Your data on MRCVSonline
The nature of the services provided by Vision Media means that we might obtain certain information about you.
Please read our Data Protection and Privacy Policy for details.

In addition, (with your consent) some parts of our website may store a 'cookie' in your browser for the purposes of
functionality or performance monitoring.
Click here to manage your settings.
If you would like to forward this story on to a friend, simply fill in the form below and click send.

Your friend's email:
Your email:
Your name:
 
 
Send Cancel

BSAVA announces online conference for students
"The BSAVA Student Conference is a great opportunity for students to enhance their learning on a variety of topics." - AVS.
Event to support students in their transition to practice.

The BSAVA has announced a one-day virtual conference for veterinary students to help them prepare for their careers in small animal practice.

Taking place on Saturday, 23 January, the BSAVA Student Focus event promises a fun, interactive day of clinical and non-clinical content, counting towards six hours of extra-mural studies (EMS). It has been put together by BSAVA volunteers and supported by the Association of Veterinary Students (AVS).

Isobel Arthur and Calum McIntyre, president and junior vice president of the AVS, said: “The BSAVA Student Conference is a great opportunity for students to enhance their learning on a variety of engaging topics. Students will also be provided with the unique opportunity to talk with various expert clinicians, offering valuable insights into their fields in a time when access to seeing practice is more limited."

Among the activities include polls, quizzes and panel discussions, during which students will be able to interact with each other using the online chat platform. The day after the event, bonus content consisting of five webinars will be available, providing clinical guidance on cardiology, exotics, surgery, nutraceuticals and how they are used in practice and customer care.

Alison Speakman, BSAVA junior vice president, said: “Practice-based scenarios with student-led topics and clinical case-solving of challenging issues, including fever and problematic anaesthesia patients, are aimed at facilitating a confident transition from student to graduate.

“There will also be plenty of fun, including a live BSAVA Bake-Off hosted by Rosie Brandreth-Poynter for you to showcase your cookery skills, as well as a keep fit session to help you burn some calories after you have sampled your efforts!”

The event costs £12 and is for BSAVA Veterinary Student members only. For more information and to book your place, click here.

 

Become a member or log in to add this story to your CPD history

FIVP launches CMA remedies survey

News Story 1
 FIVP has shared a survey, inviting those working in independent practice to share their views on the CMA's proposed remedies.

The Impact Assessment will help inform the group's response to the CMA, as it prepares to submit further evidence to the Inquiry Group. FIVP will also be attending a hearing in November.

Data will be anonymised and used solely for FIVP's response to the CMA. The survey will close on Friday, 31 October 2025. 

Click here for more...
News Shorts
CMA to host webinar exploring provisional decisions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to host a webinar for veterinary professionals to explain the details of its provisional decisions, released on 15 October 2025.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Officials will discuss the changes which those in practice may need to make if the provisional remedies go ahead. They will also share what happens next with the investigation.

The CMA will be answering questions from the main parties of the investigation, as well as other questions submitted ahead of the webinar.

Attendees can register here before Wednesday, 29 October at 11am. Questions must be submitted before 10am on 27 October.

A recording of the webinar will be accessible after the event.