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2020 FVE General Assembly set for London
RCVS and BVA to co-host FVE General Assembly in June 2020 

This is a biannual event in which the organisation – an umbrella body for veterinary associations and regulators from 40 European countries – meets to hear reports from its various committees and working groups and make recommendations on veterinary policy.
 
The 2020 event will be taking place from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 June at Church House in Westminster and will include a reception for delegates to be held at the House of Lords and hosted by Professor the Lord Trees. It is the first time that the UK has hosted an FVE General Assembly since the Federation met in Belfast in 2002.  
 
Former RCVS and BVA president, the late Peter Storie-Hugh CBE, was a founder member of the FVE serving from 1975-1979 as its president. Through the RCVS and BVA, the UK has remained a member ever since, and recently instigated the successful ‘VetFutures Europe’ project based on the UK’s own programme to shape the future of the veterinary profession.
 
Highlights of the event will include:
an address from Rens van Dobbenburgh, FVE president for 2019 to 2021
updates from working groups such as Animal Welfare and Statutory Bodies
reports from the FVE sections that represent different aspects of the pan-European profession.
 
Further details about the agenda will be made available closer to the General Assembly.
 
Niall Connell, RCVS president, commented: “We are delighted and proud to be joining the BVA in hosting next year’s FVE General Assembly and welcoming our friends, colleagues and peers from across Europe to the UK to discuss matters of importance to the continent’s thousands of veterinary professionals. 
 
“The fact that the UK is hosting next year also sends an important message that, whatever the wider political situation between the UK and its neighbours, we want to continue to work collaboratively with our European colleagues to improve veterinary standards, animal welfare and quality of life for veterinary professionals across the continent.”
 
Simon Doherty, BVA president, said: “The BVA is really looking forward to co-hosting this prestigious event, which brings together veterinary professionals from across Europe to share learning, celebrate achievements and explore the challenges and opportunities ahead for the sector.
 
“It feels especially timely to be holding the Assembly in the UK in 2020, highlighting that however things pan out politically over the coming months, vets from across the broader European veterinary community recognise the importance of continued collaboration and support for the benefit of animal health and welfare and public health.”

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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News Shorts
New guidance for antibiotic use in rabbits

New best practice guidance on the responsible use of antibiotics in rabbits has been published by the BSAVA in collaboration with the Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWA&F).

The guidance is free and has been produced to help veterinary practitioners select the most appropriate antibiotic for rabbits. It covers active substance, dose and route of administration all of which are crucial factors when treating rabbits owing to the risk of enterotoxaemia.

For more information and to access the guide, visit the BSAVALibrary.