Section II

Our speakers

BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS [ 1 ] Our speakers

Nicola Ackerman Wendy Barnett BSc(Hons) RVN CertSAN CertVNECC DipAVN(Surgical) RVN VTS(Nutrition) HonMBVNA Wendy Barnett qualified as a veterinary Nicola Ackerman works as the Head Medical­ nurse in December 1992 and gained a Nurse at Plymouth Veterinary Group. Nicola Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing graduated from Hartpury College with an (Surgical) in March 1999. In 2000 Wendy honours degree in Equine Science, and subsequently moved into the emergency and critical care field where qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2002. Nicola has past the need for quick and convenient access to blood was roles as editor of the Veterinary Nursing Journal, sat on realized. Wendy used her time off from her emergency the Veterinary Products Committee for the Veterinary shifts to train as a human phlebotomist for the NHS, Medicines Directorate, and the Ethics and Welfare Group founding Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBUK) in 2007 supported for BVA. Nicola has written for many veterinary publica- by Vets Now. Wendy resides as a Trustee and Clinical tions and textbooks and is the editor of Aspinall’s Director, responsible for the quality assurance of PBBUK, ­Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing. Nicola is is the authorisation holder of the VMD licence and a ­currently studying for a Master’s degree in Advanced Practitioner of the Charter Quality Institute. ­Veterinary Nursing with Glasgow University. Esther Barrett Fergus Allerton MA VetMB DVDI DipECVDI MRCVS BSc BVSc CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS Esther Barrett is a Cambridge graduate Fergus Allerton is a University of Bristol and a European and RCVS Specialist in graduate and a European Specialist in Small ­Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. Esther works Animal Internal Medicine. Fergus works at as a consultant for Wales and West Imaging; Willows Veterinary Referrals and is Chair- she has a particular interest in small animal ultrasound, man of the Small Animal Medicine Society; he has a keen and enjoys the challenge and variety of providing a interest in all areas of internal medicine, particularly in ­visiting ultrasound service to practices in South Wales the rational use of antibiotics. and South West England.

Rosie Allister Spela Bavcar BSc(Hons) BVSc MSc MRCVS DVM DipECVIM-CA(Oncology) MRCVS Rosie Allister graduated from the University Spela Bavcar graduated in 2010 from the of Liverpool vet school. For over 10 years Veterinary Faculty of the University of she has been based at the University of ­Ljubljana, Slovenia. After two extensive Edinburgh researching veterinary profes- oncology externships in the USA, Spela sionals’ mental health, with particular interests in profes- undertook an internship in a private practice in the sional identity, the transition to practice, support, and ­Netherlands followed by a residency in oncology at what helps. She has maintained clinical practice and is ­Edinburgh University, where she is now Head of Oncology­ currently volunteering with All4Paws. She manages and a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Oncology. Vetlife Helpline and has volunteered with Samaritans for 15 years. Laura Baxter RVN Nick Bacon BSc(Hons) VNPA VTS(anaesthesia/analgesia) MA VetMB CertVR CertSAS DipECVS DACVS Laura Baxter graduated from the University FRCVS of Bristol in 2005 with an honours degree in Nick Bacon is an ACVS Founding Fellow of Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administra- Surgical Oncology and RCVS Specialist in tion alongside her NVQ in Veterinary Nurs- Surgical Oncology. He is Clinical Director of ing. She has worked in predominantly referral practice Fitzpatrick Referrals Oncology and Soft Tissue, and where she developed a keen interest in anaesthesia. In ­Professor of Surgical Oncology at the University of Surrey 2014 she gained her VTS (anaesthesia/analgesia). Laura School of Veterinary Medicine. now works at Dovecote Veterinary Hospital where her main interests are anaesthesia for critical patients and Duncan Barnes pain management. MA VetMB DSAS(Orth) MRCVS Lisa Bonnett Duncan Barnes is a Cambridge graduate BVSc GPCert(SAM) MRCVS and an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedics. Duncan is currently Head of Lisa Bonnett is a Bristol University graduate, the Orthopaedic Referral service at Eastcott with an interest in small animal medicine. Referrals, with an enthusiasm for all aspects of Lisa is Small Animal Clinical Lead at Wendo- ­orthopaedics. ver Heights Veterinary Centre.

[ 2 ] BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS Caroline Boothroyd RVN Thomas Cardy CertSAN VTS(SAIM) BSc PhD BVetMed(Hons) MVetMed DipECVN MRCVS Caroline Boothroyd started nursing in a first opinion practice in Liverpool in 2000 and Tom Cardy is a Royal Veterinary College qualified in 2002. She joined Northwest graduate and a European and RCVS Specialist­ Veterinary Specialists, a multidiscipline in Small Animal Neurology and Neurosur- referral centre, in 2007. She became a dedicated medi- gery. Tom now works at Cave Veterinary Specialists. cine nurse in 2014 and the dedicated oncology nurse in 2016. She is currently the Head Oncology Nurse. She Nick Carmichael passed the Certificate in Small Animal Nutrition in 2010 BScVetSci(Hons) BVM&S DVCS FRCPath and became a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in DipECVCP Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2014. Nick Carmichael has worked as a clinical pathologist for more than 25 years and has Poppy Bristow previously been Head of Clinical Pathology BVetMed MVetMed PGCert(VetEd) FHEA at IDEXX and Veterinary Director at CTDS (now VPG DipECVS MRCVS Leeds). He enjoys all aspects of clinical pathology and has a specialist interest in diagnostic toxicology and in Poppy Bristow is a Royal Veterinary College laboratory techniques applicable in poisoning cases. graduate and a European and RCVS Spe- He also has broad experience in diagnostic cytology and cialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue). the application of molecular biological techniques to Poppy has worked in both private and university referral cytological samples to enhance their diagnostic yield. practices and is currently a Lecturer in Small Animal ­Surgery at the RVC, subspecializing in Cardiothoracics. Richard Casey MBA AssocCIPD Sarah Caney BVSc PhD DSAM(Feline) MRCVS Richard Casey worked in HR in a range of industry sectors before entering the veteri- Sarah Caney has worked as a feline-only vet nary world with PDSA in 2011. He joined for more than twenty years. She trained as a Blue Cross in 2016 as Clinical Development specialist at the University of Bristol and is Manager, a role in which he oversees the development of one of thirteen RCVS Specialists in Feline the charity’s veterinary services and manages its partner- Medicine working within the UK. Sarah has written ships with private veterinary practices. He is Junior Vice or ­co-written four books published by her business President of the Veterinary Management Group. Vet ­Professionals (www.vetprofessionals.com) including ‘Caring for an elderly cat’ and ‘Caring for a cat with chronic kidney disease’. Sarah conducts online owner Stephen Cital surveys and has published much of her research results RVT SRA RLAT VCCS VTS-LAM in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. Stephen Cital is a multi-credentialed veteri- nary technician specialist spending the last Mike Canfield 15 years in private, specialty practice and academia/research. He has always had a DVM DACVD Board Certified Veterinary passion for anaesthesia and pain management, which led Dermatologist him into the field of cannabinoid therapy for animals. He is Dr. Mike Canfield graduated from Missis- currently the Director of Education and Development sippi State College of Veterinary Medicine for ElleVet Sciences where he is involved in protocol and entered the profession as an eager review and creation of clinical studies and education of small animal clinician. Dr. Canfield’s interests in derma- veterinary professionals. Stephen is the co-founder for tology flourished, ultimately leading him to accept an the Veterinary Cannabis Academy and research librarian American College of Veterinary Dermatology approved for Veterinary Cannabis Education and Consulting. He is dermatology residency with Animal Dermatology Clinic also the primary editor for a textbook focused on the use of located in Tustin, California. Following three years of cannabinoids in veterinary medicine being written by over intense training, Dr. Canfield completed his residency 30 veterinary specialists. Stephen is the author of numer- with Animal Dermatology Clinic and is a Diplomate ous publications on veterinary pain management, anaes- of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. thesia and cannabis therapy for animals. To date Stephen Dr. ­Canfield enjoys dermatology, including allergic skin has spoken on the topic to thousands of veterinarians and diseases, ear diseases and endocrinopathies. Additionally,­ nursing staff at all of the major veterinary conferences, Dr. Canfield enjoys traditional surgery, cryosurgery, laser such as AVMA, VMX, WVX and Fetch. He has also lectured surgery and internal medicine. at the Cannabis Science and Technology Conference.

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Megan Clark University of Liverpool. After successfully running her coaching and training business for several years, Carolyne BDS(Hons) BSc(hons) AKC works as a training consultant with the VDS Training team; Megan Clark is a “human” dentist who grad- developing, training and coaching individuals, teams and uated from King’s College London in 2014. practices to be the best they can be and to thrive both Megan is currently going through her regis- personally and professionally. Loving a challenge, in 2017, trar specialty training pathway in Oral Carolyne ran 10 marathons in 10 days raising over £18,000 ­Surgery at Newcastle Dental Hospital and is a committee for the Brooke charity. member of the BVDA as she has an interest in veterinary dentistry. However, as her experience is in human ­dentistry she hopes to be able to share some of her Lowri Davies knowledge and skills that she has gained through her day BVSc DipACVSMR MRCVS to day work. Lowri Davies graduated from Bristol ­Veterinary School and is a Diplomate of the Stephen Clarke American College of Veterinary Sports BMV&S DipECVS DSAS(Orth) MRCVS Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is founder and director of the SMART Veterinary Clinics with a Steve Clarke is a graduate of the Royal (Dick) Europe-wide client base. Currently, Lowri is President of School of Veterinary Studies, has been both the British Veterinary Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine an ECVS Diplomate in Small Animal Surgery Association and lectures internationally on rehabilitation and an RCVS Diplomate in Small Animal and sports medicine. Orthopaedics since 2006, and is an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedics. Steve has been part of the orthopaedic team at Willows Referral Service in the West Benito de la Puerta Midlands for the last 10 years. Steve has been an AOVET CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS UK & Ireland Chairperson and co-chaired the AOVET UK After qualifying from the University of & Ireland Advanced Techniques in Small Animal Fracture Madrid in 1997, Benito de la Puerta was Management course. awarded a three year clinical scholarship at the same university, with particular empha- Eithne Comerford sis on anaesthesia and critical care. In 2002, Benito MVB PhD CertVR CertSAS PGCertHE DipECVS undertook an internship at the Royal Veterinary College. FHEA FRCVS After a period in general practice, he returned to the RVC Eithne Comerford is a Dublin graduate and to complete a three year residency in small animal an ECVS and RCVS Specialist in Small ­surgery. The residency included extensive training in ­Animal Surgery. Eithne works at the Univer- orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery. Benito has been sity of Liverpool where she is a senior member of the working as a full time surgeon at North Downs Specialist small animal orthopaedics team as well as concentrating Referrals since October 2008, becoming a European on her research interests into the ageing of musculoskel- Specialist in Small Animal Surgery in 2010 and an RCVS etal tissues in dogs and other comparative species. Specialist in Small Animal Surgery in 2011.

Simon Cook Rachel Dean BSc BVSc MVetMed DACVECC DECVECC BVMS PhD MSc(EBHC) DSAM(Feline) SFHEA MRCVS MRCVS Simon Cook is a Bristol graduate and Rachel Dean, a graduate from University of ­Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care at Glasgow, has worked in mixed, dairy and the Royal Veterinary College. He is particu- small animal general practice. She holds the larly interested in cardiovascular monitoring of the RCVS Diploma in Feline Medicine, has a PhD in epidemi- ­critically ill and sepsis. ology and an MSc in Evidence-based Healthcare. Rachel is currently the Director of Clinical Research and Excel- lence in Practice for Vet Partners, the inaugural chair of Carolyne Crowe the Association of Charity Vets and the chief editor of the BVetMed(Hons) BSc(Hons) MSc DipCoaching BSAVA Manual of Shelter Medicine. DipStress Management and Wellbeing MRCVS Carolyne Crowe is an experienced equine vet, an award winning personal perfor- Dario d’Ovidio mance coach, mentor, international speaker, DMV MS SpecPACS DipECZM(Small Mammal) PhD researcher and lecturer. Carolyne has a master’s degree in Workplace Health and Wellbeing and continues to do Dario d’Ovidio is a referral veterinarian for research in veterinary team health, well-being, perfor- exotic pets in Naples and Milan, Italy. He mance and engagement. She is a master trainer in DISC graduated in 2003, summa cum laude, from behavioural profiling, a CPCAB trainer in Stress manage- the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of ment and Wellbeing, a certified trainer in Resilience, a Naples Federico II. He received his master’s degree in Mental Health First Aider and an Honorary Lecturer­ of the Wild Animal Conservation in 2004 and completed a

[ 4 ] BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS 3-year degree (SpecPACS) in the Pathology of Avian, complete a rotating internship followed by a residency in Rabbit and Wild Species in 2008. In 2012, he was awarded neurology and neurosurgery. After completing his resi- his doctoral degree (PhD) from the University of Naples dency, Joe became a Diplomate of the European College Federico II, where he is a Visiting Professor in Avian and of Veterinary Neurology and has since stayed at the RVC Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery. In 2013, he became as a Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery. a Diplomate of the ECZM (Small Mammal). Dario has Joe has several areas of interest including the use of worked in Kuwait and the United Kingdom and has spent advanced neurosurgical procedures, such as transsphe- time in the departments of exotic and zoological medi- noidal hypophysectomy in dogs and cats. cine at Tufts University and the University of Georgia. He is an active member of UNISVET (Italian Union of Veteri- Carla Finzel nary Societies) and SIVAE (Italian Society of Exotic Animal RVN Veterinarians), and also an AEMV (Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians) Member. Carla Finzel qualified in 2001 as a veterinary nurse, worked in general practice for Frances Downing 5 years, and progressed to emergency and critical care fulltime nightshifts for 9 years at BVSc MSc DipECVAA MAcadMEd MRCVS a referral vet hospital. In 2015, she founded the District Frances Downing graduated from Liverpool Veterinary Nursing (DVN) movement and campaign rais- University in 2007 and spent two years work- ing standards of veterinary nursing care; home-based ing in a busy mixed animal practice in Lanca- nursing clinics; client concordance and embracing the shire. Fran returned to Liverpool University in human-animal bond within the veterinary profession. 2010 to undertake an internship in small animal anaesthe- Carla is a campaigner for One Welfare-One Health, sia prior to commencing a residency in veterinary anaes- working to ensure veterinary practice and care becomes thesia at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. Fran inclusive to all members of society, making veterinary moved to Davies Veterinary Specialists in 2013 and has practice compliant with the Equality Act 2010. She is been working within the anaesthesia department since an active volunteer for StreetVet, an advocate of the then. She is also part of the multidisciplinary team involved deaf community, a Dementia Friends Champion and a in managing chronic pain cases at the Davies Fitness and ­supporter of ‘Say Aphasia’. Therapy Centre. Fran is an RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Vicky Ford-Fennah BSc(Hons) RVN VTS(Anaesthesia/Analgesia) A1 H. Edward Durham VPAC Jr RVT CVT VTS(Cardiology) Vicky Ford-Fennah graduated from Bristol Edward Durham is a credentialed veterinary University in 2006, having qualified as a vet- technician in the USA with over 40 years’ erinary nurse earlier that year. Vicky worked experience in veterinary medicine. He is a as an anaesthesia nurse for 12 years within Bristol Vet Charter member of the Academy of Internal School’s referral hospital, gaining the VTS (Anaesthesia/ Medicine for Veterinary Technicians, and the author/­ Analgesia) in 2013. Vicky is now an Associate Lecturer in editor of the book ‘Cardiology for Veterinary Technicians Veterinary Nursing and IQA for Bridgwater and Taunton and Nurses’. College and works with SynergyCPD providing in-house CPD. She is also Nurse Representative for the Association Paul Andrew Eynon of Veterinary Anaesthetists. Vicky has a keen interest in all areas of anaesthesia and analgesia, but particularly BVMS PGCAP F(RET) MRCVS patient safety, advanced monitoring techniques and Paul Eynon is a Glasgow Vet School graduate education. and currently works as part of the Primary Care & Clinical Skills team at the University Alix Freeman of Glasgow. Following a decade in private BA MA BVSc MRCVS practice, charity settings and a rotating internship in ­Canada, he took on his current role where he is heavily Alix Freeman is a Bristol Veterinary School involved with final year first opinion surgical teaching. He graduate and after 11 years in general has a keen interest in pastoral support and the well-being ­practice, started a residency in Dentistry of his undergraduate students, and is studying part time and Oral Surgery at Eastcott referrals at the towards a Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy to beginning of 2019. Alix is interested in all areas of compliment that support during his students’ academic ­dentistry, particularly oral medicine, endodontics and careers and their transition into life as vets. maxillofacial surgery.

Joe Fenn Gabriel Galea BVetMed DipECVM MRCVS BVSc PhD MRCVS Joe Fenn graduated from the Royal Veteri- Gabriel Galea joined StreetVet soon after its nary College in 2009 and, after some time inception in early 2017 and established in general practice, returned to the RVC to many of the principles and protocols which

BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS [ 5 ] Our speakers are now the basis for the charity’s code of conduct. As Western Veterinary College and a Course Master for the well as providing veterinary care out on the streets by European School of advanced veterinary studies for leading a weekly outreach, Gabriel trains new volunteers, Europe, China and Asia. He is a frequent lecturer of regularly visits pet-friendly hostels to support residents ­veterinary dermatology in the USA and internationally. and staff, and links StreetVet with various health and He has published many articles and books on small housing service providers. In his day job he is a research ­animal skin disease, including co-author of Muller and group leader as a Wellcome Clinical Research Career Kirks Small Animal Dermatology 5th–7th editions. Development Fellow at University College London, Dr. Griffin received the ACVD Award for Excellence for which facilitates his links with inclusion health profes- outstanding contributions in veterinary dermatology in sionals outside of the veterinary sphere, and an Honorary 2001 and in 2014 the Frank Král Award for Achievements Lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College. in Veterinary Dermatology.

Laura George Matthew Gurney RVN DipHECVN DipAVN CertVNECC BVSc CertVA PgCertVBM DipECVAA MRCVS VTS(SAIM) Matthew Gurney is a European Veterinary Laura George qualified in 2010 before mov- Specialist and an RCVS Specialist, and is ing to the Internal Medicine Service at Dick President of the European College of Veter- White Referrals. She worked in the Internal inary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. In October Medicine Service for over 7 years, gaining her Diploma 2018, Matt returned to his roots in the South and joined in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Small Animal) in 2013 Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists. His main inter- and becoming a member of the Academy of Internal ests lie in acute and chronic pain management. Medicine for Veterinary Technicians when she obtained the VTS (SAIM) in 2017. She moved to the Critical Care team in 2018, where she is currently Critical Care Nurse Rachel Hattersley Manager and working towards achieving her VTS (ECC). BVetMed(Hons) certSAS DipECVS MRCVS Rachel Hattersley is a graduate of the Royal Andy Green Veterinary College and a European and BVetMed MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. Rachel works at Dick White Referrals and Andy Green is an experienced small animal has a keen interest in all aspects of soft tissue surgery. vet and is currently a Director of Pennard Her research interests include BOAS, biliary disease and Vets, a 6-centre 17-vet independent small surgical oncology. animal practice in West Kent. Highly experi- enced in the field of personal development and leader- ship mentoring, he is certified in NLP and is a Certified Sarah Heath Trainer in Talent Dynamics behavioural profiling and BVSc DipECAWBM(BM) CCAB FRCVS its application within teams. Andy also works with Sarah Heath qualified from Bristol University Vet Dynamics as a mentor and practice development and spent four years in mixed general prac- ­consultant. tice before setting up Behavioural Referrals Veterinary Practice in 1992. In 2018, she Suzen Gregersen DVM was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to the profession MBA CHPV MRCVS in recognition of her work in establishing behavioural Suzen Gregersen is one of the first US medicine as a veterinary discipline. She is an RCVS and ­certified vet practitioners in the UK, within European Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine. the novel field of end-of-life care, known as Sarah is an External Lecturer in small animal behavioural Animal Hospice. She owns and runs medicine on the veterinary undergraduate courses at ­Vets2Home — Peaceful Pet Goodbyes in Sussex and has Liverpool University and the University of Surrey. She is a personally helped over 12.000 families, since 2005, to Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist under the ASAB have a supported journey, saying goodbye to their pet at accreditation scheme and registered as a Veterinary home. Suzen is the first European member on the Board Behaviourist with the ABTC. She sees clinical cases of the International Association for Animal Hospice & across North West England. In 2002, Sarah became a Palliative Care (IAAHPC). She is also the Brand Manager Founding Diplomate of the European College of Animal of the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (formerly the ECVBM- (CAETA), offering expert education in euthanasia. CA) and served as President from 2002 to 2008. She served as Treasurer of the College from 2011 to 2017 and Craig Griffin DVM is currently the chair of the Behavioural Medicine ­Credentialing Committee. Sarah has a special interest in DACVD the interplay between emotional and physical illness in Craig Griffin works in private clinical prac- dogs and cats and particularly in the role of pain. She tice with the Animal Dermatology Group, promotes the recognition of emotional health issues which he founded in 1981. He is also a in companion animals and the role of the veterinary ­Clinical Professor of Veterinary Medicine for ­profession in safeguarding the welfare of animals in this

[ 6 ] BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS context. Sarah lectures extensively, at home and abroad, Darren Humphrey DipHE on behavioural medicine and is an author, co-author and BSc(Hons) RN(MH) editor of several books including ‘Behavioural Medicine for Small Animals’ and ‘Feline Behavioural Health and Darren Humphrey completed 29 years in Welfare’, both published by Elsevier. the Royal Navy, with a background in ­Occupational Mental Health. He deployed Jessica Herley on several operational tours, including Afghanistan in 2009. He successfully managed the VNCertECC VTS(ECC) ­service delivery of mental health care to Armed Forces Jessica Herley qualified as an RVN in 2013 Personnel. He has specialist qualifications in the man- whilst working in a small animal private agement of psychosis and trauma, and has training in practice. Jessica then went on to work in a EMDR, CBT and Solution Focussed Therapy. He was the referral hospital where she gained her Vets Senior Nursing Officer for Royal Navy Mental Health and Now Emergency and Critical Care certificate and her Specialist Nurse Advisor prior to leaving the service. Dar- Veterinary Technician Specialist status in Emergency ren is the Clinical Lead for VHS, providing mental health and Critical Care. Jessica currently works at Dick White support for the veterinary community. ­Referrals as part the ICU team. Diane James Paul Higgs Diane James is the Manager of Blue Cross MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS Pet Bereavement Support Service, which Paul Higgs graduated from the University of has just celebrated 25 years of offering Cambridge in 2006 and worked in a busy ­support. Having a background in training small animal practice in Somerset for a few and HR, Diane undertook her post grad in years before undertaking a residency in Counselling, where she worked with human bereave- small animal medicine at the University of Bristol. He is an ment, within a hospice. Diane is part of the universities RCVS and European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal think tank on pet bereavement, she is also currently Medicine and is currently Clinical Director of Highcroft involved in writing 2 books on pet bereavement. Diane is Referrals in Bristol. often on national television and radio discussing the topic of pet bereavement. Jo Hinde RVN Belinda (Bin) Johnston MA VetMB MRCVS Jo Hinde has worked in the veterinary industry since 2007 and has always had a Belinda Johnston founded and runs the special interest in rabbits. She owns and Suffolk, UK charity ‘Our Special Friends’ runs LagoLearn, providing rabbit specific providing human-animal support services CPD to veterinary professionals both in the UK and to vulnerable people with a love of animals. ­internationally. She also spends a significant amount of After graduating from Cambridge, Belinda was a founder voluntary time working with charities and parliamentary partner of a London clinic before marriage took her to groups to highlight animal welfare and is proud to be Suffolk. Studying person-centred counselling skills and President of the British Veterinary Nursing Association. her volunteering for Cruse (human bereavement) and the Jo attends many events, gives lectures and writes articles Samaritans developed her passionate interest in bereave- for the veterinary industry as well as the general public. ment training and the need for multidisciplinary commu- She has received several awards over the years including nity support for vulnerable people and animals to ensure the BVNA/Blue Cross Veterinary Nurse of the Year in their welfare needs are identified and met. 2014, an RCVS Innovation Award winner in 2017 and the IFAW Animal Advocate Award in 2017. Norman Johnston BVM&S DipAVDC DipEVDC FRCVS Julian Hoad Norman Johnston is a graduate of the BSc(Hons) BVetMed HonMBVNA MRCVS RDSVS, University of Edinburgh. He is a Julian Hoad is a Royal Veterinary College ­Diplomate of both the American Veterinary graduate. Julian is Clinical Director of Dental College and the European Veterinary Crossways Veterinary Group and has a keen Dental College, and a Fellow of the Royal College of interest in soft tissue surgery and ultra- ­Veterinary Surgeons. He established DentalVets in 1997 sound. Julian has written and contributed to several as the first specialist vet dental referral practice in the ­veterinary text books aimed at vets and nurses, and was UK and remains residency supervisor and a consultant awarded honorary membership of the BVNA in 2014, for to the practice. He served as President of the EVDC and services to the veterinary nursing profession. two terms as President of the BVDA.

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Rebecca Jones David Killick RVN DipAVN(Surg) BVetMed PhD CertSAM DipECVIM-CA(Onc) MRCVS Rebecca Jones works for Langford Vets Small Animal Hospital, where she has held David Killick qualified from the Royal Veter- various roles including Nursing Manager inary College. He worked in mixed and then and, most recently, Clinical Governance small animal practice for the next 4 years. Manager. She is also the current Chair for the VN Futures David undertook his medical oncology residency at the One Health Group. University of Liverpool. After his residency, he returned to the RVC to study for a PhD identifying novel targets for anti-cancer immunotherapy. David is an RCVS and Emma Keeble ­European Specialist in Veterinary Oncology. BVSc(Hons) DipZooMed(Mammalian) MRCVS Emma Keeble graduated from Bristol in 1994, joining Edinburgh University, Rabbit Bronwyn Koterwas and Exotic Animal Practice in 1999, where BA BVM&S MRCVS she is currently a Senior Lecturer in Rabbit, Bronwyn Koterwas has over 20 years of Exotic Animal and Wildlife Medicine and Surgery. She is experience with zoo and exotic animals as an RCVS Diplomate and Specialist, and has lectured and both a veterinary nurse and veterinary published widely on exotic animal medicine. ­surgeon. She is currently a Lecturer and ­Clinician in Exotic Animal, Wildlife and Zoo Medicine and Lindsay Kellett-Gregory Surgery at the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVECC School of Veterinary Studies. DECVECC FHEA MRCVS Lindsay Kellett-Gregory is a Royal Veteri- nary College graduate and an American, Christopher R. Lamb European and RCVS Specialist in Small MA VetMB DipACVR DipECVDI FHEA MRCVS ­Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. Lindsay Christopher Lamb graduated from the works at Dick White Referrals, where she is Head of ­University of Cambridge, was Resident in Emergency and Critical Care. She has a particular interest Radiology at Tufts University School of in the management of patients with sepsis, trauma and ­Veterinary Medicine and continued there as respiratory distress. Assistant Professor. In 1992, he joined the Royal Veteri- nary College, University of London. Chris has helped Libby Kemkaran-Thompson train many residents, has numerous publications cover- MA VetMB MRCVS ing most aspects of diagnostic imaging, has had various roles for the ACVR and ECVDI, and is an active CPD pro- Libby Kemkaran-Thompson was a vider. He retired from the RVC as Professor of Radiology ­consultant in the city delivering change in 2019 and now works part-time for both Antech Imag- management/business development before ing Services and North Downs Specialist Referrals. she retrained as a vet. She graduated in 2011 from University of Cambridge with the Pfizer prize for Outstanding achievement. A lifelong student of Behav- ioural Psychology, she took the opportunity whilst Elizabeth Leece there to also undertake a degree in Biological and RVSc CVA DipECVAA MRCVS ­Biomedical Science, major in Behaviour, specifically Elizabeth Leece qualified at the University Neural Mechanisms. She then spent 5 years working as of Liverpool and is a European and RCVS a Small Animal Clinician before a car crash left her unable Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and to perform surgery. She now uses her business Analgesia. She works for Paragon Veterinary ­consultancy skills with vets and corporate companies, Referrals. delivering training and coaching on Management, ­Communications, Personal Success and Sales Strategy. Martyn Lewis Patrick Kenny BSc (Hons) BVM&S MRCVS BVSc(Hons) DACVIM(Neurology) DECVN FHEA Martyn Lewis graduated in 2009 from the MRCVS Dick Vet, but has been back working in the Patrick Kenny is an American, European and exotics department as the ECZM resident in RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology. herpetology since 2017. Martyn is interested Patrick is Head of Neurology & Neurosur- in all aspects of exotic and wildlife medicine and surgery, gery at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) in but is particularly keen on pain management and endos- Sydney, Australia. copy in reptiles.

[ 8 ] BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS Philip Lhermette Racheal Marshall BSc(Hons) CBiol FRSB BVetMed FRCVS RVN CertECC Philip Lhermette is the principal and founder Racheal Marshall qualified as a veterinary of Elands Veterinary Clinic, near Sevenoaks nurse in 2003 whilst working in a busy gen- in Kent. After completing an honours eral practice where she remained for the degree in Animal Physiology at the Univer- next 3 years as a Senior Veterinary Nurse. sity of Nottingham in 1977, Philip graduated from the After a short period working as a Lecturer in Veterinary Royal Veterinary College, London, in 1982. Philip has a Nursing and Animal Management she returned to nurs- particular interest in minimally invasive surgery and pio- ing as an Emergency and Critical Care VN working for neered laparoscopic bitch spays and laser endosurgery in Vets Now in 2008. Racheal achieved the Veterinary the UK. He is author and editor of the BSAVA Manual of ­Nursing Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care in Canine and Feline Endoscopy and Endosurgery, has con- 2011 and took up her current position as Head of Clinical tributed to numerous other publications and lectures Nursing in 2014. In 2016, she was elected to RCVS VN extensively in minimally invasive techniques throughout Council and became Chair of VN Council and a member the UK, Europe and Asia of RCVS Council in July 2018. Racheal sits on the Advancement of the Professions Committee, is a mem- Pablo Pérez López ber of the VN Futures Workforce Working Group, and was a member of the VN Futures Post Registration Qualifica- Ldo Vet PGDip PGCert RCVS Advanced Practitioner ECVS Resident MRCVS tions Group. Pablo Pérez López graduated from Santiago de Compostela University (Spain), worked Amy Martin as a general practitioner for some years in BSc(Hons) RVN HECVN DipAVN Spain and the UK before completing a rotating internship Amy Martin is a Registered Veterinary Nurse (Dick White Referrals) and a surgical internship (Fitzpat- turned Practice Manager working at Holly rick Referrals). Pablo works at Dick White Referrals as an House Vets, a three site group with nearly ECVS resident and he has a keen interest in minimally 70 staff. Her interests lie in the mental health invasive surgery. and well-being of her staff. She has set up and developed Schwartz Rounds at Holly House, the first veterinary Jill Macdonald practice to adopt the system. DipAVN(Surg) RVN FHEA Jill Macdonald has been a veterinary nurse Sarah Mason for 20 years, has worked as a head nurse, BVSc BSc PhD CertAVP(SAM) PGCertEd clinical coach and assessor, and in veterinary­ DipECVIM-CA(Oncology) MRCVS undergraduate and postgraduate ­education. Sarah Mason is a Liverpool Graduate and a Jill currently owns and manages ONCORE ePD, who European and RCVS Specialist in Oncology. provide supported online learning to the veterinary She works at Southfields Veterinary Special- ­profession. She has also led a project to devise a veteri- ists in Essex, where she is Head of Oncology. Sarah’s nary nurse specific client communication guide. She is areas of interest include the optimization of chemother- passionate about progression in the VN profession, and apy protocols for small animal lymphoid neoplasia, radi- has recently taken up post as VN Futures Project Manager ation therapy and combined medical and radiation for the RCVS. therapy including chemo-radiation for the multi-modal treatment of neoplasia. Laura Macfarlane BVMS(Hons) DipECVIM-CA MRCVS Alix McBrearty Laura Macfarlane graduated from the BVMS(Hons) MVM CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS ­University of Glasgow and is an RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Alix McBrearty is a graduate of the Univer- Internal Medicine. Laura works at Fitzpatrick sity of Glasgow and is a European and RCVS Referrals Oncology and Soft Tissue. Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Alix works as a clinician at the University of Glasgow and Charlene Mallott has a particular interest in canine oesophageal diseases. BSc(Hons) DipHECVN DipAVN RVN Anne McBride Charlene Mallott has worked as a neurology BSc(Hons) PhD CertCons FRSA MAPBC nurse at Dick White Referrals since qualify- ing in 2008. She went on to obtain a degree Anne McBride is a Senior Lecturer in Psy- in Advanced Veterinary Nursing and became chology at the University of Southampton, Neurology Nurse Manager in 2011. She is passionate where her speciality is animal behaviour about the rehabilitation of patients with neurological and human-animal interactions. She has conditions. been a practising trainer and clinical animal behaviour

BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS [ 9 ] Our speakers therapist since 1987, and works with domestic pets, He is meeting his obligations to his 12-year-old self by exotic pets and zoo animals. She ran the Masters in Com- exploring the world of zoological medicine and driving a panion Animal Behaviour Counselling at Southampton classic British sports car. from 1994–2015, which was the first British academically recognized qualification in this field. She continues to N Sydney Moïse teach in this area on both UK and international courses. DVM MS She is Chair of the Programme Recognition Committee of the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC). Dr Sydney Moïse is involved in teaching, clinical practice, and research. Her research Gerard McLauchlan has centred on arrhythmias in dogs. She was awarded the AVMA Research Award BVMS DipECVIM-CA FHEA MRCVS and the Bourgelat Award. She is the inaugural CV Starr Gerard McLauchlan is a European and Professor. Dr Moïse was Editor-in Chief of the Journal of RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Veterinary Cardiology. She is co-author of ‘Electrocardi- Medicine. He has also completed a 12 month ography of the Dog and Cat’ with Drs Roberto Santilli, Fellowship in Interventional Radiology and Romain Pariaut and Manuela Perego. She is currently Endoscopy at the Animal Medical Centre in New York. working on her book ‘Heartbeats…Over Time (Long-term Gerard is a Senior Clinician in Interventional Radiology at Electrocardiographic Monitoring in the Dog and Cat)’. Fitzpatrick Referrals Oncology and Soft Tissue. She is extensively involved in the international aspects of academic veterinary cardiology including speaking and Sam McMillan training. BSc(Hons) VTS(Anesthesia/Analgesia) DipAVN(Med) RVN Lucy Montague Sam McMillan is a Veterinary Technician BSc(Hons) GradDipVN RVN Specialist in Anesthesia and Analgesia, and Lucy Montague graduated from the Royal works as Qualifications Manager for VetSkill Veterinary College in 2008 and gained her Ltd. Sam has a keen interest in anaesthesia and analgesia Graduate Diploma in Professional and Clin- with specific interests in patient safety in surgery and ical Veterinary Nursing in 2012. Lucy worked anaesthesia, and infection control. in a private referral hospital in Surrey for 11 years where she progressed into nursing leadership and managed the Sophie McMurrough team of nurses and auxiliaries there for 5 years. In December 2019, Lucy joined the team at Vale Vets RVN in Dursley as Nursing Manager. She has been involved in Sophie McMurrough qualified as a Regis- lecturing for many years including helping to develop tered Veterinary Nurse in 2011. After sitting CPD courses for veterinary nurses. Last year, Lucy gained exams in Washington DC, Sophie became a the ILM level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management. Veterinary Technician Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Sophie is the Head Nurse of Carmel T Mooney the Internal Medicine Department at a specialist referral MVB MPhil PhD DipECVIM-CA MRCVS hospital in Frodsham, Northwest Veterinary Specialists and her areas of interest are endocrinology and emer- Carmel Mooney graduated from University gency medicine. College Dublin, Ireland in 1986 and spent the next 12 years working at Edinburgh and Joanne Michou Glasgow Veterinary Schools. Since 1998, she has worked at University College Dublin, where she is MA VetMB DipECVAA MRCVS currently Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine and Joanne Michou graduated from the Univer- Section Head for Small Animal Clinical Studies. Her major sity of Cambridge and after time as both an research and teaching areas are in endocrine disorders of intern and in mixed general practice she dogs and cats. She has lectured widely both nationally returned to Cambridge in 2008 to under- and internationally, and has published many research take a residency training programme in Anaesthesia and articles in small animal endocrinology. Analgesia. Joanne currently works at Lumbry Park Veter- inary Specialists in Hampshire, a small animal referral Katie Moore hospital, providing exemplary expertize and care to all BSc BVSc VN MRCVS patients. Joanne is a European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Katie Moore qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1998, before going on to graduate as a Mark A. Mitchell veterinary surgeon from Bristol 10 years later. Katie has worked in a variety of clinical DVM MS PhD DECZM settings and continues to spend time in practice, along- Mark Mitchell is a Professor of Zoological side her role as a Claims Advisor for the VDS. Katie is also Medicine and Director of the Veterinary a trustee of Vetlife and current Chair of Helpline and the Teaching Hospital at Louisiana State ­University. Health Support service.

[ 10 ] BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS Lesley Moore Anna Newitt BA(Hons) Bsc(Hons) CertVNECC RVN BVSc DVDI DipECVDI MRCVS Lesley Moore qualified from Middlesex Anna Newitt is a Liverpool graduate and ­University in 2013 and has worked spent 5 years in first opinion practice prior ­exclusively in ECC since 2015. Lesley is the to her residency. She now works as a teler- Principal Nurse Manager at Vets Now in adiologist for Idexx and also assists her hus- Macclesfield and her main interests are toxicology, band Jerry Shimali in providing ambulatory ultrasound ­haematological emergencies and medicine cases. services to referral and first opinion practices in the Northwest of England and North Wales. Mark Morton Emily Ni Mhuilleoir BVSc DSAS(Orth) MRCVS MCSP ACPAT(Cat A) Mark Morton is an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery. He graduated Emily Ni Mhuilleoir is a Chartered Physio- from the University of Liverpool, initially therapist specializing in animal therapy. working in general practice in North Wales. Emily works at Langford Vets as part of the He spent the next nine years at Davies Veterinary Special- Rehab and Pain Management team. She ists in Hertfordshire, completing a rotating internship sees a mixture of inpatients and outpatients and works ­followed by a residency in small animal orthopaedic closely with the nursing and veterinary teams. ­surgery. He remained there as an orthopaedic surgeon before joining ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists in Louise Northway August 2016. His research interests include common VNCertECC NCert(Anaesth) RVN ­calcaneal tendon injuries. He has developed and ­published a new surgical technique for these injuries Louise Northway qualified as a veterinary using a new implant developed from a similar technique nurse in 2009. During her career she has in people. Mark is the Clinical Lead for the RCVS worked in various first opinion practices and ­Knowledge Canine Cruciate Registry. a referral hospital in the UK. In practice her interests are anaesthesia, analgesia, and emergency and critical care nursing. Since qualifying, Louise has com- Pam Mosedale pleted two further certificates — the Vets Now BVetMed MRCVS VNCert(ECC) in 2015 and the ESVPS NCert(Anaesth) in 2017. Louise is currently Clinical Nurse Lead at her prac- Pam Mosedale is Chair of the RCVS Knowl- tice and is responsible for reviewing clinical standards, edge Quality Improvement Advisory Board. implementing quality improvement practices and train- She works at RCVS as Lead Assessor for the ing the team in her areas of interest. Practice Standards Scheme. Pam has a keen interest in all areas of quality improvement in veterinary practice Tim Nuttall BSc BVSc CertVD PhD CBiol MRSB MRCVS Sue Murphy Tim Nuttall is an RCVS Specialist in Veteri- nary Dermatology and Head of Dermatol- BVM&S MSc(Clin Onc) Dip ECVIM-CA(Onc) ogy at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary MRCVS Studies. He has particular clinical and Sue Murphy graduated from the Royal (Dick) research interests in atopic dermatitis, antimicrobial School of Veterinary Studies. She is an RCVS stewardship and using cytology in the diagnosis of skin and European Specialist in Oncology. Sue disease and bacterial infections. worked in general practice for several years before ­joining the Animal Health Trust rising to Director of the clinics there. Sue returned to the University of Edinburgh Pedro Oliveira in 2018, where she is Director of the veterinary clinics at DVM DipECVIM-CA(Cardiology) MRCVS the R(D)SVS. Pedro Oliveira is a graduate from the Uni- versity of Porto (Portugal) and a European Jo Murrell and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Cardio­ logy. His areas of interest are minimally BVSc(Hons) PhD DiplECVAA MRCVS invasive interventional cardiology and the study of Jo Murrell is a graduate of Bristol Veterinary ­cardiac arrhythmias. He is one of the editors and authors School and a European and RCVS Specialist of the book ‘Guide to Canine and Feline electrocardiog- in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Jo raphy’ published by Wiley in 2018. He is Head of the car- has recently moved to private practice after diology service at Davies Veterinary Specialists, where he a career in academia and enjoys all aspects of pain has established an electrophysiology laboratory for the ­management in cats and dogs. ­invasive diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.

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Charlotte Pace Orthopaedic Surgery. He has a keen interest in angular limb deformity surgery, joint replacements and complex BA(Hons) RVN VTS(Cardiology) PGCert(Vet Ed) FHEA fracture repair. Charlotte Pace qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2003, whilst working in practice in Sue Paterson London. In the same year she moved to the MA VetMB DVD DipECVD FRCVS Royal Veterinary College to work as a Medicine Nurse. In Sue Paterson is a Cambridge graduate and a 2006, she became Cardiology Nurse for the Queen European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Mother Hospital for Animals. In 2010, she passed Dermatology. She is a Fellow of the RCVS ­American veterinary technician exams and became the for meritorious contributions to clinical first nurse to hold the Cardiology qualification outside of practice. She is a member of RCVS Council and currently the US. From 2012 to 2015, Charlotte taught veterinary Chair of Education at RCVS. Sue is a Director of Virtual nurses on both degree and diploma programmes. In Vet Derms, a telemedicine company that provides advice 2015, she returned to veterinary practice, and continues to veterinary surgeons on dermatology cases. She is to write and lecture on veterinary cardiology. ­Senior Vice President of ESVD and the current BSAVA President Gillian A Page BSc RVN Cert(B&PS) Andrew Perry Gillian Page was one of the first RVNs in the BVSc DiplEVDC MRCVS UK to own a veterinary practice and was Andrew Perry graduated from Liverpool Co-founder of Ayrton Veterinary Hospital. University in 2000 and worked in mixed and The business opened in 1999, progressing small animal practice until 2011, when he to a purpose-built veterinary hospital in 2006. Gillian was began an alternate pathway residency in part of the design team and co-project managed the dentistry and oral surgery at Eastcott Referrals, Swindon. build. As Centre Manager for The College of Animal Andrew’s clinical and research interests are focused ­Welfare, she was involved as Deputy Programme Leader toward oral surgery, particularly reconstructive tech- in the setting up of Scotland’s first BSc (Hons) Degree in niques and trauma surgery. Andrew co-supervizes three Veterinary Nursing. Gillian’s interest is in Leadership, full time residents based at Eastcott Referrals. practice culture, clinical workflow and standards; believ- ing that structure and standardisation in practice can help achieve quality assurance and professional confi- Paul Pollard dence. She obtained the European School of Veterinary MVB CertAVP(VC) PGCert(Vet Ed) FHEA Post Graduate Studies (ESVPS) Certificate in Business & MRCVS Professional Skills (Cert B&PS) in 2011. Gillian is currently Paul Pollard graduated from UCD in 1990 the President of the Veterinary Management Group. and has spent most of his career in first opinion practice. He is the head vet and Andrew Parry rotation leader of the ‘Beaumont’, the Royal Veterinary College’s first opinion teaching hospital, where he MA VetMB CertVDi DipECVDI MRCVS teaches day one skills to final year students. His interests Andrew Parry is a Cambridge graduate and include cardiology and veterinary education. In his spare a European and RCVS Specialist in Veteri- time he volunteers and advises at the charity AnimalAid nary Diagnostic Imaging. After spending Unlimited, in Udaipur, India. eight years in general practice before a ­residency at the Royal Veterinary College, Andrew works Linda Prescott-Clements at Willows Referral Service and is Head of Imaging. Andrew is also President of the European College of PhD MHPE(Hons) BSc(Hons) PFHEA ­Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, the organisation that Linda Prescott-Clements is the Director of governs specialism in diagnostic imaging across Europe. Education for the RCVS. She has worked He has a keen interest in diagnostic imaging, in particular within health professions education for over contrast enhanced CT angiography, in which he has 20 years, has an international Master’s ­multiple publications. degree and PhD in Medical Education (assessment) from Maastricht University, and has worked with a range of Kevin Parsons professions including doctors, dentists, nurses and the allied health professions. BVSc(Hons) PhD CertSAS DipECVS FRCVS Kevin Parsons graduated from University of Mike Rhodes Bristol in 2000 and worked in general prac- BVM&S CertV(Ophthal) DipECVO MRCVS tice before completing an internship, PhD and residency at the Royal Veterinary Mike Rhodes graduated from Edinburgh ­College. He is a European and RCVS Specialist in Small University in 2004 and is a European and ­Animal Surgery. Kevin works at Langford Vets, University RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmol- of Bristol, where he is Clinical Lead in Small Animal ogy. Mike is the founder of Focus Referrals

[ 12 ] BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS Ltd, which is based within the M40 corridor in the Oxford/ John Ryan Bicester/Banbury area; he has a keen interest in all MVB CertSAS DipECVS FHEA MRCVS aspects of microsurgery, especially cataract surgery. John graduated from University College Dublin in 2006 and is an RCVS and European­ Alan Robinson Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. He BVSc DMS MRCVS works in small animal orthopaedics at the ­University of Edinburgh. His research interests include Alan Robinson is a vet and independent gaining evidence to support physiotherapy and rehabili- practice management consultant. Alan has tation techniques in dogs, and novel teaching methods. been a veterinary surgeon in practice for 20+ years, a successful business consultant for 18 years to over 1000 practices, and a Director of Vet Annelies Scorer Dynamics. His mission is helping independent practice MSc BSc(Hons) ACPAT(Cat A) MCSP RAMP owners improve performance and quality of life in prac- tice. Vet Dynamics are proud to be set apart from other Annelies Scorer is a Chartered Physiothera- veterinary business education groups by the personal- pist specializing in Animals, having com- ized resources developed around their four areas of pleted her MSc at the RVC in 2007. She focus: Practice performance, Business Intelligence, works as Service Lead for the Rehabilitation Leadership & Culture and Team Engagement. and Pain Management team at Langford Vets working closely with the nursing and veterinary teams treating inpatients and outpatients within the small animal hospi- Rebecca Robinson tal. She has a keen interest in all areas of rehabilitation, MA VetMB MRCVS especially neurological conditions. Rebecca Robinson graduated from Cam- bridge and started in mixed practice but has Ruth Serlin spent most of her career in small animal BVetMed CertVA PGCAP FHEA MRCVS practice. Rebecca has developed a keen Ruth Serlin is a Royal Veterinary College interest in management and personal development. She graduate who has a long history of working now works as the Practice Manager of the five branches in the charity sector. Her interest in vet care of Lynwood Vets and also runs the Vet Academy, coach- for pets of the homeless began in the late ing vets in other practices to have more fulfilling careers. 90’s and she has worked closely with Streetvet as a ­volunteer since its inception. She is also Lecturer in Natalie Roper ­Veterinary Professionalism at the RVC and has a keen interest in primary care topics including communication BSc RVN and euthanasia. Natalie Roper is a University of Bristol grad- uate with a keen interest in neurology and she is currently working towards her VTS Robert Shiel qualification. She works at Highcroft Veteri- MVB ProfCert(Biostatistics) PGDipUTL PhD nary Referrals as a Neurology Nurse and enjoys all DECVIM-CA aspects of her job, particularly working with patients Robert Shiel is a University College Dublin post-operatively in their recovery and rehabilitation. (UCD) graduate and after a period in first opinion practice, completed a residency in small animal medicine, followed by a PhD in the area Suzanne Rudd of canine thyroid function. He is an Associate Professor DipAVN(medical) RVN of Small Animal Medicine at UCD and is interested in Suzanne Rudd started work in a small ani- all aspects of medicine, with a focus on small animal mal practice in Nottingham before qualify- endocrinology. ing from the Berkshire College of Agriculture 1999. In 2002, she moved to Bristol to April Sotomayor become a Feline Nurse at the University of Bristol’s Feline BSc MSc EnvMan PIEMA Centre. In 2004, she gained her advanced medical nurs- ing diploma. Suzanne is now the Senior Feline Nurse at April Sotomayor is a Sustainability Consult- The Feline Centre and is involved in teaching the veteri- ant at the environmental charity PECT, nary and veterinary nursing undergraduates as well as where she manages the national accredita- lecturing around the UK on a wide range of feline nursing tion scheme Investors in the Environment topics. She is also one of the lectures for the BSAVA Med- (iiE). She has over 13 years’ experience working on a ical Veterinary Nursing Award and part of the Nursing range of sustainability issues within organisations. Editorial Board for International Cat Care. Through the iiE accreditation, April supports veterinary

BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS [ 13 ] Our speakers practices to embed environmental management systems ­behaviour and stress related diseases in feline patients and engage staff with activities to tackle climate change and is also a member of the BVNA Council. and reduce waste. She also supports veterinary practices to implement resource efficiency measures, helping Craig Tessyman them to demonstrate significant cost, carbon and RVN resource reductions. Craig Tessyman has been working in prac- tice since 1999 and qualified as an RVN in Kit Sturgess 2007. Craig has worked in small animal MA VetMB PhD CertVR DSAM CertVC FRCVS practice, referral orthopaedic and soft Kit Sturgess graduated from Cambridge ­tissue theatres as well as emergency and critical care out University in 1986 and then spent six years in of hours. In 2016, along with Dr Molly Varga, he helped to general veterinary practice. He has further set up and run a new department at Rutland House professional qualifications in imaging, cardi- ­Veterinary Hospital, in Merseyside, that sees a 100% ology and internal medicine as well as a PhD awarded for exotic only case load where he works as the Senior Exotic looking at the effects of FIV on mucosal immune func- Nurse. Craig is working towards his City and Guilds tion. Kit is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary ­Certificate in Veterinary Nursing of Exotic Species. ­Surgeons, Specialist in Small Animal Medicine and an Advanced Practitioner in Veterinary Cardiology. Kit has Alison Thomas been seeing referral small animal medicine cases for the BVSc CertSAM MRCVS past 25 years, both at university-based and private spe- cialist practices. Kit has a love of teaching and learning Alison Thomas is a Liverpool graduate and that has led him to develop a more flexible role, combin- holds Advanced Practitioner status in Small ing lecturing, writing, volunteering and about 40% time in Animal Medicine. Alison works as Head of clinics seeing referral medicine and cardiology cases. Kit Veterinary Services at the Blue Cross, a is Treasurer of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons charity which provides free veterinary care to pets Council, Chair of BSAVA’s Education Committee and a belonging to people on benefits as well as rehoming, Member of the Small Animal Medicine Society Commit- behaviour and education services. Her main focus is tee. Kit is also a Trustee of the Wildheart Trust and Cats ensuring that Blue Cross delivers an affordable, Protection. He maintains a keen interest in many areas of ­evidence-based, welfare-driven veterinary service to its internal medicine and has authored numerous articles, patients. two textbooks as well as presenting lectures and research abstracts at conferences worldwide. Sara Thomasy DVM PHD DACVO Jane Sykes Sara Thomasy is an Associate Professor in BVSc(Hons) PHD DACVIM the Department of Surgical and Radiologi- cal Sciences in the School of Veterinary Jane Sykes is a Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of California, Medicine and Chief Veterinary Medical Davis. She co-runs a large, interdisciplinary vision Officer at the University of California, Davis ­science laboratory with Drs Christopher Murphy and School of Veterinary Medicine with a special Paul Russell, and is a Diplomate of the American College interest in small animal infectious diseases. She obtained of Veterinary Ophthalmology. Her research interests her veterinary degree and PhD in Veterinary Microbiol- include large animal models for anterior segment ogy at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and her ­disease, corneal wound healing, glaucoma, ocular phar- residency at the University of Minnesota. She is Board- macology and antiviral therapy for the management of Certified in the American College of Veterinary Internal feline herpesvirus. Medicine. She has co-authored more than 100 peer- reviewed publications, and is the editor of the Elsevier textbook ’Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases’. Clare Topping PhD BSc CEnv MIEMA CChem MChem Clare Topping is the Energy and Sustainabil- Alexandra Taylor ity Manager at Northampton General RVN C&GCertSAN ISFMCertFN AdCertFB ­Hospital NHS Trust. Clare has a background Alexandra Taylor qualified as a veterinary in polymer chemistry and an interest in all nurse in 1997 and has worked in both first areas of sustainability, particularly plastics and the links opinion and referral small animal practice. between the natural world, food and health. Alex is especially interested in feline nursing and has completed the City and Guilds Certificate in Small Raquel Trevail Animal Nutrition as well the ISFM Feline Nursing Certifi- DipECVN MRCVS cate and Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour. Alex is now studying towards gaining her Advanced Diploma in Raquel Trevail graduated in 2004 from the Applied Animal Behaviour (Feline) and ­currently works as Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, a locum RVN. Alex has a particular interest in feline Vila Real, Portugal. Raquel subsequently

[ 14 ] BSAVA CONGRESS 2020 PROCEEDINGS moved to the UK where she completed an internship at the ­president of the European College of Animal Reproduc- Animal Health Trust followed by a residency at Glasgow tion (ECAR) examination board 2016/2017 and is now an ­University Veterinary School. She is a European and RCVS ECAR board member. In recent years she has also devel- Specialist in Veterinary Neurology, and is currently at oped an interest in conservation and is a member of the ­Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists. Cambridge Conservation Forum.

Tim Trevail David Walker BVetMed CertVDI DipECVDI MRCVS BVetMed(Hons) DACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS Tim Trevail is a graduate of the RVC and David Walker is a Royal Veterinary College undertook a residency at the University of graduate and an American, European, and Glasgow, becoming a European and RCVS RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. Medicine. David is Head of Medicine at Tim works at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists; he has a keen and has a keen interest in all aspects of diagnostic interest in all areas of internal medicine. ­imaging. Fraje Watson Molly Varga MRes BSc(Hons) RVN BVetMed DZooMed(Mammalian) MRCVS Fraje Watson graduated from the Royal Molly Varga is a Royal Veterinary College ­Veterinary College in 2012 with a BSc (Hons) Graduate and an RCVS Specialist in Zoo and in Veterinary Nursing, and in 2017 with a Wildlife Medicine; she has a keen interest in Master of Research Degree. She is currently all aspects of exotic pet medicine and sur- studying for a PhD at University College London. Fraje gery. Molly currently runs the Exotics Service at Rutland has volunteered for StreetVet since 2016. House Veterinary Hospital, in Merseyside. Ellie West Elizabeth (Butty) Villiers MA Cantab VetMB CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS BVSc DipECVCP FRCPath CertVR CertSAM MRCVS Ellie West graduated from Cambridge ­University in 2003 and worked first as an Elizabeth Villiers is a Bristol graduate and a intern in a private referral practice and then European Specialist in Veterinary Clinical as a general practitioner in a first opinion Pathology. Butty works at Dick White clinic. She has been an anaesthetist since 2006; first as an ­Referrals, where she is Head of Pathology. She has a keen intern at University College Dublin, Ireland and then as a interest in haematology and flow cytometry as well as Clinician-Teacher at the University of Liverpool and microbiology. now as an Anaesthetist at Davies since 2013. Ellie passed her ECVAA Diploma in 2017. Ellie’s particular interests Bradley Viner are in sustainability within veterinary medicine and BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS ­management of chronic pain. Bradley Viner qualified from the RVC in 1978 and established a group of small animal Tom Rhys Williams practices in London. He was awarded an BVSc MANZCVS(Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery) MRCVS MSc and then a Professional Doctorate for his research into clinical audit. He has a particular interest Tom Williams graduated from Bristol in clinical governance and postgraduate development. ­University in 2007 and runs the dental and He was RCVS President 2015 –2016, chaired the Quality oral surgery referral service at Charter Improvement Task Force of RCVS Knowledge, is Chair of ­Veterinary Referrals in North Devon. After 8 years of the RCVS Preliminary Investigation Committee and ­feeling slightly lost in small animal practice, Tom was ­currently works as Group Clinical Quality Lead for the ­bitten by the dental bug and is now passionate about Linnaeus Group. improving the standards of veterinary dentistry across the UK. Tom particularly enjoys endodontic work and Angelika von Heimendahl oral surgery. In 2019, Tom took the role of Education officer in the British Veterinary Dental Association. MScAg BVM(Berlin) MScVetSc DipECAR MRCVS Angelika von Heimendahl is a graduate of Holly Witchell both agriculture and veterinary medicine RVN CertVNECC VTS(ECC) from the University of Berlin. She runs her own small animal reproduction referral Holly Witchell qualified as a veterinary nurse practice near Cambridge, and teaches undergraduates, in 2008. She joined Langford Vets in 2011, veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses. Angelika was where she began her role as a night nurse the President of the European Veterinary Society for and went on to work within the ICU. Here Small Animal Reproduction (EVSSAR) in 2010/2011, Holly gained her Certificate in Emergency and Critical

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Care in 2013 and became Head ICU Nurse in 2014. Holly University of Edinburgh as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer achieved Veterinary Technician Specialist status in in Small Animal Surgery until 2019. She is currently ­Emergency and Critical Care in 2015 and is currently stud- ­Clinical Director and Soft Tissue Surgeon at Veterinary ying towards her Advanced Diploma in Veterinary Nursing. Specialists, Scotland.

Samantha Woods Alison Young BSc MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS FHEA MRCVS DipAVN(surgery) VTS(surgery) RVN Samantha Woods graduated with a phar- Alison Young qualified whilst working in a macology degree from the University of first opinion practice in Hertfordshire. She Aberdeen in 1998, and with a veterinary worked as a general surgery nurse at the degree from the University of Cambridge in Queen Mother Hospital before becoming 2003. After four years in mixed practice, she undertook the Head Theatre Nurse for the last 14 years. This year an internship at Dick White Referrals and a surgery resi- she has moved job role and is now the Cardiothoracic dency at the University of Edinburgh. She worked at the Surgery Service Co-ordinator.

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