The 50 th annual BVNA Congress – what ' s happening where and when
This year ' s BVNA Congress marks 50 years of connecting veterinary nurses with each other and with commercial and charitable organisations related to the veterinary profession . That ' s 50 years of sharing , supporting , speaking , educating , exhibiting , inspiring , motivating and campaigning – not to mention all the nattering , dressing up and partying !
BVNA Congress 2023 promises to uphold these traditions with a host of workshops , seminars , drop-in sessions , exhibitions and socialising scheduled .
The event will take place on 6 – 8 October 2023 at Telford International Centre , so get the dates in your diary now . Full details and tickets will be available soon .
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BVNA Congress 2023 FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER
ADVANCED NURSING ( MEDICAL )
Cardiology – diagnostics
Nursing management of the oncology patient
Medical nursing case study
Cardiology – medical management
Keynote speaker
BUILDING RESILIENCE
Confident consulting
Feline friendly nurse clinics
Nurse-led weight clinics
Feline behaviour
Nursing care considerations for elderly cats
10:00 Exhibition opens
EXOTICS AND ZOO
09:00 – 10:00 09:00 – 10:00
10:30 – 11:30
12:00 – 13:00
14:00 – 15:00
Exotics – bite-sized basics
Nursing considerations for the small mammal
Rabbit anaesthesia
Pain assessment in birds
Training and positive reinforcement for zoo animals
10:30 – 11:30
13:00 – 14:00 Break 13:00 – 14:00 Break
15:30 – 16:30
FELINE NURSING
16:30 Happy hour in exhibition 17:30 Exhibition closes 19:00 Pub quiz ( ticket-only event )
12:00 – 13:00
14:00 – 15:00
15:30 – 16:30
EMPOWERMENT
Retention in the VN profession
Neurodiversity : creating an empowering and inclusive workplace culture
Wellbeing for leaders
ONE HEALTH
Veterinary to human medicine – what lessons can we learn ?
Antimicrobial stewardship and AMR
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