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BVNA/BSAVA NI Congress 2012 – Speakers announced
Emphasis on Endocrinology this year

Guest Speakers specialising in Endocrinology have been announced for this year's BVNA/BSAVA Northern Ireland Congress. The Northern Ireland Companion Animal Weekend will be held in the Roe Park Resort in Limavady, and an outstanding program is promised. Furthermore, musical entertainment will be provided by 'The Fat, the Bald and the Thirsty'.

A practical programme of valuable CPD is scheduled, and it is hoped that the programme will refresh attendees' knowledge of the basics of endocrinology and develop understanding of a range of complex conditions that will have immediate benefit in practice. In light of the frequency with which endocrinological cases occur in practice, this is an area in which further study will prove valuable.

NI conference regulars will notice the new format for our weekend, which is designed to allow the maximum number of lectures into just two days - giving better value in these cash-strapped times.

The guest speakers are:

Barbara Gallagher MVB
Barbara qualified from University College Dublin in 2005 and spent three years working in a busy small animal practice in the UK. Since 2008 she has been an ECVIM-CA Resident in Internal Medicine in UCD. She is due to sit her board examinations in September. She has a particular interest in endocrinology especially in cats.

Doctor Carmel T Mooney MVB MPhil PhD DECVIM-CA MRCVS
Carmel qualified from University College Dublin in 1986 and spent several years working in Scotland in both Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in UCD where she specialises in endocrine disease of dogs and cats.

Further programme information and details on registration will be available shortly.

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FIVP launches CMA remedies survey

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 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. 

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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.