Programme details for VBMPS Congress
Details of the programme for the upcoming Veterinary Biomedical & Pharma Sciences Congress have been released.
The Congress will take place at the ICC in Birmingham from the 15th - 16th October 2012, and will provide a unique opportunity for researchers, scientists and veterinarians to meet, learn and share ideas and experiences to the benefit of both medical and veterinary science.
The Congress will encompassed the theme of "Two Worlds, One Health" and boasts a wealth of speakers at the tops of their fields, presenting in the areas of:
- Cellular Pathology
- Haematology/Clinical Chemistry
- Microbiology and Infection
- Pharma Sciences
These sessions will cover:
- Diagnostic investigations of diseases in animals
- Understanding pathological processes
- Insights into animal models of human disease
- Environmental and pharmaceutical risk assessment
Speakers will come from institutions, universities and organisations throughout the UK, and also from Europe. Each day of the conference begins with a plenary session featuring a keynote speaker.
The Plenary speakers are as follows:
15 October
- Professor David Heymann, Health Protection Agency - Emergency Response to Prevention of Emerging Disease, Threats at their Source
- Professor Malcolm Bennett, University of Liverpool - One world, one health – but are we really all in it together?
- Professor Sue Welburn, University of Edinburgh - The Neglected Zoonoses - Veterinary Interventions for Human Health Impact at the Human Animal Wildlife Interface
- Dr Mary Hannon-Fletcher, University of Ulster - Employability and Professional Practice for Non-NHS Biomedical Scientists
For more information, and to book, click here.
Veterinary practices are being urged to help owners safely dispose of any unused and expired pet medicines - not just antibiotics - during November's Animal Medicines Amnesty. 
