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Details of BVA Live nursing stream announced
One of the sessions announced is 'Recognising signs of pain in cats' with RVN Alex Taylor.
The programme of courses will focus on ‘Empowerment’.

The BVA has released details of the planned programme for the BVNA Nursing Theatre at this year’s BVA Live.

BVNA president Charlotte Pace has chosen ‘Empowerment’ as the presidential theme for 2023 and this will be reflected in the sessions, which will focus on empowering delegates and building their confidence.

Both clinical and non-clinical CPD will be provided in the full programme for veterinary nurses at all stages of their career.

‘Veterinary nurses in leadership’ with RVN Kathryn Latimer-Jones is one of the sessions announced. The session will aim to help delegates reach their potential as leaders and learn how to apply leadership when advocating for a patient.

Another of the sessions which has been announced is ‘Recognising signs of pain in cats’ with RVN Alex Taylor, senior vice-president of BVNA. Delegates will be taught how to improve pain management by recognising key behavioural indicators of pain in feline patients and using appropriate pain assessment systems.

Details have also been released about RVN Jack Pye’s session on ‘Ultrasound for veterinary nurses’. The session will aim to clarify the legislation on using ultrasound to allow delegates to feel more confident about using it.

Announcing the programme, Ms Pace said: “This year’s BVNA Nursing Theatre programme has been designed to empower our veterinary nurses, helping them to widen their specialist knowledge and in turn boost confidence in their existing skills. There will also be opportunities to explore new areas of professional practice and support effective team leadership. We hope delegates will leave the BVNA Nursing Theatre feeling inspired, supercharged and motivated to take new ideas and conversations back to their workplace.”

Malcolm Morley, BVA president, added: “Veterinary nurses are a vital part of team vet and so we are extremely pleased to see the BVNA Nursing stream return to BVA Live this year. These specialist sessions promise to be inspirational, insightful and educational and we look forward to hearing the discussions which are sure to follow.”

This year’s BVA Live will be held at the Birmingham NEC from 11-12 May 2023.

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Strangles survey seeks views of horse owners

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 With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.

The survey, which has been designed by Dechra, aims to raise awareness of Strangles and promote best practices to prevent its transmission. It includes questions about horse owners' experiences of strangles, together with preventative measures and vaccination.

Respondents to the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win two VIP tickets to Your Horse Live 2025. To access the survey, click here 

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DAERA to reduce BVD 'grace period'

DAERA has reminded herd keepers of an upcoming reduction to the 'grace period' to avoid BVD herd restrictions.

From 1 May 2025, herd keepers will have seven days to cull any BVD positive or inconclusive animals to avoid restrictions being applied to their herd.

It follows legislation introduced on 1 February, as DAERA introduces herd movement restrictions through a phased approach. Herd keepers originally had 28 days to cull BVD positive or inconclusive animals.

DAERA says that, providing herd keepers use the seven-day grace period, no herds should be restricted within the first year of these measures.

Additional measures, which will target herds with animals over 30 days old that haven't been tested for BVD, will be introduced from 1 June 2025.

More information is available on the DAERA website.