BSAVA 2013 Awards take place
Image: Steve Burden Photography
Annual award ceremony recognises outstanding contributions The BSAVA Annual Awards 2013 have taken place at congress, with winners from across the veterinary profession having been recognised for their contribution to the animal industry.
The awards were joint hosted by BSAVA president Mark Johnston and Katie Rowlett from BBC Midlands news.
A short speech from Mark, in which he divulged that the congress was expected to be the highlight of his presidential year, was followed by the award presentations.
The awards included the Frank Beattie Travel Scholarship, which allows winner Sarah Mason to travel to the University of California to study veterinary radiation therapy, thanks to her ongoing dedication within her field.
Further prestigious awards were given for outstanding contributions in the fields of small animal studies by non-clinical staff, small animal veterinary practice, veterinary surgery and small animal veterinary medicine.
These were awarded to Sheelagh Lloyd, Ian Battersby, Geoff Skerritt and Andrea Harvey.
Among numerous other awards for outstanding contributions, research and dedication to the veterinary and animal profession, was the Bourgelat Award.
This award is presented annually by the BSAVA as the primary international recognition for really outstanding contributions to the field of small animal practice.
The recipient was Kenneth Simpson, past-president of the Comparative Gastroenterology Society, who has performed various research on inflammatory diseases of the GI tract, host bacterial interactions in health and disease, and culture independent bacteriology.
The final person to be awarded was the BSAVA president himself, who was given a painting by the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) president, Lynne Johnson-Harris.
Lynne commented that she is very proud of the relationship between the NAVC and the BSAVA.
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. 
