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WSAVA invites nominations for annual awards
The closing date for nominations is 30 April.

Awards recognise vet professionals creating positive change for companion animals.

Nominations are now open for the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) 2023 awards. The annual awards recognise veterinary excellence and achievement globally, and nominations are invited for veterinary professionals who are creating positive change for companion animals and people. Nominees can be from any background, generation or region of the world.

Nominations are invited for the following awards:

The WSAVA Award for Companion Animal Welfare - for a veterinarian or veterinary team member in recognition of their contribution to companion animal welfare at a local, regional or global level.

The WSAVA Future Leader Award - acknowledges the work of a veterinarian, graduated within the last ten years, who has contributed significantly to the betterment of companion animals, the veterinary profession and society at large.

The WSAVA Award for Global Meritorious Service - for a veterinarian who has contributed meritorious service to the veterinary profession in the broadest sense.

The WSAVA Award for Global Scientific Achievement - for an individual judged to have made an outstanding contribution to the field of small animal medicine.

The WSAVA will also select a recipient for the WSAVA One Health Award. The award recognises exemplary service by an individual in promoting the global One Health concept, particularly in relation to the importance of small companion animals.

Recipients of the awards will receive free registration for the WSAVA congress that is taking place in September, and those awarded the Global Scientific Achievement, Companion Animal Welfare, Future Leader and One Health awards will be invited to give a lecture during the event.

Dr Ellen van Nierop WSAVA president said: “It is an immense privilege for the WSAVA to recognize some of the most outstanding professionals working in companion animal veterinary medicine today.

“With so many exceptional colleagues going the extra mile to support their patients and their colleagues, we hope to receive a record number of nominations this year. Reading them is always an inspirational experience and it will then be a great honor to welcome those selected as this year’s Award winners to our Congress in Lisbon later this year and to hear first-hand about the amazing work they are doing.”

Details of the awards can be found on the WSAVA website, along with nomination forms. The closing date for nominations is 30 April 2023.

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