2018 Conference

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 Programme

Topic	Speaker (s)
The Recruitment Revolution: Your Values, Your Career	Ebony Escalona, Danny Chambers & Ben Sweeney
New treatments for atopy (what’s changed?) Why should you use physiotherapy?	Donald MacTaggart Mirjam Coert
Case based interactive session on wound management	Georgie Hollis
Diff Quik, – your hopes and expectations! Thoracic Trauma – tips for success	Ronnie Barron Emily Thomas

Topic	Speaker (s)
Vets: Stay, Go or Diversify Panel It’s your career: take charge of it!	Ebony Escalona, Danny Chambers & Ben Sweeney
Echocardiography in practice – what can I do? Common Diseases in Birds and Reptiles	Craig Devine Kevin Eatwell
Interactive cases in neurology	Kate Stalin
Feline heart disease – diagnosis and treatment Pugs & Persians: managing those difficult corneas	Craig Devine Vikki Halliday

Topic	Speaker (s)
The Recruitment Revolution: Your Values, Your Career	Ebony Escalona, Danny Chambers & Ben Sweeney
Equine foot balance for performance and soundness Has 15 years of MRI changed our understanding and treatment of equine foot conditions?	Stewart Armstrong Sarah Taylor
An update in modern equine dentistry	Richard Reardon
Update on Oestrus Suppression Techniques Management of mares for Chilled Artificial Insemination	James Crabtree James Crabtree

Topic	Speaker (s)
Vets: Stay, Go or Diversify Panel It’s your career: take charge of it!	Ebony Escalona, Danny Chambers & Ben Sweeney
Care and Treatment of the Recumbent Cow Pain Management in Farm Animals	Paul Wood Kathryn Ellis
Improving veterinary engagement with sheep clients	Phillipa Page
Experiences of Assisting Dairy Farmers with Selective Dry Cow Therapy An Overview of animal and human health in Malawi: a veterinary perspective	Mark Crawshaw Eithne Leahy

Topic	Speaker (s)
The Recruitment Revolution: Your Values, Your Career	Ebony Escalona, Danny Chambers & Ben Sweeney
Match that scratch- a guide to in house cytology The Emergency Database: What is it, and why do we love it?	Tori Robinson Emily Thomas
Physiotherapy tips for nurses	Mirjam Coert
Wounds Nursing neurological patients	Georgie Hollis Zoe Hatfield

Topic	Speaker (s)
Vets: Stay, Go or Diversify Panel It’s your career: take charge of it!	Ebony Escalona, Danny Chambers & Ben Sweeney
Front of House focus: “You had me at hello!” “You still had my goodbye!”	Brian Faulkner
What does the world think of your practice? Social Media workshop- Part 1	Nick Steele
What does the world think of your practice? Social Media workshop- Part 2	Nick Steele