Wildlife and Exotics Congress
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Early Bird pricing is available until Friday 23 August 2023
Virtual Event, 9am-4.30pm
Alison Langridge APVN (Avian&Herp) MSc VetEd PGDip PGCert RVN BA(Hons) FHEA
The College of Animal Welfare
Alison qualified as an RVN in 2003 and currently works as an online lecturer for the College of Animal Welfare, teaching and supporting all years of BScVN and Top-Up undergraduates. She has an MSc, Post Graduate Diploma and Certificate in Veterinary Education and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Alison has taught veterinary medicine and nursing undergraduates for fourteen years and is currently module leader for three final year elective and Top Up degree modules.
She is a member of the RCVS Ethics Review Panel and is passionate about RVN-led research in practice.
Gianluca Deli MRCVS, DVM, CertAVP(ZM), GPCert(ExAP), PgCert(EAS), GPAdvCertSMP, PgCert(HE), FHEA, Official Veterinarian (OV), VetGDP Adviser, RCVS Recognised Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine
Medivet
After working in Italy for 8 years, in 2018 he moved to the UK and since then is working at Seers Croft Veterinary Surgeon (West Sussex) as lead exotics vet. He obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PgC HE), Fellowship in Higher Education (FHEA) and General Practitioner Advanced Certificates in Small Mammals (GPAdvCertSMP) in 2022. In 2023 he obtained the Diploma recognition in Exotic Medicine from the American College of Exotic Pet Medicine. He is working towards the Certified Aquatic Veterinarian (CertAqV). Member of BVZS, AEMV, SIVAE, he routinely attends seminars, lectures and International Conferences.
Jo Megarity RVN
LagoLearn
Jo has worked in the veterinary industry since 2007 and has always had a special interest in rabbits. She owns LagoLearn, which provides rabbit specific CPD to veterinary professionals in the UK and Internationally. She spends a significant amount of voluntary time highlighting animal welfare, is the Secretary of the AZEVN and is proud have been the President of the BVNA in 2019/2020. Jo has received several awards over the years including the Blue Cross Veterinary Nurse of the Year in 2014, an RCVS Innovation Award winner in 2017 and the IFAW Animal Advocate Award in 2017.
Katy Allen RVN NCert(ECC) CertAVN(Anaesthesia)
Katy is an RVN with a love for anaesthesia. She enjoys educating and sharing the skills and knowledge she has gained throughout her career, with the aim to improve patient care.
Throughout her career she has worked in first opinion hospitals, an ICU unit within a multidisciplinary referral hospital, a zoo and exotic referral hospital and she now enjoys working in an ophthalmology referral practice, where anaesthesia is part of her role every day.
Away from work she enjoys netball and both agility and paddle boarding with her energetic cocker spaniel!
Matthew Rendle RVN
The Association of Zoo & Exotic Veterinary Nurses (AZEVN)
In 1994, Matthew was made Senior Theatre Nurse. He left in 2003 to pursue his interest in zoo and wildlife nursing at the Zoological Society of London. Matthew left the Zoo in April 2017 to look for new challenges within exotic and wildlife nursing.
Matt has experience in the nursing care for many species from ants to elephants (and most things in-between) and has been fortunate to travel as part of his roles.
Matt has been recognised for his managerial skills and in 2020 was awarded The Bruce Vivash Jones Veterinary Nursing award by the BSAVA, as recognition for outstanding contribution to advancement of small animal veterinary nursing.
He lectures throughout Europe and America to veterinary nurses, veterinary surgeons and veterinary nursing undergraduates as part of their core modules on topics such as the husbandry and welfare of exotic species and some areas of zoo and wildlife diagnostic imaging and anaesthesia.
Matt has completed a three-year term on the British Veterinary Nursing Association Council, which allowed him to help promote and raise the profile of veterinary nursing in the UK and is currently an elected member of the RCVS Veterinary Nursing council, working on many aspects of progressing and elevating the veterinary nursing profession.
Nicola Williams BSc (Hons) RVN C&GCertVNES
Nicola graduated as an RVN in 2015 whilst working at a 24-hour emergency referral practice. During her time in referral, she volunteered at several wildlife hospitals and charities within the UK where she gained valuable skills that helped her to gain employment at RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Hospital.
Once qualified, Nicola went on to complete her certificate in veterinary nursing of exotic species and wildlife.
Outside of her work duties, Nicola pursues her interest in biological monitoring, surveying and conservation, and volunteers for several wildlife organisations such as Shropshire Dormouse Group, Butterfly Conservation, Wildlife Trust and the British Trust of Ornithology.
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