The Conference
The conference aims to provide topical and useful education targeted at Veterinary Surgeons in practice in a setting where there is ample opportunity to meet informally with speakers, colleagues, pharmaceutical and equipment representatives. Bookings may be made for the full conference, one day or a half day. Practices may opt to mix and match, by paying the full conference fee and sending delegates on different days or half days. Partners are welcome to join delegates at the conference dinner on Tuesday evening.
The Venue
Stirling Court Hotel is set in 300 acres of parkland with the spectacular backdrop of wooded hillsides and the Wallace Monument. The centre is a member of the Conference Centres of Excellence Consortium, providing high quality service and delivery. With the National Swimming Academy’s 50m swimming pool, a state of the art fitness suite and 9-hole golf course all located within the spacious grounds of ‘the most picturesque university campus in Europe’, delegates can exercise their bodies as well as their minds during their stay.
Stirling is within easy reach of Glasgow and Edinburgh. The town has been at the centre of Scotland’s history for 1,000 years and is known as the “Gateway to the Highlands”. For more details visit the website: www.explore-stirling.com.
The main aims of this charitable organisation are to:
- organise the annual CPD Conference in Stirling
- award grants to vets to allow CPD attendance
- support local CPD initiatives
The Trust is indebted to its membership and to pharmaceutical companies’ support to continue its work.
The Programme
Companion Animal Stream- Tuesday 11th June 2024
| Sessions | Topics | Speaker(s) |
| 9.30 -10.30 | Plenary Session. One Welfare in Veterinary Medicine – A Paradigm For Continued Progress | Dr. Heather Bacon OBE BSc BVSc CertZooMed SFHEA PhD MRCVS |
| 10.30 –11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | BOAS | Charlotte Bray |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Fluid Therapy | Ali Patrick |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Endoscopy | Stuart Garde |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.30 – 17.00 | An Update On Feline Endocrine Disease | Alisdair Boag |
Equine Stream – Tuesday 11th June 2024
| Sessions | Topics | Speaker(s) |
| 9.30 -10.30 | Plenary Session. One Welfare in Veterinary Medicine – A Paradigm For Continued Progress | Dr. Heather Bacon OBE BSc BVSc CertZooMed SFHEA PhD MRCVS |
| 10.30 –11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Optimising The Farrier-Vet-Owner Team For Continued Performance | Jim Ferrie FWCF |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Mares Behaving Badly – Is It The Ovaries? | Kirsty Gallacher |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Oral Exam Findings, What Is It and Is It Significant? | Richard Reardon |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.30 -16.15 | Musculoskeletal problem or gastric ulcer? | John Marshall |
| 16.15 -17.00 | Panel | Panel Session |
Nurse Stream – Tuesday 11th June 2024
| Sessions | Topics | Speaker(s) |
| 9.30 – 10.30 | Plenary Session. One Welfare in Veterinary Medicine – A Paradigm For Continued Progress | Dr. Heather Bacon OBE BSc BVSc CertZooMed SFHEA PhD MRCVS |
| 10.30 -11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 -12.00 | Communicating With Cats | Nikki McLeod |
| 12.00- 13.00 | Oncology Nursing | Fiona McDowell |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Wildlife Emergencies | Paul Reynolds |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.30 -16.15 | Diabetic Nursing | Hayley Gowan |
| 16.15 – 17.00 | Help! There’s A Bird Coming Down | Donna Brown |
Companion Animal Stream – Wednesday 12th June 2024
| Sessions | Topics | Speaker(s) |
| 9.30 -10.30 | Plenary Session. One Welfare – A Community Approach | Scottish SPCA Director of Innovation & Strategic Relations, Gilly Mendes Ferreira and Scottish SPCA Community Veterinary Nurse Manager, David Smith with Antonia Ganser Brulisauer, DVM, MPhil, MRCVS from APHA |
| 10.30 -11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 -12.00 | Brucellosis | Glynn Woods |
| 12.00- 13.00 | Breaking Bad News | Clare Knottenbelt |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | A Review Of Dentistry In Rabbits and Rodents | Madonna Livingstone |
| 15.00- 15.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.30-16.15 | NSAIDS In Cancer- Are They As Good As We Thought | Clare Knottenbelt |
| 16.15- 17.00 | Behaviour First Aid In Practice | Benjamin Cross |
Production Animal Stream – Wednesday 12th June 2024
| Sessions | Topics | Speaker(s) |
| 9.30 -10.30 | Plenary Session. One Welfare – A Community Approach | Scottish SPCA Director of Innovation & Strategic Relations, Gilly Mendes Ferreira and Scottish SPCA Community Veterinary Nurse Manager, David Smith with Antonia Ganser Brulisauer, DVM, MPhil, MRCVS from APHA |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00-12.00 | The Role Of Vet Techs In Practice | Mike Denholm |
| 12.00- 13.00 | AMU Recording Pilot | Bruce McConachie |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-15.00 | Pigs For The Mixed Practitioner | Hannah Orr |
| 15.00- 15.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.30-16.15 | Bull Breeding Soundness Examinations; How To Sell Them To Your Clients. | Kenny Johnston |
| 16.15- 17.00 | Practical On Farm Nutrition | Karen Stewart |
Practice Stream – Wednesday 12th June 2024
| 9.30 – 10.30 | Plenary Session. One Welfare – A Community Approach | Scottish SPCA Director of Innovation & Strategic Relations, Gilly Mendes Ferreira and Scottish SPCA Community Veterinary Nurse Manager, David Smith with Antonia Ganser Brulisauer, DVM, MPhil, MRCVS from APHA |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00-12.00 | Positive Psychology In Practice | Tamsin Durston |
| 12.00- 13.00 | Being Complained About | Ruth Serlin |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-15.00 | Mentorship For Career Development | Donna Kennedy |
| 15.00- 15.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.30-16.15 | Conflict Management | Ali Orton |
| 16.15-17.00 | Boundaries | Krissy Green |