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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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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."