Vetstream will be at the London Vet Show from 15-16th November

The London Vet Show is one of the busiest veterinary events in the UK with exhibitors including the BVA and RCVS. The show includes sponsor-led seminars, CPD lectures, business seminars and an extensive scientific programme.

Vetstream will be bringing its Vetstart offer to Stand I 75. If you’re attending make sure to stop by!

More details can be found at the London Vet Show.

UPDATE: Pictures from the event can now be found on the Vetstream Facebook page.

The Southern European Veterinary Conference (SEVC) 2012 will run from 18-20 October this year and will be held in Barcelona, Spain

Check out the SEVC website to see the full scientific programme that includes a strong 3 day stream on Practice Management.

Students and recent graduates, who are a Vetstart members are invited to the full 3 day SEVC programme for only €149. This incredible offer even includes the congress Grand Fiesta party on Saturday evening!

Applicants need to be registered as Vetstart members and need to also register individually with the SEVC office in Barcelona via the SEVC website

We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona, and don’t forget to tell any other students and recent graduates to come join SEVC 2012.

In case you are planning to come with a group of students please contact us to make special arrangements for your group.

If you book early, flights to Barcelona from many cities in Europe are at low rates and you might be able to arrange your stay in Barcelona by finding fellow Vetstart members in Barcelona or via the IVSA. In addition, Barcelona is well-known for the many low budget hostels and hotels in town.

See you in Spain this October!

RCVS Charitable Trust offer two student bursaries

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Charitable Trust is seeking two creative and energetic UK-based veterinary students to attend the British Science Festival in Aberdeen from 4-9 September 2012. Students will use their experiences to help the Trust develop future outreach activities to inform and inspire public audiences about aspects of veterinary clinical practice.

Entrants should write to the RCVS Charitable Trust to say how they would go about meeting this challenge, ideally giving examples that demonstrate their proven innovative abilities. The deadline for entries is 9 July.

Further information and details about how to enter are available on the RCVS Charitable Fund site.

Academics receive Queen’s Award at Buckingham Palace for research into food production

Staff and students were invited to Buckingham Palace to collect awards for important research into food production and angriculture both globally and nationally in the UK.

The award includes research into animal welfare, livestock care and animal feed across the world which, as the world’s population of human increases, will mean a demand for more food for animals.

Read more about the research at Nottingham’s Global Food Security website.

Hills Vet Nutrition are releasing three ‘secret’ webinars for veterinary nurses based on the success of their last sessions. The three webinars will involve client management and framework planning but beyond that no details are known.

As usual the webinars are all free, though spaces are limited. Registration is currently available by e-mailing jane_quail@hillspet.com or calling 01923 814454. Registration is open to all veterinary nurses, ANAs and trainees and will grant CPD/CVE to British and Irish nurses.

For more information on Hills Pets, please click here

You can receive a huge discount off registration for full access to SEVC 2011 in Barcelona. To receive the discount you must either be a current student or have graduated in 2010/11. Please read more for details.

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A new scheme is being introduced to help young veterinary graduates connect with other graduates across the UK. Vet Grad is an informal way for graduates to socialise and support one another. Moving to a completely new area into a stressful job with often unsocial hours can be crippling for some new graduates. If nothing else, this scheme should make the transition from student to practicising vet a little easier.

Vet Grad will be formally announced at the next BEVA Congress in September.

More information can be gleaned from the BEVA website.

Certain airlines have banned brachycelphalic breeds of dogs and cats that are more prone to stress induced breathing difficulties and exhaustion. Certain airlines already carry restrictions enforcing vet consent before animals can board, however bans on a number of breeds are becoming much more common due to the proportion of deaths on airlines.

Read more for the full story by Business360.

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Students at Bitterroot Valley high school are getting a truly hands-on experience this summer, having performed surgeries and advanced procedures at Victor Hospital. These procedures include excising a large tumor and performing autopsies — not bad for an internship!

This is how internships are meant to be handled: hands-on, vital experience and rewarding for both staff and students. Have you been on internship, what did you get to do? Are you planning anything similar this summer? Let us know.

Click here for the full account, with stories from the students themselves.