of dentistry, 20 November
  • dentistry – the next steps, 21 November
  • equine ophthalmology, 29 November.
Upcoming online courses
  • from superfoods to supplements: how to know more than the owner, 7 July
  • advanced theoretical equine dental technicians course, 19 August
  • advanced theoretical equine dental technicians course – online discussion only in preparation for the BEVA/BVDA examination, 19 August
  • advanced imaging discussion forum, 14 October
  • advanced reproduction discussion forum, 1 December.

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.