BSAVA Companion - 2019, 3, March

A PDF of the full March issue of Companion.

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Adrienne Conroy, Head of BSAVA Policy and Chair of the Big Issues stream of lectures announces the topics up for discussion at this year’s Congress on Friday 5 April (Hall 7).

Dr Simon Girling, Head of Veterinary Services at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, provides a comprehensive review of infectious skin diseases of reptiles.

The WSAVA is calling for ‘health-conscious’ breeding and a greater use of genetic testing.

UK veterinary practitioners need to improve their ability to recognize and treat pulmonary hypertension, as it is likely to become a more regular clinical challenge in their canine patients, so BSAVA members attending Congress will be told.

Less can sometimes be more when dealing with a dog with the most common form of canine anaemia, BSAVA members will be told at the Association’s annual Congress in Birmingham in April.

This is the second year that the double decker BSAVA Stand has taken centre stage on the Arena floor. Here’s a rundown of what visiting delegates can expect to see…

As a sector invested in staff from overseas, the impact Brexit will have on veterinary practices should not be underestimated. Sandeep Dattani of Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors encourages action.

Rachel Dean, Maggie Roberts and Jenny Stavisky, editors of the new BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Shelter Medicine, offer a useful insight into this latest addition to the BSAVA Manual series.

There is an honourable tradition within the veterinary profession in which grassroots practitioners help nurture the skills of the next generation of clinicians. But the quality of teaching on offer in different practices is highly variable. Association of Veterinary Students president David Charles told John Bonner how the association is working to ensure that a consistently high-class learning experience is available to all its members.

Applications for the BSAVA Ophthalmology Postgraduate Certificate are now open. Andy Rae reports on how this CPD opportunity provided recent alumna, Anna Rix, with a much-needed boost that rejuvenated her career.

Article abstracts from the latest issue of JSAP.

News and events from the BSAVA's regions.

A calendar of forthcoming central and regional CPD events March - July 2019.

This month Simon Tappin, Editor of Companion, presents notes on urethral stents.