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Student Veterinary Nursing Congress

Tuesday 27 January 2026 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Virtual event

Free for Student Veterinary Nurses

If you would like to book a place on Student VN Congress you must be a current student undertaking a VN diploma or degree (we welcome students studying with any training provider). Please fill out your name and email address below (using a college or practice email address - this is very important as using a personal email address will not allow you to book) and submit. A member of our Client Advisor Team will then send you the link to book a place.

What is Student Veterinary Nursing Congress?

Student Veterinary Nursing Congress is a free, one day virtual event that is specifically designed for veterinary nursing students, exploring everything from wellbeing to professional practice.

Who should attend?

This event is free of charge and is open to anyone currently studying veterinary nursing on a diploma, degree or apprenticeship programme, including students currently training with other providers. This congress will be particularly useful if you're a student who is:

  • Looking to gain more confidence in your role in practice
  • Interested in boosting your study skills
  • Revising in preparation for your OSCEs
  • Looking to further develop your nursing skills and knowledge
  • Interested in learning more about your career progression opportunities post-qualification
  • Interested in keeping up-to-date with everything happening in the industry

Please note, this event has limited capacity and tickets are available on a first come first served basis.

Why attend?

  • Listen to lectures from a range of speakers who will be sharing their experiences and knowledge
  • Q&A sessions mean your questions will be answered by the speakers themselves
  • Gain practical takeaways that you can implement in your role
  • Gain online access to recordings of all the lectures and lectures from previous congresses up until the next event

Download an agenda

  • Guest intro from Julie Dugmoore, RCVS
  • Stop Kidney-ing Around: How to give great care to your renal patients as an SVN - Laura Jones BSc (Hons) DipAVN (SA) ISFMDipFN VTS(IM-SA) RVN
  • Demystifying blood pressure monitoring - Liza Ebeck RVN NCert Anaesth. CVLM
  • Making life better for the rabbits and guinea pigs in your practice - John Chitty BVetMed MRCVS
  • Recognising pain in cats - Alexandra Taylor RVN CertSAN ISFMDipFN & AdvCertFB
  • Cooperative care for canines: Low stress handling - Dr Julie Ashton BSc(Hons) BVSc, MANZCVs (V.Behaviour)