11-13 October 2013 | Telford International Centre, Shropshire BVNA will celebrate its 40th congress this year and is extremely proud to still be hosting the only sole veterinary nursing congress throughout Europe. The dedicated scientific programme is aimed at all levels of veterinary nursing staff and provides tiered lecture streams for students, equine nurses, veterinary […]
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40th BVNA Annual Congress
So just what is this VLE we keep talking about?!
The VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) holds a wealth of information for all CAW students, mentors and clinical coaches. This article will concentrate on the benefits of the VLE for our Level 3 Diploma Veterinary Nursing courses. Once you are a student veterinary nurse with CAW or an active CAW clinical coach you will be given […]
RCVS News: microchipping and client confidentiality guidance approved
Guidance for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses (VNs) on client confidentiality and microchipping has been amended by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). The amendments deal with situations when a client presents an animal registered in another person’s name, and a new flow diagram has been added to provide additional practical advice for vets […]
RCVS Annual General Meeting and awards presentation
RCVS Day – the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards – will be held on Friday 5 July 2013 at the Royal College of Physicians, London. All members and listed/registered veterinary nurses are warmly invited to attend the day, which will start at 10am with Annual General Meeting […]
RCVS news: Disciplinary and Preliminary Investigation Committee appointments
The first members of the reconstituted Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Disciplinary and Preliminary Investigation Committees have been appointed and will join the Committees from July 2013. Beverley Cottrell and Catherine Goldie have been appointed to the new Disciplinary Committee (DC), and are retiring as elected veterinary surgeons on Council to take up the […]
Communications Tab on NPL – Clinical Coaches Please Note
We are aware of the new communication tab on the Nursing Progress Log (NPL). Following a trial period, as a College, the decision was made not to use this tool for the following reason: The communication tab does not alert us to the fact a message is sent. As a result of this we would […]
Beware of lungworm, warns vet practice
A Hertfordshire veterinary hospital is emphasising the importance of worming dogs properly, following the recent referral of several dogs needing urgent treatment for potentially fatal lungworm infection. Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS), a private small animal referral hospital based at Higham Gobion in Hertfordshire, has treated four cases of serious lungworm infection over the past couple […]
Riders Needed for Important Research Project
Equine vets at the Animal Health Trust are appealing to horse riders to help with an important research project, to assess the interaction between horse, saddle and rider. Participants simply need to complete an anonymous online questionnaire. In doing so they will be helping to protect and improve the future health, welfare and longevity of […]
BVNA Council Elections – voting now open!
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) is delighted to announce that five candidates have been nominated to represent the veterinary nursing profession as a BVNA council member. BVNA President, Louisa Baker, states “I am delighted with the number of nominations received from members, as the BVNA represents the veterinary nursing profession and it is important […]
World Environment Week competition – we have a winner!
Congratulations to Kirsty Cavanagh-Cole, Level 3 Extended Diploma in Animal Management student, for being chosen as the winner of our World Environment Week poster competition and winning a £100 book voucher.: Thank you to all students who submitted entries, it was a hard choice in the end! The entries can […]