Receive discounts by registering for BEVA early

Registration for British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) congress is available. Students who register before August can attend the whole scientific programme for £70 or for free if they are BEVA members.

BEVA congress is the largest equine veterinary event in the UK and BEVA 2012 boasts five in-depth science programmes spread over 12-15th September in Birmingham’s ICC centre.

For more details visit BEVA.

Vetstart at BSAVA 2012

The congress saw a number of announcements including the news that Mark Johnston is to be the next BSAVA president.

One Health was an issue of particular importance. We attended the press conference chaired by Michael J Day (One Health chairman) with input from SAVSNET (Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network) head Alan Radford.

Vets need to make the first move to engage the human medical community, and human doctors need to be aware of the importance pets have on their patients. Antibiotic overuse, rabies in deprived countries and obesity still play a major part in both human and animal health. More details will follow on One Health which will hopefully get more attention throughout the year.

Amongst other things, we saw Hills staff on segways, mini golf at Petplan and people dressed in full orange suits for the Vet Charity Challenge.

For a full list of pictures of BSAVA 2012 please visit Vetstream on Facebook.

Come and meet us at stand 419

Vetstart will be at BSAVA in Birmingham from 12-15th April. We’ll be at the Vetstream stand 419.

BSAVA Congress 2012 is one of the biggest veterinary events of the year. For more details and a full list of exhibitors visit the BSAVA website.

Vetstream at BSAVA and additional news

We’re attending the biggest veterinary congress of the year. You can find us at stand 419 from 11-15 April at BSAVA 2012 on the main exhibition floor.

In other news: NationWide Laboratories and Cambridge Specialist Laboratory Services will officially re-brand as Dechra Laboratory Services and Dechra Specialist Laboratories respectively.

The two independent laboratories became part of Dechra Pharmaceuticals in 2002, and are dedicated to the improvement of animal health by directly supporting practices.

Visit BSAVA Congress 2012.

Adam Sheridan on AVS Congress 2012

AVS is a group that brings UK veterinary students together to discuss wider issues within the veterinary profession. Beyond student issues these also include ethics and animal welfare as a whole.

The AVS Congress 2012 was held last weekend (04-05 Feb) and consisted of lectures, workshops and demonstrations. The congress was sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health.

For Adam Sheridan’s detailed description of the congress please visit his site, Veterinary Life.

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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