Rehab Congress
Date TBC
Virtual Event
Diane Messum MCSP HCPC BSc(Hons) MSc VetPhysio ACPAT Cat A RAMP
Davies Veterinary Specialists
Diane has been a Chartered Physiotherapist for over 19 years, qualifying from the University of Birmingham in 2002. She went on to specialise in musculoskeletal outpatients and hand therapy developing knowledge and skills that were key to her current practice within the small animal field. Diane completed her Masters Degree in Veterinary Physiotherapy in 2007, awarded by the Royal Veterinary College, London.
Diane joined Davies Veterinary Specialists in 2011 to develop the therapy service. The growth of this led to the launch of the Davies Therapy and Fitness Centre in January 2017 where services now include Physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy, Splinting and Orthotics and Pain Management.
Diane continues to share her own passion for the work she does by lecturing nationally and internationally and being an active clinical educator for the Masters/Post Graduate Veterinary Physiotherapy Programmes in the UK.
Mathilde Granger DVM, MRCVS, Dip APhys, CVPP
Vet&Physio Ltd
Mathilde graduated as a vet in France in 2002 and has been working in the UK since 2006; initially as a general practice vet and then an emergency vet. She passed a Diploma of Animal Physiotherapy in 2012.
In 2019, Mathilde founded Vet&Physio Ltd, a small animal physiotherapy, pain management and rehabilitation centre based in Somerset, UK. She is particularly interested in looking after older pets and chronic pain patients and in 2022, became a certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner.
Mathilde has been Chair of the British Veterinary Rehabilitation and Small Animal Association (BVRSMA) since 2021 and she is also a member of the International Veterinary Association for Pain Management (IVAPM).
Sian Baker RVN
SMART Veterinary Clinic Ltd
Sian qualified from the University of Bristol in 2006 with a 2:1 degree in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administration and is a registered Veterinary Nurse. She has been working at the Smart Clinic since 2011, and is now Practice Management Director.
Sian is also Treasurer of the BVRSMA and has been an active committee member for nearly 10 years.
Her main interest is still the nutritional management of the cases seen at the clinic but she has always had a keen interest in feline medicine and the approach to feline patient management and treatment. Her own beloved cat Hugo has been a constant support in her learning, having received rehabilitation treatment for the last few years.
Sarah Conley, Chartered Physiotherapist ACPAT (Cat A), MCSP, HCPC, MSc, PGDip, BSc (Hons) PGCE
Davies Veterinary Specialists
After an initial career lecturing in equine studies and as Assistant Head of Department (FE) at Myerscough College in Lancashire, Sarah completed an MSc in Physiotherapy in 2012 at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Since then, she has worked as a Chartered Physiotherapist in both acute and primary care settings within the NHS, in predominantly neurological and musculoskeletal settings.
Following completion of a Veterinary Physiotherapy post graduate diploma from the University of Liverpool in 2016, Sarah has worked as a Veterinary Physiotherapist at Davies Veterinary Specialists, seeing a variety of case presentations in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Sarah has a specialist interest in vestibular and acute neurological rehabilitation.
Dr Eleanor Raffan, BVM&S PhD MRCVS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA AFHEA
University of Cambridge
Eleanor Raffan is a vet and researcher at the University of Cambridge.
Having trained as a small animal internal medicine specialist and spent time in general practice, she now divides her time between offering a clinical obesity referral service and researching how genetics, behaviour, owner management and hormones interact to predispose our pets to weight gain.
Kathryn Scroope AFHEA PGCert VBM RVN VNRT
The College of Animal Welfare
Kathryn is currently based at The College of Animal Welfare, where she is the Deputy Programme Leader on the Veterinary Nursing degree programme, delivered through Middlesex University.
She is based in Ireland, where she is from, and where she gained her qualification as an RVN in 2012.
Kathryn went on to work in small animal practice for nine years, working her way up from clinical coach to head nurse and then on to practice manager. During this time, she gained a certificate in small animal rehabilitation through CPD solutions and more recently completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Business Management at Liverpool University.
She has recently been awarded an Associate Fellowship title in higher education which demonstrates a personal and institutional commitment to professionalism in learning and teaching in higher education.