2011 Awards Launched by the WSAVA
Professor Jan Rothuizen (right) receiving the prestigious 2010 WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award from Dr Hein Meyer (centre; Hill's Pet Nutrition) and Dr David Wadsworth (WSAVA President)
The awards will be presented during the 2011 WSAVA World Congress which takes place in Jeju, Korea from October 14-17 2011.
Past WSAVA Award winners include Professor Jan Rothuizen (pictured), Head of the Clinical Sciences Department at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University; Associate Professor Duncan Lascelles, Director of the Integrated Pain Management Service at North Carolina State University College and Dr Stephen Ettinger, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, and editor of the seminal textbook Veterinary Internal Medicine; Diseases of the Dog and Cat. Nominations are invited for the following awards:
WSAVA Hill's Pet Mobility Award
This will recognise the outstanding work of a clinical researcher in the field of canine and feline orthopaedic medicine and surgery. Through improvements in the mobility and quality of life of pets, the research should have contributed significantly to the well-being of pets' lives and to the human-animal bond worldwide.
WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award
This will recognise the outstanding work of a veterinarian in promoting companion animal healthcare and the human-pet-veterinary bond through leading-edge clinical nutrition and through advanced medical and surgical techniques which enrich relationships between people and their pets.
WSAVA International Award for Scientific Achievement
This will recognise the outstanding contribution of a veterinarian who has furthered the advancement of knowledge of the cause, detection and management of disorders in companion animals.
The WSAVA Executive Board makes a special additional award for Service to the Profession. The award is designed to recognise exemplary service by a veterinarian to foster and enhance the exchange of scientific and professional ideas throughout the world. For 2011, the award will be generously sponsored by Dr John Holt, a long-term supporter of the WSAVA, past president (1986-88) and Service to the Profession award winner (1998.)
Nominations must be received by the WSAVA Secretariat by 15 November 2010 and can be submitted by email or post. They can be sent to the WSAVA Secretariat by e-mail, fax, or post (http://www.wsava.org/Contact.htm ) and should include a covering letter, nominee CV and list of nominee publications.
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.
