WSAVA announces award winners
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has announced the winners of its annual awards. Highly regarded in global companion animal care, the WSAVA Awards recognise ground-breaking research and achievement in the clinical care of companion animals. They will be presented at this year’s WSAVA World Congress, which begins in Birmingham, UK, on Wednesday 11 April 2012.
MRCVS.co.uk would like to extend our congratulations to all who have been honoured. The winners were:
WSAVA President’s Award - Dr Anjop Venker-van Haagen.
WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award - Dr Marty Becker.
WSAVA Hill's Pet Mobility Award - Professor Daniel Lewis.
WSAVA Global One Health Award - Professor Ab Osterhaus.
WSAVA International Award for Scientific Achievement - Professor Richard Halliwell.
Commenting on the 2012 WSAVA Awards, President of the WSAVA Professor Jolle Kirpensteijn said “2011 was a year of great achievements for the WSAVA, including a partnership with OIE; a doubling of our membership and pioneering contributions from our committees. During 2012, we expect to continue this excellent progress, ensuring that the WSAVA develops its role as an essential partner in global companion animal development. In fact, WSAVA could also stand for ‘Welfare, Science, Advancement, Veterinary care and Absolute dedication to the profession’.
"I’d like to thank our major supporter Hill’s Pet Nutrition for sponsoring two of the awards and for being the prime sponsor of our last three congresses. Hill’s also contributes to the funding of our CE programme, various disease standardization groups and other initiatives.” he added.
Nominations are now being considered for the 2013 WSAVA Awards, which will be presented at the 2013 WSAVA Congress in Auckland, New Zealand, from 6-9 March. More information on the WSAVA is available at www.wsava.org.
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