You always walk away sorry that you had to forgo a
few talks of interest.
One of the primary reasons for going to BEVA is to
attend the International Equine veterinarians (IEVAP)
meeting. This meeting has steadily grown in statute of
the last few years. Some 10 years ago when I attended
only 4-5 international equine presidents attended.
This year I counted 18. For the first time there were
representatives there from China. I am always surprised
that there are some many common areas of concern
in the veterinary profession. This year antibiotic
resistance and encouraging younger veterinarians to
join/remain in the profession were once again spoken
about at length.
As always, I would like to thank V-tech for the
sponsorship of an aeroplane ticket to assist in getting
to Birmingham.
Whilst in Birmingham I also meet with Mark Johnson
the founder member of Vetstream. He is the founder
of Vetstream the online veterinary encyclopedia of
which Saeva is a member.
He informed me that 20 % of Saeva members have
taken up the membership offer. I think this is a good
percentage but obviously we would like to get more
members registered on the system. IT IS A FREE
BENEFIT TO MEMBERS so for those of you that have
not registered please go ahead and register. Vetstream
has advised me that they have rewritten the home
landing page to make it easier to register. Please note
no payment is required.
For those of you that have registered Vetstream and
the committee would love some feedback on your
thoughts and suggested addition that can be made.
To end off Congress 2020 registration is now open.
It will be held in Skukuza rest camp again. So, it will
be another great Kruger congress. Please register ASAP
as it very difficult to guarantee accommodation in
the park so it will be on a first come first serve basis.
Registration is available through the website. This year
promises to be as good as every other year. The main
speakers for this year are Pam Wilkins (medicine) and
Evita Busschers (Surgery and sports medicine). Look
forward to seeing you all there.
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