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BSAVA reveals 2024 Clinical Abstract winners
Michelle Demkova wins the Best Student Award and George Smith wins the Best Medicine Award.
The awards celebrate high quality clinical research.

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has announced the researchers winning this year’s Clinical Abstracts awards.

The awards recognise clinical abstracts, presented at this year’s BSAVA Congress, which show high quality research has been undertaken in practice, industry or academia.

BSAVA’s Best Medicine Award went to George Smith, for his work on predictors of clinically significant bleeding in dogs with severe thrombocytopenia.

Dr Smith graduated with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Imperial College London, before spending two years in first opinion practice. He worked a year as an emergency and out-of-hours clinician in Australia, before beginning an internal medicine residency at University of Glasgow in 2020.

He said: “This recognition not only motivates me to continue striving for advancements in veterinary medicine but also provides invaluable support for my ongoing professional development.”

Michelle Demkova, a final year student at Royal Veterinary College (RVC), receives the Best Student Award, for her studies on otitis externa of dogs in primary veterinary care.

Speaking about her award, she said: “It means being recognised as worthy by a panel of impartial judges that are willing to invest in my future and help me reach my potential. It has given me all the confidence I need to keep working with excellence towards my goals.”

The Best Practitioner Award goes to Kathryn Patel, who presented a project on clinical improvement which covered 39 veterinary practices across the UK. Ms Patel’s clinical interests are joint disease and surgical oncology, but she is also passionate about quality improvement in practice.

Sebastian Wylie’s work on the surgical management of Achilles Tendon injuries earned him BSAVA’s Best Surgery Award. Following internships at Langford Small Animal Hospital and The Ralph Veterinary Referral Hospital, Dr Wylie now works as a veterinary clinical demonstrator at the University of Bristol.

Finally, the Best Poster Award has been awarded to registered veterinary nurse Clare Jones. With her poster, Ms Jones aimed to investigate how standardised CPR training might improve the confidence of veterinary professionals.

Ms Jones said: “To receive the Best Poster Award was a shock and huge honour to be recognised for, not only the research, but RVNs undertaking research.”

The BSAVA will be opening submissions for the 2025 Clinical Abstracts on 9 September 2024, until 18 October 2024.

To submit your interest, visit the BSAVA website.

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Webinar to explore history of KC breed registers

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 A free webinar exploring the development of the Kennel Club's registration system and the evolution of closed breed registers has been announced.

Hosted by Dr Alison Skipper, veterinary and research advisor at the Kennel Club, the webinar will delve into the development of the registry and how the changing landscape of scientific knowledge has shaped breeding practices. It will also look at what this means for the future of pedigree dogs.

The session will culminate with a look at The Kennel Club's ongoing and future engagement in this area, with a chance for attendees to put forward their thoughts and questions for discussion.

This event takes place on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, 10 June at 7pm. To learn more, visit events.teams.microsoft.com  

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UK's BSE risk status downgraded

The WOAH has downgraded the UK's international risk status for BSE to 'negligible'.

Defra says that the UK's improved risk status recognises the reputation for having the highest standards for biosecurity. It adds that it demonstrates decades of rigorous animal control.

Outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease, have previously resulted in bans on Britain's beef exports.

The UK's new status could lead to expanded trade and better confidence in British beef.

Christine Middlemiss, the UK's chief veterinary officer, said: "WOAH's recognition of the UK as negligible risk for BSE is a significant milestone and is a testament to the UK's strong biosecurity measures and the hard work and vigilance of farmers and livestock keepers across the country who have all played their part in managing the spread of this disease.