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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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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.