International Academy of Veterinary Workshop British Chiropractic Association Conference Sunday, October 13th, 2019, Birmingham, England

Providing an introduction to animal chiropractic, the international Academy of Veterinary Chiropractic (IAVC) workshop will hold a short presentation introducing the major differences between human and veterinary chiropractic, and how chiropractors in particular have been integrated treating animals into their professional practice. This will include case presentations, highlight working with various species, as well as the legal and educational issues associated with veterinary chiropractic.

Finally a chiropractic treatment demonstration with a dog will be followed by the opportunity for supervised motion palpation or its observation among interested participants. A conclusion to the workshop will allow for questions and discussion with the workshop leaders.

IAVC Workshop Presenters:

Dr. Donald Moffatt, DVM, DVSc, MRCVS (Canada, Germany) graduated in the first class (1990) of the Atlantic Veterinary College (University of Prince Edward Island, Canada) and went on to the University of Tennessee for a clinical large animal internship. He earned a second postgraduate degree (Doctor of Veterinary Science in population medicine / epidemiology) from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1997. He received his animal chiropractic certification in 1996 in the United States, and moved to mixed animal practice in Germany in 1997.

In 1999 he and his wife Sybil opened one of the first veterinary chiropractic referral practices in Germany. Since then, he has been practicing chiropractic exclusively, adding veterinary in 2002 after taking the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) certification course. Donald has over 20 years of experience in teaching clinical veterinary medicine internationally, and now focuses on animal chiropractic, as Executive Director of the International Academy of Veterinary Chiropractic.

Olivia Jones, DC, (England) trained in human chiropractic at the McTimoney College of Chiropractic in England, graduating in 2009. She became IAVC certified in animal chiropractic by completing the Essentials of Veterinary Chiropractic course at the IAVC in the same year. Since then she has achieved IAVC Advanced Certification in animal chiropractic. Oliva has special interests in , Low Level Laser Therapy and Kinesiotaping, and participates regularly in other clinical courses. Oliva has her own practice in Kent, Southeast England, treating predominately horses and dogs, with some human patients. Due to a background in Eventing, she focuses on treating sport horses, and eventing horses in particular. Olivia is a cornerstone of the IAVC teaching team in both Germany and the UK. She is a member of the Veterinary Society of Chiropractic (VSC), and the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA).

Seán B. Wall, DC, animal chiropractor (Ireland) is a 1986 graduate of Sherman College of Chiropractic in South Carolina, U.S.A. His passion for chiropractic and horses led him to Dr. Sharon Willoughby, D.C., D.V.M., and the completion of her teaching program in the U.S. In 2002, he was certified in Animal Chiropractic by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) after completing its clinical competency exam.

Seán is an avid dog owner, and enjoys treating all types of animals. His primary focus is equine performance, and he has practiced extensively in the bloodstock industry. His practice includes foals, yearling sales preparations, as well as racing and breeding stock, and also treats top show jumping ponies. Seán in passionately involved in sharing his knowledge through the IAVC teaching program and contributes greatly to the program’s chiropractic content. He is a member of the Veterinary Society of Chiropractic (VSC), and the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) and the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA). Seán’s resides in County Kildare, Ireland.