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  • RCVS council election manifesto: Amanda Boag

    RCVS council election manifesto: Amanda Boag

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    AMANDA BOAG MA, VetMB, DipECVECC, DipACVECC, DipACVIM, FHEA, MRCVS Mid Jawcraig Farm, Falkirk FK1 3AL. T 01324 851381 M 07790 030068 E amanda.boag@vets-now.com PROPOSERS: Daniel Brockman, Julian Wells After postgraduate clinical training in the UK and the US, I spent my early career working in academia as a lecturer in emergency and critical care (ECC)…

  • Barking up the right tree – with Trusty Paws

    Barking up the right tree – with Trusty Paws

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    Originally a charity set up by veterinary students for the homeless hounds of Glasgow in October 2014, Trusty Paws has become incredibly successful and has received a huge amount of public support. This success has allowed the charity to run monthly clinics at the Simon Community Scotland drop-in centre, providing free health checks, vaccinations, microchipping,…

  • My first job – hopes and expectations

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    They are key to the future of the profession, but what are the next generation of veterinary surgeons looking for from their first job? To find out, The Veterinary Business Journal headed up to SPVS’ “Your First Job” graduate seminar in Lancaster.    FACTFILE NAME: Zara Chowdhury AGE: 22 COLLEGE: RVC FIRST SALARY EXPECTATION: £25,000 a…

  • Bigger and better: London Vet Show 2014

    Bigger and better: London Vet Show 2014

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    London Vet Show has rapidly become one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for UK veterinary professionals. Close links with the Royal Veterinary College and more recently forged alliances with the BVA and BVNA have seen it go from strength to strength in the five short years since its inception. Organisers of the annual two-day show pride…

  • eCPD is harder than you might think

    eCPD is harder than you might think

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    I am just coming to the end of a six-week course run online by the Royal Veterinary College on anaesthesia and analgesia. I needed a brush-up and it’s pretty much fundamental to every practising vet’s skill set. Integral to the course are the discussion forums where participants discuss cases both from “real life” and the…

  • Jill Maddison on careers in teaching

    Jill Maddison on careers in teaching

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    Jill Maddison, director of professional development at the Royal Veterinary College, talks about career opportunities for vets in teaching. Speaking at London Vet Show, Jill discusses how most vets get into teaching in the first place, and talks about where you can go to get the right careers advice. © Robin Fearon, WeLove Digital

  • Chocolate, tea and respect

    Chocolate, tea and respect

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    I’m getting old. I can see that. People greet me not by saying “you look great” but by saying “you’re getting greyer”. The worst part of that is not that it’s rude, but that they seem to think it’s funny. I’ve been in this profession a long time, and I have seen quite a bit.…

  • Jill Maddison on owner compliance

    Jill Maddison on owner compliance

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    Jill Maddison, director of professional development at the Royal Veterinary College, talks about owner compliance and how to improve it. Speaking at London Vet Show during November 2012 — where she coordinated the clinical programme in rooms 1, 2 and 3 — Jill says there are a variety of quite complex reasons why compliance can…