RCVS DAY
This will be Professor Sandy Trees’ last official engagement in his term of office as President.
As well as recognising the achievements of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses, the event will see Mr Peter Jinman will take up his office as RCVS President for 2010-2011, and new members will be welcomed to RCVS Council and the Veterinary Nurses Council.
As Professor Sandy Trees’ last official engagement in his term of office as President, he will be welcoming Professor Roger Short FRS FRCVS, from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia, to give a talk entitled “The way ahead for the veterinary profession in a warming world”.
"There are exciting new roles for veterinary surgeons in the battle to save endangered species,” says Professor Short. “For example, in the case of the Asian elephant, the wild population has declined to 30,000, however as a result of the work of Dr Hildebrandt and his colleagues at the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, elephants have now produced calves in zoos all around the world. Such vets are an example to us all."
The day will begin at 10am with the AGM, followed by the presentation of awards at 11am. Coffee will be available from 9:30am – 11am, and lunch will be served at 1pm in the Edwardian Great Hall.
Two independent vets have launched a podcast to help owners strengthen their bond with pets. Dr Maggie Roberts and Dr Vanessa Howie, who have worked in both veterinary practice and major charities, are keen to use their experience to enable people to give pets a better life.
