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Clinical Theatre 1 (14) Clinical Theatre 2 (13) Equine and Farm Clinical Theatre (15) BVNA Nursing Theatre (12) Referrals & Diagnostics Theatre (7) Business, Careers and Debates Theatre (12) BVA Interactive Zone (9) Exhibitor Showcase 1 (12) Affinity Futures’ Community Hub (4)

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12 Jun 2025

13 Jun 2025

Clinical Theatre 1

08:45 09:00
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BVA's President's Welcome

Speakers

Liz Mullineaux, President - BVA

09:00 09:50
Your local time: )

Managing diabetes in 2025! 104 years after the first diabetic dog received insulin!

Chairperson

Hannah Leech, Veterinary Surgeon - PDSA

Speakers

Grant Petrie, Independent Medical Practice Professional - Bayswater Referral Clinic

10:15 11:05
Your local time: )

Itchy, scratchy cats: Where to start, when to use preds?

Chairperson

Hannah Leech, Veterinary Surgeon - PDSA

Speakers

Natalie Barnard, Head of Outpatient Services - Bristol Vet Specialists

11:45 12:35
Your local time: )

It’s a knock out: Tips and tricks for successful small mammal anaesthesia

Chairperson

Hannah Leech, Veterinary Surgeon - PDSA

Speakers

Agata Witkowska, Veterinary Surgeon - British Veterinary Zoological Society

In partnership with

14:15 15:05
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Anaesthesia check lists: Do they protect our feline patients under GA?

Chairperson

Alice Watson, Veterinary Surgeon - BVA MBEC

Speakers

Jenny Brown, Senior Regional Director - Advanced Clinical Service Network (ACSN)

15:35 16:25
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Do cats get IMHA? (Immune-mediated diseases and their treatment in cats)

Chairperson

Alice Watson, Veterinary Surgeon - BVA MBEC

Speakers

Christina Maunder, Internal Medicine Clinician - Feline Centre Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital

16:50 17:40
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Stay or go? Discharge decisions for emergency cases?

Chairperson

Alice Watson, Veterinary Surgeon - BVA MBEC

Speakers

Aoife Reid, Head of Edge Programmes and Clinical Career Progression - Vets Now Ltd

Clinical Theatre 2

09:30 10:20
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Handle with care: Fundamentals of behavioural first aid in general practice

Chairperson

Aoife Reid, Head of Edge Programmes and Clinical Career Progression - Vets Now Ltd

Speakers

Sarah Penturn, Veterinary Behaviourist - Sole Trader

Sponsored by:

10:35 11:25
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Take your own pulse first: CPR and how to survive running a crash.

Chairperson

Aoife Reid, Head of Edge Programmes and Clinical Career Progression - Vets Now Ltd

Speakers

Lindsay Kellett-Gregory, Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine - Dick White Referrals

11:40 12:30
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We don’t have (dental) x-ray vision - interactive case-based small animal dentistry

Chairperson

Aoife Reid, Head of Edge Programmes and Clinical Career Progression - Vets Now Ltd

Speakers

Ceri Owen, Regional Clinical Lead - Veterinary Surgeon - CVS

13:30 14:20
Your local time: )

Blood, sweat & tears - how to avoid them in theatre

Chairperson

John Beel, Clinical Services Director - Medivet

Speakers

Alison Patrick, Director - Vmerge, Veterinary ECC Education

14:35 15:25
Your local time: )

Veterinary toxicology - past, present and future?

Chairperson

John Beel, Clinical Services Director - Medivet

Speakers

Alex Campbell, Independent Consultant - BSAVA

In partnership with

15:40 16:30
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Responsible prescribing of parasiticides: How and why dog & cat parasite prevention needs to change

Chairperson

John Beel, Clinical Services Director - Medivet

Speakers

Martin Whitehead, Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital

16:45 17:35
Your local time: )

Cat friendly interactions - avoiding 'cat'astrophies at the clinic

Chairperson

John Beel, Clinical Services Director - Medivet

Speakers

Alexandra Taylor, Cat Wellbeing and Behaviour Advisor - International Cat Care

Equine and Farm Clinical Theatre

09:30 10:20
Your local time: )

Neck pain in the horse, how do I spot it and what can I do next?

Chairperson

Victoria South, RCVS and European recognised Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine - University of Cambridge Dept Veterinary Medicine

Speakers

Rachel Tucker, RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Surgery - Liphook Equine Hospital

10:35 11:25
Your local time: )

Wearable technology in the equine world: What works and how can I help my clients to use it?

Chairperson

Victoria South, RCVS and European recognised Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine - University of Cambridge Dept Veterinary Medicine

Speakers

Julie Potier, European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine - Liphook Equine Hospital

11:40 12:30
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Point of care ultrasound: when will it help me?

Speakers

Victoria South, RCVS and European recognised Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine - University of Cambridge Dept Veterinary Medicine

13:30 14:20
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Risk communication in the horse with colic: getting the best outcomes and preventing recurrence.

Speakers

Debbie Archer, Professor of Equine Surgery, Head of Veterinary Research - University of Liverpool

14:35 15:25
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Where do we start with recurrent colic: What is likely and how do I treat it?

Speakers

Richard Hepburn, Recognised Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine - B&W Equine Hospital

15:40 16:30
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How to manage major trauma events

Speakers

Nicola Housby-Skeggs, Veterinary Director - The Horse Trust, The Home of Rest For Horses

16:45 17:35
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Did someone call the vet? How to get teams of people to thrive under pressure.

Speakers

Patrick Pollock, Professor of Veterinary Surgery and Remote and Rural Medicine (Equine Clinical Sciences) - University of Glasgow

BVNA Nursing Theatre

09:00 09:50
Your local time: )

Nursing the recumbent patient

Speakers

Zoe Hatfield, Neurology Veterinary Nurse - University of Glasgow Small Animal Hospital

10:15 11:05
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Under pressure! prevention and management of pressure sores in companion animals

Speakers

Heather Kirkness, Vice President of Clinical Affairs (UK & USA) - Gentell

11:55 12:45
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Improving our feline patients' hospital journey

Speakers

Emily Saunders, RVN - Davies Veterinary Specialists

14:00 14:50
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Feline anaesthesia & analgesia

Speakers

Claire Woolford, Registered Veterinary Nurse - Synergy CPD

15:35 16:25
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Managing the head trauma patient

Speakers

Samantha Thompson, Educator and Trainer - VetMed CPR Coach

17:00 17:50
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RVN progression into non-clinical roles

Speakers

Rhiannon Stundon, Registered Veterinary Nurse - Program Leader at Coleg Gwent

Referrals & Diagnostics Theatre

13:45 14:30
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Diagnosing canine hypothyroidism - more than just T4 !

Speakers

Gary Oswald, Veterinary Internist & Chief Medical Officer - Tampa Bay Veterinary Internal Medicine

Delivered by:

14:45 15:30
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Optimized testing in feline hyperthyroidism - get it right every time.

Speakers

Gary Oswald, Veterinary Internist & Chief Medical Officer - Tampa Bay Veterinary Internal Medicine

Delivered by:

15:45 16:30
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Gastrointestinal blood panels - Having the “guts” to run 5 tests.

Speakers

Gary Oswald, Veterinary Internist & Chief Medical Officer - Tampa Bay Veterinary Internal Medicine

Delivered by:

16:45 17:30
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Endogenous ACTH use in diagnosis of Cushing's and Addison’s disease

Speakers

Gary Oswald, Veterinary Internist & Chief Medical Officer - Tampa Bay Veterinary Internal Medicine

Delivered by:

Business, Careers and Debates Theatre

09:00 09:50
Your local time: )

Retention is the new recruitment: How to keep your best people (and yourself) from burning out

Chairperson

Katie Ford, Founder & Coach - Vet Empowered

Speakers

John Read, CEO & Talent Acquisition Specialist - Supreme Search Specialists

Delivered by:

10:25 11:25
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HOT TOPIC: Shaping the future: reforming the veterinary surgeons act and its impact

Chairperson

Stuart Reid, President & Principal - RVC

Speakers

Christine Middlemiss, Chief Veterinary Officer, UK - Defra

Lizzie Lockett, Chief Executive - RCVS

Liz Mullineaux, President - BVA

Lyndsay Hughes, President - BVNA

11:40 12:40
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How to budget for marketing

Speakers

Naomi Oikonomou, Head of Marketing - Petsapp

Delivered by:

12:50 13:50
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Release the leaders within

Speakers

Rebecca Robinson, Business Development Consultant - Vet Dynamics (UK) Ltd

14:00 15:00
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Leadership: why knowing yourself as a leader matters

Chairperson

Liv Oginska, Vet & Emotional Intelligence Expert - Human-Savvy

Speakers

Clive Elwood, Executive Coach - Trellis Coaching and Consulting Ltd

Fiona Leathers, RVN and Clinic Manager - Westport Vets

Helen Silver-MacMahon, Co Founder & Director - Being-Human Consulting Ltd

Ami Sawran, Clinical Director - Westpoint Farm Vets, Chelmsford

15:15 16:15
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Where is the UK on bTB control?

Speakers

Christine Middlemiss, Chief Veterinary Officer, UK - Defra

Sheila Voas, Chief Veterinary Officer, Scotland - Defra

Richard Irvine, Chief Veterinary Officer, Wales - Defra

Brian Dooher, Chief Veterinary Officer, Northern Ireland - DAERA

BVA Interactive Zone

09:30 10:15
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Euthanasia, better a day too early than a day too late?

Moderators

Caroline Allen, Chief Veterinary Officer - RSPCA

Gwen Rees, BVA Welsh Branch President - Mentera / Aberystwyth University

In association with:

11:30 12:15
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What should reform of the Veterinary Surgeons act look like?

Moderators

Liz Mullineaux, President - BVA

Natasha Widdowson, Head of Veterinary Policy - Defra

14:00 14:45
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The future is here, are you ready? AI in practice today

Moderators

Nick Jackson, Director, Veterinary Surgeon, Council Member - NGJ Locum Ltd, BVA

Ben O'Halloran, Policy Officer - BVA

16:30 17:15
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A great workplace MOT for a happier team

Moderators

Rob Williams, Junior Vice President - BVA

Rita Dingwall, Great Workplaces Accreditor - BVA

Exhibitor Showcase 1

10:00 10:50
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Session title to be confirmed!

Delivered by:

11:00 11:50
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Session title to be confirmed!

Speakers

Susie Samuel, CEO and Founder - Digital Practice

Delivered by:

12:00 12:50
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Margins under the microscope: How histologic tumour margins are assessed

Speakers

Annika Herrmann, Anatomic Pathologist - Veterinary Pathology Group

Delivered by:

14:00 14:50
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What a veterinary team wants

Speakers

William Cornwell, Senior Account Executive - Petsapp

Delivered by:

15:00 15:50
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Session title to be confirmed!

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Affinity Futures’ Community Hub

11:40 12:40
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Cards Against Inclusivity

15:15 16:15
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Being Curious: Understanding others for healthy workplaces

Clinical Theatre 1

09:00 09:50
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Canine neutering in context: Who? When? Why?

Chairperson

Aoife Reid, Head of Edge Programmes and Clinical Career Progression - Vets Now Ltd

Speakers

Rachel Dean, Director of Clinical Research and Excellence in Practice - VetPartners Ltd

Caroline Scobie, vet - Vet Partners

Kathryn Wareham, Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine Manager - Vet Partners

10:05 10:55
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I heard a murmur: determining the significance of heart murmurs in cats

Chairperson

Aoife Reid, Head of Edge Programmes and Clinical Career Progression - Vets Now Ltd

Speakers

Laurent Locquet, Diplomate ECVIM-CA (Cardiology) - Cert. Perfusionist - Hon. Ass. - University of Nottingham

11:10 12:00
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What to look for - common ocular conditions on Brachycephalics

Chairperson

Aoife Reid, Head of Edge Programmes and Clinical Career Progression - Vets Now Ltd

Speakers

Mike Rhodes, Co-Founder - Focus Referrals

12:15 13:05
Your local time: )

Dealing with the clinical and functional consequences of obesity in dogs and cats

Chairperson

Aoife Reid, Head of Edge Programmes and Clinical Career Progression - Vets Now Ltd

Speakers

Alex German, Royal Canin Professor of Small Animal Medicine - University of Liverpool

13:50 14:40
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Scoop that poop: problem solving diarrhoea and constipation in cats

Chairperson

Sara Jackson, ECC clinician Garden Vets - keele

Speakers

Sarah Caney, CEO - Vet Professionals

14:55 15:45
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The quest for comfort with cancer pain

Chairperson

Sara Jackson, ECC clinician Garden Vets - keele

Speakers

Matthew Gurney, Co-Founder - Zero Pain Philosophy, Aneasthesia & Pain Management Specialist

16:00 16:50
Your local time: )

Canine liver disease: the latest recommendations

Chairperson

Sara Jackson, ECC clinician Garden Vets - keele

Speakers

Nick Bexfield, Clinical Director of Small Animal Services - University of Cambridge

Clinical Theatre 2

09:45 10:35
Your local time: )

Neurology - a video tour of seizures and their mimics

Chairperson

Will Brookes, Veterinary Surgeon - Avonvale Veterinary Centres

Speakers

Laurent Garosi, Director - Vet Oracle Teleradiology

10:50 11:40
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The diagnosis of liver disease

Chairperson

Will Brookes, Veterinary Surgeon - Avonvale Veterinary Centres

Speakers

Nick Bexfield, Clinical Director of Small Animal Services - University of Cambridge

11:55 12:45
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Solving the lame dog… one step at a time

Chairperson

Will Brookes, Veterinary Surgeon - Avonvale Veterinary Centres

Speakers

Andy Moores, Clinical Director - The Moores Orthopaedic Clinic

13:30 14:20
Your local time: )

Why, when and how of BOAS assessment

Chairperson

Guy Killick, Director - Flexivet Ltd

Speakers

Jane Ladlow, Veterinary Specialist - Granta Veterinary Specialists

14:35 15:25
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Antibiotic use in exotics - not just a baytril deficiency!

Chairperson

Guy Killick, Director - Flexivet Ltd

Speakers

Madonna Livingstone, Head Exotics Vet, Exotics Lecturer and Clinical Skills Instructor - Ark Veterinary Clinics Ltd, Glasgow Vet School

15:40 16:30
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Paws and peace - navigating end of life care for pets

Chairperson

Guy Killick, Director - Flexivet Ltd

Speakers

Carl Gorman, Senior Vice President and Clinical Director - BSAVA, Falkland Veterinary Clinic

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Equine and Farm Clinical Theatre

09:45 10:25
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Treating pet dinosaurs: 3R's approach to preventative pet poultry medicine

Speakers

Henrietta Kodilinye-Sims, Poultry veterinarian, Consultant and Lecturer - Surrey Poultry Vet

In partnership with

10:40 11:20
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Small farm and small holding cattle fertility

Speakers

Alice Miller, Farm Vet, Board Member - BCVA Board Member

In partnership with

11:35 12:15
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A toolkit for the pig visit

Speakers

Peter Siviter, Farm Veterinary Surgeon - Synergy Farm Health

Gemma Thwaites, BVA Representative - Pig Veterinary Society

In partnership with

12:30 13:10
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How to deal with small holder's and their sheep? Common issues and solutions!

Speakers

Phillipa Page, Sheep Veterinary Consultant - Flock Health Ltd

In partnership with

13:25 14:10
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Catastrophic diseases of Honeybees…..the foulbroods

Speakers

John Hill, President - British Bee Veterinary Association

In partnership with

14:25 15:05
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Don't be allama'd! Triaging the emergency camelid case

Speakers

Ami Sawran, Clinical Director - Westpoint Farm Vets, Chelmsford

In partnership with

15:20 16:00
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Introduction to deer vetting

Speakers

Sam Ecroyd, Director - Tyndale Vets

In partnership with

16:15 16:55
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Vets at the frontier of new and emerging diseases

Speakers

Eleanor Brown, Deputy UK Chief Veterinary Officer - Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Fin Twomey, Head of Scanning Surveillance - APHA

In partnership with

BVNA Nursing Theatre

09:00 09:50
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How values and ethics can support and improve wellbeing

Speakers

Hamish Morrin, Consultant - Vet Values

10:15 11:05
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Producing order in the chaos - preparing for CPR

Speakers

Samantha Thompson, Educator and Trainer - VetMed CPR Coach

11:30 12:20
Your local time: )

Blood pressure monitoring & consults

Speakers

Lauren Osborne, Senior Cardiology Nurse - Blaise Veterinary Referral Hospital

13:00 13:50
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Lab skills for RVNs

Speakers

Matthew Garland, Laboratory Director - The Veterinary Pathology Group

14:20 15:10
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Interpreting ECGs and treating arrhythmias

Speakers

Lauren Osborne, Senior Cardiology Nurse - Blaise Veterinary Referral Hospital

15:50 16:40
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Manual and mechanical ventilation and anaesthesia

Speakers

Courtney Scales, Clinical Educator (Anaesthesia) - Veterinary Anursethesia

Referrals & Diagnostics Theatre

09:15 10:05
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Session title to be confirmed!

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10:20 11:10
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11:25 12:15
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Business, Careers and Debates Theatre

09:30 10:30
Your local time: )

Session title to be confirmed!

Speakers

Susie Samuel, CEO and Founder - Digital Practice

10:45 11:45
Your local time: )

21st century client expectations

Speakers

Naomi Oikonomou, Head of Marketing - Petsapp

Sponsored by:

12:00 13:00
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The cost of adverse events: How small steps can prevent big mistakes

Chairperson

Rob Williams, Junior Vice President - BVA

Speakers

Dan Tipney, Training Director - VetLed

Emma Cathcart, Veterinary Risk Analyst - The Veterinary Defence Society

Louise Grieve, Learning and Development Team leader - Veterinary Specialists Scotland

Luiz Santos, Senior Clinician in Veterinary Anaesthesia - University of Glasgow

13:15 14:15
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The currency of vet care: It’s time we talked about pricing

Speakers

Dr Gemma Barmby, Business Development Consultant - Vet Dynamics

14:30 15:30
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Preparing for Change: The CMA Investigation, where we are and possible implications for the profession

Speakers

Caroline Collins, Veterinarian and Director - Pennard Vets

Lyndsay Hughes, President - BVNA

Vicki Farbon, Clinical Director - Scott Veterinary Clinic Ltd, SPVS board member

Samantha Butler-Davies, Director - Vets4Pets

15:45 16:45
Your local time: )

I’m so scared to make a mistake as I know I’ll get blamed

Chairperson

Simon Hayes, Chief Veterinary Officer - Creature Comforts

Speakers

Holly Norman, Joint Venture Partner - Vets4Pets Peterborough and Peterborough Bretton

James Ede, Vet Director - Millie's Vets

Karmen Webbe, Practice Owner - King Street Vets

BVA Interactive Zone

10:30 11:15
Your local time: )

Responsible or Reckless? Parasiticide Prescribing in Vet Care

Moderators

Anna Judson, Senior Vice President - BVA

Alice Watson, Veterinary Surgeon - BVA MBEC

13:30 14:15
Your local time: )

Myth Busting - What is in Your Contract?

Moderators

Rob Williams, Junior Vice President - BVA

Kay Hamblin, Director - Eight Legal Ltd

14:25 15:10
Your local time: )

Breeding for better brachy health – Hope or Reality?

Moderators

Anna Judson, Senior Vice President - BVA

Jane Ladlow, Veterinary Specialist - Granta Veterinary Specialists

15:35 16:20
Your local time: )

Can we make the CMA’s potential remedies work in practice?

Moderators

Liz Mullineaux, President - BVA

Rob Williams, Junior Vice President - BVA

16:30 17:15
Your local time: )

Veterinary Business Brainstorm: Your Questions, Our Insights – An interactive Q&A

Moderators

Ami Sawran, Clinical Director - Westpoint Farm Vets, Chelmsford

Kate Higgins, Owner and Director - Village Vets Formby

Exhibitor Showcase 1

09:00 09:50
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Feline infectious peritonitis: Approach to diagnosis

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10:00 10:50
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11:00 11:50
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Complaint insight contextualised care: Tailoring support to individual’s needs

Speakers

Jennie Jones, Head of VCMS - Veterinary Client Mediation Services

Sponsored by:

12:00 12:50
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14:00 14:50
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Tips for driving meaningful change in veterinary practice with VetSafe

Speakers

Emma Cathcart, Veterinary Risk Analyst - The Veterinary Defence Society

Sponsored by:

16:00 16:50
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Pet care without barriers: accessible veterinary services for deaf pet owners

Speakers

Julie Beckett, Veterinary Nurse Assistant - CVS

Affinity Futures’ Community Hub

10:00 11:00
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Being Curious: Understanding others for healthy workplaces

13:00 14:00
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Cards Against Inclusivity

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