BEVA pod

BEVApod Life: SPANA, societal change and scrambled eggs with Dr Youness Elouasbi & Dave Rendle

"Dr Youness has extensive experience of treating working equids as well as working on projects to educate and change attitudes to animal welfare in Morocco. I met him 10 years ago when he came and stayed with me whilst also seeing practice. I can’t remember how this came to pass but it was an absolute pleasure having him stay with us and getting to know him and understand more about his work in Morocco. It was great to be able to catch up with him at BEVA Congress and hear how his work has changed in the intervening years and also hear about the response to recent devastating earthquake." - Dave Rendle

BEVApod Spotlight - Schedule 3 with Marie Rippingale

BEVA Nurse Committee Chair, Marie Rippingale, explains what Schedule 3 means to everyone in practice, including the potential impacts it can have on our workforce, practice efficiency and productivity, and ultimately, our patients. By allowing nurses to work to their full potential, practices can make better use of their vets, spread the load more effectively and enable practices to work more efficiently. Read the Guidance, watch the webinar and the Congress debate... and complete the survey (links below)!

 

Links

• BEVA's Schedule 3 guidance and webinar recording
• BEVA Congress 2023 Scheudle 3 debate recording - please note only registered Congress attendees and those who have bought access to the recordings can view this - purchase access here.
• Survey for vets about nurses

BEVApod Newsflash: September 2023

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional.

 

Further information on each news item can be found at the following links:

• Behaviour addressed at BEVA Congress 2023
• BEVA award winners
• RCVS/SPVS "Under our care" guidance webinar
• Schedule 3 guidance
• VMD medicines update
• Hong Kong degree accredited by RCVS

 

BEVApod Life: Being patient, changing tack and making the most of what you have with Lorna Brokenshire-Dyke

Lorna went to vet school as a mature student, and did what she could to accelerate her learning and gaining of experience. After 2 internships and ambulatory work she had to change tack to locuming, in order to raise her twin boys, one of whom was disabled and underwent major surgery in the USA. Identifying a need to be flexible in her work, she has since gone on to train as an equine physiotherapist as a parallel career to a part-time ambulatory vet role. Never short of ambition and determination, Lorna recognises that all this has been possible thanks to her network of support forged throughout life. When asked what the future holds, she was happy to report she intends to hit cruise control, and enjoy what she has.

BEVApod Congress 2023: BOVA Competition Winner - Zoe Walker

Australian equine vet, Dr Zoe Walker, is one of the two BOVA Bain Fallon Competition winners, who have won a trip to the UK, to visit Rossdales, the RVC and BEVA Congress. She talks about why support in practice is so important, and how connecting with others within the profession maintains career momentum and feeds the fire of enthusiasm and passion for our careers.

BEVApod Congress 2023: ’They are just being difficult... but do we mean the horse or the client?’ with Gemma Pearson & Tamzin Furtado

Gemma Pearson, Director of Behaviour at The Horse Trust and based at Edinburgh Vet School, and Tamzin Furtado, Researcher in Human Behaviour at Liverpool, and also funded by The Horse Trust, are both big players at this year's Congress. Behavioural change is key to not only improving our clinical success as vets, in terms of patient outcomes and owner compliance, but it can also improve the welfare of the animals we serve, create positive experiences for our clients, and facilitate enjoyment and job satisfaction for us as vets and nurses. Clinical skills are not all that is required of us. The behaviour skills, both equine and human, are what makes us able to effect what we know and make long-term changes for the better.

BEVApod Congress 2023: Sponsors and Supporters with Hannah from IMV, Charlotte from VetCT and Rachael from Norbrook

Hannah from IMV, Charlotte from VetCT and Rachael from Norbrook share their favourite experiences of BEVA Congress, why they are looking forward to coming again and what their companies are planning for Birmingham this year.

 

Congress Scientific Programme

https://www.norbrook.com/

https://www.imv-imaging.com/en/

https://welcome.vet-ct.com/charlottegraham

BEVApod Congress 2023: BOVA Competition Winner - Jessica Said

Australian equine vet, Jessica Said, is one of the two BOVA Bain Fallon Competition winners, who have won an trip to the UK to visit Rossdales, the RVC and BEVA Congress. She talks about the upcoming trip, the shortage of equine vets in Australia and how she balances busy practice life in New South Wales.