UPCOMING REGIONAL MEETINGS DIARY
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ALL REGIONAL MEETINGS CONSTITUTE 2 HOURS OF CPD UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. CPD CERTIFICATES ARE ISSUED TO ALL REGISTERED DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE. ALL PRACTICE STAFF ARE WELCOME.
Tuesday 7th February 2012 | South East Wales Region
BOOKING REFERENCE: R6-07/02/12
The Nurses Role In Pain Management
This session will cover what pain is, the pathophysiology of pain and how pain occurs. The role of the nurse in managing these patients will be described identifying how to recognise pain and the assessment of pain in a patient.
Speaker: Lyndsay Clapham DipHE CVN DipAVN(Small Animal) RVN
Time: Registration and refreshments @ 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Abbeydale Vetlink Veterinary Training, Wyastone Business Park, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth NP25 3SX
Cost: £13 BVNA Members £15 Non-BVNA Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further information please contact:
Kirsty Gwynne RVN MBVNA - Joint S. East Wales Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 01600 892682
Email: kirsty.gwynne@abbeydale-vetlink.org
Monday 13th February 2012 |North East Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R3-13/02/12
Understanding Atopy & The Nutritional Management of Adverse Food Reactions
Kindly sponsored by Hills Pet Nutrition
Speaker: Fiona Marjoram VN
Time: 7pm registration & buffet for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Battle Flats Veterinary Group, 2 Buttercrambe Road, Stamford Bridge, York YO41 1AN
Cost: £10 BVNA Members £13 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or please contact:-
Sharon Davies RVN MBVNA - ‘Southern' North East Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07947 697272
Email: sdavies@peakvets.co.uk
Wednesday 22nd February 2012 |Midlands Region
ONLINE BOOKING REF: R5-22/02/12
Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Kindly sponsored by Willows
Speaker: Malcolm McKee BVMS MVS DSAO MACVSc MRCVS
Time: Hospital tour 6.30pm, registration and refreshments @ 7.15pm for an 8.00pm start
Venue: Willows Veterinary Centre & Referral Service, Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 4NH
Cost: £8 BVNA Members £12 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further details or to book your place, please contact:-
Samantha Davies RVN MBVNA - Midlands Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07989 299339
Email: samidavies@yahoo.co.uk
**THE FOLLOWING MEETING IS NOW FULLY BOOKED, SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE**
Thursday 23rd February 2012 | Hampshire/Berkshire Region
Anaesthesia Of Small Furries
Kindly sponsored by Sparsholt College
Speaker: John Chitty BVetMed CertZooMed CBiol MSB MRCVS
Time: Pizza & Registration from 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start
Venue: The VN Classroom in the Animal Management Centre, Sparsholt College, Westley Lane, Sparsholt SO21 2NF
Cost: £10 BVNA Members £15 Non-BVNA Members
Bizzy McClure RVN MBVNA - Hampshire/Berkshire Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07817 179307
Email: bizzymcclure@hotmail.co.uk
Thursday 23rd February 2012 |Scottish Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R1-23/02/12
An Introduction To Hydrotherapy: Practical Demonstrations & Case Studies
Kindly sponsored by K9 Hydrotherapy Centre
Speaker: Sandra Wilson
Time: Registration and refreshments @ 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Venue: K9 Hydrotherapy Centre, Denside House, Hill of Findon, Aberdeen AB12 4SL
Cost: £15 BVNA Members £20 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further details, please contact:-
Fiona Reid RVN MBVNA - Scottish Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07886 669845
Email: fiona@vetnurse.co.uk
Tuesday 28th February 2012 |Scottish Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R1-28/02/12
Wildlife Nursing & First Aid
Speaker: Gidona Goodman DVM MSc MRCVS
Time: Registration and refreshments @ 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Venue: West Beancross Farm, Polmont FK2 0KS
Cost: £15 BVNA Members £20 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further details, please contact:-
Fiona Reid RVN MBVNA - Scottish Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07886 669845
Email: fiona@vetnurse.co.uk
Tuesday 28th February 2012 | Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire Region
ONLINE BOOKING REF: R24-28/02/12
Fluid Therapy In Practice
Kindly sponsored by Animalcare
Speaker: Kay Stevenson
Time: 7.00pm registration & refreshments for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Eastwood Hall, Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottingham NG16 3SS
Cost: £10 BVNA members - £15 to non-BVNA members
Please click here for a booking form or for further information please contact:
Zoe Davies RVN A1 MBVNA - Notts/Lincs Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07877 499389
Email: zoedavies81@yahoo.co.uk
Wednesday 29th February 2012 | Wiltshire & Dorset Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R8-29/02/12
Rabbit Update
This talk will include E-cuniculi, stasis or small intestine obstruction? Anaesthesia, update on rabbit dentistry and the Animal Welfare Act 2006 - implications for rabbits at home and in practice
Speaker: Neil Forbes BVetMed CBiol MIBiol DipECAMS FRCVS
Time: 7.00pm registration & refreshments for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Great Western Exotic Vets, Unit 10 Berkshire House, County Park Business Park, Shrivenham Road, Swindon SN1 2NR
Cost: £12 BVNA members - £16 non-BVNA members
Please click here for a booking form or for further information please contact:
Sarah Wyatt RVN MBVNA - Wiltshire & Dorset Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07793 813898
Email: splvn@hotmail.co.uk
Thursday 1st March 2012 | Kent Region
ONLINE BOOKING REF: R11-01/03/12
What Do You Know About MRSA?
Kindly sponsored by Ethicon
Speaker: Louise O'Dwyer DMS BSc(Hons) VTS(ECC) DipAVN(Med & Surg) RVN MBVNA
Time: Registration & Refreshments @ 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Venue: The New Animal Management Unit, Hadlow College, Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent
Cost: £10 BVNA Members, £14 Non-BVNA Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further information please contact:
Donna Lewis RVN MBVNA - Kent Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07976 963342
Email: donnaleighlewis@hotmail.com
Thursday 1st March 2012 | North West Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R2-01/03/12
Client Care & Communication/Marketing Including Assertiveness In Practice - This lecture is aimed at RVNs, SVNs and practice receptionists and will cover aspects of veterinary client care such as telephone techniques, taking pride in your reception and how to promote products and services which will be of benefits to both clients and their pets.
Speaker: Joy Howell DipAVN(Surg) RVN MBVNA
Time: Registration and refreshments at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Myerscough College, St Michaels Road, Bilsborrow, Preston PR3 0RY
Cost: £15 for BVNA members - £20 to non-BVNA members
Please click here for a booking form or for further information please contact:
Kerry Brennand RVN MBVNA - North West Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07866611152
Email: kerrylouise1100@aol.com
Saturday 3rd March 2012| London
BVNA London CPD Day - NURSING EXOTIC SPECIES | DIABETES MELLITUS | UNDERSTANDING CAT BEHAVIOUR | POST OP CARE OF THE GDV PATIENT
Speakers: Matthew Rendle RVN, Chris Bradley BVSc, Francesca Riccomini BVetMed BSc, Kath Howie VN VTS(ECC)
Time: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Venue: Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel, London WC1H 0HX
Cost: £130 Members £160 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further information please contact:
Lisa Brett, BVNA Education Manager
Tel: 01279 408644
E-mail: lisa@bvna.co.uk
Monday 12th March 2012 | Welshpool Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R15-12/03/12
Pet Travel Scheme & Vector Borne Diseases
Kindly sponsored by Bayer
Speaker: Joy Howell DipAVN(Surg) RVN MBVNA
Time: 7pm registration & buffet for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB
Cost: £10 BVNA Members £15 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or please contact:-
Nona Tudor RVN MBVNA - Welshpool Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 01952 820280 Ext. 5071
Email: ninatudor@hotmail.com
Tuesday 20th March 2012 | Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire Region
ONLINE BOOKING REF: R24-20/03/12
MRI In Practice
Kindly sponsored by East Midlands Referrals
Speaker: Graham Oliver BVSc CertSAO MRCVS
Time: 7.00pm registration & refreshments for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Eastwood Midlands Referrals, 222 Nottingham Road, Hucknall NG15 7QD
Cost: £10 BVNA members - £15 to non-BVNA members
Please click here for a booking form or for further information please contact:
Zoe Davies RVN A1 MBVNA - Nottingham/Lincolnshire Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07877 499389
Email: zoedavies81@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 20th March 2012 |Scottish Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R1-20/03/12
Examination Of The Cardiorespiratory System Of The Cat & Dog
Kindly sponsored by CEVA
Speaker: Craig Devine BVSc DVC MRCVS
Time: Registration and refreshments @ 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Venue: West Beancross Farm, Polmont FK2 0KS
Cost: £15 BVNA Members £20 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further details, please contact:-
Fiona Reid RVN MBVNA - Scottish Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07886 669845
Email: fiona@vetnurse.co.uk
Wednesday 21st March 2012 |'Southern' North East Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R3-21/03/12
The Importance of Phosphate Binding in Chronic Renal Failure In Cats
Kindly sponsored by Bayer
Speaker: Joy Howell DipAVN(Surg) RVN MBVNA
Time: 7pm registration & buffet for a 7.30pm start
Venue: The Elton House Hotel, Main Street, Bramley, Rotherham S66 2SF
Cost: £15 BVNA Members £18 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or please contact:-
Sharon Davies RVN MBVNA - ‘Southern' North East Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07947 697272
Email: sdavies@peakvets.co.uk
Wednesday 21st March - Midlands Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R5-21/03/12
Puppy's Perspective: A trip to the vets
Kindly sponsored by KONG
Speaker: Mary Horner BSc(Hons) DipCABT
Time: 7pm registration & refreshments for a 7.30pm start
Venue: West Midlands Safari Park, Treetops Pavilion, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 1LF
Cost: £12 BVNA Members £17 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or please contact:-
Samantha Davies RVN MBVNA - Midlands Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07989 299339
Email: samidavies@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 22nd March 2012 |Scottish Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R1-22/03/12
Common Questions Asked About Puppies In The Nurse Consultation
Kindly sponsored by Positive Paws Puppy School
Speaker: Billie Machell
Time: Registration and refreshments @ 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Hilton Double Tree, Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen AB24 5EF
Cost: £15 BVNA Members £20 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further details, please contact:
Fiona Reid RVN MBVNA - Scottish Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07886 669845
Email: fiona@vetnurse.co.uk
Thursday 12th April 2012 | North West Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R2-12/04/12
Ferrets Not Just Small Cats!!! - This lecture will include biology, husbandry, handling and treatment of working and pet ferrets. Hot topics such as vaccination, neutering (or not) and adrenal disease will be addressed as well as a logical diagnostic approach to common conditions.
Speaker: Molly Varga BVetMed DZooMed MRCVS
Time: Registration and refreshments at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
Venue: Myerscough College, St Michaels Road, Bilsborrow, Preston PR3 0RY
Cost: £15 for BVNA members - £20 to non-BVNA members
Please click here for a booking form or for further information please contact:
Kerry Brennand RVN MBVNA - North West Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07866611152
Email: kerrylouise1100@aol.com
Sunday 22nd April 2012 |Scottish Region
ONLINE BOOKING REFERENCE: R1-22/04/12
Living With Pet Bereavement
Speaker: Dawn Murray CACB
Time: Registration @ Midday for a 12.30pm start
Venue: West Beancross Farm, Polmont FK2 0KS
Cost: £40 BVNA Members £60 Non-Members
Please click here for a booking form or for further details, please contact:-
Fiona Reid RVN MBVNA - Scottish Regional Co-ordinator
Tel: 07886 669845
Email: fiona@vetnurse.co.uk