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  • Green is not the only colour

    Green is not the only colour

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    I’m in a bit of a rut – I’ll apologise for that now. There’s a bit of a theme coming out in my current writing; it’s all about our identity, or lack thereof, as seen from different viewpoints. I started digging into this subject at the beginning of the year (Are vet nurses hidden in…

  • A defence of generalism

    A defence of generalism

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    Ahh, veterinary medicine. Look at it, stretching out over the horizon – so pretty. Look at all those referral centres. Of course, I remember back when it was all fields. Back in my day, you could be a proper mixed vet, expressing anal glands with the lingering scent of cowpat on your fingers, and an…

  • Tools of the trade

    Tools of the trade

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    Batman has his utility belt, Indiana Jones has his whip and crumpled fedora, James Bond has his gadgets, and Mickey Mouse has his… er… big white gloves(?). All iconic characters have their tools of the trade, without which they feel naked. Vets – who are, of course, iconic and “superheroic” characters themselves – have theirs,…

  • Role recognition: credit where credit’s due

    Role recognition: credit where credit’s due

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    Bloggers Jane Davidson and Nick Marsh team up to consider how much of each task on a typical invoice for surgery would, and could, be undertaken by a VN or vet. It reveals how, despite its importance, the role of the VN goes unnoticed and unrecognised. When Jane suggested writing a blog together, I thought…

  • Bob Michell: a tribute

    Bob Michell: a tribute

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    I never met Bob Michell. I never spoke to him and, as far as I’m aware, he never knew my name. I’m not a follower of veterinary politics, hence I was (and, for the most part, remain) unaware of his many achievements. Despite all this, he had a profound influence on my outlook and my…

  • VIDEO: Susan Dawson @ BSAVA Congress 2016

    VIDEO: Susan Dawson @ BSAVA Congress 2016

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    Professor Susan Dawson admits to Rebecca Hubbard that she is “excited and nervous in equal measure” at taking on the role of BSAVA president for 2016/17. Prof Dawson also talks about taking over for the association’s 60th anniversary year and her aim to help nurture the profession – a profession she hopes to learn more…

  • VIDEO: Patricia Colville @ BSAVA Congress 2016

    VIDEO: Patricia Colville @ BSAVA Congress 2016

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    Rebecca Hubbard speaks to outgoing BSAVA president Patricia Colville during the association’s 2016 congress. Dr Colville speaks briefly on a number of topics, including the highlight of her presidency, the launch of the association’s PDP resource and microchipping regulations. She also reveals the thing she’ll miss most about being involved in the day-to-day running of…

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Christopher ‘Kit’ Sturgess

    RCVS council election manifesto: Christopher ‘Kit’ Sturgess

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    CHRISTOPHER ‘KIT’ STURGESS MA, VetMB, PhD, CertVR, CertVC, DSAM, MRCVS 39 New Forest Drive, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7QT. T 01590 623033 M 07974 017303 E kit@vetfreedom.com PROPOSERS: Rob Lowe, Gerry Polton I qualified from the University of Cambridge in 1986 and spent six years in first-opinion practice, moving from mixed through equine to 100 per…

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Melissa Donald

    RCVS council election manifesto: Melissa Donald

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    MELISSA DONALD BVMS, MRCVS Otters View, Purclewan Mill, Dalrymple, East Ayrshire KA6 6AN. T 01292 560083 M 07921 384852 E melissadonald88@gmail.com PROPOSERS: Alison Lambert, Freda Scott-Park I started as a food animal intern at Iowa State University, having graduated from Glasgow (1987). After two children, my first full-time position was in a traditional mixed two-person…

  • Amanda Stranack @ BSAVA Congress 2013

    Amanda Stranack @ BSAVA Congress 2013

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    Vetsonline editor Nigel Woodbine speaks to BSAVA’s head of congress Amanda Stranack, who talks about the intricacies of putting on a show the size of BSAVA Congress 2013 – particularly when working with a small team of volunteers. She also reveals that plans for the association’s 2014 event are already “well underway”.