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Information on New BVNA Equine Day
Equine CPD Day to be held at Congress

The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) has announced details of its Equine CPD Day, a new venture set to take place at their Congress in October.

Subjects and their speakers have been announced as follows:
  • The physiology of equine wound healing - Georgie Hollis
  • Good nutrition for optimal wound healing - Clare MacLeod
  • Magic, myths and manuka - Georgie Hollis
  • Nursing the equine trauma patient - Bonny Millar
  • Little wound, big problem! - Matthew O'Donnell
  • Equine general anaesthesia in the trauma patient - David Bardell
  • Surgical repair of the traumatic wound - Matthew O'Donnell
  • The nurse's role in equine field anaesthesia - David Bardell

BVNA Congress takes place from Friday 5th October until Sunday 7th at Telford International Centre, and includes an Equine stream in addition to four others. The Equine CPD day will take place on Thursday 4th October.

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FIVP announces third series of Practice Matters

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 The Federation of Independent Veterinary practices (FIVP) has announced a third season of its podcast, Practice Matters.

Hosted by Ian Wolstenholme, series three will focus on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation, including a discussion about some of the expected impacts on independent veterinary colleagues.

Episode one launches on 13th January with guests Drs David Reader and Scott Summers, who will draw on their research into the CMA investigation and provide insights into themes such as transparency, pricing and consumer trust.

Ian Wolstenholme said: "In its third series, we will try and hone in on what the changes will mean in reality for independent practices with advice and guidance on implementation and delivery, drawing on the experience of our own team and other experts in the profession. Hope you can join us soon!" 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk