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RCVS News: Nominations open for prestigious veterinary nursing award

The nomination period for an honour which recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to the veterinary nursing profession is now open. Nominations for the Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award 2014 can be made until 1 May 2014 and this year the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is looking for nominees who have […]

03/04/2014

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New Tasks on RCVS OSCE Website

Please note that two new tasks have been added to the RCVS Veterinary Nursing OSCE bank and can be used from the July 2014 exams onwards. This is a total of three new tasks over the past few weeks: NC02 – diabetic stabilisation NC24 – clean animal accommodation TP05 – initial skin prep for surgery […]

01/04/2014

Tour De Vet – Coming to our Huntingdon centre on 30 May 2014!

We are delighted that Mike Brampton, Head of Thames Medical, and Sam McMillan, well known anaesthetic nurse with Jurox UK, are giving a hands on training sessions in anaesthesia monitoring on Friday 30 May at The College of Animal Welfare in Huntingdon as Mike cycles for charity from Sussex to Stirling! Mike is donating all […]

31/03/2014

BVNA at London Vet Show

The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) are delighted to announce for 2014 they will be forming a new partnership with the London Vet Show to offer practical, relevant and inspiring CPD for veterinary nurses. BVNA will be hosting an advanced nursing stream at the event which last year brought together over 4,000 vet professionals and […]

21/03/2014

RCVS News: Put questions to the RCVS from the comfort of your home

Veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses will have the chance to put their questions to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) from the comfort of their own homes with a free Virtual Question Time webinar. The live-audio event, hosted by The Webinar Vet, takes place at 8.30pm on Tuesday 15 April and will give members […]

RCVS OSCE Task NC02

It has been noted that task NC02 for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) OSCEs is on the RCVS website. It been removed for some time, but is live on the RCVS (but not C&G) system. For those RCVS students sitting their examination this weekend IT IS NOT BEING USED – the task states […]

19/03/2014

How do you rate your learning experience at CAW?

A national survey is currently being carried out across the UK to gauge what learners think of the college/training provider they are studying at. This is your chance to have a say about the quality of teaching you experience and the support you are given – your views really do matter! Your course tutor will […]

13/03/2014

RCVS Veterinary Nurse Council Election Candidates Announced

In the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Veterinary Nurse Council elections, five candidates have put themselves forward – an increase of one from last year. They are: • Amanda-Jane Erne • Tammy Ford • Hilary Orpet • Amber Richards • Megan Whitehead Kathy Kissick, Chairman of VN Council, says: “I’m really pleased there is […]

10/03/2014

BVNA Invite Clinical Abstract Submission for Congress

BVNA are inviting the submission of abstracts concerning current research and clinical development in veterinary nursing practice or educational innovations in veterinary nursing education. All abstracts will be peer reviewed and following acceptance may be given the opportunity to present verbally or as a poster at  BVNA congress 2014. Successful applicants will receive free registration to […]

07/03/2014

Dogs’ brain scans reveal vocal responses

Devoted dog owners often claim that their pets understand them. A new study suggests they could be right.By placing dogs in an MRI scanner, researchers from Hungary found that the canine brain reacts to voices in the same way that the human brain does.Emotionally charged sounds, such as crying or laughter, also prompted similar responses, […]