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 and vet nurses to allow CPD attendance

The Trust is indebted to its membership and to pharmaceutical companies’ support to continue its work. This year we are supported by; Boehringer Ingelheim, Roundhouse Referrals, Virbac, Summit, MSD Animal Health, PetPlan, Forte, Hills, Krka, Norbrook, Ceva Animal Health, Vet Sure/Buy Sure, NVS, SRUC, BOVA, VDS, Zoetis, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Burtons, Domes Pharma Vet, Merlin/VetCel, Nutravet.

The Programme

SessionsTopicsSpeaker(s)
9.30 -10.30 Plenary Session
10.30 –11.00Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00SustainabilityDr Cat Curtis BVM&S MRCVS
12.00 – 13.00The Legacies Of Lockdown and The Madness Of CrowdsDr Sam Lindley BVSc MRCVS
13.00 – 14.00Lunch
14.00 – 15.00TBC
15.00 – 15.30Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.15The Importance Of Light In Small Companion AnimalsDr Thomas Griffiths BVSc MRCVS
16.15 – 17.00Antimicrobial Stewardship In PracticeDr Deborah Komianos BVM&S MRCVS
SessionsTopicsSpeaker(s)
9.30 -10.30 Plenary Session
10.30 –11.00Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00Equine Cardiology – When Do I Worry?Prof John Keen BVetMed BSc
CertEM(IntMed) DipECEIM Msc PhD FRCVS
12.00 – 13.00Dermatology In First Opinion PracticeProf Derek Knottenbelt OBE BVM&S
DVM&S DipECEIM DipACVIM MRCVS
13.00 – 14.00Lunch
14.00 – 15.00TBCTBC
15.00 – 15.30Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.15TBCTBC
16.16 – 17.00TBCTBC
SessionsTopicsSpeaker(s)
9.30 – 10.30 Plenary Session
10.30 -11.00Coffee Break
11.00 -12.00Stem Cell Therapy/NursingAimee Stewart CertAVN RVN
12.00- 13.00How Low Can You Flow? Using Capnography To Make Sustainable DecisionsJennifer Marshall RVN
13.00 – 14.00Lunch
14.00 – 15.00From Recognition to Resuscitation: RECOVER-Guided Basic Life Support (BLS)Lindsey Ashburner RVN
15.00 – 15.30Coffee Break
15.30 -16.15Behavioural First Aid/ Canine Cooperative CareNikki McLeod RVN
16.15 – 17.00
Scale Confidently: A Practical Approach to Reptiles in General Practice		Beth Singer RVN
SessionsTopicsSpeaker(s)
9.30 -10.30 Regenerative MedicineAndrew Armitage BVM&S BSc MRCVS
10.30 -11.00Coffee Break
11.00 -12.00OrthopaedicsStephen Clarke BVM&S DipECVS DSA(Orth) MRCVS
12.00- 13.00Canine Mast Cell Disease In PracticeDr Clare Knottenbelt BVSc MScR DSAM MRCVS
13.00 – 14.00Lunch
14.00 – 15.00The Forgotten Art Of Thoracic RadiographyDr Mark Coia BVMS DipECVDI MRCVS
15.00- 15.30Coffee Break
15.30-16.15Understanding Ulcers: Why won’t it heal and what do I do now?Kate Sands BVMedSci(Hons) BVM BVS GPCert(Ophthal) PgC(SAO) MRCVS
16.15- 17.00Approach To Tooth ExtractionDr Piotr Godziebiewski MRCVS
SessionsTopicsSpeaker(s)
9.30 -10.30 An Update On JohnesPeter Orpin BVSc FRCVS
10.30 – 11.00Coffee Break
11.00-12.00CamelidsKarin Mueller MVSc DCHP DECBHM MRCVS
12.00- 13.00Responsible Use Of Medicines In Farm AnimalsFiona Lovatt BVSc DSHP PhD DipECSRHM FHEA RRCVS
13.00-14.00Lunch
14.00-15.00Practical Postmortem and Sampling TechniquesAlex Gray BVMS PhD DipACVP MRCVS
15.00- 15.30Coffee Break
15.30-16.15APHA: Current Notifiable Disease Threats To Scottish Livestock – What Vets Need To KnowMick Park, Veterinary Lead APHA
16.15- 17.00TBCKarin Mueller MVSc DCHP DECBHM MRCVS
SessionsTopicsSpeaker(s)
9.30 – 10.30Supporting New Graduates Development In Practice:
Lessons Learned From The Current Evidence		Rob Kelly BVSc PgCert MSc PhD SFHEA MRCVS
10.30 – 11.00Coffee Break
11.00-12.00
12.00- 13.00VetYogi SessionDr.Chloe Hannigan BVetMed MRCVS
13.00-14.00Lunch
14.00-15.00
15.00- 15.30Coffee Break
15.30-16.15
16.15-17.00

AGM – 5.15pm Tuesday 2nd June 2026.

Conference Dinner – Tuesday 2nd June 2026.

Pre-dinner drinks 7.00-8.00 pm
Dinner 8.00 pm (Partners Welcome)
After dinner ‘Pub Quiz’

We are now taking bookings for our 2026 Annual Conference.

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