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| BEVApod Newsflash: September 2024 | 30 Sep 2024 | 00:13:03 | |
A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:
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| BEVApod Life: Residencies and all the ways to do one with Phil Cramp, Paul Martynski and Rhiannon Morgan | 17 Sep 2024 | 00:39:46 | |
There are so many options out there if you want to specialise as an equine vet... almost too many to choose from. What area to specialise in, university or private practice, UK or USA, European Diploma or American... the world is pretty much your oyster but timing may play a part and what role you're best suited to also... consider the options, as it could be your ticket to anywhere! Links: | |||
| BEVApod Focus: protectMEtoo toolkit with Nichola Steel | 20 May 2024 | 00:09:50 | |
During his Presidency, Dave Rendle's objective was to tidy up the way we use anthelmintics and start to afford these essential medicines the protection they deserve. On forming the Anthelmintic Working Group, he invited Nic Steel was to be one of the first opinion practitioners to help the group create simple, practical and effective guidance on how vets at the coal face could take responsibility for their roles in the unfolding tragedy that is anthelmintic resistance. Nic talks us through the protectMEtoo toolkit and how it now provides every vet with access to the essential, evidence-based, digestible (you can read this stuff in the time it takes to drink a coffee!) information that they need to know to help their clients and save these medicines for the future. | |||
| BEVApod Life: Career coaching with Back in the Saddle | 03 May 2024 | 00:23:17 | |
Back in the Saddle is our new coaching programme specifically designed to support members who are seeking career support and are more than five years qualified. Our coaches Kate Blakeman, Gemma Dransfield, Sophie Eaden, Claire Goodban and Lucy Grieve tell us more about the scheme and how it will support members. Applications are now open for our first intake, find out more and apply today. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: April 2024 | 30 Apr 2024 | 00:09:59 | |
A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional. Links
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| BEVApod Life: Tackling workforce challenges in ambulatory practice with Paddy Gordon | 12 Apr 2024 | 00:22:32 | |
Paddy Gordon, owner of a mixed practice and farm vet, discusses his observations and experience in vet recruitment and retention. Increasing student numbers are coming through University but equine and farm need to be given sufficient opportunity and encouragement to allow students to select these careers. Paddy will highlight how practitioners can help students with early experience as well as support students most effectively through EMS. Championing success has also been important in developing the Farm Vet of the Future competition. Paddy has 30 years experience in practice and is working with Bristol and Surrey vet schools.
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| BEVApod Newsflash: March 2024 | 02 Apr 2024 | 00:08:34 | |
A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional. Links
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| BEVApod Focus: Emergence of multi-drug resistant Rhodococcus equi with Fleur Whitlock | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:12:13 | |
Fleur, EIDS epidemiologist, provides an overview of the 2023 Q4 Equine Quarterly Disease Surveillance Report Focus Article, authored by Jose Vazquez-Boland and his team at the University of Edinburgh. Given how we’ve managed R. equi infections over the years, it's not surprising that we're now confronted with a troubling silent pandemic of multi-resistance. Eradicating it once it establishes itself in a country will prove immensely challenging, emphasising the critical importance of surveillance contributions within the UK. Discover how you can play a part in making a difference.
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| BEVApod Life: Building bridges with Master Farrier, Ben Benson | 14 Mar 2024 | 00:22:09 | |
Having supported some of the world's top equestrian teams both at home and at Championships over a number of years, Ben has worked alongside some of the most experienced vets, physiotherapists and saddle fitters, and hence has an appreciation for the importance of teamwork. This approach is no less important when dealing with a happy hacker or retired pony, and the difference between what can be achieved when working alone Vs in collaboration with each other is vast. In today's world, communicating and growing knowledge together has never been easier and should be embraced at every opportunity. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: February 2024 | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:10:14 | |
A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional.
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| BEVApod Focus: BEVA Guidance for Sedating for Non-Veterinary Procedures with Neil Townsend | 16 Feb 2024 | 00:14:38 | |
BEVA Trustee, co-opted member of Clinical Practice Committee, Ethics and Welfare Committee and Chair of the Governance Committee for the BEVA/BVDA Exam, explains the new guidance document which BEVA has created (with input from the RCVS and VDS) for vets carrying out sedation for non-veterinary procedures.
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| BEVApod Life: Pregnancy and parenting in equine practice with Emily Singler and Angela Jones | 13 Feb 2024 | 00:31:27 | |
Whether it's handling dangerous drugs or working with unhandled yearlings, as veterinary surgeons we take calculated risks daily. After becoming pregnant with her first child, Emily identified a need for clear and concise guidance for veterinarians navigating pregnancy and parenting in clinical practice. After researching the information for herself, she decided to write a book to help new mothers make evidence based decisions about their work practices. Her book is called "Pregnancy and Postpartum Considerations for the Veterinary Team", and she now offers 'Ultimate Parenting Road Map' workshops in addition to one-to-one mentoring on the subject. Council Member, Angela Jones, joins us to discuss how planning ahead where possible, and having access to the relevant information helps ease the stresses and strains of trying to manage work-life and family-life during those early days in the process. | |||
| BEVApod Congress: The Foot with guardian of the foot, Dr Simon Curtis | 09 Sep 2024 | 00:17:30 | |
Farrier and Honorary Associate of the RCVS, Simon Curtis, talks to us about 'The Foot' stream at Congress this year, which takes place on the Saturday. The wealth of knowledge and skill which will be brought together looks to revolutionise how we tackle not only clinical conditions but how we view farriery as a way to help prevent various common causes of lameness. With vets and farriers singing from the same hymn sheet we can see significantly improved welfare and performance. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: January 2024 | 01 Feb 2024 | 00:12:23 | |
A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional.
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| BEVApod Life: Vet life, army life and charity life with Nicky Housby-Skeggs | 25 Jan 2024 | 00:22:58 | |
Nicky has seen the positive impact animals have on their human counterparts in extremis. From service dogs supporting soldiers in war zones, to welfare cases in society, and The Horse Trust herd helping vets and scientists progress the knowledge we have and the practical implications. Through BEVA she hopes to distill information into digestible and workable solutions for vets to provide to their patients and their owners... | |||
| BEVApod Life: Combining research with clinical practice, flexing life and answering questions with Edd Knowles | 18 Jan 2024 | 00:22:24 | |
Edd has always enjoyed working on projects and has seamlessly woven this into a successful clinical career. Whilst recognising the opportunities and support that have allowed this to happen, alongside the funding, particularly from The Horse Trust and Waltham Petcare Science Institute, it is clear that his open-minded approach to careers and dedication to having a clinical impact have contributed to his success. With one leg in research and the other in general practice, he can understand the challenges vets face, and brings this perspective to the research he carries out; from Strangles to laminitis, and now Atypical Myopathy. His variety of skills and experience has enabled him to move the fulcrum of work-life balance as life has evolved, and this helps fuel his passion for exploring the frontiers of veterinary knowledge. | |||
| BEVApod Life: Hyraco, the new equine vet student association in Estonia with Justine Couret | 08 Jan 2024 | 00:21:06 | |
Law graduate, Justine Couret, is currently halfway through a veterinary degree at Tartu University in Estonia. When the head of the university equine clinic, Felipe Corrêa, suggested she and three of her fellow students created an equine association for veterinary students, they took the bull by the horns and set up 'Hyraco'. Through this they hope to improve accessibility to equine careers for all students, from clinical placements to gaining experience within the various aspects of the wider equestrian industry. They believe that the equine field offers many opportunities, which are often overlooked, and hope to work with BEVA and other equine associations to bring those to the forefront for all students. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: December 2023 | 29 Dec 2023 | 00:12:40 | |
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:
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| BEVApod Life: Making equine practice sustainable for everyone with Helen Bickerton | 22 Dec 2023 | 00:18:30 | |
Helen talks about her passion for the equine veterinary industry, and how despite its challenges there can be solutions to fit most, if not all. What practices need is good leaders, skilled managers, an ethos which nurtures trust and a team which embraces healthy compromise from all sides. As individuals experience life's pushes and pulls, there must be understanding that goal posts will change and challenges will arise, but that this can be used to everyone's advantage if the the industry works together. | |||
| BEVApod Life: Making equine work fit around your life with Angela Jones | 18 Dec 2023 | 00:19:57 | |
On graduation, Angela completed an internship and spent time in traditional equine practice. But as life evolved, and with the arrival of kids, it became harder to balance the scales. Always one to think outside the box and ever willing to take up new opportunities, she has added more strings to her bow, and established a work-life balance in the equine field which works for her and her family. | |||
| BEVApod Life: Innovation, Internationalisation and Intellectualisation with BEVA President, Roger Smith | 04 Dec 2023 | 00:24:20 | |
Roger Smith has championed evidence-based medicine and driven progress throughout his career as a researcher and surgeon at the Royal Veterinary College. In this episode he describes how he is bringing this approach to his current role as BEVA President. From launching new CPD and social events, addressing challenges which are impacting recruitment and retention, to supporting the careers of vets and nurses, and extending BEVA's reach to all corners of the globe. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: November 2023 | 01 Dec 2023 | 00:10:05 | |
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:
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| BEVApod Legends: Professor Joe Mayhew | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:50:06 | |
Tim Barnett chats to neurology expert Professor Emeritus Joe Mayhew about his impressive career. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: August 2024 | 30 Aug 2024 | 00:19:12 | |
A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including: BEVA CPD: From the Journals:
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| BEVApod Life: BEVA’s new Junior Vice President, and the art of veterinary medicine with Imogen Burrows | 06 Nov 2023 | 00:20:00 | |
Imogen Burrows joined BEVA Council in 2020 with a wealth of front line experience, contributing to valuable resources and projects aimed at general practice. This year she was elected as Junior Vice President and is looking forward to tackling the issues, providing representation and delivering the tools that will benefit our members, from safety to welfare, from social license to veterinary ethics... Listen to Imogen talk about why the responsibility lies with all of us and how we can play our parts. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: October 2023 | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:11:46 | |
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:
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| BEVApod Life: SPANA, societal change and scrambled eggs with Dr Youness Elouasbi & Dave Rendle | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:12:11 | |
"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 | 02 Oct 2023 | 00:22:55 | |
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)!
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| BEVApod Newsflash: September 2023 | 29 Sep 2023 | 00:09:10 | |
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:
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| BEVApod Life: Being patient, changing tack and making the most of what you have with Lorna Brokenshire-Dyke | 18 Sep 2023 | 00:18:37 | |
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 | 13 Sep 2023 | 00:15:02 | |
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 | 11 Sep 2023 | 00:20:08 | |
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 | 08 Sep 2023 | 00:11:53 | |
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.
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| BEVApod Congress 2023: BOVA Competition Winner - Jessica Said | 06 Sep 2023 | 00:15:17 | |
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. | |||
| BEVApod Focus: Standing side by side with Marie Rippingale and Bruce Bladon | 21 Aug 2024 | 00:11:40 | |
Nurses have been BEVA members for a long time, but as the professions progress and the industry changes we have seen the creation of the BEVA Nurse Committee and promotion of nurses' skills with the Schedule 3 guidance. Now nurses will be eligible to stand for BEVA Council, with two elected positions available going forwards. Bruce and Marie talk about why this development is so important for all of us in the industry. | |||
| BEVApod Congress 2023: Council Members Kate Blakeman and Imogen Burrows | 04 Sep 2023 | 00:13:52 | |
Council members are integral to Congress every year, presenting lectures, chairing session, teaching practical techniques, attending meetings and supporting the Congress Team in hosting the best equine veterinary conference they can. This year Kate and Imogen will be doing the above and making the most of the social side too. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: August 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | 00:07:48 | |
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:
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| BEVApod Congress 2023: ”What’s Human Behaviour Got To Do With It?” with Bronwen Williams & Sam Chubbock | 21 Aug 2023 | 00:19:40 | |
Mental health nurse, Bronwen Williams, is attending her first BEVA Congress this year as one of the headline acts... While World Horse Welfare’s Head of UK Support Sam Chubbock will be attending her 20th Congress! Together with Tamzin Furtado, these two will be demonstrating the importance of active listening and having boundaries, including a few ideas from Motivational Interviewing, and how to use these in our professional interactions with both clients and colleagues. However, these skills could serve you throughout your life, and might be the most impactful information you will absorb at a CPD event! Human behavioural change is not just for those tricky clinical communications, but a sea of change that could benefit all industries and individuals. Come and find out what it's all about and how it can help you!
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| BEVApod Congress 2023: Sponsors and Supporters with Jan Rogers, John Millar and Nick Bova | 16 Aug 2023 | 00:12:26 | |
The Horse Trust, BOVA and VetPartners talk to us about why they support BEVA Congress year on year, and why the in-person event is such an important opportunity to communicate as a whole industry.
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| BEVApod Congress 2023: What’s in it for the students and new grads?’ with Jess Smith & Maisie Parsons | 09 Aug 2023 | 00:11:05 | |
BEVA New Grad rep, Maisie Parsons, and Nottingham student, Jess Smith, talk about their experiences of BEVA Congress last year. Maisie embraced the benefits of the networking, the socials and the broad range of CPD on offer, which was a great way to fuel her first year in practice. Meanwhile, Jess took the opportunity to present her third year project, but to a audience she wasn't expecting! However, she took full advantage of the opportunities offered at Congress and is looking forward to doing the same this year once her final year rotations release her to Birmingham! | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: July 2023 | 01 Aug 2023 | 00:09:08 | |
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:
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| BEVApod Life: Riding the ups and downs equine practice with Maisie Parsons | 24 Jul 2023 | 00:22:28 | |
Maisie graduated a year ago and entered first opinion equine practice with all the knowledge she gained at vet school, but no prior equine industry experience and having not passed a nasogastric tube and having never 'rectalled' a colic. The learning curve was steep, but she recognised that many 'day one skills' in equine are not so routine that you must manage them alone, and that it's ok to stop and ask for help. Knowing when to seek help is a sign of development, not failure, and balancing this with growing your own self-confidence is key to enjoying any career, but never more applicable than to equine ambulatory practice. Fully expecting the ups and downs all new grads will experience, Maisie rode the rollercoaster of her first year with the help of friends, family and a supportive practice, and is now setting her sights on the next stage of her career as an equine vet. | |||
| BEVApod Congress 2023: Nurses’ Highlights with Marie Rippingale, Louise Paillor & Rosina Lillywhite | 19 Jul 2023 | 00:16:42 | |
Nurse Committee members, Marie, Louise and Rosina, discuss their roles at Congress, in Birmingham this September, and what they are looking forward to the most from this year's offerings.
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| BEVApod Life: Being Horsey or Not, It Doesn’t Matter! with Lucy Harrison & Meg Perkins | 10 Jul 2023 | 00:17:20 | |
Lucy and Meg are third year veterinary students at Harper-Keele. Lucy has practically grown up in equine veterinary practice, while Meg has had to learn her headcollars from her chiffneys, and her stifles from her knees. Both have experienced challenges, but with their refreshingly honest and supportive approaches, they are comfortable and confident of their futures within equine practice. How can we all help the next generation of vets blossom in the equine industry, no matter where their roots were laid? | |||
| BEVApod Life: Staying Sound as an Equine Vet with Gemma Dransfield and Sophie Eaden | 03 Jul 2023 | 00:22:26 | |
Council members Gemma Dransfield and Sophie Eaden discuss a time when Gemma was finding equine practice particularly challenging. How can you recognise when you're struggling at work what can you do next? Gemma shares how she made equine practice work for her and some valuable advice for anyone who might be finding it difficult. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: July 2024 | 02 Aug 2024 | 00:13:09 | |
A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional.
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Don't forget to book your Congress ticket, prices increase after Wednesday 7 August! Book now at bevacongress.org
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| BEVApod Newsflash: June 2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 00:11:39 | |
A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional.
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| BEVApod Life: Taking MRCVS knowledge to the equids of India with Shiv Patil | 19 Jun 2023 | 00:17:16 | |
Third year RVC student, Shiv Patil, was inspired to become a vet during his time riding horses and helping with dog rescue centres back home, in Bangalore. Advised to acquire the best veterinary education he could, he came to the UK with the intention of learning all he could. His plan is to take that knowledge back with him, to improve the lives of sports horses, working equids and rescued dogs in India. Recognising the value of education, he is intent of making veterinary education and CPD more accessible to vets in India, whilst improving access to veterinary care for the animals they care for. | |||
| BEVApod Life: Training yourself to be an Equine Vet in the Ukraine with Yuliia Zaruda | 12 Jun 2023 | 00:18:17 | |
Final year veterinary student, Yuliia Zaruda, tells us about life as a vet student in Kyiv. With a lack of modern teaching resources and infrastructure to support the profession, vet students are working as qualified vets before they graduate and are taking self-directed learning to a whole other level. After completing an internship here in the UK, Yuliia hopes to one day bring her surgical skills back to the Ukraine to build a future for equine vets in her home country, and to enable the horses there to have access to the veterinary care that we so often take for granted here in the UK. | |||
| BEVApod Newsflash: May 2023 | 31 May 2023 | 00:11:40 | |
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:
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